UPDATE! Star Wars: Aftermath Excerpt Released.

aftermath_new.6.red_Want a glimpse into what happened in the Star Wars Galaxy shortly after the second Death Star blew up? A free excerpt of the novel is available to look at online.

 

The excerpt can be read here, on Penguin Random House’s official website. The book is the first of three novels that will help close the gap between the Original Trilogy and the Sequel Trilogy. There’s also a summary of the novel on the site:

 

The second Death Star has been destroyed, the Emperor killed, and Darth Vader struck down. Devastating blows against the Empire, and major victories for the Rebel Alliance. But the battle for freedom is far from over.

 

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.

 

 

 

Via JediBibliothek

 

 

 

UPDATE!

 

It appears that the post has been taken down. Obviously it was not meant to be released that way. Now you can read the whole excerpt at EntertainmentWeekly HERE.

 

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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.

140 thoughts on “UPDATE! Star Wars: Aftermath Excerpt Released.

  • July 16, 2015 at 11:47 am
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    “gather like birds of prey circling for a kill”…. heavy stuff!

    • July 17, 2015 at 2:38 am
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      I was hoping that with the eradication of the Expanded Universe we’d finally get away from all these Wedge fan fictions. Guess I was wrong.

      • July 17, 2015 at 3:39 am
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        Are you Denis Lawson?

        • July 17, 2015 at 11:41 am
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          Are you a fan who thinks entirely too much about a boring character with no personality who never does anything important in the movies?

          • July 17, 2015 at 1:33 pm
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            I’m agree. Bringing back boring characters for god sake.

            Bring back Jar Jar, he was so entertaining. They added Sevulba in Jabba’s palace but never replaced Chewie by JarJar (we still get that boring flurry creature who only screams like a dog).

            JarJar could be a new pilot from the alliance, he should be in that mission, not Wedge Boring Antilles.

            ” Imperials out there, meesa all sinking and tractor beamo! Whena yousa thinking we are in trouble? ”

            The starhopper explodes, but JarJar is hiding somewhere.

            ” Mesa gonna show everyone how bombad mesa really is! “

          • July 17, 2015 at 4:27 pm
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            Okay it was me that started this prequel hating first! I know I shouldn’t have said, “I didn’t just kill the men! I killed the women and children too … I slaughtered them all!” The Emperor put it in my head, starting from the first movie, saying, “Wipe them out! All of them!” SO I OVER-RE-ACTED IN KILL BILL VOLUME II!

          • July 17, 2015 at 5:11 pm
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            Didn’t I tell you from the classic trilogy “You have delusions of grandeur” as well as “Nothing to see here … Move along!” WELL! WITH THE UPCOMING TFA MOVIE WE HAVE “A NEW HOPE!”

          • July 18, 2015 at 1:59 am
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            The real problem with children today doing the mathematics and politics studies are there would be problems incorporating Jar Jar Binks into TFA! The Phantom Menace happened 6 years before Revenge of the Sith. Then 17+ years for Luke’s and Leia’s age before A New Hope, 6 years away from Return of the Jedi. Then we have 2015-1983 equaling 32 years. In sum we have 32+6+17+6=61 years have passed from Qui-Gon Jin’s (?spelling) time. Jar Jar Binks is older than I think the oldest TFA stars.

            Not only that, in politics, if you don’t support the regime, the Republic, you are removed. If Jar Jar Binks supported the Republic he would have been toppled by rebels at the end of Return of the Jedi’s two additional endings! — J.J. Abram’s quote, “If Jar Jar appears in TFA he would be a skeleton is not meant to be just a joke!”

  • July 16, 2015 at 11:47 am
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    I can’t wait for this book to be released, it’s already sounding better than Heir to the empire,

    • July 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm
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      I do agree with you. You’re a brave fan to say that on here. I sense a troll headed in this direction any minute now.

      • July 16, 2015 at 12:12 pm
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        I wholeheartedly agree. I didn’t get the Zhan stuff at all. Found it TOTALLY unengaging, “un-StarWarsy” (real word) and completely disjointed. Characters were thrown far and wide every few seconds it seemed. and you’d enter one situation only to leave in it immediately. imagine if the Death Star tractor beam had captured the Falcon….then Han and Chewie found a way to blast right back out two minutes later… and you get the idea.

