Star Wars Celebration Anaheim: New Horizons for Del Rey Star Wars Books.

DelReyDel Rey has produced the vast majority of Star Wars novels – including the recent canon additions A New DawnTarkinHeir To The Jedi, and the soon-to-be-released Lords Of The Sith. Authors John Jackson Miller, James Luceno, and Christie Golden discuss the past, present, and future of Star Wars literature with Shelly Shapiro and Jennifer Heddle.

 

I would like to preface this by saying that I didn’t make it to this event, but since we’re talking about Celebration so much as of late that I think it’s important to discuss the forthcoming novels that were discussed.

 

The first is Dark Disciple by Christie Golden. Adapted from eight unfinished episodes of The Clone Wars, the novel tells the story of the Jedi Council’s attempt to hire former Dark Side user Asajj Ventress to assassinate Count Dooku to put an end to his war crimes. Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos assists Ventress as she attempts to put her past behind her for good. The novel will be released on July 7.

 

The second is Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. Set after Return Of The Jedi, the novel deals with the power vacuum that took place after the deaths of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, as some systems embrace the Rebellion and others fall under harsher control from the Empire. The narrative of the novel revolves around a Rebel soldier discovering a secret meeting of Imperials, and what he does with the information that he has intercepted. The novel will be released on September 4, kickstarting the Journey To The Force Awakens multimedia project.

 

The third is Battlefront: Twilight Company. This novel was not officially unveiled until this convention started, so this is an important thing to talk about. Set in the era of the Original Trilogy, the novel covers battles that have not been covered in the movies, such as conflicts on Sullust, Coyerti, and Haidoral Prime. (It should be noted that Sullust is a confirmed level in the game, so these other planets may potentially be new levels in the game itself). The novel comes out November 3.

 

Stay tuned to this site for news on (and reviews of) these novels as they come.

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

14 thoughts on “Star Wars Celebration Anaheim: New Horizons for Del Rey Star Wars Books.

  • April 19, 2015 at 7:02 am
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    I would love to see Cindel Towani (played by Aubree Miller) from the Ewok spin off films included somewhere in the new trilogy. She would be about 36 now. An actress like Kate Hudson or Emma Stone could play her, or a better choice. Her character became a journalist on Coruscant for The Life Monitor.

    • April 19, 2015 at 3:02 pm
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      I prefer see Noa.

  • April 19, 2015 at 9:21 am
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    Shouldn’t that be Del Kira?

  • April 19, 2015 at 10:11 am
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    I read an article recently that said Ian Mccaig is going to illustrate the original Trilogy in young adult versions written by Alexandra Bracken.
    Ian Mccaig is an awesome artist and I’m dying to see the Art of Star Wars The Force Awakens concept art.

    • April 19, 2015 at 2:01 pm
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      Ian McDiarmard is going to illustrate them. He wants to borrow your sharpie.

      • April 21, 2015 at 11:24 am
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        Ha..ha…ha ha ha!
        Huh?

  • April 19, 2015 at 12:35 pm
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    I was also hearing that no other than Alan Dean freaking Foster himself will be writing The Force Awakens novelization that will premiere simultaneously with the movie! I hope it’s true…

  • April 19, 2015 at 3:49 pm
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    The E-book is scheduled for release on day of film release and hardcover in Jan. 2016.

  • April 19, 2015 at 5:39 pm
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    Aftermath and battlefront will be awesome!

  • April 19, 2015 at 7:45 pm
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    I’ve read “New Dawn” and “Tarkin,” and to me they kind of feel… inconsequential. Still going to read “Aftermath,” though.

    • April 20, 2015 at 3:33 pm
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      I’d rather not know all the minutia of what happened between ROTJ an TFA and be hit with it all onscreen. I may then go back and fill in the gaps.

  • April 24, 2015 at 11:27 am
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    adasd

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