How Disney/Lucasfilm Plans to Connect Ep. VI to Ep. VII

30 years have gone by since the destruction of the 2nd Death Star and the deaths of the Emperor and Darth Vader....This is where Episode 7 begins.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far awa-Hey! W......Wait a minute! Hold on a second! What the hell has been going on between all that time? You don't expect us to just dive right in.....Do you?

Okay, we all know that the opening crawl always serves as a narrative to events leading up to the beginning of the movie, which is fine for the majority of Star Wars fans...but what about the other fans that are into more than just the movies? Fear not my friends! For those of us who seek further enlightenment about what has transpired in the 30 years between movie timelines, there is hope.

According to Cinemablend.com, Disney, Lucasfilm, and Worldwide Publishing have teamed up and are working on releasing AT LEAST 20 books on the market by this fall that will do just that! What's that you say? 20 books within a year is insane? You'll never be able to read them all before December?

Well, if you're like me. You can polish off a typical 300 or so page Star Wars book in a matter of days. Besides, you don't have to finish them all by December. You can always read at your own pace and have plenty of "Oh so THAT'S what happened" moments.

As a matter of fact, the new books have already begun to bridge the gap between episodes. If you're currently reading "Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi" and have not reached a certain chapter, you might consider skipping the next section and just head to the end.

Get this and other BRAND NEW books here!!

You want to go on? Are you sure? Okay then....

In "Heir to the Jedi", there is a small excerpt where Luke finds an old lightsaber and upon practicing his skill to disassemble and reassemble a saber by using the force, discovers that it is unique in that it has 3 crystals within, and finding out that even slight misalignment or damage to the crystals would cause unstable streams to emerge. Reminiscent of a certain sputtering saber we see in the Ep. 7 teaser, hmmmm?

With that tiny revelation, it's safe to say the rest of the books will further explain and expand upon events, technology, and characters we will meet in The Force Awakens.


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