        • July 16, 2015 at 2:13 pm
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          Still I personally liked Thrawn’s character, it just seemed to me the perfect imperial. No trolling…

          • July 16, 2015 at 11:22 pm
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            Thrawn was well developed and fun. The rest of the series was a boring and disjointed exercise in mediocrity that is only held as high as it is because there was such a drought of material at the time and people were dying of Star Wars thirst. Same reason the crappy, musclebound, wholly 90’s, Power of the Force line sold anything at all. They hooked us all on Sci-Fi Heroin and then took it away for a few years. That way when everyone was going through deep withdrawals they could start dripping out the weakest stuff they could to keep people hooked. Same thing the CIA did with crack and malt liquor in the ghettos during the 70’s and 80’s.

      • July 16, 2015 at 12:13 pm
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        ^ lol

      • July 16, 2015 at 1:04 pm
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        So a troll is someone you disagree with?! Pathetic.

        • July 16, 2015 at 1:55 pm
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          No child, a troll is someone who feels compelled to share negative and often demeaning words towards someone who they disagree with. But you’re not trolling. You’re just ignorant, which is apparent by your inaccurate assumptions. Pathetic.

          • July 16, 2015 at 2:11 pm
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            so ignorance is illegal now…

          • July 16, 2015 at 9:04 pm
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            Who’s talking about law hear? Oh wait! NO ONE -.- …….

          • July 16, 2015 at 2:55 pm
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            Actually, a troll is someone who disagrees, brings up a subject, or makes a comment for the sole purpose of starting trouble, even if they agree with what the other person(s) have said. You are describing a jerk with no tact.

          • July 16, 2015 at 8:42 pm
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            I’ve been listening to the Zhan thrawn trilogy on audible. I’ve got to say… I’m not sure why it was so popular. I agree with the statement about it not being very Star Wars-ish as far as pace is concerned. & hot chocolate? No giant space battles?

            I have yet to hear the third book… I’ll probably check it out but I’ve found Lords of the Sith & Tarkin to be a lot more engaging. I think going the route of fleshing out individual characters is a lot more effective because writing a book that would essentially be on par with expressing the scope of a SW film is an impossible task. No williams score, no way to get a visual reference (sometimes the reader’s imagination can’t compete with what’s seen on screen).

            I’ve got windig’s book on preorder because learning about the events between ROTJ & episode VII is very exciting to me.

          • July 16, 2015 at 9:25 pm
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            All that being said though… I wouldn’t have a problem with seeing a reference to Thrawn in the ST. It would make the EU fans happy & hey, why not have a blue admiral with red eyes walking around the bridge of a star destoyer amidst a hectic battle scene?

          • July 16, 2015 at 11:52 pm
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            Per your own words in your stated analysis it appears as if you are the very troll type you speak of. Ah, irony at work.

          • July 17, 2015 at 4:09 am
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            No. Just anticipating the negativity that this site attracts by people who would rather bash rather than celebrate. Not saying criticism isn’t healthy. It totally is. But when people compnsistantly harp on the terrible thing that Star Wars has become and all of the hate on new content… It does no good to the fan base. There are actually people who want to see this franchise move forward. And when there’s nothing but hate on every decision and every piece of content being produced, you can’t blame someone like myself for being disgusted with it. And if you can’t, then you’re just closed minded.

          • July 17, 2015 at 1:03 am
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            Not quite accurate. A troll tries to derail a discussion and ruin a thread, get people arguing with each other. Sometimes it’s obvious and they’re ignored. Most commonly it’s obvious yet people take the bait anyway. Other times you won’t even notice they’re doing it.

          • July 17, 2015 at 2:39 am
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            So Republicans are trolls?

            Actually that explains a lot.

          • July 18, 2015 at 3:41 am
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            wow you should chill out.

        • July 16, 2015 at 9:56 pm
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          I think its the other way (yours). I have to play this high school game of getting on another computer because someone trolled me, here! My actions were in the “hate PT” but “love everything OT” discussions! I’m sorry to be late messaging but I am on the J.J. Abrams bandwagon because of my own societical experiences 1999-2000; and, local society considers you a kid for loving that SW!

          • July 17, 2015 at 2:42 am
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            I get trolled a lot by fans who bash me for liking the prequels, and then saying it’s my fault for ruining their childhoods.

          • July 17, 2015 at 5:47 am
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            They bash you for liking the prequels? I’ve never bashed anyone for liking the prequels.

            I bash you because your replies are rude, ignorant, childish and vile… saying that, I don’t dislike you; your tantrums are legendary!

      • July 18, 2015 at 3:46 am
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        saying something is better based on a few pages is trollish in itself.

    • July 16, 2015 at 3:30 pm
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      Lol, good one. You were kidding/trolling right?

    • July 16, 2015 at 4:55 pm
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      The prose is a bit stale, but I’ll read it regardless!

