- "I'm enormously excited to be a part of this project and explore an era of Star Wars especially rich with the nuanced stories of 'ordinary' citizens—people living inside the machinery of the Empire, still figuring out what's happened to their government and in violent disagreement over ideas of democracy, resistance, revolution, and complicity."
- ―Alexander Freed
Star Wars: Reign of the Empire is a novel trilogy which takes place between the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and is set in the first years of the Galactic Empire's reign, focusing on Mon Mothma, Saw Gerrera, and Bail Prestor Organa. The first novel, The Mask of Fear, was written by Alexander Freed and published on February 25, 2025. The second and third will be written by Rebecca Roanhorse and Fran Wilde respectively and published in Spring 2026 and 2027.
Novels
- Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear by Alexander Freed (February 25, 2025)[1]
- Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss by Rebecca Roanhorse (September 15, 2026)[4]
- Reign of the Empire: From the Ashes by Fran Wilde (Summer 2027)[2]
Sources
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 229- Who Is Mon Mothma? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Celebrate Star Wars Reads This October on StarWars.com (backup link) §
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Star Wars' New Book Trilogy Explores the Politics Behind the Rise of the Rebellion by James Whitbrook on Gizmodo (July 29, 2024) (backup link archived on July 29, 2024)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Fran Wilde (@franwilde.bsky.social) on Bluesky (post on July 25, 2025): "Houston, we have a title! :: From the Ashes :: Reign of the Empire book 3, coming summer 2027!" (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Star Wars' New Book Trilogy Explores the Politics Behind the Rise of the Rebellion by James Whitbrook on Gizmodo (July 29, 2024) (backup link archived on July 29, 2024) and Tom Hoeler (@DarthInternous) on Twitter (post on July 29, 2024) (backup link) state that Star Wars: Reign of the Empire will take place over the years between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which correspond to 19 BBY and 0 BBY respectively according to Star Wars: Timelines.
- ↑ Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss on Penguin Books' official United Kingdom website (backup link)
