History Literature / RebelRising

* YouRemindMeOfX: Saw tells Jyn that she reminds him of [[DeadLittleSister Steela]]. He also tells Idryssa that she reminds him of Steela as well, but adds that it's "not entirely a compliment".

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We still don't know what happened to Lux in the Imperial era, but Maia mentions that he is her godfather.

->''"That's what Steela taught me. One fighter with a sharp stick and nothing left to lose can take the day. You just have to make sure that fighter ''believes''."''

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Late in the book, since most of Reece's men have left him to join Saw's Partisans by then, Reece himself decides to join Saw as well.

** At one point, Xosad asks Saw if he's heard about the T-7 ion disrupters, to which the latter replies that it's [[EverybodyHasStandards nasty business]], [[SubvertedTrope but]] [[NotSoDifferent wishes they had some]]. Xosad then says that the Empire is stocking up on them. It's vague as to whether or not Xosad and Saw heard of the disrupters because the Siege of Lasan has already happened, or the Empire is stocking up because the Siege of Lasan is about to happen.

** Xosad first appeared in ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]''

* YouRemindMeOfX: Saw tells Jyn that she reminds him of [[DeadLittleSister Steela]].

* ArcSymbol: On Inusagi, Jyn is told the story of the [[ThePhoenix starbird]]. It is also mentioned that after it dies, only the heart remains, which is a possible reference to "a heart of kyber" from ''Rogue One''.

** In the ''Film/RogueOne'' [[AdaptationExpansion novelization]], when Jyn goes to the Partisan base on Jedha, she asks if Maia is still alive, but then [[TraumaInducedAmnesia remembers she witnessed Maia's death herself]]. This happens during the events of this book.

* ForgottenFallenFriend: TheyPlottedAPerfectlyGoodWaste. After Maia dies, during an argument with Saw, someone brings up Bilder and the Gamorrean brothers, who have been gone for the past few chapters. Why? Because they were KilledOffscreen, which Jyn didn't realize until it was brought up, causing her to wonder [[MotiveDecay why Saw never gave them time to mourn the deaths of their colleagues]].

** In the ''Film/RogueOne'' [[AdaptationExpansion novelization]], when Jyn goes to the Partisan base on Jedha, she asks if Maia is still alive, but then [[TraumaInducedAmnesia remembers she witnessed Maia's death herself]]. This happens during the events of this book.

** It is mentioned that after meeting Idryssa again, among the people Saw has recruited into the Partisans is a Lasat, presumably the same one that killed [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Agent Kallus's first unit]].

** Among the people that Saw gathered up to join his Partisans is a Lasat, presumably the same one that killed [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Agent Kallus's first unit]].

When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents she is not completely alone—Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary in order to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own, and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and resources she needs to become a rebel herself.

It will be released on May 2, 2017, alongside fellow ''Rogue One'' prequel novel, ''Literature/GuardiansOfTheWhills''.

%%* ForegoneConclusion: Since we know that [[spoiler: both Jyn and Saw die during ''[[Film/RogueOne]]'']], it's obvious that [[spoiler: they'll survive the events of the novel]].
* ForegoneConclusion: Since Jyn and Saw are main characters in ''Film/RogueOne'', they have to survive the events of this book since it is a prequel to the movie.

* ForegoneConclusion: Since we know that [[spoiler: both Jyn and Saw die during ''[[Film/RogueOne]]'']], it's obvious that [[spoiler: they'll survive the events of the novel]].

!!Tropes in this novel include:

When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents she is not completely alone—Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary in order to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own, and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and resources she needs to become a rebel herself.[1]