      • July 16, 2015 at 6:45 pm
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        Having read all of the released canon books so far, I would say literary complexity is not high on their agenda! I’m stuck though because after doing a (wasted) literature degree I can’t switch off from that pretentious hypercritical mindset. I just want to be immersed in story!!

    • July 16, 2015 at 8:10 pm
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      loved heir to the empire, it was fun stuff, i thought it was very star warsy. it also was a light after the great dark time of no star wars through the mid and late 80s. it wasnt shakespeare, but those books were fun. it did the job in the time. no biggie, im totally onboard with aftermath in this new era, though, tying all the canon stories together. exciting times

    • July 16, 2015 at 8:42 pm
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      Troll or not, Aftermath is heavily awaited. I know Heir took the world by storm after a large lapse in Star Wars interest levels, so a strong story with strong and new characters, mixed with the old, was a great hit. As for it being better, we have to see. I know it’ll be good, but how good, is up to the will of the force 🙂

    • July 18, 2015 at 5:41 pm
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      Disney shill detected.

  • July 16, 2015 at 12:10 pm
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    I hoped for 60 pages but that’s not even close….

  • July 16, 2015 at 12:47 pm
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    I know this is a little off topic (don’t hate me) but MLB celebrates Star Wars. This Saturday I do have a Kyle Ren designed personal lightsaber (modified Darth Vader one) but I am going to the baseball game in black clothes and Darth Vader extra lightsaber so as to not be a SPOILER TO TFA! However, from SDCC I have Adam Driver’s long hair and unshaven face and will appear as the hunching back ice planet Kyle Ren! That should be okay! Right?

    • July 16, 2015 at 3:15 pm
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      As long as it’s Kylo Ren and not his bizarro half-brother Kyle, it should be pretty sweet ;).
      Which team? I know the Tigers do that once a year.

      • July 16, 2015 at 8:23 pm
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        Ohhh! Thanks. I meant Kylo, Adam Driver with cold planet dress in 105 degree heat. Now after TFA I will look like a character! It was Arizona Diamondbacks bobble head Star Wars (limited to first 4,000) with blue lightsaber.

  • July 16, 2015 at 1:00 pm
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    I like the scene revealed! The fact that the imperial woman is the same from A New Down un an upper rang. Nice tie-in. Wedge seems quite well portraied as well. Promising!

    • July 16, 2015 at 3:12 pm
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      I really enjoyed this aspect as well. Although A New Dawn was mediocre, I liked the Rae Sloane character and felt like the payoff for her character at the end of the novel after having set her up in the book previously was lacking, giving me the impression that she would show up again eventually. I thought it would be in Rebels (and I guess she could still pop up in the show), but it’s nice to see her in Aftermath as the leader of one of the remaining Imperial factions. I wonder if she achieved her rank of Admiral prior to the fall of the Empire or if she stepped up to pick up the pieces after its destruction… The tone of this story is nice. It is written in a very interesting style…it almost comes off as a very detailed script or screenplay. I’m excited for this book, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

  • July 16, 2015 at 3:02 pm
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    Is there no choice to edit your comment anymore? I really dislike that change.
    The editing option helps to correct and add to your post without having to add more posts. Hope this is temporary.

  • July 16, 2015 at 3:18 pm
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    Just read the extract — this book cannot arrive soon enough.

    • July 17, 2015 at 3:56 am
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      Omg I know right !?! Seriously this will be by far the BEST book Disney dished out so far! I read it too and it felt like star wars big time. It also felt like a film script re-written in book form. Can’t wait !!

  • July 16, 2015 at 3:50 pm
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    I thought it was really poorly written. It read like it had been written to be an audio book. Naturally the setting intrigued me and I want to know where the story goes between the films. I must say I’m not looking forward to reading an entire book that makes Dan Brown look like Shakespeare by comparison.

    • July 16, 2015 at 4:34 pm
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      That’s a shame you didn’t like it — I think the only thing that threw me was the lack of breaks to show a transition between scenes.

      Otherwise I thought it was written with just the right amount of economy. Dan Brown’s problem is that his writing is leaden with exposition, and this is the opposite.

      Perhaps, if you haven’t already, go and have a look at the free short stories on Chuck’s website (terribleminds.com)… it will give you a sense of what he can do with this style beyond an excerpt. Might put your mind at rest.

    • July 16, 2015 at 5:58 pm
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      I agree, it sort of kept changing perspectives. It went from third person to first person when wedge gets the com call from the star destroyer.

  • July 16, 2015 at 4:02 pm
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    Not buying this book unless it explains why Han dies. Fingers crossed!

    • July 17, 2015 at 6:43 pm
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      Why do you think Han’s death should be explained in a book that is set 30 years before TFA?

