Are the star wars aftermath books any good

If the opening chapter of the wendigs aftermath trilogy is any indication, the journey to star wars. New york daily news a wonderful star wars adventure by a gifted author. The frustrating part of this book is that there is a decent story hidden inside. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a. In terms of star wars books, quality isnt really dictated by how closely they follow or connect to the movies. Devastating blows against the empire, and major victories for the rebel alliance.

No i will still listen to other star wars stories, but not with the same anticipation previous story lines have given. Aftermath begins on the planet coruscant as people gather in monument plaza to tear down the statue of emperor palpatine, the man who had long ago enslaved the entire. Many of the most interesting stories are entirely or mostly separate from the movies. The only exception is that the names of several of the settings more obscure alien species are tossed about assuming you know what they are. The force awakens, a 2015 star wars publishing initiative to connect the force awakens with previous film installments. Star wars new york times bestseller journey to star wars. 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. Flickering myth praise for chuck wendigs aftermath star wars. Aftermath manages to thoroughly demolish any remnants of goodwill after the author practically drops his britches and starts defecating on the thrawn trilogy in the first chapter.

Rebels, which seems to be the new formula for the new expanded universe. Now, in chuck wendigs final aftermath book, empires end, fans finally have the particulars of what led to the. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of. 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. As the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliance.

A star wars story, alexander freed the force awakens, alan dean foster. What do star wars fans think of chuck wendigs aftermath. I havent anticipated a star wars book this much in years. Recently, ive been attempting to read my way through the star wars canon universe. Star wars aftermath trilogy 3 books collection set by chuck wendig. Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake. Bones and his joyfully deadly delights were a highlight of the aftermath books, and we thought that was the last wed read about. Alternative nation the star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich.

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. Therefore i would expect that people who rate his previous works well are mostly fans of that writing style already who found him for that reason, while the star wars fans. As of now ive read the phantom menace novelization by terry brooks, bloodline. It was the first taste of the end of all things for the empire as seen in the original trilogy. If star wars resistance needs a good hutt, then there you go. Aftermath in the comment section below as i would love to hear them and. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity.

I recently finished the first book, i really really enjoyed it. The first star wars books i actually read were the thrawn trilogy. As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire draws near, all eyes turn to a. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig.

Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on september 4, 2015 by del rey books. If you really want to read all of the books, the respective novelizations are. Tarkin, however, i quite enjoyed but thrawn was a whole new level of good. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. This reads like it was written by someone whod never seen the show.

I do like the dialogue and drama between the imperial future council in the first one but it is hard for me to follow the action sequences. In broad strokes, these novels paint the major galactic events that have taken place and add tons of context to the events taking place between the movies. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. If your desire to get better acquainted with star wars lit has been sparked by the upcoming release of the rise of skywalker, this is the list for you. The star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and mysterious as it always was. Aftermath, as well as the miriam black thrillers, the atlanta burns books, and zer0es and invasive, alongside other works across comics, games, film, more about chuck wendig. There are genuinely good star wars canon novels released over the last 2 years, but the aftermath books are not among them, and are by far the worst of. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. As a young adult myself i also found the aftermath books trash for very similar reason although they are more pronounced as you read the whole series which i did. The hollywood reporter the force is strong with star wars. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

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. Aftermath is a fun romp through the postreturn of the jedi time frame there are plenty of new characters plus a few old ones so you wont be bored. Chuck wendig is the new york times bestselling author of star wars. I would encourage you all to provide your thoughts on star wars.

The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. Life debt, i didnt hate the first book as some did, but i certainly found it lacking. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The novel is one of 20 projects in journey to star wars. Though you shouldnt read one without the other, because both include some new characters that were not introduced in any of the moviesother books. I cannot think of another star wars good that has anywhere near as much fan service as the aftermath books. Just started the second one and yeah its really good. The new characters are the true focus of the story, and are some of the most memorable, personable people to come out of star wars novels in a.

The book introduces an imperial defector named sinjir rath valus, who is trying to reconcile what had previously been his whole purpose in life the empire and. And, like any good book, it handily wraps up the stories of the main characters and the purpose of the trilogy. As someone who followed a great many of the star wars novels that are no part of legends. Youll get an intake of a lot of new star wars content and theory material.

Throw a kid into a ragtag group of unlikely allies and go on some. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the. Im already having a hard time waiting for the sequels. The key word here is attempting because there are 756 billion eu novels out there, and reading most of these books has been a serious chore. The force awakens will be every bit as exciting as the movie. The second death star has been destroyed, the emperor killed, and darth vader struck down. Timothy zahns last nonthrawn star wars book is one of his best. The star wars fans arent seeking a style or an author they just want star wars, and if the writing style detracts from the star wars experience than the work is a failure. Aftermath turned you off from other books in this genre. Its tone reminds me of the animated series star wars. So how does the book holdup on our journey to the force awakens, and does it give us any hints about what to expect in episode vii. Star wars aftermath empires end is a satisfying end to. A standalone story about han solo, lando calrissian, and the titular group of scoundrels, this novel is oceans eleven in star. I may be waiting for thsee books more than ep7, granted ive been waiting ten years for that film.

Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10, youll get the same answer. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with. A new hope, empire strikes back, and return of the jedi, youre good to go for this book. Its fun waiting for each stat wars release like this. Aftermath kind of follows nora wexley, snap wexleys mom. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a fledgling new. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi.