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pulpmonkey66 's review for:
Aftermath
by Chuck Wendig
This was a very solid, but very different Star Wars book. The new Empire (Disney) has eradicated the rebels (Expanded Universe) because the victor gets to rewrite history. As such, Chuck Wendig was one of the writers tapped to start the build up to the new movie.
Wendig writes well. The main characters are all interesting and enjoyable. There's a teenage kid, Temmin who is smart and capable. The Temmin's pet killer robot, Mr. Bones is a hoot. Temmin's mom, Norrah has been away fighting the rebellion. Jas is a bounty hunter and very bad-ass lady. My favorite character is Sinjir, a former Imperial Loyalty Officer who is now a drunk who hates the Empire.
The plot was good and had plenty of Star Wars style action. I loved that the focus was on new characters and it gave us a view of the "Aftermath" of the destruction of the second Death Star. The Imperials as they try to hold onto what is left is well done.
The downside? The story is interspersed with snapshots of what is happening around the galaxy. That works great in a visual medium, like a movie, but with this book it just continued to interrupt the story and for me didn't serve any purpose. I can't help but wonder if maybe Wendig was introducing some characters we might see later on the big screen, but I can't say for sure.
Overall a 3.5.
Wendig writes well. The main characters are all interesting and enjoyable. There's a teenage kid, Temmin who is smart and capable. The Temmin's pet killer robot, Mr. Bones is a hoot. Temmin's mom, Norrah has been away fighting the rebellion. Jas is a bounty hunter and very bad-ass lady. My favorite character is Sinjir, a former Imperial Loyalty Officer who is now a drunk who hates the Empire.
The plot was good and had plenty of Star Wars style action. I loved that the focus was on new characters and it gave us a view of the "Aftermath" of the destruction of the second Death Star. The Imperials as they try to hold onto what is left is well done.
The downside? The story is interspersed with snapshots of what is happening around the galaxy. That works great in a visual medium, like a movie, but with this book it just continued to interrupt the story and for me didn't serve any purpose. I can't help but wonder if maybe Wendig was introducing some characters we might see later on the big screen, but I can't say for sure.
Overall a 3.5.