![]() ![]() The events of Star Wars: The High Republic will be set two hundred years before the Skywalker Saga. So far very few Star Wars authors dared to include characters from other sources (other books, comics) and if they did, those would be either side-lined, briefly appearing here and there just to claim the book is crossing over and borrowing from the massive Star Wars universe or it’s a movie character whose personality has already been established. I am also not entirely optimistic about this collaboration delivering crossover stories. We’ll get to see the Jedi in their prime.” – Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. “We are so excited to be opening up such a rich, fertile era for our authors to explore. Episode 9 The Rise of Skywalker is a good example of how limited the freedom actually is. Disney has never been known to allow much of freedom to the Star Wars authors. I have my doubts when it comes to freedom. The announcement trailer claims that these authors will collaborate together with complete freedom to create unique and memorable stories. It will introduce many new events and stories all combined under the hood of one giant organization of best-selling Star Wars authors including Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule. Star Wars: The High Repuclic is the previously rumored “Project Luminous”. The first set of books and comics will arrive with this year’s Stat Wars Celebration in Anaheim. This is a brand new era for the Disney Star Wars canon. “Later this year, Lucasfilm will launch an epic new era of Star Wars storytelling that will be explored through multiple voices in adult and young adult novels, children’s books, and comics from a variety of publishers including Disney Lucasfilm Press, Del Rey, IDW Publishing, and Marvel.” – The article on explains. This is an era previously unexplored by the new Disney canon. ![]() Series of novels, children’s books and comic books will introduce new characters and events from the Star Wars universe set two centuries before the Skywalker Saga!Ĭatch up with all news of Star Wars: The High Republicĭisney and the official Star Wars YouTube channel released a four minutes long trailer to what they call “The High Republic”. A four minutes long trailer announced the arrival of the High Republic era to the Star Wars canon. Visit Lucasfilm’s official hub for all things Star Wars: The High Republic at /TheHighRepublic. “Be on the lookout for the Halcyon to make a big appearance in other publishing storytelling in 2022,” Siglain says. ![]() And author Daniel José Older will showcase some of the backstory of this ship in the YA novel Star Wars: The High Republic: Midnight Horizon. In addition to appearing in Mission to Disaster, the Halcyon will also be featured in the kids book Star Wars: The High Republic: The B attle for Starlight written by George Mann. “Of course, something as high-profile as the Halcyon also attracts the attention of the Nihil.” And when it does, it sets an example for other ships to answer that call,” Siglain says. “Storywise, there is an incident that requires the Jedi and the Republic to act quickly, and they need a big, powerful ship to come to the rescue, and the Halcyon answers that call. In this stunning piece of Ralph McQuarrie-esque interior art by Petur Antonsson developed for the book, the Halcyon comes to the rescue of the Starlight Beacon space station. One of the additional stories to feature the Halcyon will be Justina Ireland’s middle-grade book Star Wars: The High Republic: Mission to Disaster, which arrives January 4, 2022. “We’ll visit the shipyards of Corellia, where it was built, and get to meet the genius behind this amazing ship.” “One of the most exciting elements of incorporating the Halcyon into our High Republic storytelling is that it's not just about seeing the Halcyon in action and weaving the ship into the larger story, but diving into the ship's history and its construction, as well,” Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain tells. In addition to the previously announced Star Wars: Halcyon Legacy miniseries from Marvel, Lucasfilm Publishing plans to bring the Halcyon starcruiser to other tales in the High Republic era, can reveal. The elegant starship will appear in new storytelling.
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