Finally, there was a massive social media clash over the work, spurred on by a “Bring Back Legends” negative review campaign on Amazon, homophobic comments from some quarters, and the author, Chuck Wendig, giving as good as he got on social media, cementing his online persona in many fans’ minds in a very negative way. Second, the book’s writing style was extremely polarizing, featuring present tense and a ridiculous volume of sentence fragments (based on a few sample sections, estimates run at about 1/3 of the “sentences” being fragments), both of which grated on many fans who were reading print copies instead of listening to the audiobook. It was tough to find truly “honest” reviews of Aftermath at the time for several reasons. First, it was a book touted as the first big post- Return of the Jedi novel, which put it immediately in comparison to Heir to the Empire and caused many to expect a story with the “Big Three,” only for it to turn out to be a story featuring a cast of almost entirely new characters that we had no reason (yet) to care about.
(If not, the discussion between me, Mark Hurliman, and Michael Morris can be found in episodes 189 and 190 of the podcast.) Those who follow Star Wars Beyond the Films here on SWR are likely already familiar with my thoughts on the first book in the trilogy, simply entitled Aftermath, released on Force Friday 2015. The second book in the Aftermath trilogy has arrived, and to say that I was not particularly looking forward to it would be quite an understatement. Spoiler-filled discussion will often follow in the weeks or months thereafter on the podcast.Īftermath: Life Debt by Chuck Wendig (hardcover, 2016) Butler is now posting short, non-spoiler reviews for many new releases.
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