A new Star Wars novel has completely redefined the meaning of Rey taking the Skywalker name at the end of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (and it's for the best). The final moments of The Rise of Skywalker showed Rey traveling alone to Tatooine and the abandoned Lars homestead, the place where Luke Skywalker's journey began. There she buried the lightsabers of Luke and Leia in the sand, a quiet act of laying the Skywalker legacy to rest while also carrying it forward. When a local woman asked her name, Rey glanced at the approving Force Ghosts of Luke and Leia standing nearby, declaring, "Rey Skywalker." Many Star Wars fans felt that this declaration was abrupt, with some claiming it was an emotional punctuation mark the sequel trilogy had not fully prepared for. Thankfully, Star Wars clarified this decision in a new novel. Star Wars: Legacy (via Holofiles), Madeleine Roux’s new novel set between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, redefines the meaning of Rey taking the Skywalker name at the end of Episode IX. Read full article on The Direct.