  • July 16, 2015 at 4:04 pm
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    What are the other 2 books that will close the gap?

    • July 16, 2015 at 4:45 pm
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      My best guess…STAR WARS: AFTER THE AFTERMATH & STAR WARS: AFTER THE AFTER-AFTERMATH…

  • July 16, 2015 at 5:01 pm
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    So Luke, Leia, Han, and Lando arn’t in this book at all? I know they said “new cast of characters” but I thought that meant new characters joining in with our favorite classic characters.

    • July 18, 2015 at 3:44 am
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      Well you know, who cares, it’s already better than the books with them, derp.

  • July 16, 2015 at 5:11 pm
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    At first the whole “Pilot: Antilles, the Mission: etc.. ect.” rhetoric to be a little phoned in, reminded me of the lame narration in that lame Buzz Lightyear cartoon [ew, I need a bath]

    But then the story kicked in and I started enjoying it.

    They kind of put a lot of focus on how dependent on his more famous friends Wedge is, didn’t really feel like Wedge was the main character.

    I’m guessing this is like, Chapter 1, 2 tops, so it could be worse.

    Overall, flaws aside, I enjoyed the read, so that’s what counts.
    But even if it were worse, I’d still buy the book,
    just on the merit of its absolutely bad-ass Cover Art.

  • July 16, 2015 at 5:52 pm
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    This book has too many: colons. Reading it will be: annoying. But who am I kidding: I’ll read it: regardless.

    • July 16, 2015 at 11:49 pm
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      I read your post in a christopher walken voice for some reason lol

      • July 17, 2015 at 2:44 am
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        Or William Shatner.

        • July 20, 2015 at 1:01 am
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          do not mention William Shatner here

      • July 17, 2015 at 5:08 am
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        No, this is not how Christopher Walken would put it.
        Here; let me show you how it’s done:

        This BOOK, has, too MANY colons. READING it, will be, ANNOYing. But, who am I kidding? I’ll READ it, regardless.

        On this line of thought, I always imagined Christopher Walken would make a great “Hamlet”:

        “To BE, or NOT to be, that IS the QUESTION.

        For, whether ’tis nobler, in the MIND, to SUFFER,

        the SLINGS and arrows, of, OUTRAGEOUS fortune,

        or, to take ARMS, against a SEA of, troubles,

        And, by OPPOSING, END them. – To DIE, to, SLEEP, no MORE.”

        etc. etc.

        • July 18, 2015 at 4:11 am
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          Christopher Walken should be the new Tarkin!!!

  • July 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm
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    I didn’t really care for this excerpt. They sort of beat you over the head with Star Wars references. Just in this little excerpt, Han, Lando, Admiral Ackbar, Mon Mothma, The Force, The Emporer and Vader are all memtioned. Just do what Lords of the Sith did and make your own damn story! Wedge is just a small piece of this huge story. Expand on HIM more. It’s also written in a very weird perspective. It’s supposed to be third person, but then it cuts to first person at some points. Not a fan. There’s my rant for today!

    • July 16, 2015 at 10:32 pm
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      Are you kidding? Lords of the Sith had way too much name dropping during Vader’s little distracted visions. Plo Koon, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Mace, and Padme, Padme, Padme. I felt that really detracted from the story and felt super forced.

      • July 16, 2015 at 11:47 pm
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        But it wasn’t shoe horned in. Anakin actaully knew them and the relationship was developed in the clone wars. Lords of the Sith had a lot of Vader remembering his past. Wedge remembers Lando from the one time they flew in the same sqaudron. He and Han and Han never even spoke in the original trilogy and yet he’s remembering them like old friends. Vader’s memories flowed perfectly and contributed to this anger. All in my opinion of course.

        • July 17, 2015 at 8:26 pm
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          Han Solo is a decent guy, his brother, Han Solo Cup though…. Not so hot.

  • July 16, 2015 at 6:14 pm
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    i have a feeling they gonna kill of Wedge in this book ( or the follow ups ) to explain his absence from Episode VII

    • July 20, 2015 at 1:09 am
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      EXACTLY what I thought when I read it! Although completely predictable , I am sure Wedge will have an honorable death. Personally I think Lawson jumped the gun too soon in rejecting the part, as Wedge’s story would have probably branched out more, considering he is a fan favorite,they may have made his role in Episode 8 ,and 9 a lot more prominent. I guess we will never know now….

  • July 16, 2015 at 7:02 pm
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    followed the link and cant see the excerpt… am i being blind?

