NYCC: Cover for Gray’s Master & Apprentice, new Freed novel on tap

There were only a handful of Star Wars fiction reveals at NYCC this afternoon, but they’re pretty sizable ones! We get the final cover for Claudia Gray’s Master & Apprentice. The art is by Alice X. Zhang. We also have a brand-new book announcement: Alphabet Squadron, by Alexander M. Freed, will feature “Rebel pilots hunting down Imperials,” apparently set post-ROTJ. Master & Apprentice is due in April, and StarWars.com says that Alphabet Squadron is due in June.

From Marvel, the five-issue miniseries Shadow of Vader. Written by Chuck Wendig (Aftermath), each issue will focus on a different character affected by Vader somehow. Subjects will include Wilrow Hood and Wendig’s own Acolytes of the Beyond. Check out Star Wars Underworld’s tweet recap for more from the panel, or watch it live below:

There was a standalone panel at for Amy Ratcliffe’s Women of the Galaxy yesterday, and StarWars.com has some new art reveals. There was also, on Sunday, a panel for women Star Wars writers: