6.2 /10 1 Votes
Audio read by Marc Thompson Country United States Publication date September 4, 2015 Publisher Del Rey Books | 3.1/5 Goodreads Cover artist Christopher M. Zucker Language English Originally published 4 September 2015 Genre Science Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Series Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy Followed by Star Wars: Aftermath: Life Debt Page count 379 (first edition, hardcover) Similar Chuck Wendig books, Science Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Star wars aftermath book review
Star Wars: Aftermath is a Star Wars novel by Chuck Wendig, published on September 4, 2015 by Del Rey Books. Set soon after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, Aftermath is the first of a planned trilogy that will explore the time period between that film and 2015's The Force Awakens.
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- Star wars aftermath book review
- Star wars aftermath by chuck wendig book review
- Plot summary
- Publication
- Impact
- Critical reception
- References
The novel is one of 20 projects in "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens", a 2015 Star Wars publishing initiative to connect The Force Awakens with previous film installments. The Aftermath series features the characters Wedge Antilles, an X-wing fighter pilot from the original Star Wars film trilogy, and Imperial Admiral Rae Sloane, introduced as a captain in John Jackson Miller's 2014 novel A New Dawn. Wendig also introduces several new characters, including ex-Rebel pilot Norra Wexley, her teenage son Temmin "Snap" Wexley, Temmin's rebuilt B1 battle droid Mister Bones, the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, and the Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus, one of the first gay characters in Star Wars canon.
A sequel, Aftermath: Life Debt was published in 2016, and the third and final book in the series, Aftermath: Empire's End, was released in 2017.
Star wars aftermath by chuck wendig book review
Plot summary
Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine have fallen and the second Death Star has been destroyed, but the Rebel Alliance—now calling itself the New Republic—has yet to fully subdue the scattered forces of the Empire that remain. Stumbling upon a hub of Imperial activity on the Outer Rim planet Akiva, Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles is captured by Admiral Rae Sloane. Meanwhile, his wartime comrade Norra Wexley has also arrived on the planet to reunite with her teenage son Temmin. Former Imperial officer Sinjir Rath Velus, living quietly on Akiva following the disastrous Battle of Endor, is unhappy to find the Empire at his door, and Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari's latest contract leads her to a wealth of valuable targets.
Publication
The "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" publishing initiative, consisting of "at least" 20 novels and comic books from multiple publishers intended to connect The Force Awakens with previous film installments, was announced by Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm in March 2015. Among the first releases, Aftermath was subsequently described as being set between the films Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. The Hollywood Reporter called the novel "arguably the centerpiece of the Journey line. In July 2015, Del Rey confirmed that Aftermath would be the first novel in a planned trilogy. Aftermath was published on September 4, 2015, and the titles for the other installments—Life Debt (2016) and Empire's End (2017)—were announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2015.
Impact
The Aftermath series features the characters Wedge Antilles, an X-wing fighter pilot from the original Star Wars film trilogy, and Imperial Admiral Rae Sloane, introduced as a captain in John Jackson Miller's 2014 novel A New Dawn. Wendig introduces several new characters in Aftermath, including the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, the Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus, ex-Rebel pilot Norra Wexley, Norra's teenage son Temmin "Snap" Wexley, and Temmin's rebuilt B1 battle droid Mister Bones.
Critical reception
Aftermath debuted at #4 on The New York Times Best Seller list, and #4 on USA Today's best seller list.
IGN's Jared Petty awarded the novel a score of 5.9 out of ten, saying "Star Wars: Aftermath is a well-written but ultimately disappointing first look into the post-Endor galaxy."
Acknowledging lesbian Moff Delian Mors from Paul S. Kemp's 2015 novel Star Wars: Lords of the Sith as the first openly gay character in the Star Wars canon, Anthony Breznican of Entertainment Weekly called Aftermath's Sinjir Rath Velus "the first major gay hero" in the franchise. After receiving some fan backlash, Wendig defended the inclusion of the character on his blog, writing "If you can imagine a world where Luke Skywalker would be irritated that there were gay people around him, you completely missed the point of Star Wars."