  • July 16, 2015 at 7:42 pm
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    Reading is for nerds

    • July 21, 2015 at 7:04 am
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      But the pictures are way cool

  • July 16, 2015 at 7:51 pm
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    wedge sucks. his name and actor suck too. i dont know why hes the main character for this book. i think they could have easily just used the main cast and done a better job. also only 3 books to cover a 30 year gap is lame. how are they gonna do this? i really hope theres more that covers that time period its kind of important to know what was going on

    • July 16, 2015 at 8:18 pm
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      While Wedge will be a character in the book, I think it’s clear from the synopsis that Norra Wexley will be the main character. I think the main cast will come in to play as the trilogy progresses. I don’t think they are necessarily trying to completely fill-in a 30 year gap. There will definitely be more future media covering aspects of this timeline, and I wouldn’t be surprised if an animated series set in this era will come after Rebels. I think what this book will do is set up the world as it is in general in TFA. How did the Empire transition to the First Order? The Rebellion to the Resistance? What path are the big three on that leads them to where we find them 30 years later? I think big questions like this will be answered, but they will certainly not attempt to completely fill a 30 year timeline with 3 novels. Although, it might be cool to have several year gaps in between each book to give us an even clearer picture of what the GFFA will be like in TFA. That might even be a better approach than 3 novels covering a small period of time that still leaves 20 some years in between those events and TFA. What if the sequel to Aftermath takes place approx. 10 years later, showing us the origin of our main cast in TFA and the third novel takes place just prior to TFA, being a true prequel to the film itself? Just a thought.

      • July 16, 2015 at 9:26 pm
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        yes. i agree. I was hoping thats the way it was done. we should see how the first order and resistance grow. also is the planet akiva new?

        • July 16, 2015 at 9:42 pm
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          Yeah, it’s a brand new planet.

    • July 17, 2015 at 2:02 am
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      If each book is a self contained story

    • July 17, 2015 at 5:59 pm
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      Are you kidding me? You think that they’ve written as many books as they already have about the time frame between Episodes 3, 4, and 5, but think they’re *only* going to have 3 total books between 6 and 7?

      I think this is the only thing they can really do. They need to avoid spoilers for episode 7, so have not yet released any post-Jedi material, but will need to “catch us up” before the movie actually comes out.

      So, they’ll catch us up in broad strokes before the movie comes out, then spend several years and dozens of books to flesh out those thirty years in their own time.

  • July 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm
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    I didn’t see an excerpt, just a synopsis. How doyou get to the excerpt?

    • July 16, 2015 at 8:26 pm
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      Excellent Find. 🙂

  • July 16, 2015 at 8:31 pm
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    “Our rebellion is over. But the war … the war is just beginning.” —Admiral Ackbar

    This has me so frickin’ pumped…

    • July 16, 2015 at 8:40 pm
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      Bah the war is not just beginning the entire galaxy rose up and threw a giant Yub Nub and kicked out the Empire, even Jar Jar was partying. This is just an excuse for JJ to have his Ties and XWings and OT nostalgia crap. Undercut our heroes hard won victory for your toybox, how dare you JJ.

      • July 16, 2015 at 9:41 pm
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        I don’t think so. The Empire was huge, with a lot of systems, a big military and fleet, and with numerous military governors. So I don’t understand why would it be impossible, that some imperial forces and systems managed hold themselves. Yes, Endor was a huge blow to the Empire, but it’s entirely acceptable that they haven’t gave up the fight.
        And it is highly possible that there were a lot of people, especially in the inner systems, who totally ate the imperial propaganda and didn’t know the Empire’s true nature.

      • July 17, 2015 at 11:25 am
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        Yes yes the Empire is defeatead and all ends well. Heck even as a kid I couldn’t accept that, after seeing how the first rebel victory, destroying the Death Star, dind’t do a thing and just made the empire more dangerous in the next film.
        Yes this time the emperor is gone… but that’s the end of it all, really? It’s like the Japaneses winning at Pearl Harbour thus winning over the USA in WW2. Yeah sure man like that’s all there is to the fleet and industrial capabilities: the Empire is spanning over a frigginig galaxy and has close to a million systems, no way it ends at Endor. (ahah bad pun!)

    • July 18, 2015 at 5:46 pm
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      Shill getting those sheckles.

  • July 16, 2015 at 9:05 pm
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    I was so excited for this book. This excerpt was crap.

    Thats my critique of this extract.

  • July 16, 2015 at 9:11 pm
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    This guys writing style is really terrible!

    • July 16, 2015 at 9:29 pm
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      Is this literally an excerpt from the book? I don’t think it is… it sounds more like a summary of what’s in the book… I don’t think this is Wendig’s writing.

