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Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens the books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe. Aftermath and will detail the events immediately following the destruction of the second death star by the rebel alliance in return of the jedi. The force awakens even gives us a peek at the future. Episode vii the force awakens, marketed as star wars. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Apr 14, 2016 people who think star wars episode vii. The force awakens star wars by alan dean foster books. The force awakens will be published by abrams books on november 2, 2015.
Aftermath, by chuck wendig we know very little about this september release. Before the awakening, which is a prequel to the force awakens and is officially in the canon of the star wars universe. The original star wars had a book version that was weirdly different and came out months earlier. The best star wars commercials 2015 the force awakens.
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