3/10/2024 0 Comments Vanguard star wars high republicIn terms of pre-Fair the only other important thing is new character Ty Yorrick, a “sword for hire” who was a former Jedi before leaving the order. Fellow Tempest Runner Lourna Dee helps him to his feet, the two seemingly sharing the same viewpoint but both know better than to act on it for now. Pan is given a near-deadly shock by Ro’s helmet as a show of dominance, which he is unsurprisingly not to thrilled about. Ro on the other hand spends the first half of the book on his home planet searching some hard-to-reach ice caves for an ancient bestial force that he collects using equally ancient technology then has to sort out further in-fighting between his Tempest Runners (the highest rank in the Nihil, apart from Ro himself, naturally) specifically Pan Eyta, who sees himself more worthy of the title of Eye than Machion. Speaking of Loden he is still being frequently tortured by Nihil leader Machion Ro but is still not surrendering to the darkside, though he is starting to hear a voice in his head. The two take part in the battle in the lead up to the Fair as the Nihil attack the shipyard where the grand ship that is to be the centrepiece of the Fair is being built and Bell ends up impaled in his ship, only just hanging on long enough to be healed via the band new Bacta Tank technology. Jedi Padawan Bell Zattifar along with his charhound Ember is having a hard time coping with the apparent loss of his Master Loden Greatstorm and even though his new Master Indeera Stokes is kind and knowledgeable she isn’t the same. Elzar Mann, the friend of Light of the Jedi lead Avar Kriss who was referred to as untraditional in his use of the force is sent to oversee the Fair being put together on the planet Valo but is being haunted by visions of fire and death he has been having since the end of the previous book, made worse when Gios arrives instead of Kriss, upsetting him as she is normally a calming influence on him. In the long set up we see a lot of little things that all end up coming together (almost as if the book was well structured or something!): Chancellor Lina Soh announces a galaxy-wide “Republic Fair” and Jedi Council member Stellan Gios is one of the core Jedi assigned to make sure her plan is a safe one. The book can pretty much be split into two halves: a long set up to the Republic Fair and then the Republic Fair itself. Ty Yorrick, Stellan Gios and Bell Zattifar in the … I was going to say “flesh” but you know what I mean… The kind of fear that even the Force cannot shield them from. His storm descends on the pageantry and celebration, sowing chaos and exacting revenge.Īs the Jedi struggle to curb the carnage of the rampaging Nihil, they come face to face with the true fear their enemy plans to unleash across the galaxy. Their leader, Marchion Ro, is intent on destroying this spirit of unity. But as the eyes of the galaxy turn toward the Fair, so too does the fury of the Nihil. Stellan Gios, Bell Zettifar, Elzar Mann, and others join the event as ambassadors of harmony. In celebration, the chancellor plans “The Republic Fair,” a showcase of the possibility and peace of the expanding Republic-a precept the Jedi hope to foster. Led by Chancellor Lina Soh, the spirit of unity extends throughout the galaxy, with the Jedi and newly established Starlight Beacon station at the vanguard. In the wake of the Great Disaster and the heroism of the Jedi, the Republic continues to grow, bringing more worlds together under a single unified banner. Plus plenty more Nihil, which is always fun! So let’s take a closer look… It shifts focus away from the Beacon and some of the characters featured in “Light of the Jedi” and instead shows us a whole new crisis and focuses on some of the side characters from the previous novel alongside entirely new ones, overall expanding and fleshing out the cast as the story moves forward. The High Republic era continues (or continued at this point given how late this review is, but whatever…) as the next major novel arrives in “The Rising Storm”.
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