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. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Aftermath is a strong foot forward into unexplored territory and puts down just enough foundation that you can start picturing the resistance and first order of the force awakens taking shape. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Star wars has existed longer on the page than on the big screen. Star wars aftermath almost makes up for that sweeping canon reset, a few more like this and disney will be completely forgiven. Heir to the jedi was good as well, but first person books arent always my fave.
Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Ask any star wars reader what book to start with, and nine times out of 10, youll. New star wars canon novel reveals what happens after. The hollywood reporter the force is strong with star wars.
I was about 10 minutes from downloading star wars aftermath. Well, after the death of darth vader and the emperor palpatine, it seems like the war is over. Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multibook series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. Aftermath by chuck wendig, 9781101966938, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. The gathering by eric johnson 42k words epub, online reading view download the force. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of. The hollywood reporter as the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a fledgling new. There are references to the prequels, the clone wars, original trilogy, rebels, and new characters introduced in the comicsnovels.
She was the creepy blacklipsticked female informant who we first saw sharing a couch with that huge dowutin alien. The perfect weapon is a tale about bazine netal, a character who made an appearance in a quick scene in mazs castle from the force awakens. Bloodline isnt just a great star wars book, or a great leia book, or a great book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read aftermath. Alternative nation the star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich. The original tiein novel series to the clone wars animated series has not been adopted into the new canon, even though the tv series has. In the galactic empire they were rare, as most preferred other means of storage, such as datatapes or flimsiplast. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former empire are in retreat.
The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Furthermore, the novel aftermath states that months have passed since the battle of endor, while aftermath. The aftermath trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by author chuck wendig. Having read the excellent bloodline by claudia gray, i was very enthusiastic about the new star wars canon and ordered aftermath. Comicbookdotcom bloodline is a nonstop pageturner that grabs at heartstrings that you werent aware of and yanks down on every one of them. This book contains an excerpt from the forthcoming book star wars.
Agent kallus was surprised to observe a shelf of books when he visited the office of captain zataire on the lawbringer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading aftermath. 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. The cestus deception and jedi trial were originally placed. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. It was published on september 04, 2015, by del rey as part of the aftermath trilogy, journey to the force awakens. Books star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon. The second and third books of the trilogy, aftermath. Nerdist if the opening chapter of the wendigs aftermath trilogy is any indication, the journey to star wars. Aftermath poorly written, but a good way to ease us into the new postrotj canon. As the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel alliancenow a.
As the final showdown between the new republic and the empire draws near, all eyes turn to a. Beru whitesun lars read to her nephew, luke skywalker, from storybooks. The first aftermath book is fun, but can be a little daunting to jump into as your first canon book. The 5 essential new star wars books you have to read asap. The emperor is dead, and the remnants of his former. Oct 22, 2017 the book explains all the events which happened after the book movies the return of the jedi. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Aftermath is a canon original novel, set in the sequel era, written by chuck wendig. Chuck wendigs aftermath novels were the first to begin covering the time. Gray, i was very enthusiastic about the new star wars canon and ordered aftermath. 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. Dec 10, 2019 but fosters luke and leia adventure isnt actually the first star wars book. Alphabet squadron, is all about pilots and the stories they have to tell. Use the force with these star wars, mandalorian and bounty hunter books and comics.
As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A red saber, unsheathed in the an unexpected offer threatens the bond between quigon jinn and obiwan kenobi as the two jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future. Epub torrent or any other torrent from ebooks category. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983 the return of the jediturns out, theres nothing but empire left for the good guys to worry about. Alternative nation the star wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and. New star wars canon introduced in the book star wars. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Jun 11, 2019 the latest book that takes place in the galaxy far, far away, titled star wars. Its a book that hasnt aged well, but it has some familiar, canon. Personally, my favorites have been aftermath, lost stars and the first half of lords of the sith. The first aftermath novel on top of that focuses on introducing the new main characters specific to this set of.
Life debt begin at least four months after the battle of endor, which corresponds to 5 aby. Jul 12, 2016 praise for chuck wendigs aftermath star wars. It turns out, theres more than just the empire for the good guys to worry about. 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. Star wars post chuck wendig once again strikes gold, offering a sweeping narrative with plenty of insight into both the state of the galaxy at large and beloved characters both new and old. The aftermath trilogy, and is part of the journey to star. After disney purchased lucasfilm in 2012, the official star wars canon was reset. The start of the brand new canons first ebook trilogy, it follows largely authentic characters and a teenage temmin snap wexley, the xwing pilot performed by greg grunberg in the pressure awakens. Also, select books have had ebooks in the back as addons and extrabonuses. As a post on reveals, aftermath is the first book in a trilogy designed to span the timeframe between 1983s jedi and this years star wars. Twilight company soft spot since it kind of saved this new canon for me. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. He is cowriter of the short film pandemic and the emmynominated digital narrative collapsus.
Devastating blows against the empire, and major victories for the rebel alliance. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. The force awakens the second death star has been destroyed, the emperor killed, and darth vader struck down. Life debt complete 180 from the original aftermath. As the empire reels from its critical defeats at the battle of endor, the rebel. Life debt, blackbirds, atlanta burns, zer0es, and the ya heartland series. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read life debt. Disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten. Delve into the history of the sinister count dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far far away. To start reading this amazing novel download star wars aftermath epub from the below download link. Aftermath star wars 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. Ebook audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread.
Below are our picks of the best star wars books from both the legends timeline and current canon. Completely different take on a typical star wars novel. Lords of the sith kinda ridiculous but a lot of fun. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and. Journey to the force awakens kindle edition by wendig, chuck. Star wars timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. Aftermath is a canon novel by chuck wendig and published by del rey, that is set between star. Jedi lost, by cavan scott just about as far back as we can go with current canon media, this one dives into the backstory of christopher lees notorious darth tyranus, the sith formerly known as dooku, following him from childhood to roughly a decade before phantom menace with a framing story set during the clone wars. The love that the author has for star wars and the entire history of the galaxy flows through this book. Aftermath is a star wars novel by chuck wendig, published on. Jun 10, 2017 my top 10 star wars canon books these are excluding all legends eu books and im also not including the novelizations of the films.
This isnt just a book rammed with references that the uninitiated wouldnt understand, you dont need to because you just fall in love with the. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Click on the link below to view download the ebook s. Oct 02, 2015 disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten. Hes the author of many novels, including star wars. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re. This excerpt has been set for this edition only and may not reflect the final content of the forthcoming edition. Meanwhile claudia gray is writing the best star wars books ive ever read but the majority of the fandoms only interaction with the new canon is chuck wendigs 14 year old writes terrible rambling fan fiction in one draft that no editor ever looks at twice before sending to print. Its probably the most ive ever struggled to get through a book. Was the 3rd book i read after the original aftermath and heir to the jedi and got super disillusioned with what disney was doing. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with. Twilight company, the novelization of rogue one, the new in canon novel takes place in the period following star wars. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Born a child of privilege, dooku was, for a time, a promising.
A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Despite clashing somewhat with the timeline of earlier clone wars stories, these books were eventually worked into the legends timeline by the essential readers companion. Life debt begins two months after the end of aftermath. Mar 17, 2015 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. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories.
Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Ebook audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread submitted by kaching335 on march 22, 2018 at 5. Aftermath reveals what happened after the events of 1983s return of the jedi. A new dawn count vidian is just the lamest star wars villain in the new canon. Books were written works bounded together in print. The aftermath trilogy is a trilogy of novels written by author chuck. Dec 02, 2019 for a little while, that meant it was less intimidating to jump into the wider star wars universe but the number of works has grown once again. Aftermath continues in this thrilling novel, the second book of chuck wendigs bestselling trilogy. Loved this book, good to have han and chewie back twilight company soft spot since it kind of saved this new canon for me. A wonderful star wars adventure by a gifted author. 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. Isbn 97803455162 ebook isbn 9781101885253 book design by elizabeth a. Aftermath is exceptional for each chuck wendigs allin writing model and for its place in canon. The battle seems to be the end of the empire, but there are two more books planned in the aftermath trilogy.
Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multi book series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. How she ties the entire galaxy together and brings the resistance together is just amazing. As a result of its the primary ebook in a collection. Aftermath series book 1 chuck wendig author marc thompson narrator 2015 the old republic series. Life debt has found its place at the top of all the new canon works.