STAR WARS: AFTERMATH Will Tell Us What Happens After RETURN OF THE JEDI
As you've already heard, Lucasfilm is releasing a series of 20 new books this year ranging from novels to comics and more. These will all give us a history that connects Return of the Jedi to J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Lucasfilm and Del Rey Books have revealed another title in this series called Star Wars: Aftermath, which is the first book in a new trilogy that will give us a direct connection from Return of the Jedi to The Force Awakens. The book is being written by Chuck Wendig, and this is what he had to say in a statement:
“My earliest — and still one of my best — movie-going experiences as a kid was being a four-year-old watching The Empire Strikes Back at a drive-in theater with my sister…My jaw dropped and I don’t think I’ve found it, yet. Those movies opened up a world for me, and my love of storytelling comes from them and from the galaxy of smaller, connected stories, too — from the toys to the games to the books. In fact, one of the first novels I ever read was the novelization of A New Hope. I have a son who will in a few short months be my age when I saw Empire, so to be involved with the Star Wars universe just as the new film is coming out — it feels like not only something akin to kismet, but a great and powerful privilege.”
Here's an official description of the story that it will tell:
The second Death Star has been destroyed. Rumors are flying that the Emperor and his enforcer, Darth Vader, are dead. A new government is forming to replace the Empire. But the galaxy is a big place, and the fallout of this cataclysm will affect different worlds in different ways. Does everyone accept the fall of Imperial rule? Has everyone even heard the life-altering news? What rushes in to fill the vacuum the Empire has left? And who will try to stop them?
The story will both a new cast of characters, along with a fan favorite from the original films. It will also tease a few for the upcoming movie.
I'm actually really excited to read these books to see where this new Star Wars canon of storytelling is going. Star Wars: Aftermath is set debut this September. You can pre-order your copy by clicking here.