Reign of the Empire Book Two

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Book Two of the Star Wars: Reign of the Empire trilogy will be written by Rebecca Roanhorse and published by Random House Worlds in spring 2026.

Development[]

Ideas introduced in the in-universe history book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire are explored in Book Two.^[3] On February 3, 2025, Roanhorse's fellow Reign of the Empire author Alexander Freed reported that Roanhorse was "hard at work" on the novel.^[4]

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Imperial Era^[1]

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"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 229

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 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)
↑ 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, with The Mask of Fear covering the first year. Episode III and IV take place in 19 BBY and 0 BBY respectively according to Star Wars: Timelines. As such Book Two and Three will take place between 18 BBY and 0 BBY.
↑ Tom Hoeler (@DarthInternous) on Twitter (post): "I may or may not have sent Rebecca some notes based on tidbits in your book that said "ooo let's explore this" (In response to: "I'm choosing to believe that there was just a photo of me on all of your desks for this and the 'do it for him' Simpsons message.")" (backup link)
↑ Alexander Freed (@alexandermfreed.bsky.social) on Bluesky (post on February 3, 2025): "So The Mask of Fear is out in three weeks. Rebecca Roanhorse is already hard at work on the actual followup (and it will, from what I've seen, be grand!) But I'm vaguely curious about what happens if you read all the Alexander Freed Star Wars novels in chronological order. Do they work as a whole?" (backup link)

External links[]

Star Wars' New Book Trilogy Explores the Politics Behind the Rise of the Rebellion on Gizmodo (July 29, 2024) (backup link archived on July 29, 2024)

Star Wars: Reign of the Empire
The Mask of Fear (audiobook)	Book Two	Book Three

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[Gizmodo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 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)

[Years-2] 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, with The Mask of Fear covering the first year. Episode III and IV take place in 19 BBY and 0 BBY respectively according to Star Wars: Timelines. As such Book Two and Three will take place between 18 BBY and 0 BBY.

[Rise_Inspired-3] Tom Hoeler (@DarthInternous) on Twitter (post): "I may or may not have sent Rebecca some notes based on tidbits in your book that said "ooo let's explore this" (In response to: "I'm choosing to believe that there was just a photo of me on all of your desks for this and the 'do it for him' Simpsons message.")" (backup link)

[Freed_3_Weeks-4] Alexander Freed (@alexandermfreed.bsky.social) on Bluesky (post on February 3, 2025): "So The Mask of Fear is out in three weeks. Rebecca Roanhorse is already hard at work on the actual followup (and it will, from what I've seen, be grand!) But I'm vaguely curious about what happens if you read all the Alexander Freed Star Wars novels in chronological order. Do they work as a whole?" (backup link)

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