Who was the most important parent in the Star Wars saga? Which parent-child relationship was the most healthy? Obviously, we all know that neither Han Solo nor Anakin Skywalker were great fathers. Uncle Owen was a pretty solid dad, but Luke probably didn’t perceive him that way. This means that the award for best dad in the Star Wars universe probably falls to Bail Organa, the leader from Alderaan who took in Leia as his adopted daughter after Padmé Amidala passed in Revenge of the Sith. By the era of Rebels, Rogue One, and A New Hope, Leia was a major player in the Rebellion, but what about right before that? When Leia was just starting to become a teenager, what was her relationship with her father like?
Aspects of a new novel from Rebecca Roanhorse explore various figures from the early days of the Rebellion, including the Organas. On Father’s Day 2026, Inverse is proud to present an exclusive excerpt from Star Wars: The Edge of the Abyss, the second book in the Reign of Empire trilogy. Set just one year before Andor Season 1, young Leia and her father Bail discuss art, music, and the meaning of freedom.
