As the New Republic develops and the elusive Imperial Starfleet becomes vulnerable for a killing blow, her leadership faces its greatest challenge - sadly, it’s against some unimpressive, cardboard-cutout opponents with predictable and unconvincing motives and methods.Īftermath: Empire’s End has a refugee crisis, as well as hyper-partisan politics between a progressive, “elite” female politician and a loutish, progressive challenger. Mon Mothma gets an impressive amount of time in Empire’s End, which is nice considering her recent appearance on screen in Rogue One and Rebels.
… But the Organa-Solo family’s blessed moment comes almost literally as the Empire’s figurehead ruler signals surrender, and the greatest remnant of its war machine goes down in flames over a sun-scarred nowhere called Jakku. … And a certain clownish character from the prequel trilogy makes a brief appearance after many years of obscurity. Princess Leia Organa is very pregnant and gives birth to Ben Solo, with her smuggler/scoundrel husband Han Solo squirming as he tries to adjust to his new role we know how all that goes. Norra Wexley and her team of New Republic sympathizers are still hunting Imperials - their greatest quarry, Grand Admiral Rae Sloane, is on a personal hunt of her own - but more familiar “cardinal” Star Wars characters are there, too. That’s the thrust of Aftermath: Empire’s End, Chuck Wendig’s grand finale. How did that happen? It seems like barely yesterday when the massive Expanded Universe was getting a hard reboot in the “aftermath” of Disney’s purchase of the Lucasfilm empire.Īnd as one Empire ends, so begins another. We’ve quickly come to the end of the Aftermathtrilogy of Star Wars novels. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Email
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