We’re at a point in this story where they’re just starting their family, and.nnnyeah, we know where that goes, how that ends up, don’t we? The galaxy is a complicated place and these are two complicated people - both are loving, empathetic characters who also have their own complex, dangerous lives that they aren’t quite ready to leave behind. They’re good together, except when they’re not. : Princess Leia and Han Solo return to play key roles in his novel - what is it like getting into their heads and into their relationship?Ĭhuck Wendig: It’s sweet and sad. Plus, we get hints that Jakku was important a long time ago, and in the context of that planet in The Force Awakens, will be important again when we finally get to meet Rey. Sloane is chasing Rax there, and Norra is chasing Sloane. Many threads tie to this single point - Palpatine was clearly doing something there, and Gallius Rax is the mechanism of that. Jakku is a point of convergence in the story, and one that in destruction and defeat helps to build the bridge toward The Force Awakens. Why does everyone want to go back to Jakku? : Many of the main characters in this novel want to go to or return to Jakku, but for many different reasons. Certainly in the Star Wars universe, one of the great things is how beloved characters show up in new places throughout the continuity. What was it like fleshing out this key chapter of the Star Wars saga?Ĭhuck Wendig: It’s both exhilarating and heartbreaking in equal measure - on the one hand, I’m geeked to be able to bring this epic high-stakes story to a conclusion, but it’s also heartbreaking in a way that the journey is over. : Empire’s End wraps up the Aftermath trilogy with a pivotal event in the galaxy far, far away: the showdown between the Empire and the young New Republic at Jakku. Chuck Wendig conversed with via e-mail to give us an intel report on Aftermath: Empire’s End. And in the final novel of the New York Times bestselling trilogy, Empire’s End, out today, everything points toward a showdown at a remote and desolate planet far from the bright center of the galaxy. In the Aftermath trilogy, author Chuck Wendig has told the story of what has happened after Return of the Jedi, with new and returning heroes and villains facing off, as the Empire struggles to survive while the Rebellion transitions to be the New Republic. The second part increases the stakes and changes the rules, and by the final installment, the audience is left wondering who will be left standing when the rules are completely thrown away. The first installment introduces the characters and the rules, and usually ends up with a win for the heroes. When it comes to storytelling, whether in film or in literature, a trilogy is hard to beat. The author of the Aftermath trilogy talks to about his epic story's final installment.
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