Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy: Updated and Expanded

This article is about the 2025 updated and expanded edition. You may be looking for the 2018 edition of the same name.

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Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy: Updated and Expanded is an upcoming canon reference book celebrating the women of the Star Wars franchise that serves as an updated and expanded edition of the 2018 book of the same name. It will be written by Amy Ratcliffe with a foreword by Kathleen Kennedy. The book will be published by Chronicle Books on April 29, 2025.

Publisher's summary[]

Now in paperback, fully revised and updated with characters from Disney+ shows including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, as well as The High Republic, Jedi:Fallen Order, and more, this is the essential celebration of the powerful female characters of Star Wars.

They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, and pilots. The women of the Star Wars galaxy drive its stories and saga forward at every level. This beautifully illustrated, fully authorized book profiles fascinating Star Wars women from across films, fiction, comics, animation, and games. Each character is explored through key story beats, fresh insights, and behind-the-scenes details by author Amy Ratcliffe. Also showcasing more than 125 illustrations by a dynamic range of female and non-binary artists, here is an inspiring celebration of the Star Wars characters that help create a galaxy far, far away.

NEW CHARACTERS, UPDATES THROUGHOUT: This new edition adds 15+ new characters and updates the 75 characters included in the hardcover edition, expanding key profiles such as Rey, Leia, and Ahsoka.
NEW ARTWORK: Each new character is featured in a new full-page illustration by a female or nonbinary artist. Expanded profiles will also include new artwork.
AN INVITATION FOR EXPLORATION: Delivering character profiles that act as introductions but are also rich with detail and insight, this is a fresh way to dive into Star Wars lore through the lens of characters whose stories may span multiple media, and go deeper into the stories of beloved characters.
CHARACTERS FROM ACROSS THE GALAXY AND MEDIA (BOOKS, COMICS, TV, GAMES, FILMS): Leia Organa, Rey, Ahsoka Tano, Iden Versio, Jyn Erso, Rose Tico, Maz Kanata, Bo-Katan Kryze, Padmé Amidala, Asajj Ventress, Doctor Aphra, Peli Motto, Mon Mothma, Fennec Shand, Ninth Sister, Avar Kriss, Vernestra Rwoh, and many more…