{"id":27277,"date":"2015-07-16T08:08:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=27277"},"modified":"2015-07-16T08:08:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T12:08:02","slug":"aftermath-tidbits-and-other-newsy-nods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2015\/07\/16\/aftermath-tidbits-and-other-newsy-nods\/","title":{"rendered":"Aftermath Tidbits And Other Newsy Nods"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apparently,\u00a0Star Wars: Aftermath<\/strong> now has a proper description<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance\u00a0\u2014\u00a0now a fledgling New Republic\u00a0\u2014\u00a0presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy\u2019s scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous show of the enemy\u2019s strength is unfolding. Out on a lone reconnaissance mission, pilot Wedge Antilles watches Imperial Star Destroyers gather like birds of prey circling for a kill, but is taken captive before he can report back to the New Republic leaders.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on the planet\u2019s surface, former Rebel fighter Norra Wexley has returned to her native world\u00a0\u2014\u00a0war weary, ready to reunite with her estranged son, and eager to build a new life in some distant place. But when Norra intercepts Wedge Antilles\u2019s urgent distress call, she realizes her time as a freedom fighter is not yet over. What she doesn\u2019t know is just how close the enemy is\u2014or how decisive and dangerous her new mission will be.<\/p>\n

Determined to preserve the Empire\u2019s power, the surviving Imperial elite are converging on Akiva for a top-secret emergency summit\u00a0\u2014\u00a0to consolidate their forces and rally for a counterstrike. But they haven\u2019t reckoned on the Norra and her newfound allies\u00a0\u2014\u00a0her technical genius son, a Zabrak bounty hunter, and a reprobate\u00a0Imperial defector\u00a0\u2014\u00a0who are prepared to do whatever they must to end the Empire\u2019s oppressive reign once and for all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Further, now it has an excerpt, too, which you can read right here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other News Nuggets<\/h2>\n

– ICYMI: The Harvest is totally out<\/strong><\/span><\/a>! Woo!<\/p>\n

– Blackbirds remains $1.99 in Kindle for remainder of July<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

– Apparently my belief that Pluto deserves to still be a planet made CBS<\/strong><\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n

– The Shield now launches 9\/16, and here’s an interview with Adam Christopher and I about the comic<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. (Man, September is gonna be crazy. Zeroes will already be out. Aftermath lands. The resurrection of Blackbirds in print happens (and there’s apparently now a Kirkus review of the book?). The Shield… busy, busy, busy.<\/p>\n

– Cool review of The Harvest by Michael Hicks<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, excerpt here:<\/p>\n

Across three novels, Wendig has expertly plumbed the emotional depths of his cast of characters, thrusting them into uniquely dark situations that make their hard-scrabbles lives all the more difficult and turbulent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– And this review of Zer0es at Bite the Book<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, excerpted here:<\/p>\n

Wendig weaves together a fantastic hacker thriller that halfway through takes a massive \u00a0and very clever twist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– I’m off to Camp Necon<\/strong><\/span><\/a> this weekend so: see you Monday, NERDS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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