The book, though it doesnt deal with the characters i love most from star wars, still. The new canon hasnt produced a book that i despise yet. Oct 03, 2015 the story after the classic star wars. This really doesnt need to be hammered any further. Coruscant, the glorious galactic capital, was originally devised as a major setting for return of the jedi and appears in ralph mcquarries concept art from the early 1980s. Get ebooks star wars the force awakens on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. The worst star wars book that ive ever read was a series of 7 or 8 books that i read when i was about 7. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on september. Chuck wendigs aftermath fills in a big gap in the star wars universe by tackling the immediate, well, aftermath of the overthrow of the empire. But the author of the supernatural thriller blackbirds and the fantasy adventure under the empyrean sky was bursting to tell the world about star wars.
The novel is set for release on september 4th and will set the stage for readers going into the force awakens in december even though the excerpt is short it. The fictional universe of the star wars franchise features multiple planets and. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. The cityplanet reappeared in the late 1980s in the early reference volumes of star wars the roleplaying game. Disney has also released descriptions and cover art for a bunch of the other books in the journey to the force awakens series. Sep 17, 2015 having finished it i found aftermath an intriguing if somewhat frustrating but ultimately worthwhile book that if it fails to live up the hype or past glories like timothy zahns thrawn trilogy is not the complete abomination that some star wars fans are making it out to be. Sep 04, 2015 their characters linger like force ghosts. Harrison ford says hes returning to indiana jones in about 2 months. After the clone wars, the planet fell under the occupation of the galactic. Star wars aftermath hits book store shelves on september 4th 2015. A long time ago, there was a galaxy far, far away, with lots and lots of planets.
It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. Oct 11, 2019 it really pulled me in to learn more about the familiar planets such as naboo, corellia, and coruscant. It was one of five worlds closest to raydonia, the others being mustafar, geonosis, dermos, and tatooine. Jun 11, 2019 the latest book that takes place in the galaxy far, far away, titled star wars. A wonderful star wars adventure by a gifted author. The star of shattered empire, shara served as an awing pilot through the end of the rebellion, and anyone who saw her in motion might instantly begin to understand how her son became the highflying prodigy he is despite her. Ill go to my grave knowing the name of the model picked to play an eu staple who was introduced by a book, killed off by another book 16 years later causing much reader dismay, and then sent six years after that to the nebulous star wars subbasement where the rebranded legends stories reside. Star wars aftermath no clever opening, just some thoughts on the first in the new canon to pick up where return of the jedi left off. The trilogy, which began publication on september 4, 2015 with the novel aftermath, tells a canonical story of events that took place after star wars. And it is worth reading this book for one of the best characters in the star wars expanded universe, mr bones. We are the ones that enslaved whole worlds full of alien inhabitants. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a fledgling new. Aftermath author chuck wendig on building the bridge between jedi and the force awakens with his universerebooting novel.
It really pulled me in to learn more about the familiar planets such as naboo, corellia, and coruscant. This book made star wars a bit worse, and even better, the whole story. One of the most popular new additions to star wars continuity via marvels comics is poe damerons mother, shara bey. New york times bestseller set between the events of return of the jedi and the force awakens, the neverbeforetold story that began with star wars. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Imperial troops fire indiscriminately into the celebrating crowds, dissidents are rounded up and imprisoned, and supporters of the old regime scramble for power. Aftermath, written by chuck wendig, which takes place directly after the events of star wars. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The empire takes its last stand on the planet of jakku in the final book of chuck wendigs aftermath trilogy. The book is set inbetween the events of star wars episode iii. Akiva was a remote planet in the outer rim territories. Aftermath by chuck wendig blackbird, the blue blazes, releases september 4 and begins immediately after the victory celebration on coruscant seen at the end of return of the jedi. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens.
The novel, set after return of the jedi, stars rebel pilotturnedspy wedge antilles on a mission to the planet akiva. Stumbling upon a hub of imperial activity on the outer rim planet akiva. Bloodline by claudia grey honestly, one of the best star wars books ever written, and my personal favorite, featuring a 40something leia and a lot of the political leadin to the force awakens. The planet was once part of the confederacy of independent systems, who created a large droid construction facility under the planet s surface. If you are a star wars fan, this is definitely a book you should read. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi. Lost stars novel bloodline novel the weapon of a jedi novel moving target novel smugglers run novel thrawn novel catalyst. Bloodline by claudia grey honestly, one of the best star wars books ever written, and my personal favorite, featuring a 40something leia and a lot of the political lead in to the force awakens.
Even a small group of people can change the galaxy. The essential guide to planets and moons star wars 1st. Thanks to the official star wars databank, we now have even more background information courtesy of new images and descriptions for eight of the prominent planets and locations of rogue one. Disney has also released descriptions and cover art for a bunch of the other books in.
The aftermath trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by author chuck wendig. Aftermath, by chuck wendig and published by del rey. After the clone wars, the planet fell under the occupation of the galactic empire with the. A new hope, which slipped into star wars chronicles, and then was expanded upon in the text of the illustrated star wars universe. The fictional universe of the star wars franchise features multiple planets and moons. And if youre upset because i put gay characters and a gay protagonist in the book, i got. The blockbuster movie jumps from the big screen to the comic book page. Today, entertainment weekly has revealed the prelude of the first book, star wars. Aftermath, it occurred to me that one direct connection that it may very well end up sharing with star wars. This is the first book of a trilogy, and it seems to be mostly setting the scene. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilogy.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading aftermath. The hollywood reporter the force is strong with star wars. The government is a restoration of the galactic republic, a democratic state that governed the galaxy for a thousand years until being reorganized into the galactic empire by palpatine. But above the remote planet akiva, an ominous show of the enemys. Journey to the force awakens kindle edition by wendig, chuck. New star wars canon introduced in the book star wars. Aftermath starts just a few seconds after that, right when things start to go wrong.
Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former. Episode 53 tom chansky of the sith list talks podcasting and the star wars saga. Chuck wendig is a novelist, screenwriter and game designer.
I do find wendigs writing difficult to consume, but book 2 and 3 of the aftermath trilogy were vast improvements over book 1. The two production reference books are simply showing a bookkeeping. The structure of the star wars saga has stayed fairly stable over the last 40 years. The new republic is a fictional government in the star wars universe.
These give us opportunities to see what other people make of the political. Mar 09, 2018 abafar ahakista akiva alderaan ando anoat ansion anteevy aquaris arkanis atzerri bardotta badantina bestine bilbringi bothawui boz pity brentaal iv brodo. On ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a. Sep 04, 2015 but the author of the supernatural thriller blackbirds and the fantasy adventure under the empyrean sky was bursting to tell the world about star wars. Aftermath and youre curious about the story within the 366page novel, heres the inside jacket that gives you a better idea of what to expect. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey. Star wars the force awakens ebook download free pdf. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
I loved them as as a child but when i got older i realized how insane they are. The star wars franchise had desert planets, swamp planets, ice planets, city planets, forest planets. One of the newest in a series of new star wars official canon, the first part of a new trilogy and a part of the journey to star wars. Aftermath is the first book in the aftermath trilogy and i am looking forward to reading both life debt and empires end to find out more about these characters, both rebel and imperial. Daniel wallace investigates each planets role in the star wars saga, while brandon mckinney and scott kolinss comicstyle blackandwhite drawings help the reader get an idea of what these unique worlds and their inhabitants look like. The novel is set for release on september 4th and will set the stage for readers going into the force awakens in. Aftermath by patrick russell dekka129 september 19, 2015 as i read chuck wendigs star wars.
The force awakens 2015 where it is depicted as the ruling government of the. Tarkin is the second novel in the new star wars canon. Jul 16, 2015 today, entertainment weekly has revealed the prelude of the first book, star wars. The star of shattered empire, shara served as an awing pilot through the end of the rebellion, and anyone who saw her in motion might instantly begin to understand how her son became the highflying prodigy he is. Two star destroyers hang there like swords above the surface. Aftermaths main story, chuck wendig has inserted brief interludes on other planets. Twilight company, the novelization of rogue one, the new incanon novel takes place in the period following star wars. It was a legends series and the first book was called the glove of darth vader. Aftermath is a quite decent addition to the star wars universe, which could pretty easily fit into either of the two now divergent timelines. But fosters luke and leia adventure isnt actually the first star wars book.
Otherwise, anyone with a passing knowledge of star wars will still enjoy it as a good military scifi book. The emperor is dead, but the empire itself is far from gone. Get a sneak peek in this excerpt from chuck wendigs highlyanticipated book. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this anthology based on the beloved animated series. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the. Star wars aftermath almost makes up for that sweeping canon reset, a few more like this and disney will be completely forgiven. The second book in the nyt bestselling expanse series, calibans war shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on james holden and the crew of the rocinantes shoulders. Alternative nation the star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich. Alphabet squadron, is all about pilots and the stories they have to tell. The second and third books of the trilogy, aftermath. 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. And because the pool of possible planets has shrunk, clone warsera locations like naboo or geonosis are referenced again and again, the way the same cars and pedestrians would constantly. The latest book that takes place in the galaxy far, far away, titled star wars. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world.
The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. Most aspects of the book are, while nothing memorable, quite solid. Clouds swirling in lazy spirals over the jungles and mountains. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of lucasfilm by the walt disney company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the noncanon star wars expanded universe, now rebranded star wars legends.
Abafar ahakista akiva alderaan ando anoat ansion anteevy aquaris arkanis atzerri bardotta badantina bestine bilbringi bothawui boz pity brentaal iv brodo. The force awakens is the vital importance of not just suspending disbelief, but also suspending expectations as. Shattered empire comics series by greg rucka, marco checcheletto, and joe caramagna, followed by star wars. Star wars aftermath by chuck wendig set in between episodes 6 and 7 of the star wars saga, aftermath by chuck wendig was one of the first books to give us a glimpse into how the empire started to shape up after the death of the emperor. The environs around the imperial palace were eventually described in novels starting. Hes the author of many published novels, including but not limited to. Jun 26, 2012 praise for chuck wendigs aftermath star wars. And while this trilogy has been less journey to the force awakens and more what happened right after return of the jedi, we get a tiny glimpse of the start of the first order in a tale of old favorites, new. Destroyed by the first death star as punishment for involvement in the rebel alliance and also as a demonstration of power. Jul 18, 2015 earlier this week posted an excerpt from chuck wendigs novel, star wars. The notion of oceanless alderaan is a mistake that arose because a picture of yavin 4 was misfiled as alderaan in the art of star wars episode iv.
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