Razor's Edge: Star Wars Legends

by Martha Wells

Genres: Star Wars

352 pages, Paperback

Published November 4, 2025

About the author

Martha Wells has been an SF/F writer since her first fantasy novel was published in 1993, and her work includes The Books of the Raksura series, the Ile-Rien series, The Murderbot Diaries series, and other fantasy novels, most recently Witch King (Tordotcom, 2023). She has also written media tie-in fiction for Star Wars, Stargate: Atlantis, and Magic: the Gathering, as well as short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. She has won Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards, Locus Awards, and a Dragon Award, and her work has appeared on the Philip K. Dick Award ballot, the British Science Fiction Association Award ballot, the USA Today Bestseller List, the Sunday Times Bestseller List, and the New York Times Bestseller List. She is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, and her books have been published in twenty-five languages.

She is also a consulting producer on The Murderbot Diaries series for Apple TV+.

Reviews

[Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid book. Does a good job at Leia's characterization, especially as it comes to her role as the princess of a dead world. I appreciated the OCs of Metara and Veist. I'll admit that I am a bit burnt out of this era of Star Wars (the period between 4 and 5). So many novels and comics have been published in this time period for both Legends and Canon, and I just don't find it a very interesting period for most characters. This book at least attempts to dive into Leia psyche after losing Alderaan, which is certainly the most interesting angle for her character.

It is cool to see Martha Wells as the author of this, given that she has become a lot more popular since its initial publication.

I wouldn't put this book at the top of my recommendations, but it wouldn't be near the bottom either. I think that it particularly would be of interest if Leia is one of your favorite characters.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another chance to adventure with the original Star Wars crew, post destruction of the first Death Star. Trying to garner supplies and support for the new Rebel base, the team gets embroiled with merchants and pirates.