Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker wrote a novel called "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", which was originally commissioned by George Lucas for the purpose of being filmed as a low-budget sequel, as a fallback plan in the event that "Star Wars" did not do well. It was published in 1978, a year after the movie's release. This made it the first full-length original novel to be published in the Star Wars expanded universe. The next official novelization of a "Star Wars" movie was "The Empire Strikes Back" by Donald F. Glut in 1980. Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Star Wars: From the
Journey to Star Wars 2017. Three novels and a comic book miniseries related to the second sequel film, "The Last Jedi", were announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017. Multiple other publications were announced under Journey to "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2017. "Aftermath" is set shortly after the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi" and deals with the consequences of the deaths of Palpatine and Darth Vader, as well as the power vacuum formed in the Empire's rule over the galaxy and the actions of the Rebellion during the following months. The trilogy begins