Ever Since Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the growing universe of fanboys and fangirls has been high on action, little robots, Harrison Ford, and high stakes. It has been an amazing era! But now that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is out, many new books are rolling in to fill up that emptiness. And we bring you the best of Star War-esque books to satisfy your cravings:
1. The Diadem Saga by Jo Clayton
Ellis Cookson, a popular English Literature expert at GoDissertationHelp, is a huge fan of Clayton. “Jo Clayton has penned more than 30 science fiction and fantasy novels with complex, fully-realized beings, alien worlds that draw you in, grand journeys and epic quests that highlight the galactic grandeur.”
The Diadem Saga is a 5-book series which follows Aleytys, a tribal outcast and a nomad, who discovers an alien crown. The item gives her great supernatural powers and suffuses her with magic. The item belongs to an alien arachnid race though which is out to reclaim its treasure.
2. A Passage of Stars by Kate Elliott
Written by the best-selling author Kate Elliott, his book is also a fast-paced space opera with a female protagonist. The first in the ‘Highroad trilogy’, the book follows the story of Lilyaka Hae Ransome on Planet Unruli. Lily is strong, willful and independent but has only two options – either to work for her family’s successful mining operation or start begetting children. The twist comes when aliens kidnap her favourite martial arts teacher Heredes and she heads out to rescue him.
During her awesome odyssey, Lily comes across Ridani – an oppressed minority class and becomes a part of the interstellar rebellion against a despotic empire.
3. The Power by Naomi Alderman
Layla is doing her PhD in Human Rights and Gender Studies. She also offers assignment help to school and college students. She recommends this book because she says, “Nothing can replace Star Wars for me. But this book does explore a theme which is quite near to my heart. It explores questions like if the balance of power shifts, would women by kinder and gentler as the dominant gender OR would they be as ruthless as men.”
The story is about a covert chemical experiment during World War II that has resulted in girls being able to manifest an electrical charge and use it as a weapon. All over the world, girls are using this new-found power to save themselves from men and boys. Roxy, the daughter of English mobster, uses it to protect her mom from killers. A foster-child in America, Allie uses it to find her lecherous foster father.
The Power is an instant classic. It explores themes that spark much-needed discussions in society.
4. The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
Star Wars fans love space-age narratives by Arthur C. Clarke – whether it is his short stories or the Space Odyssey series. ‘The City and the Stars’ is an expansion on Clarke’s 1953 work called ‘Against the Fall of Night’.
Set billions of years in the future, the story follows Alvin – a curious human child who is very curious to see what lies outside the domed city of Diaspar. He sets off on exploration outside the dome to discover both the past and future of his people and all humanity.
5. Saga by Brian Vaugh & Fiona Staples
This is a graphic novel series with some scenes that cannot be shown on TV. You can compare it to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ which is set in space of course. The never-ending galactic war, tons of alien species, romance, and violence has something for everyone.
This one is the favourite of MyAssignmentAssistance Astronomy expert Michael Joy.
6. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
This is an old one. Hyperion is only the first volume of the epic series ‘Hyperion Cantos’. Published in 1989, it won the Hugo award. The story is about how seven seekers embark on a voyage to the mysterious planet of Hyperion which lies outside the reach of galactic law. The planet is home to a menacing creature called the Shrike. Shrike might be able to stop the raging intergalactic war though and reveal the truth of the place of Humanity in the Universe.
Hyperion is multi-faceted science fiction with a lovingly detailed world and carefully-built characters. Did you know that Simmons imagined the Internet in the 80s as a real-time network that fed information to tens of billions of data-hungry citizens?
This space fantasy series soars across time, genre, and space and gives you a sense of freedom and exhilaration.
7. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
The Physics essay help provider Matthew Clarke loves the story of William Mandella, a Physics student who gets enlisted in an elite squad which goes on to fight a war in deep space against the aliens called Taurans.
“The Forever War has won a Nebula, Hugo, and Locus award. This science-fiction masterwork shows how the soldiers are taken light years away from home to fight the battle and when they finally return, they get alienated in their home planet. It’s indescribable. You simply can’t put the book down”, says Clarke.
8. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Shireen Cowley offers Math homework help to kids online. She has twins who are in high school this year – and hooked on to this book. “Illuminae talks about high-school sweethearts Kady and Erza who are facing problems in their love life amidst war and destruction. The story is set in 2575 and on Kerenza IV – a mining outpost planet. When a rival company attacks this outpost using traditional and biological weapons, the survivors are rolled off into two space vessels. It’s a fast-paced sci-fi that reads like a thriller. My kids relate with the unique use of mission reports, ship schematics, dialogues, e-mails, and texts and I am certain they love the hints of romance in the novel”, says Shireen.
The good news is that this is only the first novel of the series called ‘The Illuminae Files’. Its sequel ‘Gemina’ and the third book ‘Osidio’ have been best-sellers too. As a Star Wars veteran fan, Shireen is hooked on to the series too.
9. Salvage by Alexandra Duncan
Annie Bay, an assignment help expert, loves reading books with her children. And she says, “Salvage is our favourite. Ava escapes an aggressively patriarchal ship and lands on a continent of garbage floating on the Pacific Ocean. It’s called Gyre where she meets Rey of Star Wars which was played by Daisy Ridley. Presence of Rey alone would have done it for me but the rest of the book is pretty good”, says Annie.
Salvage might seem challenging to teens but it talks about issues that they would love to read. Ava is not a typical heroine. And the themes of the novel are a good launching pad to start conversations on gender stereotypes, sexuality, sexism, culture, and more.