Read the first chapter from Allston’s X-Wing: Mercy Kill. Brilliant! A perfect first chapter. You’ll get a look at it after Apocalypse.
— Erich Schoeneweiss (@Darth_Duff) January 11, 2012
Del Rey’s Erich Schoeneweiss tweeted the above tonight, which appears to be confirmation that the “extensive excerpt of book one of the next Star Wars series” in Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse will be from X-Wing: Mercy Kill. Though, given how far ahead that exact wording from the Spring catalog was written, I wouldn’t take it as gospel that Mercy Kill will be the first of a new X-Wing series. (After all, technically it’s not a book 1… Is it?!?) Stay tuned…
Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse is due out on March 13, while X-Wing: Mercy Kill is currently on the schedule for August 7.
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5 responses so far ↓
1 Shadadukal // Jan 11, 2012 at 2:08 am
That’ll be the first thing I read when I get Apocalyse.
More X-Wing novels would be absolutely fantastic, especially if they involved the characters that we know and love IMO.
2 First Look at X-Wing: Mercy Kill may be in Apocalypse « Roqoo Depot // Jan 11, 2012 at 9:27 am
[...] Yesterday Club Jade reported that an excerpt for Aaron Allston’s X-Wing: Mercy Kill may appear at the end of Fate of the Jedi Apocalypse. The news is based on a tweet by Del Rey Editor Erich Schoeneweiss which you can check out here. [...]
3 Doyle // Jan 11, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Aaron’s gonna make me want to read the end of a book first. Never thought anyone would do that.
4 Fate of the Jedi follow-up still not more than 3 books; Scourge also Apocalypse excerpt // Mar 12, 2012 at 1:47 pm
[...] Rey’s Erich Schoeneweiss followed up his previous comment on Facebook today, announcing that a Scourge excerpt will join Mercy Kill in the back pages of Fate [...]
5 Out this week: Fate of the Jedi’s Apocalypse arrives // Mar 13, 2012 at 2:03 pm
[...] Cynics: Remember, this book contains our first look at Aaron Allston’s X-Wing: Mercy Kill. [...]
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