    • July 17, 2015 at 1:04 am
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      Agree. Had to stop reading after a couple of lines. The author is a bad writer regardless of the story. Almost reads like a fan fiction by somebody that doesn’t know how to put words together.

    • July 17, 2015 at 8:45 pm
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      I wanted to say this also, but if the majority don`t agree with your opinion its convenient and easy just to label someone a troll if its contrary to their opinion. But I agree with you.

      I thought I was reading it wrong, or not approaching it in the right way. But it genuinely is amateurish in its style.

  • July 16, 2015 at 9:33 pm
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    Ah yes, I see it now. Thanks for that link good sir. Btw, the excerpt is excellent. One should probably not expect Dostoevsky. Compared to most Star Wars literature this was good and the story sounds promising. I can’t wait to finally get something story wise that takes place after ROTJ

  • July 16, 2015 at 9:54 pm
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    The book will be a boring read.
    It does not read promissing, I know much better stuff sorry Note F.

  • July 16, 2015 at 10:41 pm
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    Hmmm…I was really excited for this book, but the writing style makes me less excited. I understand the choppiness…but in this instance I think it’s overdone?

  • July 16, 2015 at 11:04 pm
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    Third person, present tense. An evil more terrifying than the Empire itself.

  • July 17, 2015 at 12:07 am
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    yea it reads like someones notebook or something

  • July 17, 2015 at 1:17 am
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    This will have luke,han,and Leia right ?

    • July 18, 2015 at 3:57 am
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      It seems it won’t. Maybe in passing?

  • July 17, 2015 at 1:33 am
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    Has anyone read the author’s excerpt for the Battlefront novel? Pretty awful stuff, Makes A New Dawn look like a masterpiece. Makes me long for even old mediocore EU authors like Troy Denning who at least understood the universe that they were writing in.

  • July 17, 2015 at 1:34 am
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    I can’t wait to read about Snoke even if he only makes a debut in the officisl film novelization.

    • July 17, 2015 at 1:52 am
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      oh yea its kinda weird how andy serkis wasnt there

  • July 17, 2015 at 2:52 am
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    I can’t wait to read this book

  • July 17, 2015 at 3:11 am
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    Wasn’t thrilled reading the excerpt.
    I don’t really know the author’s work so I can’t really judge.
    And the bottom line is that we’ve been here already in the old eu. A rebel ship gets jumped by an imperial SD….no big deal…readers of the old eu already know what to do….
    The main message I really get is that LF wants to get across is the cementing that this is the new canon. That’s all.
    But given the lackluster and in some instances poor stories of this new canon, I think this book would follow in the same line.

  • July 17, 2015 at 5:11 am
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    I enjoy reading most star wars books,I gave up on the Yuzang Vong stuff, a little too much for me . it kinda took away the power of the actions that took place previous to it. But that being said;I don’t think any of them are literary masterpieces. They are just fine stories meant to occupy time and stimulate the imagination, and transport me to a galaxy far far away. Kinda like the movies. If anyone is expecting War and Peace ( which I personally am not) then none of this stuff is for you really. I don’t think I’m a moron for enjoying a fun escapist story, but maybe I am .This is almost assured by my poor use of prepositional phrasing. As it stands, I look forward to reading this one. I like the idea of having an alternative to the earlier stories. I don’t consider one or the other superior, just another take. That just means more stories from one of my favorite overall stories

  • July 17, 2015 at 8:03 am
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    At least it will not spoil any info regarding TFA contrary to the marketing.

  • July 17, 2015 at 8:36 am
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    Do you reckon they will bring me into the new canon? i did defeat Jerec and Desann after all. Perhaps i’ll get a trilogy of books based on my story

    • July 17, 2015 at 9:39 am
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      You deserve it, Kyle.

    • July 18, 2015 at 1:42 am
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      but dude, you were a shitty master and didn’t even do anything while Jaden was running around force choking suckas and going all darkside, leading to the death of all jedi…

  • July 17, 2015 at 4:01 pm
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    This is all exciting stuff but it’s written with some clanging vernacular that pulled me ought out of he moment
    “One helmeted cop is flung from his vehicle. The other crawls out onto the hood of his speeder”…

    Cop? Hood? Such Americanisms (and there is nothing wrong with Americanisms) that it felt so out of place from a universe and lexicon that we already know. I would equally have the same issue if it was referred to as a bonnet too…

    This is however an exciting period of new Star Wars and that makes me happy 🙂

    • July 17, 2015 at 6:24 pm
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      I got hung up on those phrases too. As readers, we want material we can relate with in order to make the story relevant, but I think this goes a little too far in terms of relatability.

