Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from aftermath. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. I had a blast reading the novel, but kept going back to the audiobook in repeat. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake of the empires. Ive been enjoying celebrity wars flicks ever since i was a kid, yet this publication honestly placed the nail in the casket for me. The second death star has been destroyed, the emperor killed, and darth vader struck down. The characters in this tale are incredible, and from a novices perspective this book doesnt bewilder you with information galore. 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. 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 the novel is one of 20 projects in journey to star wars. As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire draws near, all eyes turn to a. Set after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi, life debt is the second of a trilogy that explores the time period between that film and 2015s the force awakens the aftermath series features the characters wedge antilles, an xwing fighter pilot from the. Devastating blows against the empire and major victories for the rebel alliance. The rest of the book is random oneoff chapters following characters we either dont care about or have literally never met before, who pop in for a.
In honor of the 40h anniversary, more than 40 contributors lend their vision to this retelling of star. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs new york. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi. Aftermath complete book details star wars books are. Aftermath is a strong entry to the star wars books universe, introducing readers to the beginnings of the new republic. Aftermath star wars by chuck wendig available from rakuten kobo. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. Alternative nation the star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and mysterious as it always was. Resistance reborn has a sprawling cast of characters, from movies, books, comics, and video games. As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire. Life debt has found its place at the top of all the new canon works.
One star for the turncoat imperial officer who helps the main characters and is actually a very interesting character and one star for me finishing this book and knowing i never have to read the probably equallyterrible sequels. Many of the main characters in this novel want to go to or return to jakku, but for many different reasons. I say it kind of follows her because even with her being roughly the main character shes only maybe in about 60% of the book. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. The writing style of aftermath, and the professionalism of penguin random house, with the narration by marc thompson, make the most beautiful synergy of experience. The force awakens audiobook written by chuck wendig. Star wars post chuck wendig once again strikes gold, offering a sweeping narrative with plenty of insight into both the state of the galaxy at large and beloved characters both new and old.
Temmin wexley first appeared in the 2015 novel aftermath, written by chuck wendig. Taking place after the battle of endor, the book, as its title implies, follows the aftermath of the empires defeat as the new republic seeks to stamp out its farreaching influence. We lose mara jade and get norra wexley, we lose ben skywalker and get temmin. As the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliance now a fledgling new republic presses its advantage by hunting down the. Set between the events of return of the jedi and the force awakens, the neverbeforetold story that began with star wars. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. On may 25, 1977, the world was introduced to han solo, luke skywalker, princess leia, c3po, r2d2, chewbacca, obiwan kenobi, darth vader, and a galaxy full of possibilities. Life debt is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on july 12, 2016 by del rey books. The hollywood reporter the force is strong with star wars. But the beauty of this book is that whether you know every name or just one or two, seeing so many different types of characters coming together to fight for whats right is exhilarating and heartwarming and. The audiobook version is the closest we might get to a one man show radio drama. The series started off good with showing slices of every day life across the galaxy, solid set ups for the galaxy after endor, and most of the characters were interesting except the main wexley family, but their faults werent too monumental till the books ending that set up norras death only to immediately remove the stakes for the rest of the series by bringing her back only few pages. There will be spoilers in the abstract, the aftermath series is.
Certainly in the star wars universe, one of the great things is how beloved characters show up in new places throughout the continuity. Aftermath empires end written by chuck wendig read by marc thompson published by random house audio isbn. I feel the worse for him that he was forced to put his name on this. Marc thompson is star wars, he is han solo, luke skywalker he is the jedi, he is the sith. Episode vii the force awakens, in which he was portrayed by greg grunberg.
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