"It seemed important to give readers a very diverse slate of Jedi types and approaches to the Force. "You get a sense of exactly where the Republic, the Jedi Order and the Nihil are, how the Jedi operated communities with the outposts on far-flung planets," he said. I asked Soule how his novel, which came out Tuesday, sets up this era. Light of the Jedi brings us into this era as an incident known as the Great Disaster threatens worlds throughout the galaxy, Jedi engage in awesome acts of derring-do to save lives and the Nihil emerge from the shadows. If you're looking for a jumping-on point for The High Republic, Charles Soule's adult novel is it. Jedi Master Avar Kriss plays a major role in Charles' Soule's novel. In a roundtable-style Zoom interview, I got to talk to the authors of each book and comic about what it was like to shape a new generation of Star Wars adventures, heroes and villains.
Like peak Game of Thrones, there's a sense that anyone could die or be taken captive at any moment - it's quite refreshing after years of Star Wars novels and comics where I know all the iconic characters are going to make it through unscathed. The lack of familiar characters (aside from some older Jedi) adds a delightful danger to each story. I read the first batch of these new stories before The High Republic kicked off on Tuesday, and they were a super exciting introduction to a new era in a galaxy far, far away. And the people who are pushing out onto the frontier know that the Jedi are going to be there with them." They have no concept that there's ever going to be anyone who's going to be able to stand up to them," Cavan Scott, author of Marvel's High Republic comic series, said. "For them, the Jedi Order has been around for thousands of years. The Jedi of the High Republic are a bunch of awesome space wizards bringing justice with the Force, and it feels like they're having fun every step of the way. Let's go explore and see what we can do that is going to be big, bold and unexpected." "Once we were nearing the end of the sequel trilogy, that's when we were given the green light. "We had to make sure the timing would be right for it," Michael Siglain, Lucasfilm Publishing creative director, told me via Zoom last month. The High Republic books and comics are set 200 years before The Phantom Menace. Instead, we get Jedi at the height of their power - including a 700-year-old Yoda - protecting an uncorrupted Galactic Republic as it expands into the Outer Rim. There are no whiny Chosen Ones, scheming Sith Lords or angry wannabe Darth Vaders creating a sense of dark inevitability.
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Set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, the earliest movie in the timeline, the project combining novels, children's books and comics is untethered from the Skywalker Saga. The High Republic feels like Star Wars unchained.