Exactly 25 months ago I began my mission.
My goal was to read any and every Star Wars book I could get my hands on.
Like so many around the world, I’ve been a lifelong Star Wars fan since I was very young. But when it came to reading, I never had any interest.
Even if I was reading something that was of supreme interest to me I always found it difficult to follow through and read the entire book.
Well after 25 months of taking up Star Wars books, I’m up to 38.
So you might say to yourself, “Who cares? Why are these books important anyways?”
I’ll tell you…
For starters, so much of the information out there in the Star Wars universe, maybe about 60% of it all derives from the fantastic novels.
So if you care about Star Wars, this information is so very important.
Whether it’s the backstories to Revan and Malgus or the tales and adventures of Darth Maul and Darth Bane, these books are the vital lifelines to the characters we know and love.
Without the fantastic writings of James Luceno we would never know much about Darth Plagueis.
If it wasn’t for John Jackson Miller’s masterpiece of a novel in Kenobi we would forever wonder what occurred on Tatooine after Anakin and Obi-Wan’s fateful duel.
These authors deserve the credit and the accolades that books of their caliber render.
Over the next six months we will see some pretty epic titles be released.
In August to be exact, the second book in Chuck Wendig’s trilogy, Aftermath: Life Debt was released (should be arriving at my door this week.)
And later on in the year we will get a tantalizing novel on Ahsoka Tano as well as an intriguing novel of Rogue One.
As the days, weeks, months and years pass by it seems that we continue to receive more material that is getting deeper and bolder.
If I were to analyze the future of Star Wars novels I would imagine seeing intricate stories and attention grabbing themes continue to be produced.
With that being said, here’s to the future.
For the continued longevity of Star Wars and the stories that their fabulous army of writers continue to produce.
-Sith Pacify out
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