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. Life Debt was released on July 12, 2016, and Empire's End was released on February 21, 2017. Aftermath was published on September 4, 2015, and the titles for the other installments- Life Debt and Empire's End-were announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2015. The Hollywood Reporter called the novel 'arguably the centerpiece of the Journey line.' In July 2015, Del Rey confirmed that Aftermath would be the first novel in a planned trilogy. Among the first planned releases, the originating 2015 novel Aftermath was subsequently described as being set between the films Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens. In March 2015, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Lucasfilm announced the 'Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens' publishing initiative, a collection of novels and comic books from multiple publishers intended to connect The Force Awakens with previous film installments. 4 on USA Today 's best seller list.Ĭhuck Wendig wrote all three novels in the Aftermath trilogy. 4 on The New York Times Best Seller list, and No. The first novel of the trilogy debuted at No. Wendig also introduces several new characters, including ex- Rebel Alliance pilot Norra Wexley, her teenage son Temmin 'Snap' Wexley, Temmin's rebuilt B1 battle droid Mister Bones, the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, and the Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus, one of the first gay characters in Star Wars canon. The Aftermath trilogy 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. Aftermath is one of the projects in ' Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens', a 2015 Star Wars publishing initiative to connect The Force Awakens with previous film installments. The trilogy began in 2015 with Aftermath, which was followed by the sequels Aftermath: Life Debt (2016) and Aftermath: Empire's End (2017). Set soon after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, the series explores the time period between that film and 2015's The Force Awakens. Star Wars: Aftermath is a trilogy of Star Wars science fiction novels by American author Chuck Wendig.

Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End (2017).

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