Star wars, star trek, lotr, then, in the name of selling books, disrupt the flow of the story and corrupt it with their own view, without doing the hard work of creating the universe to begin with. Books what do you guys think about the aftermath trilogy. Interestingly enough, the operator turns out to be a fleet admiral who is in. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on september 4, 2015 by del rey books.
Aftermath, so if youre going to read the book, steer clear of everything else on this page. Its not the greatest star wars novel ever written, that would be shatterpoint, and i preferred lost stars in the new eu but it is still worth the money. Life debt is a canon novel written by chuck wendig. 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. 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. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to. Throughout the novel aftermath, admiral ackbar frequently talks with an informant known only as the operator. Empires end is a canon novel written by chuck wendig and the final volume in star.
Any theories to who the operator was in star wars aftermath. I am a huge fan of the star wars novels for both their diversity and the way they explore the star wars. Aftermath kind of follows nora wexley, snap wexleys mom. The problem is these quotequote authors hijack wonderful universes, e.
The operator who fed the new republic information on the imperial. Book three of the aftermath trilogy by chuck wendig from amazons fiction books store. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. The force awakens enigmatic villain general hux domhnall gleeson is a little less of a mystery following the release of life debt. Return of the jedi and begins bridging the journey into the new territory between return of the. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilogy. This body of work was collectively known as the star wars expanded uni. Grand admiral sloane poses as the operator and offers to participate in peace talks on chandrila.
Chuck wendigs aftermath novels were the first to begin covering the. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. Weve read all five journey to the force awakens novels, four comics, and five short. The force awakens by wendig, chuck from amazons fiction books store. Paperback 1 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. Life debt went on sale this week, with a lot more han and chewie action than the first book. Today we will be looking at star wars aftermath first in the trilogy subscribe for more star wars videos. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after the original trilogy of films, and later installments. The aftermath trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by author chuck wendig.
The author consistently uses animals such as cats, dogs, moths, monkeys it pulls you out of the star wars universe. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10. Steve chats with star wars aftermath author chuck wendig about the process, challenges and juicy tidbits about writing the latest official star wars novel. It is known that the operator is a high rank in the empire as he feeds classified imperial information to the new republic. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. I only read this book because im a star wars fan and this novel is canon. Star wars book reveals general huxs name and backstory.
The force awakens publishing initiative, consisting of at least 20 novels and comic books from multiple publishers intended to. The main problem with this book is the consistent use of real world earth references. Warning, from here on out we might get into spoiler territory for star wars. The standout character from the book is admiral rae sloane, a black female admiral who is one of my favorite new characters from the canon. Aftermath showcases the state of the galaxy right after star wars. Aftermath, a prologue to a series that is a prequel to a sequel. It also leaves the impression that the book was not edited. The second book in the trilogy star wars aftermath.
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