Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss (audiobook)

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Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss is the audiobook for the novel of the same name, written by Rebecca Roanhorse set to be released on September 15, 2026.^[1]

Publisher's summary

Set in the year before the first season of Andor, the sequel to The Mask of Fear.

The second installment in the Reign of the Empire series follows Bail Organa, Mon Mothma, and Saw Gerrera (along with their allies and enemies) thirteen years after the events of The Mask of Fear as they navigate the Empire's nigh-unbreakable chokehold over the galaxy.

Plot summary

This article's plot summary may be found on the article about the original work, Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss.

Media

Editions

ISBN 9798217290376; September 15, 2026; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook^[1]

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Events

Imperial Era^[1]

Organizations and titles

Sentient species

Human^[1]

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss (Reign of the Empire) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
↑ Rebecca Roanhorse (@rebeccaroanhorse) on Instagram (post): "Title and updated release date of my upcoming STAR WARS novel announced at SDCC. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS takes place a year before Andor S1." (backup link) establishes that the events of Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss take place a year before the events of Andor Season 1, which are set in 5 BBY per the reasoning here

External links

Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss (Reign of the Empire) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

Star Wars: Reign of the Empire
The Mask of Fear (audiobook)	Edge of the Abyss (audiobook)	From the Ashes

[Penguin-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 ^1.15 ^1.16 ^1.17 ^1.18 ^1.19 ^1.20 ^1.21 ^1.22 Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss (Reign of the Empire) on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

[Date-2] Rebecca Roanhorse (@rebeccaroanhorse) on Instagram (post): "Title and updated release date of my upcoming STAR WARS novel announced at SDCC. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS takes place a year before Andor S1." (backup link) establishes that the events of Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss take place a year before the events of Andor Season 1, which are set in 5 BBY per the reasoning here

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