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. I was expecting something different from this novel, aftermath, since its supposed to be the first book in a trilogy setting the new ambiance in the star wars. Aftermath, written by chuck wending and released in september 2015 the book basically revolves around the events that took place after the return of the jedi and before the force awakens i have read lots of star wars books, most of the. If the opening chapter of the wendigs aftermath trilogy is any indication, the journey to star wars. Aftermath, so if youre going to read the book, steer clear of everything else on this page. Empires end, were announced at new york comic con on october 10, 2015. This time, were going to take a closer look at the first book from the aftermath trilogy 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. Now we know aftermath is the first book in a trilogy that will answer some crucial questions about the galaxy immediately after the destruction of the second death star on the way to the events of. Empires end following the events of the first aftermath book, our new heroes are out on missions to. 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. It serves as an immediate sequel to last years aftermath, and the threepart story will be concluded in next years aftermath.
Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. Episode i the phantom menace 1999, episode ii attack of the clones 2002, and episode iii revenge of the sith 2005. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilogy. James floyd king of desserts last fall, star wars fans got their first taste of the continuity timeline starting to connect return of the jedi to the force awakens with the release of the novel, aftermath, by chuck wendig. But on september 4th, thats all about to change, because thats the day that chuck wendigs aftermath is released, and we think it might just be the most important star wars book in years. Wendigs trilogy, which focuses on the year following return of the jedi, has been the centerpiece of the new, canon expanded universe. I think about 90% of the criticism of the aftermath trilogy ultimately results from the fact that it is written in the present tense, as opposed to the past tense which is how pretty much all other star wars books are written. The aftermath trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by author chuck wendig. The book explains all the events which happened after the book movies the return of the jedi.
Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi. Shop for star wars aftermath trilogy online at target. Episode i the phantom menace 1999, episode ii attack of the clones 2002, and. To start reading this amazing novel download star wars aftermath epub from the below download link. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a fledgling new. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former empire are in retreat. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to. Darth vader and emperor palpatine have fallen and the second death star. Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake of the empires. Set between the events of return of the jedi and the force awakens, the neverbeforetold story that began with star wars. New york daily news a wonderful star wars adventure by a gifted author. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire draws near, all eyes turn to a onceisolated planet. Marking todays release of the second book in the aftermath trilogy, checks in with author chuck wendig. Star wars aftermath is a science fiction novel written by an american author chuck wendig who recently got his name on the top writers list with this masterpiece. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. Those who follow star wars beyond the films here on swr are likely already familiar with my thoughts on the first book in the trilogy, simply entitled aftermath, released on force friday. Whats more, aftermath will be the first book in a trilogy that begins to bridge the star wars timeline between return of the jedi and the force awakens. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. Shortly after, it was revealed that life debt would be released on july 12, 2016, and empires end would be released on january 31, 2017.
The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is a prequel to the original star wars trilogy 197783. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on. New york times best seller set between the events of return of the jedi and the force awakens, the neverbeforetold story that began with star wars. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilog. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on september 4, 2015 by del rey books. Start the fanfare author chuck wendig is getting his own star wars trilogy in aftermath, due in stores sept. Life debt, by chuck wendig, is the second book in the star wars aftermath trilogy, set in the months following the events of return of the jedi. 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. Star wars aftermath trilogy 3 books collection set by chuck wendig. Up until this book, sloane has been our connective tissue throughout the star wars canon. Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake of the empires losses during the battle of endor, and features at least one fan favorite character from the star wars films. It will be a bit jarring to jump into present tense prose, if youre used to past tense, but you get used to it pretty quickly.
The force awakens will be every bit as exciting as the movie. The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by george lucas. If it werent star wars this would have been the first book i would have thrown. I was first gen, my son was second gen, and my grandson continues the tradition. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former empire. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs new york times bestselling trilogy.
Star wars aftermath trilogy 3 books collection set by chuck. Warning, from here on out we might get into spoiler territory for star wars. 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. There is so much unknown between the battle of endor and the events of the force awakens, and were excited to take our first step into that space obviously i wish i could tell you more about the story, but i cant just yet. The second and third books of the trilogy, aftermath. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former. 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. Nerdist if the opening chapter of the wendigs aftermath trilogy is any indication, the journey to star wars.
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