Del Rey Publishing and Lucasfilm have released a new preview excerpt from the upcoming novel Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson on StarWars.com today. The novel, which hits shelves on September 1st (aka "Force Friday II"), is part of the Journey to The Last Jedi
publishing line and tells the backstory of Captain Phasma (the
stormtrooper Captain in chrome-armor played by Gwendoline Christie in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi). The excerpt features Phasma on her homeworld of Parnassos meeting the First Order for the first time. You can read the new excerpt below,
Phasma and her warriors began making preparations the moment they saw
the explosion high overhead. As the ship’s remains streaked across the
sky, Phasma tracked it with her quadnocs, taking careful note of the
direction in which it fell. At the very least, ships like this could be
pillaged; at most, there was always a hope that they could be salvaged
and used to get offplanet. No one alive had seen such ships do anything
but fall and crash, but they were evidence of the larger galaxy beyond
Parnassos, of a future that had been denied them. It was painful, living
on such a treacherous planet with so many reminders of the ease and
technology that had once been taken for granted. At the very least,
there would be metal, tech, clothes, medicines, food, and possibly
working blasters scattered around what was left of the ship. These were
the greatest riches in Phasma’s world.
But they had to hurry. Other groups in other territories would also be watching and preparing for the journey. Falling stars, as they called them, were rare, and this ship was the shiniest thing the Scyre had ever seen—so bright that they had to shield their eyes as it arrowed down toward the planet. Part of the ship popped off and floated down separately, headed for the area where the Scyre lands bordered the enemy Claw clan’s, which made it all the more important to hurry.
The journey was not easy, for no journeys on Parnassos are. The Scyre territory was mostly spires of black rock, jagged cliffs, ledges, caves, and occasional tide pools when the ocean was at its lowest. Within their accustomed living area, they maintained a series of ziplines, rope bridges, tethers, nets, and hammocks, and even the least nimble Scyre member could get from place to place without too much trouble. But beyond their nesting place, along their border with the Claw, the terrain grew even more dangerous. The bridges weren’t sturdy, and one never knew when a support spike might be rusted through or a stone spire crumbling away to nothing. Phasma’s warriors were lucky that the ship had crashed during a time of low tides, so they were able to traverse the terrain far more easily than if the tides had been high, not to mention that during high tide, the ship might’ve been swallowed by the sea—or a monster in it.
But they had to hurry. Other groups in other territories would also be watching and preparing for the journey. Falling stars, as they called them, were rare, and this ship was the shiniest thing the Scyre had ever seen—so bright that they had to shield their eyes as it arrowed down toward the planet. Part of the ship popped off and floated down separately, headed for the area where the Scyre lands bordered the enemy Claw clan’s, which made it all the more important to hurry.
The journey was not easy, for no journeys on Parnassos are. The Scyre territory was mostly spires of black rock, jagged cliffs, ledges, caves, and occasional tide pools when the ocean was at its lowest. Within their accustomed living area, they maintained a series of ziplines, rope bridges, tethers, nets, and hammocks, and even the least nimble Scyre member could get from place to place without too much trouble. But beyond their nesting place, along their border with the Claw, the terrain grew even more dangerous. The bridges weren’t sturdy, and one never knew when a support spike might be rusted through or a stone spire crumbling away to nothing. Phasma’s warriors were lucky that the ship had crashed during a time of low tides, so they were able to traverse the terrain far more easily than if the tides had been high, not to mention that during high tide, the ship might’ve been swallowed by the sea—or a monster in it.
You can read the rest of the excerpt over at StarWars.com
Del Rey also debuted the full jacket for the novel on Twitter, which you can see below,
Follow The Star Wars Underworld on Twitter @TheSWU for more updates about this story and other breaking Star Wars news.Well, hello Cardinal. See the full cover jacket for #Phasma pic.twitter.com/D4ofU5v53z— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) August 24, 2017
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