AFTERMATH – Chuck Wendig

This book was a lot of fun.

It is the first part of a trilogy that picks up shortly after return of the Jedi and which fills in some of the gaps between that trilogy and The Force Awakens – first part of the third Star Wars trilogy.

The format is similar to the Return of the Jedi film – multiple strands that progressively quicken and come together in the end – and it introduces new characters on both sides of the republic/empire rift.

What I especially liked were the “interludes” that were essentially “meanwhile, elsewhere in the star wars universe” segments Through these we see what Leia, Han, Chewie, Mon Mothma and others are doing and even though that don’t relate specifically to the central story, presumably these interludes will come together by book three.

The style is fun and Chuck Wendig seems to have slotted in nicely in picking up the tone used by Star Wars Universe writers. If you’re a long time Star Wars fan, give it a crack. It’s part of the new canon, so this series may well give some hints of what’s to come. 3.5 stars.