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Another exciting adventure from the #1 New York Times best-selling series! The darkest secrets are the hardest to bring to light.... Sylvestri Yarrow is on a streak of bad luck with no end of sight. She's been doing her best to keep the family cargo business going after her mom's death, but between mounting debt and increasing attacks by the Nihil on unsuspecting ships, Syl is in danger of losing all she has left of her mother. She heads to the galactic capital of Coruscant for help, but gets sidetracked when she's drawn into a squabble between two of the Republic's most powerful families over a patch of space on the frontier. Tangled up in familial politics is the last place Syl wants to be, but the promise of a big payoff is enough to keep her interested... Meanwhile, Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh has been summoned to Coruscant, but with no idea of why or by whom. She and her Padawan Imri Cantaros arrive at the capital along with Jedi Master Cohmac Vitus and his Padawan, Reath Silas—and are asked to assist with the property dispute on the frontier. But why? What is so important about an empty patch of space? The answer will lead Vernestra to a new understanding of her abilities, and take Syl back to the past...and to truths that will finally come out of the shadows. Don't miss any of the adventure and excitement of Star Wars: The High Republic! Into the Dark by Claudia Gray A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older
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NO SHIP FOR YOU. YOU ARE A TERRIBLE PILOT, VERNESTRA RWOH, AND I WILL NOT LET YOU RUIN WHAT IS LEFT OF MY FLEET
Out of the Shadows is the Star Wars book that, for me, comes the closest to just being a comfort book. It's just such a comfy read. The first half of the book is so slow and just takes it's time to settle us into Vern's day to day and how her relationship with Imri is growing. I could read a whole series of books about those two just interacting with everyone on Starlight Beacon and just them hanging out, its all great.
The new characters introduced here are also great, Sylvestri and Jordanna are a great pair and play off each other well whenever they're together and Xylan Graf is a great rich loser, I liked how the book went more into the concept of the Hyperspace Rush and the families that helped chart the routes out. I think that's such a fun idea in Star Wars.
Although it's mainly a chill read theres still a healthy amount of setup for future plot points, especially regarding Vern and her visions which I'm very interested to see where that goes.
Series
9 primary books13 released booksStar Wars Disney Canon Novel is a 112-book series with 9 primary works first released in 1976 with contributions by John Jackson Miller, Chuck Wendig, and 48 others.
Series
1 released bookStar Wars: The High Republic is a 48-book series first released in 2020 with contributions by Justina Ireland, Lydia Kang, and 11 others. The next book is scheduled for release on 12/3/2024.