This week, we’re starting the second book of Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars trilogy: AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT. What’s changed for Norra Wexley’s merry band of rogues — and for Rae Sloane and the Empire — since we saw them last? How does the cult of Vader prepare the Empire for its transformation into the First Order? And how do you build trust after a generation of war and oppression?

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and covers the start of the book through “Interlude: The Annihilator.”

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