Star Wars Universe Expands With The High Republic James O'Connor Star Wars is expanding with a series of books and comics exploring a different period from the one we're used to. The High Republic publishing campaign has been announced, and it will consist of several books set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, at the height of Jedi rule, power, and influence. This story will be told across novels, children's books, and comics. Five projects have been announced, including pieces from writers who have previous experience in the Star Wars universe, such as Charles Soule (numerous comics, including Lando, Poe Dameron, and Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith) and Claudia Gray (Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan and three other books). They are: Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark (Claudia Gray, young adult novel) Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Justina Ireland, middle grade novel) Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (Daniel José Older, comic, IDW Publishing) Star Wars: The High Republic (Cavan Scott, comic, Marvel) Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Charles Soule, adult novel) The purpose of picking this time is that the writers can have a lot of creative freedom--it does not overlap with any established canon period or character, so the attached writers are able to do whatever they want without worrying about the other Star Wars works out there. Continue Reading at GameSpot https://ift.tt/2PnosMb

Star Wars is expanding with a series of books and comics exploring a different period from the one we're used to. The High Republic publishing campaign has been announced, and it will consist of several books set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, at the height of Jedi rule, power, and influence.

This story will be told across novels, children's books, and comics. Five projects have been announced, including pieces from writers who have previous experience in the Star Wars universe, such as Charles Soule (numerous comics, including Lando, Poe Dameron, and Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith) and Claudia Gray (Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan and three other books). They are:

• Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Dark (Claudia Gray, young adult novel)
• Star Wars: The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Justina Ireland, middle grade novel)
• Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (Daniel José Older, comic, IDW Publishing)
• Star Wars: The High Republic (Cavan Scott, comic, Marvel)
• Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (Charles Soule, adult novel)

The purpose of picking this time is that the writers can have a lot of creative freedom--it does not overlap with any established canon period or character, so the attached writers are able to do whatever they want without worrying about the other Star Wars works out there.

Continue Reading at GameSpot

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