Star Wars: Aftermath: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Sep 2015 · Aftermath Book 1 · Random House
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Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The second Death Star has been destroyed, the Emperor killed, and Darth Vader struck down. Devastating blows against the Empire, and major victories for the Rebel Alliance. But the battle for freedom is far from over.
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 enemy’s scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy’s strength is unfolding. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a kill, but he’s taken captive before he can report back to the New Republic leaders.
Meanwhile, on the planet’s surface, former rebel fighter Norra Wexley has returned to her native world—war weary, ready to reunite with her estranged son, and eager to build a new life in some distant place. But when Norra intercepts Wedge Antilles’s urgent distress call, she realizes her time as a freedom fighter is not yet over. What she doesn’t know is just how close the enemy is—or how decisive and dangerous her new mission will be.
Determined to preserve the Empire’s power, the surviving Imperial elite are converging on Akiva for a top-secret emergency summit—to consolidate their forces and rally for a counterstrike. But they haven’t reckoned on Norra and her newfound allies—her technical-genius son, a Zabrak bounty hunter, and a reprobate Imperial defector—who are prepared to do whatever they must to end the Empire’s oppressive reign once and for all.
The second Death Star has been destroyed, the Emperor killed, and Darth Vader struck down. Devastating blows against the Empire, and major victories for the Rebel Alliance. But the battle for freedom is far from over.
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 enemy’s scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy’s strength is unfolding. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a kill, but he’s taken captive before he can report back to the New Republic leaders.
Meanwhile, on the planet’s surface, former rebel fighter Norra Wexley has returned to her native world—war weary, ready to reunite with her estranged son, and eager to build a new life in some distant place. But when Norra intercepts Wedge Antilles’s urgent distress call, she realizes her time as a freedom fighter is not yet over. What she doesn’t know is just how close the enemy is—or how decisive and dangerous her new mission will be.
Determined to preserve the Empire’s power, the surviving Imperial elite are converging on Akiva for a top-secret emergency summit—to consolidate their forces and rally for a counterstrike. But they haven’t reckoned on Norra and her newfound allies—her technical-genius son, a Zabrak bounty hunter, and a reprobate Imperial defector—who are prepared to do whatever they must to end the Empire’s oppressive reign once and for all.
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October 7, 2015
Clichéd lines and characters from the movies thrown in to make u feel at home. Its what ruins most star wars media for me, the constant self referencing from the movies and a massive lack of originality. Then theres the problem with not being allowed to change anything big about the universe within the story. Its not chuck's fault entirely, his writing is quite good. Its the aforementioned obligation to produce hacky unoriginal, uninteresting cliché to fill the void of an actual story that curses all star wars media. If i read one more clichéd line from a film woven in i was going to lose it.
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Steven
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November 14, 2015
This is easily the worst book (not just Star Wars) I have ever read. It's written in a very jarring manner that makes it extremely hard to track which character is saying what, and totally distracts from any possible immersion into the Star Wars universe. Chuck Wendig is a horrible writer and I can only hope Disney doesn't contract him to write such abominations in the future. If you want a good book set in the new canon, try Battlefront Twilight Company. Only 1/2 way through but it is thoroughly engrossing
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Gavin Barsby
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July 9, 2017
It's OK. Good story. However the interludes, a few pages of a separate story unfolding at the same time gets confusing. One minute you're reading about the main plot then out of nowhere an interlude about something that isn't related to anything else in the book. This makes it very hard to follow the main story. Also the amount if times characters are made out to be dead and aren't is unreal. Plus the "twist" is obvious from about 2 thirds into the book.
About the author
Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers, The Book of Accidents, Wayward, and more than two dozen other books for adults and young adults. A finalist for the Astounding Award and an alumnus of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, he has also written for comics, games, film, and television. He's known for his popular blog, terribleminds, and books about writing such as Damn Fine Story. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his family.
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