![]() Each would benefit from more explanation and detail. There is also a lack of exposition and detail with major plot points, such as the Black Sun and Red Key crime syndicate’s involvement in the attempt to destabilize the galaxy or the full scope of Palpatine’s contingency plan. The power plays and infighting between Grand Admiral Sloan and Gallius Rax as they try to find a way forward for the fledgling Empire are great. Another standout comes in the character of Rax and the revelation of his connection with Palpatine, Jakku, and what’s happening there, ultimately leading to the formation of the First Order.Įmpire’s End, like the rest of the series suffers from Wendig’s prose it’s just frustratingly prosaic. ![]() The book also continues one of the best things about the series, the Empire. The portrayal of the inner-workings of the New Republic, seeing characters like Mon Mothma and Leia in their roles, trying to take care of the Empire while at the same time transitioning to a new galactic government, is excellent. The plot of the book is honestly what many expected from the first book. The book has some things worthy of praise. ![]() Because of their lack of understanding of what’s truly happening in the galaxy, or worse, a blatant disregard for the signs before them, their blindness becomes their doom. Ancillary materials fill in the details of a senate that does not wish to see the First Order as a threat. It is fascinating to see how this connects to The Force Awakens. The book does a good job of showing this struggle in all its messiness. Oppression for none.” It truly is the noblest of goals. Sinjar says of Mon Mothma she is, “…a woman that wants to give democracy to the entirety of the galaxy. She might have been too late to act correctly if not pushed by her opponent in the upcoming election to take a strong stance on the security of the New Republic. Seeing the galaxy the way it is and not as she wants it to be is hard for Mon Mothma, but in the fight to bring democracy, the lesson that freedom is never free cannot be lost.įinding the medium between safety and freedom is never easy. All throughout the Aftermath series she’s longed to have peace and put war behind her. The New Republic and Mon Mothma specifically have grappled with the challenge of identifying who the enemy is and what actual threat that enemy poses. It’s compelling is to see the way this struggle is mirrored on a galactic scale and how it will plague the sequel trilogy of Star Wars. Revenge is not enough.īuilding off the previous theme is also this question, “Who is the enemy?” Norra will find that in the end, her understanding of the answer to that question was wrong and she must put aside her presuppositions about Rae, specifically, to fight the right fight. As these two women wrestle with how to get their revenge they see that they are truly not that different from one another and are even left with the same question plaguing them: “Is this all there is?” Is revenge truly enough to live for? Their answers will be different in the end, but the outcome will be the same. Rae’s object of revenge is Gallius Rax, who has taken the Empire she loves away from her. Norra desires revenge on Rae for attacking the New Republic and for brainwashing her husband to help carry out the plan. Each woman wants revenge on the person they believe has taken everything away from them. What’s most interesting is that even though they are on opposite sides of the war, they find themselves driven by the same thing, revenge. Each of these women has been moving closer to the other throughout the story, and it’s in this book that they come face to face at last. This series has followed two big characters, Rae Sloane and Norra Wexley. Now, in Chuck Wendig’s final Aftermath book, Empire’s End, fans finally have the particulars of what led to the showdown between the Empire and the New Republic over this remote world. It was the first taste of the end of all things for the Empire as seen in The Original Trilogy. 4 on USA Today 's best seller list.Star Wars fans’ first taste of the end of the Empire came in Lost Stars as the Imperial characters in that book experienced the Battle of Jakku. 4 on The New York Times Best Seller list, and No. The first novel of the trilogy debuted at No. Wendig also introduces several new characters, including ex- Rebel Alliance pilot Norra Wexley, her teenage son Temmin "Snap" Wexley, Temmin's rebuilt B1 battle droid Mister Bones, the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari, and the Imperial turncoat Sinjir Rath Velus, one of the first gay characters in Star Wars canon. The Aftermath trilogy features the characters Wedge Antilles, an X-wing fighter pilot from the original Star Wars film trilogy, and Imperial Admiral Rae Sloane, introduced as a captain in John Jackson Miller's 2014 novel A New Dawn. Star Wars: Aftermath: Empire's End (2017).
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