There is little doubt that the new content for Star Wars: The High Republic has intrigued fans considering that these stories will take place centuries before the events in the Skywalker Saga. But what exactly can we expect in the new books, comics, and shows? For starters, you can read an excerpt from the upcoming novel Into The Dark by Claudia Gray.
Gray is no stranger to Star Wars fans considering that she has penned several books for the franchise including Shadows of the Empire, Leia: Princess of Alderaan, and Star Wars: Master and Apprentice. However, Gray's latest novel is fairly different considering that she's dealing with new characters. The author confirmed with Collider that she took a new approach with the book.
"I didn't invent every single character who appears in Into the Dark, but I was the first writer to work with them, and I was developing them from the ground up. While all of my other Star Wars work had involved original characters--even in the leads, as in Lost Stars--this was the first time it was absolutely all new, and the entire spirit and personality of this era was new too. In that way it was definitely new ground," Gray said.
In Into The Dark, a Padawan is forced to take a position on the new space station Starlight Beacon which is a symbol of hope and positivity throughout the galaxy. However, things are not what they seem when they uncover the secret of an abandoned nearby space station.
Check out the excerpt from Into The Dark below.
Read the rest of the excerpt here.
The new Star Wars: The High Republic novel Into The Dark will be released on February 2, 2021.
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