      I didn’t mind the writing otherwise – I enjoy the immediacy of the third person present tense. As a guy who has read a lot of books (read: a LOT) and has been classically educated to analyze English literature (I have an English degree), I’m a little surprised everyone else here hated it as much as they claim they did. Is it possible that people are simply jumping on the hate wagon because of a few nasty comments on the site?

      I almost think that the reason I’m enjoying it so much is because I’m not used to this style of writing. After having read as much as I have, anything new is a breath of fresh air. I reserve judgement on the book as a whole until I’ve completed it.

      I also laugh at people who talk about the old EU as if those authors were paragons of literary competence. I enjoyed many of those books as well, but Zahn and Stackpole were the only authors I actually got excited to read. The rest was mediocre at best, with a few exceptions. I’m honestly not sure what makes them think the quality of the new novels is somehow worse than what they had with the EU.

      Like you say though,, it IS an exciting new time period to explore! New Star Wars content in a heretofore unexplored time period, which will have bearing on the new movies? Pretty awesome 🙂

  • July 17, 2015 at 5:32 pm
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    i liked it. Was quite fun if not amazingly written. I cannot see any difference in writing style to the EU books. If we’re all honest, no Star Wars books could really be classed as high literature no matter how much we may enjoy them!

    • July 17, 2015 at 7:41 pm
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      I don’t know, I’d say there’s quite a variety of style, albeit of a similar approach. A New Dawn had a very pulpy, fast-paced flow with a lot of game-of-thrones-style jumping from character to character to try to jazz up the story a bit, whereas Luceno’s Tarkin was much more relaxed, and took the time to establish not just the events and appearance of the scenes, but the feel and atmosphere, as well as giving for the most part realistic inner monologues that actually enriched the characters instead of just helping to push the narrative forward.

      That being said though, you’re right, high literature these are not – just some fun escapism.

  • July 17, 2015 at 6:43 pm
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    Reading the declaration of victory from Admiral Acber in this book makes me feel that original ending of Return of the Jedi would be more suitable for the continuation for TFA. Galaxy celebration was so ridiculous , so shallow, Disney should remove from Bluray release.

    • July 17, 2015 at 7:47 pm
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      The only good thing about it was the fact that they essentially stomp out the celebration the moment the shot in SE Jedi ends.

    • July 17, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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      Not happening (not anytime in the near future at least). You want proof? Check out the end of ROTJ that was released a few months ago via digital download, a release that was commission by Disney/Lucasfilm.

      Furthermore, it’s good for ROTJ to stand on its own, as well as symbolizing the conclusion of the OT (and the hexalogy saga in general, i.e. Ep. I-VI), hence why the celebrations at the end of ROTJ besides at Endor makes sense (and yes, all 6 have been released by Disney/Lucasfilm via digital download in their latest form).

      • July 18, 2015 at 12:55 am
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        You’re right that they haven’t and won’t abandon the SE, but a delux box set isn’t impossible.

  • July 17, 2015 at 7:33 pm
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    I don’t like the ‘the battle isn’t over. The battle is just starting’ schtick that gets repeated, it seems about as clichéd as saying ‘this time its personal’, and it totally diminishes anything that was accomplished in the original trilogy. My faith is faltering…

    • July 17, 2015 at 9:02 pm
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      I think it’s realistic in the sense that there would still be pockets of Imperial control all over the galaxy still left to eradicate. It’s a big galaxy.

      The victory in ROTJ was the return of the Jedi as representative in Luke Skywalker and the redemption of a fallen Jedi who becomes the hero of the film. In fact one could argue the titular “Jedi” could be Anakin. In other words, it was the return of the jedi not return of the republic. The the battle of Endor would be the significant turning point (like Gettysburg I guess).

      • July 17, 2015 at 9:52 pm
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        Sure, I guess you’re right. I still think the phrasing is lazy though, did the author HAVE to copy Gandalf, Yoda, and a bajillion other characters that have repeated the same line in slightly different ways over and over?

    • July 17, 2015 at 9:29 pm
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      Not happening (at least not anytime in the near future). You want proof? Check out the end of ROTJ that was released a few months ago via digital download, a release that was commission by Disney/Lucasfilm.

      Furthermore, it’s good for ROTJ to stand on its own, as well as symbolizing the conclusion of the OT (and the hexalogy saga in general, i.e. Ep. I-VI), hence why the celebrations at the end of ROTJ besides at Endor makes sense (and yes, all 6 have been released by Disney/Lucasfilm via digital download in their latest form).

      • July 17, 2015 at 9:31 pm
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        Disregard this post (it was meant for the poster before you).

