Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former. Mar 10, 2015 when i was in grade school i read a series of star wars books, but cant remember them at all anymore. The book has been authored by chuck wendig and is based on scientific fiction audiobook. As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire draws near, all eyes turn to a onceisolated. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. Life debt is the unabridged audio version of the canon novel of the same name and the second volume in the star wars. The books seem great for young star wars fans but are missing character development and heavy plots like.
In my opinion the darth bane trilogy is the best star wars books. The audiobook was performed by marc thompson and was released by random house audio on. The phantom menace score artist john williams, london symphony orchestra, london voices, the new london childrens choir. Chuck wendigs aftermath books act as a sort of inbetween trilogy, bridging a lot of the gap between the original star wars trilogy and the force awakens. The audio version of the book has been narrated by marc thompson. 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. The main problem with aftermath is the writing itself not the story and some of that can be removed by hearing it. There are young adult star wars novels by jude watson with better character development, pacing, and action scenes than this novel. I feel the worse for him that he was forced to put his name on this. Star wars aftermath is a novel written by american author chuck wendig.
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. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. The frustrating part of this book is that there is a decent story hidden inside. Produced and broadcast in 1981 by national public radio as part. If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from aftermath. The aftermath trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by author chuck wendig. Return of the jedi and begins the journey into the new territory between return of the jedi and the force awakens. Bloodline is a star wars novel by claudia gray, published by del rey books on may 3, 2016. Devastating blows against the empire and major victories for the rebel alliance. Jedi lost star wars, by cavan scott, read by orlagh cassidy as asajj ventress, euan morton as dooku, pete bradbury as gretz droom, jonathan davis as quigon jinn, neil hellegers as ramil, sean kenin.
The book is available in hardcover, print media, paperback, and audio version. Doug wheatley mick harrison star wars blue harvest part 01. Doug wheatley mick harrison star wars blue harvest part. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to.
Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. The second death star has been destroyed, the emperor killed, and darth vader struck down. 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 every end is a new beginning. Jedi masters luke skywalker and mara jade skywalker, together with the solos and also chewbacca are thrust right into the center of the risk once again, compelled to combat. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star wars. The most immediate and informative story with regards to the state of the galaxy after the events of return of the jedi is star wars. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Star wars turned you off from other books in this genre. Aftermath, a prologue to a series that is a prequel to a sequel.
Aftermath star wars by chuck wendig available from rakuten kobo. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs new york times bestselling trilogy. The force awakens, it follows leia organa as she navigates troubles brewing in the galactic senate. The two main imperial characters of rax and sloane are given new dimensions and the thoughts and motives that guide them. The novel was published in 2015 by the del rey books publishers. Star wars aftermath is based on the scientific fiction genre. The voice work is awesome and special audio effects and how a soundtrack is also part of the story telling makes this audio experience truly enjoyable for star wars fans. Sep 04, 2015 this is truly an amazing montage of events in star wars that focus on some new and original characters. 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. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilogy it is a dark time for the empire. Star wars main title and the arrival at naboo from star wars. With more than 50 audiobooks, this series has created a fascinating new cast of side characters and stories that will continue to grow as long as the star wars fan base keeps demanding more adventures. Steve chats with star wars aftermath author chuck wendig about the process, challenges and juicy tidbits about writing the latest official star wars novel. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi.
Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. The book is one of 20 projects, ranging from kids activity books to comics to novels, coming this fall as part of the publishing initiative the. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. This chronological list of all known star wars audio books includes all novels, junior novelizations and graphic novels that have been recorded either as an abridged or unabridged audio book, or an audio drama. Marc thompson is star wars, he is han solo, luke skywalker he is the jedi, he is the sith. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I would compare it to the heir to the empire series of books. Set over 20 years after the events of the 1983 film return of the jedi and several years before 2015s star wars. Star wars aftermath trilogy 3 books collection set by chuck wendig. 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. Set between the events of return of the jedi and the force awakens, the neverbeforetold story that began with star wars. I finally decided to start reading star wars books.
I only read this book because im a star wars fan and this novel is canon. Aftermath sees the beginnings of a new government in the wake of the empires. Listendownload star wars aftermath audiobook chuck. Mar 17, 2015 aftermath novel adds to star wars saga. Star wars audible audiobook unabridged chuck wendig. The novels ride the reignited star wars craze sparked by the release of star wars, episode vii in 2015. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star wars. For the reception of the new book and how it works as a major new part of star wars. Produced and broadcast in 1981 by national public radio as part of npr playhouse in. She journeys to the helska system, not aware of the risk which threatens the survival of the whole galaxy. The aftermath trilogy audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
Random house presents the audiobook edition of dooku. First audio book too and loved the sound effects and different voices. You talk about spells and such are not part of the star wars universe, but what do you think the force is. Is a jedi mind trick not a type of spell, and could it not be twisted by a sith to be used for evil. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former empire are in retreat. We lose mara jade and get norra wexley, we lose ben skywalker and get temmin. He was constructed by temmin wexley and built from components the boy scavenged from the catacombs beneath myrra, the capital city of akiva. I really dont get what the author thought in writing this, i could not even finish the last two hours of this book which is the first for me in regards to a star wars novel. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on september 4, 2015 by del rey books.
The worst part are the characters are so one dimensional, boring, and their sense of. In addition to their cranial horn, the koorivar were marked by banded ridges that. It reminds of that sort of grandscale story and feels like it may have borrowed some inspiration from those books. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilogy. 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. List of canon books that have been recorded or may soon be. A tall nearhuman sentient, the koorivar craniums were studded with several small twisting horns, all of which surrounded a central spiraling one. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilog. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to the force awakens.
The koorivar were a sentient species of nearhumans distinguished by their reptilian skin and large cranial horn that spiraled upwards from the center of their skull. No i will still listen to other star wars stories, but not with the same anticipation previous story lines have given. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a fledgling new. Aftermath is the unabridged audio version of the canon novel of the same. Aftermath turned you off from other books in this genre. Mister bones, also simply referred to as bones, was a heavily modified b1 battle droid with a murderous personality. The author is not a star wars writer, he completely destroys what should be a reborn world and eu. Get some information on what to expect from the book and also star wars aftermath. The worst part of that, i think, was not a lot the truth that their. Whether as its own story or as the finale to the promising aftermath trilogy, this is likely to disappoint, at least on a first read. As the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor.
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. Star wars episode i read along part 1 by jediking12. In this definitive novel, listeners will follow thrawns rise to power uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in star wars history. 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. It still has interludes, but they are better, and they are typically either germane to the principle story, or they are about something relevant that you care about. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its.
One star for the turncoat imperial officer who helps the main characters and is actually a very interesting character and one star for me finishing this book and knowing i never have to read the probably equallyterrible sequels. Aftermath is a mixed bag reading it is not recommended go to audible and get the audio book. The force awakens arrives in theaters worldwide, aftermath reveals the state of the galaxy right after star wars. The hollywood reporter the force is strong with star wars. This is a list of all known star wars audiobooks in chronological order. As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire draws near, all eyes turn to a onceisolated planet. Aftermath by chuck wendig, making his debut as an author of. Star wars aftermath audiobook is a continuation story the global craze of star wars mania. Plus that they make it more like a radio play than an audio book. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity.