Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End

Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End
Author Chuck Wendig
Cover artist Christopher M. Zucker
Country United States
Language English
Series Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy
Genre Science fiction
Publisher Del Rey Books
Publication date
 February 21, 2017
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 320 (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-101-96696-9 (first edition, hardback)
Preceded by Star Wars: Aftermath: Life Debt

Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End is a forthcoming Star Wars novel by Chuck Wendig, scheduled to be published on February 21, 2017 by Del Rey Books. Set after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, Empire's End is the third of a planned trilogy that will explore the time period between that film and 2015's The Force Awakens.

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, the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, and the Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus, one of the first gay characters in Star Wars canon.

Publication

Star Wars: Aftermath was introduced in March 2015 as part of the "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" publishing initiative, a series of novels and comic books intended to connect The Force Awakens with previous film installments.[1][2][3] Among the first releases, Aftermath was subsequently described as being set between the films Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.[4][5] In July 2015, Del Rey confirmed that Aftermath would be the first novel in a planned trilogy.[6] Aftermath was published on September 4, 2015,[5] 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.[7] Life Debt was released on July 12, 2016.[8]

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.[9] Wendig introduces several new characters in Aftermath, including the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, ex-Rebel pilot Norra Wexley, Norra's teenage son Temmin "Snap" Wexley, and the Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus.[5] 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 calls Aftermath's Sinjir "the first major gay hero" in the franchise.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (March 9, 2015). "Star Wars to release 20 books in Journey to The Force Awakens". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ "'Journey To Star Wars: The Force Awakens Publishing Program Coming Fall 2015" (Press release). StarWars.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lussier, Germain (March 12, 2015). "Plot Descriptions of Upcoming Star Wars Novels Reveal New Characters". /Film. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ Truitt, Brian (March 17, 2015). "Aftermath novel adds to Star Wars saga". USA Today. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Breznican, Anthony (September 4, 2015). "How Chuck Wendig's Star Wars: Aftermath novel sets the stage for The Force Awakens". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (July 10, 2015). "Chuck Wendig's Star Wars book Aftermath gets the trilogy treatment". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "NYCC 2015: Star Wars Aftermath: Life Debt, Empire's End Revealed". IGN. October 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ Petty, Jared (July 12, 2016). "Star Wars: Life Debt: Aftermath Review". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (July 16, 2015). "Star Wars: Aftermath novel reveals tragic, violent uprising after Return of the Jedi". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  10. ↑ Breznican, Anthony (September 4, 2015). "Star Wars: Aftermath: Gay hero introduced in new story". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
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