The hollywood reporter the force is strong with star wars. A timeline of everything we know happened after return of. He is cowriter of the short film pandemic and the emmynominated digital narrative collapsus. Another major star wars novel is out, and that means even more revelations about the nascent star wars canon that disney is building for the galaxy far, far away. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Set after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi, empires end is the third of a trilogy that explores the time period between that film and 2015s the force awakens. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The most immediate and informative story with regards to the state of the galaxy after the events of return of the jedi is star wars.
Timothy zahns thrawn trilogy novels are no longer canon, so the iconic, terrifying. All the secrets of the star wars galaxy revealed in. On february 21, 2017, random houses del rey books imprint published star wars. The force awakens publishing program and is historic as the first adult fiction published in the new canon set after the events of return of the jedi. Sep 04, 2015 aftermath is a strong foot forward into unexplored territory and puts down just enough foundation that you can start picturing the resistance and first order of the force awakens taking shape. If you are familiar with star wars expanded universe books i would say that you should give this book a try, its 70% worth it. Highly recommend the following in order of preference. Mar 10, 2015 i finished aftermath today after taking a long hiatus from star wars lit. Aftermath is a star wars expanded universe novel by chuck wendig and the first postendor story released following the continuity reboot by disney the rebel alliance is busy trying to make the switch from guerrilla military movement to a legitimate government, but the empire, though crippled by the events at endor, is still a force to be reckoned with and now one of its powerful fleets is. Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake of the empires. The rebel alliance is busy trying to make the switch from guerrilla military movement to a legitimate government, but the empire. Miraluka had been wiped from the face of the galaxy during the aftermath of the jedi civil war revan had started, so they were out.
Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey. In the video game star wars battlefront, the vessel was seen crashing during the beginning of matches on the graveyard of giants map. Aftermath by chuck wendig, making his debut as an author of. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendig. The battle turns for the new republic when the imperial dreadnought ravager is destroyed. Discussion in literature started by darthtalgus, mar 10, 2015. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Aftermath is a star wars expanded universe novel by chuck wendig and the first postendor story released following the continuity reboot by disney. But if you are new to the eu, i recommend you to read lost stars first, that book will give you an excellent introduction to the new canon and star wars books. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to the force awakens. Nerdist if the opening chapter of the wendigs aftermath trilogy is any indication, the journey to star wars. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. It is a dark time for the empire the emperor is dead.
Devastating blows against the empire, and major victories for the rebel alliance. Reread in june 2018 the conclusion to the aftermath trilogy by chuck wendig is one of the more under appreciated books in the star wars disney cannon. If you liked the clone wars series and asaj ventress this is your book. A new hope, empire strikes back, and return of the jedi, youre good to go for this book. Set between the events of return of the jedi and the force awakens, the neverbeforetold story that began with star wars. Set soon after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi, aftermath is the first of a trilogy that explores the time period between that film and 2015s the force awakens. Chuck wendigs aftermath books act as a sort of inbetween trilogy, bridging a lot of the gap between the original star wars trilogy and the force awakens.
Journey to the force awakens kindle edition by wendig, chuck. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Life debt, blackbirds, atlanta burns, zer0es, and the ya heartland series. Aftermath is full of the strange creatures and dusty technology that helps to make up the star wars universe. The ravager first appeared in the 2015 canon novel aftermath. Life debt, chuck wendig delivers the exhilarating conclusion to the new york times bestselling trilogy set in the years between return of the jedi and the force awakens. The force awakens by wendig, chuck from amazons fiction books store.
Aftermath introduces many new things to the expanded universe. The surviving imperial elite consolidate their forces and rally for a counter strike against the empires oppressive reign. The most incompetent droid soldier in the history of both the republic and the empire. While i wish we had gotten more information about the big three i have always enjoyed novels that focused on auxiliary characters and this is no exception. The ravagers wreckage then appeared in the film star wars. The book ends with the adhoc rebel team that rescued. Set in the turbulent days after the battle of endor, the destruction of the second death star, and the deaths of emperor sheev palpatine and darth vader, wendigs trio of canonical. The only exception is that the names of several of the settings more obscure alien species are tossed about assuming you know what they are. Star wars the force awakens easter eggs and episode 7 references. Its epilogue sees admiral rae sloane standing on the bridge of ravager, allegedly the empires last super star destroyer, while she discusses the. Mar 10, 2017 like i said spoilers in this thread so dont continue reading if you dont want to know about the end of empires end. Nov 21, 2017 not only introduces the new story of iden version into the franchise cannon, but also adds a bunch of context to other star wars stories. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi. Empires end is the star wars book that its fans deserve or maybe.
Alternative nation the star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and mysterious as it always was. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading aftermath. Dark disciple imho, the best from the latest batch of sw books. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. The force awakens, a 2015 star wars publishing initiative to connect the force awakens with previous film installments. The prose took me a little while to get used to but i enjoyed the story. Its epilogue sees admiral rae sloane standing on the bridge of ravager, allegedly the empires. Sep 04, 2015 that was my thought going into reading chuck wendigs debut star wars novel, star wars. The aftermath trilogy paperback march 29, 2016 by chuck wendig author. Who is this mysterious fleet admiral in charge of the super star destroyer ravager and its fleet. Certain races in star wars were known to have strong force affinity, to the point that most, if not all of them, were able to manipulate the force to some extent. The force awakensthe second death star has been destroyed, the emperor killed, and darth vader struck down. A litany of books, comics, games, and other information have slowly but surely began to fill in one of the most fascinating and important eras in star wars history that havent gotten a movie yet. First i have to say in general the 3 star wars aftermath books were an okay experience and it did help explain how the galaxy shaped up afte.
The novel is one of 20 projects in journey to star wars. Hes the author of many novels, including star wars. Its not perfect, and its not the best star wars fiction ever made, but its solidly entertaining and engrossing. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Chuck wendig is a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. His characterization of star wars mainstay characters such as han, leia, mon mothma, etc. Empires end adds so much to the broader universe and links in stories from the force awakens film, thrawn book, lando graphic novel, and the prequel trilogy. On the whole i enjoyed the trilogy and would recommend it to any star wars fan. The ravager s wreckage then appeared in the film star wars. I finally decided to start reading star wars books. Star wars full movie trivia and deleted scenes, check out the easter eggs and. Empires end is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on february 21, 2017 by del rey books. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on september 4, 2015 by del rey books.
A timeline of everything we know happened after return of the. Its clear from the start that wendig really gets star wars, he manages to immerse the reader into that unique star wars feeling right from the start. Empires end, the final volume in author chuck wendigs aftermath trilogy. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. Maybe aftermath will be that story in books two and three.