Take a good first look at the cover for Star Wars: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. We have some plot details, too!
NewsLast week, we got the word that novelist Chuck Wendig would get his first shot at a Star Wars novel -- a very important one, in fact. Aftermathwill tell the canon story of what happened after the destruction of the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi.
This novel, of course, will somehow tie-in with the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Aftermath is one in 20 new books being released right before The Force Awakens hits theaters.
StarWars.com released the cover of the book today:
Jennifer Heddle, senior editor at Lucas Books, shared some plot details as well. Not too much, but enough to get us excited:
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? Those are some of the themes we’ll be exploring in Aftermath, and as a lifelong Star Wars fan, just writing those words gives me chills. I can’t wait for our first canon glimpse into the state of the galaxy after the Battle of Endor.
The book is the first in a trilogy of novels that takes place after the Battle of Endor. The other two books are yet to be announced. More details as we learn them!
