Aftermath: Star Wars by Chuck Wendig
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Aftermath: Star Wars
- Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Series: Star Wars: The Aftermath Trilogy, Book 1, Star Wars, Book 32
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Publisher's Summary
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' 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.
©2015 Chuck Wendig (P)2015 Random House Audio
Anonymous User
Go read the Thrawn Trilogy instead
If this is what became of the galaxy after Return of the Jedi, then no wonder the New Order came along to fix things. Some cringey moments, bad nostalgia references and a lot of plot armor for certain characters. This is not the Star Wars book you are looking for.
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Johnathon
Great performance, below average story
Can never doubt that Marc Thompson will deliver a excellent performance and makes listening to the story easy. Although listening was easy the story itself was difficult to sit through. A typical story where everything works out for the main characters and nothing goes right for the adversary’s. The “heros” find themselves in perilous situations to only survive due to the writers lack of ability. This constant heros win all the time degrades the star wars universe and doesnt leave the reader excited as they already know the outcome. Worst part this is now classified as cannon.