![]() ![]() As mentioned, this also includes a number of unrelated snapshot chapters, showing slices of life across the galaxy. Clearly inspired by the Song of Ice and Fire school of narrative, there are a huge number of different characters who are all focal points. This isn’t helped by the weight of numbers. ![]() Her conversational style with other people is terse and to the point, and yet her chapter features a surprising amount of meandering exposition from the narration. I remember on one occasion we’re following Jas Emari, a Zabrak bounty hunter. I found Aftermath’s approach to character narration refreshing, if occasionally a bit confused sometimes, while clearly in a specific point of view, the tone would be incongruous. When Aftermath adopts a direct point of view, it is not subtle in letting you know about it this can range from differences in structure to adoption of an almost stream-of-consciousness style when shifting into a character’s ‘eyes’ briefly to witness them mentally processing a specific task. It certainly manages to draw attention to itself, as a very immediate, punchy present-tense in opposition to the ‘invisible’ style of narration preferred in much of SF and fantasy. I’ve seen some fairly vitriolic negative reactions (see this old Eleven-ThirtyEight article for details), but with the benefit of hindsight it seems to me like the reaction wasn’t really about the style, but rather the whole canon reboot situation at large. Whether or not Wendig’s writing style in this novel jives with you will largely be a matter of taste. Not an official cover, but a piece of cool fanart by Carsten Bradley on Artstation This is a quirk it leans into, but it also results in slightly uneven pacing ( another new point of view – is this one important or not?) and is sometimes to the detriment of Aftermath’s strongest characters. As a result, the novel offers a shotgun blast of different perspectives. It explores this through a central narrative thread, about a gang of misfit heroes trying to foil an Imperial summit, interspersed with vignette-style chapters offering glimpses of life in the waning days of the Galactic Civil War. Aftermath is concerned (as you might think) with the situation arising immediately after Return of the Jedi, with the death of the Emperor and the destruction of the second Death Star. If I’m after a direct explanation of the sequel trilogy, this isn’t really the place. We’re going to be talking about the first entry in Chuck Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy, with which the novel shares a name. If so – they got me, about five years later. Planners may well have thought that people who cared enough would go and investigate these, and everyone else would go with the flow. The sequel trilogy resumes with almost no explanation of the state of the galaxy (and is almost flippant about the destruction of the reigning system of government), and the ‘Journey to The Force Awakens’ multimedia release schedule was always part of the scheme. The cynical part of my brain thinks a little confusion was planned. This is either an earnest attempt to re-engage with a storied science fiction franchise or a desperate attempt to fill in the many gaps left by Rise of Skywalker, take your pick. Hardcover, 6-in.x 9-in., 320 pages, Text Only.This is the first part of a series of reviews, and is written from the perspective of a returning Star Wars fan delving back into the ‘new canon’ after years of absence. Bridging the story between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, the Aftermath trilogy features new heroes and villains appearing alongside fan-favorite characters Wedge Antilles and Admiral Ackbar. Desperate to save them, Leia conscripts Norra, Sinjir, Jas, and the rest of their team to find the missing smugglers and help them in their fight for freedom. But the rebel's hunt for Admiral Sloane is cut short after the disappearance of Han Solo and Chewbacca. ![]() Even as Imperial forces fight to regain lost ground, Princess Leia and the nascent New Republic seek to broker a lasting peace. Sloane, increasingly wary of the mysterious Fleet Admiral, desperately searches for a means to save the crumbling Empire from oblivion. Meanwhile, Norra Wexley and her band of rebels pursue Admiral Rae Sloane and the remaining Imperial leadership across the galaxy. For Han Solo, that means settling his last outstanding debt, by helping Chewbacca liberate the Wookiee's home world of Kashyyyk. The galaxy is changing, and with peace now a possibility, some dare to imagine new beginnings and new destinies. The sequel to the New York Times-bestelling novel, Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Aftermath! Chuck Wendig continues the story of the galactic civil war in the aftermath of the destruction of the second Death Star and the defeat of the Emperor and Darth Vader. ![]()
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