Star Wars: Aftermath
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Author | Chuck Wendig |
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Cover artist | Christopher M. Zucker |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy |
Subject | Star Wars |
Genre | Science fiction novel Fantasy |
Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date
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September 4, 2015 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 379 (first edition, hardcover) |
ISBN | 978-0-345-51162-1 (first edition, hardback) |
Followed by | Aftermath: Life Debt |
Star Wars: Aftermath is a 2015 Star Wars novel by Chuck Wendig, published by Del Rey Books and set between the films Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. Aftermath is the first of a planned trilogy that will explore events between the two films.[1][2]
The novel is one of 20 projects in Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a 2015 Star Wars publishing initiative to connect The Force Awakens with previous film installments.[1][3] It features the characters Wedge Antilles and Rae Sloane, the latter of whom was first introduced in the 2014 novel A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller.[4]
Plot summary
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Reception
Aftermath debuted at #4 on The New York Times Best Seller list,[5] and #4 on USA Today's best seller list.[6][7]
IGN awarded the novel a score of 5.9 out of ten, saying "Star Wars: Aftermath is a well-written but ultimately disappointing first look into the post-Endor galaxy."[8]
The novel introduces what Anthony Breznican of Entertainment Weekly calls the first major gay hero within the new Star Wars canon, Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus.[9] After receiving some fan backlash, Wendig defended the inclusion of the character on his blog, writing "If you can imagine a world where Luke Skywalker would be irritated that there were gay people around him, you completely missed the point of Star Wars."[10]
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External links
- Aftermath on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
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