The entire series of Star Wars: The Force Awakens tie-in novels will be released on September 4, Del Rey Books announced during its panel at this weekend's Star Wars Celebration

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The series, aptly branded "Journey to The Force Awakens," spans a total of 20 books, all of which will be available on the aforementioned date, providing fans with plenty to do before the film hits theaters in December.It was confirmed earlier this year that the books will all be set during the 32-year span between the end of Return of the Jedi and the beginning of the upcoming seventh film. Not only that, but the series, which includes both young adult and adult novels as well as comic books, will contain hints at what's to come in the forthcoming films.For more on the swath of Star Wars content coming later this year, be sure to read the sizeable list of questions we want answered in the new books.

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