  • July 17, 2015 at 8:40 pm
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    It truly sad how many old EU purist are here and shitting on promising book just because it rewriting old EU which in many cases was 10 more shittier then worst book of ne EU. Moreover old Eu doestn make on many places sense or contradict itself on many places.
    So yeah this seem promising.
    And old EU purist should finaly put off thier rose-colored glasses toward old EU.

    • July 17, 2015 at 9:40 pm
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      Really sad that all these fanboys haven’t heard of the concept of ‘differences of opinion’. People are allowed to disagree, that’s part of the fun of movies and art in general!! I for one think this new excerpt is pretty lacklustre – if that makes you angry, then you really need to reassess your priorities my friend!

      • July 17, 2015 at 10:42 pm
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        ^And I think you need to reassess your Star Wars fandom in making sure you understand what a true SW fan is suppose to be (*couch* acknowledge and recognize canon material *cough*).

        • July 18, 2015 at 1:35 am
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          aha so my childhood devoted to Star Wars, being named after Luke Skywwalker (as geekdom is strong in my family, my father has it, I have it, my brother has it…), spending night after night as a child fantasising about being a jedi, playing every SW video game I could get my hands on, getting in to regular nerdy discussions with friends about SW (that often get taken far too seriously) and making sure that I read every new novel that comes out === all this is null and void just because I didnt particularly enjoy an out-of-context passage of text??? I reiterate kind sir, priorities!!!

          • July 18, 2015 at 3:51 am
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            His/her priorities are being a zombie who only blindly follows something once it’s officially labeled canon. the incredible stupidity of SW fans should really stop surprising me, and yet it continues to hit new levels. I’m certain the most oft spoken/typed word among the SW fandom since the Disney purchase has been “canon”.

            People need to grow a brain and stop making their top priority/obsession what the ‘official story’ is or is not.

          • July 18, 2015 at 5:10 am
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            It’s not a matter of liking something blindly, I’m sure people give it a thought before they decide whether they like it or not (based on their own respective conclusions), but it’s more of a matter of just acknowledging and recognizing it. There might be a book or two that’ll come out in the future that I probably won’t like based on reviews about it but that doesn’t mean that I won’t like like it doesn’t exist, much less act like the events depicted in this book did not happen at all. Geez people, let’s think smarter here and act level-headed.

            It’s not about people trying to convince and force you to like something, it’s just about recognizing and acknowledging canon bodies of work. You don’t have to like it if it doesn’t interest you.

          • July 18, 2015 at 2:02 pm
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            Surely as a reader, consumer and avid fan its my choice whether or not I recognize and acknowledge what is and what isn’t canon?

            That being said, I haven’t actually seen anyone saying ‘this book sucks so to me its not canon’. I’m pretty sure everyone wants Lucasfilm to put out the best books possible, some people are just disappointed with whats been released so far.

    • July 18, 2015 at 3:54 am
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      80 or so people ‘liked’ someone saying that a small excerpt is better than an entire book. who the hell is shitting on what exactly?

  • July 17, 2015 at 8:59 pm
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    Seems like the book has been written for ages 7 and up based on the simplex writing techniques . Piss poor

    • July 17, 2015 at 9:47 pm
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      Don’t know if I would go that far, but its definitely not a well-written passage. But hey, its out of context so who knows, the book could blow us away when we get to read the rest… plus you have to assume that the majority of people that are going to pick up a Star Wars novel are generally not going to be the most well-read people.

  • July 18, 2015 at 4:17 am
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    God the writing style of this “book” is terrible. Wake me when there’s an audiobook to pirate.

  • July 18, 2015 at 4:59 am
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    I want to see Dennis Lawson in episode 8. I’d only want to see Wedge if he were played by the original actor. Someone above had mentioned him not being an interesting character but I’d say he’s just a character with a lot of room for fleshing out, a character who many have taken interest in. It doesn’t matter why we’re interested in him. I think it’s usually best to explore your interests. That leads to growth.. He’d be a great straight man to Lando’s scoundrel.

    • July 18, 2015 at 5:07 am
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      Denise Lawson said he would only be a part of it if the character were more fleshed out. Even though his attitude was negative his actual words suggested that he could be convinced. I’m sure a fat paycheck wouldn’t hurt either. They could write a meaty but not too long part for Wedge and then if Lawson still doesn’t want to be in it they could just change the character’s name.

  • July 18, 2015 at 11:50 am
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    I now pronounce you Chuck Wendig and Larry Kasdan.

  • July 18, 2015 at 6:36 pm
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    tedious not very good writing style.
    if all of these books were about anything other than star wars youd all be saying theyre crap . and they are , badly written rubbish .

    theyll sell a truckload

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