‘Journey To Star Wars: The Force Awakens:’ 20 Books Will Bridge The Gap Between ‘Jedi’ And ‘The Force Awakens’
Fans who want to know what happened betweenReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakensare going to have to read about it. Disney and Lucasfilm just announced this Fall they’ll release 20 books in a series calledJourney to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The series will be a mix of novels, comics, children’s books and young adult stories all set in the 30 years between the films, and all of which are canon.
Below, read to Star Wars: The Force Awakensincluding a few of the book titles.
Entertainment Weeklybroke the news ofJourney to Star Wars The Force Awakens. It’ll be a joint effort between the many arms of Disney Publishing Worldwide as well as Del Rey, Dorling Kindersley and Marvel Comics. To make sure it all fits together, the authors were in constant contact with the Star Wars story group. Here’s what Andrew Sugerman, executive vice president of Disney Publishing Worldwide, said about that:
Interesting. So these books will have hints and easter eggs that will pay off inThe Force Awakens. That’s cool. What are the books? A few titles have been announced:
Also coming out are novels that take place in the time ofStar Wars, The Empire Strikes BackandReturn of the Jedi, but told from the perspective of side characters. These are not a part of theJourney to the Force Awakensstory, but still interesting.
Now I get why Lucasfilm and Disney are doing this and it’s incredibly smart. They’re looking to sell some merchandise capitalizing on the excitement before the release of the movie plus cover the fact we’ll never get to see Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher play their characters in their 30s. These books can easily cover those bases and fill those demands. I know I’ll probably pick up one or two in anticipation.
Still, I can’t help but feel a little let down that it seems an entire fertile era ofStar Warsis only going to be explored in print. Sure there are always stories that can be told – different characters to highlight, side stories – but 20 books is a lot.
What do you think aboutJourney to Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
