As the newly rebooted Expanded Universe of Star Wars books continues to grow, there have been some truly stellar releases this year. Many of them, such as Canto Bight, Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Empire’s End: Aftermath and Phasma, contain unspecified links to the upcoming movie Episode VIII — The Last Jedi. Others, like Battlefront II: Inferno Squad, flesh out the characters of the interactive side of the EU. Meanwhile, the short story anthology From a Certain Point of View celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original Episode IV — A New Hope.
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Just released Dec. 5, Canto Bight takes you to a key location from The Last Jedi with four interconnected stories.
Leia: Princess of Alderaan — a bright time for the Rebellion …
Carrie Fisher’s The Princess Diarist among 2017 Hugo Award finalists
‘From a Certain Point of View’: 40 stories to celebrate 40 years of Star Wars – for literacy charity
Empire’s End: Aftermath finale closes the book on one era, gives birth to Star Wars’ future
Whatever happened to Jar Jar Binks? Find out in Star Wars: Aftermath – Empire’s End …
Star Wars: Thrawn will explore legendary Grand Admiral’s origins, Imperial ascent
So artistically done: Legend or not, Thrawn trilogy gets a cover revamp
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story NEFF Collector’s Box includes gear, signed novel, Funko figure and more
