And it allows people to see themselves in stories where, before, they hadn't. "I think fiction has sort of a value and an opportunity to speak to audiences beyond both the author and beyond what you 'expect' that audience to be. It's a lighthearted, somewhat awkward scene, and isn't referenced again in the novel.īut just because Sinjir's sexuality is a minor note in Aftermath doesn't mean it wasn't something Wendig took seriously. During a rather frank exchange with a female character in the novel, he states that he's not interested in women romantically. Sinjir's sexuality, while definitely established, is not a huge part of the events of Aftermath. Aftermath follows the adventures of Sinjir Rath Velus, and Imperial officer who turns from the Empire after witnessing the Battle of Endor - it's okay, Sinjir, we all felt bad when that one Ewok tried to get his dead Ewok buddy to stand up - and joins the Rebellion. It's among the first installments in a new state of Star Wars continuity - since the slate of the the Star Wars Expanded Universe was wiped clean for the new movies - and it's the very first look that fans have at the new state of the galaxy after the events of Return of the Jedi.
4 as part of the Force Friday merchandise event for the new Star Wars trilogy. Author Chuck Wendig has a simple message for those who say he's ruining Star Wars by making a lead character of his novel Star Wars: Aftermath a gay man: "You're not the good guys."
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