But that’s changed with the death of Palpatine and Vader: The Rebellion is now a fledgling New Republic. Meaning, there existed this Rebellion that was a fleck of dirt in the Empire’s eye. As Aftermath begins, what are the mindsets for both the Rebel Alliance and the Empire about their future?Ī. There’s a speech Ackbar gives at the front of the story, and I think it encapsulates this pretty well - we’re seeing a huge transition in the galaxy from a point where the struggle was once barely a struggle at all.

USA TODAY's Brian Truitt spoke with Wendig, 39, about continuing the Star Wars saga in prose form. But there are new players as well, chief among them Norra Wexley, a Rebel soldier who returns to Akiva to reconnect with her estranged son.Ĭheck out an exclusive excerpt from the novel below, introducing a former Imperial officer important to the plot of Aftermath. Rebel leaders from the films play an important role, including Admiral Ackbar and Wedge Antilles, the X-wing fighter jockey who in the novel is taken prisoner by an Imperial outfit headed to the planet Akiva as the remnants of the Empire scramble following the Battle of Endor. 4) begins to fill in the gaps, starting from the moments just after the second Death Star was destroyed and residents all over the cosmos cheered the Rebel takedown of the Emperor and his right-hand man, Darth Vader. 18) introduces new characters and new conflicts in the galaxy far, far away 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi. Author Chuck Wendig's novel Star Wars: Aftermath (Del Rey, on sale Sept. The upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (in theaters Dec. The original Star Wars trilogy ended with furry Ewoks celebrating, a group of ghostly Jedi smiling and hugs around the universe as the Rebel Alliance defeated the evil Empire.

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