Star Wars book fans undoubtedly want to read Episode VIII as soon as they can, but at least The Last Jedi is still arriving on time.
The tie-in novelization for this December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi will not be released until March 2018, three months after the movie reaches theaters.
It arguably makes more sense to push the Last Jedi novelization next spring, theoretically when the film hits home media.
Lucasfilm even withheld some Force Awakens and Rogue One aspects from Hasbro to keep the biggest surprises under lock and key.