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Aftermath: Star Wars

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Aftermath: Star Wars

By: Chuck Wendig
Narrated by: Marc Thompson
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: Aftermath [reveals] what happened after the events of 1983’s Return of the Jedi. It turns out, there’s more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about.”—The Hollywood Reporter

As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance—now a fledgling New Republic—presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy’s scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy’s strength is unfolding. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a kill, but he’s taken captive before he can report back to the New Republic leaders.

Meanwhile, on the planet’s surface, former rebel fighter Norra Wexley has returned to her native world—war weary, ready to reunite with her estranged son, and eager to build a new life in some distant place. But when Norra intercepts Wedge Antilles’s urgent distress call, she realizes her time as a freedom fighter is not yet over. What she doesn’t know is just how close the enemy is—or how decisive and dangerous her new mission will be.

Determined to preserve the Empire’s power, the surviving Imperial elite are converging on Akiva for a top-secret emergency summit—to consolidate their forces and rally for a counterstrike. But they haven’t reckoned on Norra and her newfound allies—her technical-genius son, a Zabrak bounty hunter, and a reprobate Imperial defector—who are prepared to do whatever they must to end the Empire’s oppressive reign once and for all.

Praise for Aftermath

“The Force is strong with Star Wars: Aftermath.”—Alternative Nation

“The Star Wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and mysterious as it always was.”Den of Geek

“[Chuck] Wendig neatly captures the current states of the Empire and Rebel Alliance and does so through flawed, real, and nuanced characters. His writing gets you up close and personal. . . . Wendig does wonders with dialogue and voice and carving out space for everyone to breathe. Aftermath is a strong foot forward into unexplored territory and puts down just enough foundation that you can start picturing the Resistance and First Order of The Force Awakens taking shape.”Nerdist

“If the opening chapter of the Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy is any indication, the ‘Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ will be every bit as exciting as the movie.”—New York Daily News

“A wonderful Star Wars adventure by a gifted author.”SF Book Reviews
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Critic reviews

Star Wars: Aftermath [reveals] what happened after the events of 1983’s Return of the Jedi. It turns out, there’s more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about.”The Hollywood Reporter

“The Force is strong with Star Wars: Aftermath.”—Alternative Nation

“The Star Wars universe is fresh and new again, and just as rich and mysterious as it always was.”Den of Geek

“[Chuck] Wendig neatly captures the current states of the Empire and Rebel Alliance and does so through flawed, real, and nuanced characters. His writing gets you up close and personal. . . . Wendig does wonders with dialogue and voice and carving out space for everyone to breathe. Aftermath is a strong foot forward into unexplored territory and puts down just enough foundation that you can start picturing the Resistance and First Order of The Force Awakens taking shape.”Nerdist

“If the opening chapter of the Wendig’s Aftermath trilogy is any indication, the ‘Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ will be every bit as exciting as the movie.”—New York Daily News

“A wonderful Star Wars adventure by a gifted author.”SF Book Reviews
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Marc Thompson makes a weak story into something that's really entertaining. If I was reading this I would have struggled to finish the book aa it was only the last 3rd of the story where it starts getting interesting.

The audio production is top quality with the sound effects and music helping the listener to be transported into the galaxy that's far far away.

The story struggles to gain momentum as it had to introduce alot of new characters with multiple story lines which made it harder to follow compared with other Star Wars books. As this is the first of three books I'd expect the next two to be better.

Great Performance, average story

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This is a lot of fun for a star wars fan looking for something to fill the void between films and games

Good Star Wars fun

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excellent storytelling and kept me enthralled for the entire telling of the story. pee pee

absolutely loved it

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It's not, like, high class literature - it's Star Wars, it's not going to be challenging but it is accessible to all. I listened while at work, and managed to follow the story fine. I love the VA for this as well, doing all the different voices including Chewbacca must have been a fun time in the studio!

My first audio book, a positive experience

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I can see from reading the reviews that a fair number of people don't like this book or it's sequels, but I personally do. I like the characters (particularly Admiral Sloane and Sinjir) and I like the premise. As for the story I can safely say I have read far worse; all in all in my personal opinion this book and it's sequels are not as bad as some people make them out to be.

I like it

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