Harry Potter: Which Chosen One Reigns Supreme?
But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace. Nearly two decades on from the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine’s forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. This selection from the official press release though sheds some illumination about this period: Given the vast resources at their disposal, and the sphere of influence they seem to wield, it seems as if the 30 years separating this film from its predecessor must have been filled with their conquest of the galaxy, despite the destruction of the Death Star. When The Force Awakens opens, a new generation of Imperials seems all powerful and undisputed as the semi-legitimate ruler of the Galactic Order. If all that anyone had ever seen were the films in the Skywalker Saga, it could be forgiven if the impression was that the galactic-wide celebration witnessed during Return of the Jedi's special edition was a short-lived sigh of relief.
This moment is a sweet spot for a lot of threads flying loose through hyperspace, including the nature of the First Order. One of the more intriguing aspects of Shadow of the Sith, set for publication on June 28, 2022, is the exact when of it all, considering virtually everything released so far canonically has taken place a decade or more before ( The Mandalorian) or a decade after ( Star Wars Resistance).
