![]() ![]() Norra Wexley and her band of rebels are busy hunting down high-ranking Imperials with Admiral Rae Sloane at the top of their list. 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. Life Debt is the second novel in the Star Wars Expanded Universe 's Aftermath trilogy by Chuck Wendig, taking place a few short months after the Battle of Akiva in Star Wars: Aftermath. What she doesn’t know is just how close the enemy is-or how decisive and dangerous her new mission will be.ĭetermined 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. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Set between the events of Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, the never-before-told story that began with Star Wars: Aftermath. But when Norra intercepts Wedge Antilles’s urgent distress call, she realizes her time as a freedom fighter is not yet over. 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. 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. Years later, the canon novel Star Wars Aftermath: Empire's End revealed his tragic fate in what could best be described as a meta-commentary on the. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy’s strength is unfolding. The clumsy Gungan was one of the leads in The Phantom Menace, but the widely negative response to the character led to his screen-time being heavily reduced in the next two Star Wars prequel films. It turns out, there’s more than just the Empire for the good guys to worry about.”- The Hollywood ReporterĪs 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. In fact, a good portion of the Star Wars lore comes from the books that you can read about the past and the in-between periods in the history of the galaxy. He’s also worked in a variety of other formats, including comics, games, film, and television. The Star Wars universe isn’t only about the movies and the shows that you can watch. ![]() “ Star Wars: Aftermath what happened after the events of 1983’s Return of the Jedi. Praise for Aftermath: Life Debt Star Wars: Aftermath: Life Debt has found its place at the top of all the new canon works. Chuck Wendig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath, as well as the Miriam Black thrillers, the Atlanta Burns books, Zer0es/Invasive, and his upcoming modern epic, Wanderers (Del Rey, 2019). Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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