Sadly, that last great hope has ended up as just another version of A New Hope, leaving us dazzled by the modern visuals but otherwise disappointed. It seemed as though everyone was pinning their hopes on this film working, as though it was the last great hope that Star Wars could one day be good again. Having already convinced themselves, like long-suffering Highlander fans, that things at least couldn't get any worse, the hype steadily grew as the old cast members returned and more and more details were affectionately teased.
STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS BOOK SERIES SERIES
Abrams, gave the sci-fi community and the film-going public reason to have positive expectations about this series again. It took less than ten years after Revenge of the Sith brought the ghastly prequel saga to a sorry conclusion for the powers-to-be (in this case Disney) to decide that audiences would be ready for another instalment or three.ĭisney's acquisition of Star Wars from George Lucas, coupled with the involvement of J. The seemingly endless wave of remakes, reboots, re-imaginings and redundant sequels was bound to hit the Star Wars franchise sooner or later. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu, which has increasingly become the mantra of Hollywood executives. To check out all the books in the “Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi” campaign, head to ."That is not dead which can eternal lie" - the immortal line from H.
Image Credit: Disney-Lucasfilm Press Image Credit: Disney-Lucasfilm PressĪll of the above books will be available to purchase this fall. What has he been doing all these years? Why is he searching for the first Jedi Temple? When did he start his new Jedi Order? Hopefully, “The Legends of Luke Skywalker” answers these questions. Going into The Last Jedi, the character everyone wants to know about is Luke. The latter is the novel I have the highest hopes for. The second book is called “The Legends of Luke Skywalker,” written by Ken Liu. Per its title, the book will likely explore Alderaan and that culture more deeply as well as the character of young Leia. The first book is a young adult novel titled “Leia: Princess of Alderaan” by Claudia Gray a timely story, given Carrie Fisher’s recent passing. Based on their covers and titles, however, these two promise to be more interesting and in-depth than their “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens” predecessors. The other two novels in the campaign focus once again on two of the original trilogy’s main heroes. Image Credit: Del Rey Image Credit: Marvel The novel, meanwhile, may explain how she joined the First Order and came into command of the stormtrooper army. The comic miniseries about Phasma will reveal how she escaped from the trash compactor on Starkiller Base. In case you thought she was dead, she’s not. And I think they will, given their subject matter.įirst, two of the “Journey” stories concentrate on a new character introduced in The Force Awakens: Captain Phasma. I’m hoping the “Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi” books will reveal even more. Rather, it helped the reader obtain a sense of the state of the galaxy in Episode VII and the journeys of the main characters of the original trilogy to that point. The books published – three middle-grade books, a young adult novel called Lost Stars and the adult novel Aftermath by Chuck Wendig – didn’t reveal much about the plot of the movie.
The timing of the announcement was perfect because it came on Friday, April 14, the day Lucasfilm premiered the first trailer for The Last Jedi.Ī similar “Journey” story campaign was launched for The Force Awakens prior to that film’s premiere in December 2015. Lucasfilm announced the new “Journey” campaign at the Publishers’ Round Table panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando. To help bridge the gap between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm will release a series of stories under the heading “Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” The stories will be told through three new novels, a comic miniseries and a slew of visual guides, young readers and craft books. New novels and a comic coming this fall will help bridge the gap between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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