In addition to the new cover, Shatterpoint will also receive an all-new unabridged audiobook edition, narrated by Sullivan Jones.ĭel Rey will be continuing to add classic titles to the Essential Legends Collection, with the next additions publishing in Fall 2021.

Tracie Ching is the cover artist of Heir to the Empire, Simon Goinard is the cover artist of Path of Destruction, and Jeff Manning is the cover artist of Shatterpoint. Each edition will have a new book cover with original artwork.

The collection will launch on June 15, 2021, with new trade paperback editions of Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn, Darth Bane: Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn, and Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover. This Essential Legends Collection curates some of the most treasured stories from that expansive legacy. Ideas, characters, story elements, and more from new Star Wars entertainment trace their origins back to material from the Expanded Universe. To this day, the EU remains an inspiration for Star Wars creators and is published under the label Legends. This became known as the Expanded Universe, or EU, of novels, comics, videogames, and more. He opened up that universe to be a creative space for other people to tell their own tales. In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the world was introduced to Darth Vader’s now fugitive apprentice, Starkillerthe unlikely hero who would ignite the flames of rebellion in a galaxy so desperately in need of a champion. When he created Star Wars, George Lucas built a universe that sparked the imagination, and inspired others to create. Novels set in a galaxy far, far away have enriched the Star Wars experience for fans seeking to continue the adventure beyond the screen. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm, Del Rey is curating a collection of essential and beloved Star Wars novels from the past.

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