and deepens the Jedi mythology," calling it a "classic page-turner." JJ Goodman of That Hashtag Show praised the "action and heartbreak," taking note that it "truly makes this new era of Star Wars compelling" as a contrast to Light of the Jedi's "frenzied" storytelling. Writing for the FanSided website Dork Side of the Force, Tom Farr lauded the novel for as "the best kind of Star Wars book emotional. Stellan touches Loden's cheek and Loden turns to dust Stellan remarks that this was the first time he ever felt fear since he was a child. The Leveler is released and petrifies Loden. Ro and the Nihil escape on the Gaze Electric, while Lourna is captured by the Jedi. The Jedi deduce the location of the Nihil's main base on Grizal and arrive to ambush the marauders. After fleeing Valo when forces from outside respond to Dairo's beacon, Tempest Runners Lourna Dee and Pan Eyta organize a revolt against Ro, but Lourna double-crosses Eyta and leaves him for dead.īell is unable to save the Innovator, a vessel that was the centerpiece of the Fair, but discovers that Loden is still alive. Dairo records the events and broadcasts it live to the galaxy. Ty and Elzar form a Force dyad which allows them to tame dragon-like beasts and hamper the Nihil's efforts from the sky, though Elzar is forced to touch on the dark side of the force at one critical point in the battle. Soh falls into a coma after falling prey to an orbital explosion, while Stellan and the other Jedi stationed on Valo fight off the intruders. After the Fair's main event, a Nihil fleet arrives on Valo using the Paths and bombards the planet, killing many spectators and some Jedi. The Jedi discover and arrest Ty and her buyer after seeing them test out machinery that can shut down electronics, including a lightsaber blade. Ty Yorrick, a monster hunter and former Jedi Padawan, is assigned to journey to Valo with a client who is carrying a mysterious weapon.Įlzar believes he has prevented his visions from coming to fruition after the Fair seems to go well and has a one-night stand with the Valon in charge of the Fair, Samera Ra-oon in order to repress his feelings of rejection from Avar Kriss. Jedi Knight Stellan Gios travels with Soh to Valo to hold a broadcast by Rhil Dairo. Cavans contribution to the era is a comic book series released through Marvel Comics titled Star Wars: The High Republic. Marchion Ro ventures to the Rystan Badlands and frees an ancient creature called the Great Leveler, who he believes will bring about the Jedi's doom. Cavan Scott, along with Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, and Charles Soule are crafting a new era in the Star Wars publishing world called Star Wars: The High Republic. Elzar Mann, still haunted by visions of death and carnage, is assigned to the Jedi outpost Valo to oversee the Republic Fair, a demonstration of unity between various planets orchestrated by Chancellor Lina Soh.īell Zettifar, now apprenticed to Indeera Stokes, mourns his previous master, Loden Greatstorm, who he believes to be dead, and represses his force instincts so that he cannot find out the truth. Star Wars Project Luminous has officially been revealed as Star Wars: The High Republic - new adult and young adult novels, childrens books, and comics tha. The story takes place one year after Light of the Jedi. Ī direct sequel, Star Wars: The Fallen Star, was released on January 4, 2022. It was released by Del Rey on June 29, 2021. Taking place approximately 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, The Rising Storm builds on previous High Republic novels and comics centering on the war between the Jedi Order and the Nihil. For both Elzar and Bell, their failures and losses weigh heavily upon them as they search desperately for a solution.Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm is a novel written by Cavan Scott in the Star Wars: The High Republic multi-media franchise and a sequel to Light of the Jedi. But every attempt to breach the Stormwall has failed, and even communication across the barrier is impossible. Outside of the Nihil’s so-called Occlusion Zone, Elzar Mann, Bell Zettifar, and the other Jedi work alongside the Republic to reach the worlds that have been cut off from the rest of the galaxy. Jedi trapped behind enemy lines, including Avar Kriss, must fight to help the worlds being pillaged by the Nihil while staying one step ahead of the marauders and their Nameless terrors. Following the shocking destruction of Starlight Beacon, the Nihil establish an impenetrable barrier called the Stormwall around part of the Outer Rim, where Marchion Ro rules and his followers wreak havoc at his every whim. Read the official description for the book below, then get ready for the beginning of the end with Phase III of Star Wars: The High Republic later this year. With art by Grant Griffin, the cover shows Marchion Ro, leader of the Nihil, ruling with an iron fist and Loden Greatstorm’s lightsaber. But while we wait, today we have the cover of author George Mann’s The Eye of Darkness, the first book to be released in Phase III of The High Republic books and comics.
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