This fall. #StarWars Catalyst a thrilling must-have prequel to @starwars #RogueOne .Let the author speculation begin pic.twitter.com/3ZkP0Rer7q
— StarWarsBooks (@DelReyStarWars) March 18, 2016
Del Rey have announced a new novel at their C2E2 panel today.
Catalyst: A Rogue One Story, from a yet to be revealed author, will be released on the 4th October 2016. It will be a lead in and prequel to the anthology movie Rogue One which hits cinemas around the world in mid December.
The release of Catalyst will be part of an intense programme promoting Rogue One which will begin on 30th September 2016.
It will join a wealth of literature releases from Marvel Comics and Disney Press, as well as numerous toy vendors thoughout the month of October. This will be a departure from the marketing of The Force Awakens which say an intense day of releases on Force Friday.
