The Fallen Star
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Summary
In this gripping sequel to Star Wars: The Rising Storm， the light of the Jedi faces its darkest hour。
Time and again， the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end。 Time and again， the High Republic has emerged battered and weary， but victorious thank to its Jedi protectors-and there is no monument to their cause grander than the Starlight Beacon。
Hanging like a jewel in the Outer Rim， the Beacon embodies the High Republic at the apex of its aspirations: a hub of culture and knowledge， a bright torch against the darkness of the unknown， and an extended hand of welcome to the furthest reaches of the galaxy。 As survivors and refugees flee the Nihil's attacks， the Beacon and its crew stand ready to shelter and heal。
The grateful Knights and Padawans of the Jedi Order stationed there finally have a chance to recover-from the pain of their injuries and the grief of their losses。 But the storm they thought had passed still rages; they are simply caught in its eye。 Marchion Ro， the true mastermind of the Nihil， is preparing his most daring attack yet-one designed to snuff out the light of the Jedi。
Time and again， the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end。 Time and again， the High Republic has emerged battered and weary， but victorious thank to its Jedi protectors-and there is no monument to their cause grander than the Starlight Beacon。
Hanging like a jewel in the Outer Rim， the Beacon embodies the High Republic at the apex of its aspirations: a hub of culture and knowledge， a bright torch against the darkness of the unknown， and an extended hand of welcome to the furthest reaches of the galaxy。 As survivors and refugees flee the Nihil's attacks， the Beacon and its crew stand ready to shelter and heal。
The grateful Knights and Padawans of the Jedi Order stationed there finally have a chance to recover-from the pain of their injuries and the grief of their losses。 But the storm they thought had passed still rages; they are simply caught in its eye。 Marchion Ro， the true mastermind of the Nihil， is preparing his most daring attack yet-one designed to snuff out the light of the Jedi。
Reviews
Nick Scott
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Loved the pace and momentum of this book。 It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat。This was the Star Wars book equivalent of what it was like seeing Avengers: Infinity War in theaters the first time。 （Of course that does mean that you at the very least need to read the first two High Republic adult novels to understand what is happening here）。
Kelvin
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I can't believe it。 I actually liked it， despite all the ill-will I held against this book at the beginning （i。e。 the total incompetence of the Jedi， nonexistent security on Starlight Beacon despite the Nihil attacking everywhere）。 I ended up really enjoying this book at the end。If you have been following the High Republic era thus far， you will enjoy this one。The characters really shine in this one and they finally get the development they so desperately needed。 Elzar Mann， Stellan Gios and Bel I can't believe it。 I actually liked it， despite all the ill-will I held against this book at the beginning （i。e。 the total incompetence of the Jedi， nonexistent security on Starlight Beacon despite the Nihil attacking everywhere）。 I ended up really enjoying this book at the end。If you have been following the High Republic era thus far， you will enjoy this one。The characters really shine in this one and they finally get the development they so desperately needed。 Elzar Mann， Stellan Gios and Bell along with the crew of the Vessel finally become three-dimensional characters。 It took three books， but hey， we're here at last！I won't speak too much about the plot or certain events because this is a Star Wars novel that's hard to discuss without including spoilers。 So all I can say is I enjoyed seeing the Jedi be JEDI for once and not some sort of superheroes。 I also liked how this Star Wars book doesn't go down the usual route of characters having plot armor， that is certainly not the case in this one。 Yeah， big emphasis on that last point。Audible book is highly recommended。 Marc Thompson does an excellent job as usual， and the production value is top-notch！Enjoy the ride！ 。。。more
Michael Morris
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An incredibly disappointing installment in this new series。 The adult High Republic novels should stand on their own as a continuous narrative， just like all the other new canon Star Wars series do， yet this book is instead littered with important references to external sources （comics， YA novels， etc。） that frankly make the story difficult to follow unless you’ve caught up on all the other material。 This approach reeks of Disney-imposed corporate synergy that may be good for sales but fatally d An incredibly disappointing installment in this new series。 The adult High Republic novels should stand on their own as a continuous narrative， just like all the other new canon Star Wars series do， yet this book is instead littered with important references to external sources （comics， YA novels， etc。） that frankly make the story difficult to follow unless you’ve caught up on all the other material。 This approach reeks of Disney-imposed corporate synergy that may be good for sales but fatally disrupts the storytelling。 I don’t blame the author- she made the book as entertaining as could be given the circumstances。 But it’s sad to see how far short this new publishing venture is falling from what could have been。 。。。more
Chris Monceaux
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See more of my reviews and other bookish content here！This book was a bit of a let down。 The writing， plot， pacing， and characterizations were all sub par in comparison to previous entries of the High Republic。 The writing felt choppy and lacked the level of description I've come to expect from the adult Star Wars books。 The little description available was often done via content provided in parentheses （like this）， which got annoying really quickly and was often unnecessary。 The pace went from See more of my reviews and other bookish content here！This book was a bit of a let down。 The writing， plot， pacing， and characterizations were all sub par in comparison to previous entries of the High Republic。 The writing felt choppy and lacked the level of description I've come to expect from the adult Star Wars books。 The little description available was often done via content provided in parentheses （like this）， which got annoying really quickly and was often unnecessary。 The pace went from slow to frantic and then never really let up until the end。 I'm sure that was probably intentional to convey the stress and panic of the situation on the space station， but it also made everything feel a bit jumpy and kept important points of the story from eliciting their full impact because the characters were constantly off to the next problem。The plot felt incredibly small in scope and had some plot holes large enough to fly a space cruiser through them。 Light of the Jedi and The Rising Storm both felt like they were connected to the larger Star Wars galaxy in meaningful ways。 This story did not。 It felt largely isolated， which was a disappointment after The Rising Storm introduced some interesting politics that I was hoping to get more of here。 I'm sure the feeling of isolation was probably purposeful since one of the major things the plot hinges on is the Starlight Beacon being cut off from everyone else。 It just made the story feel small even though it attempted to claim to be a disaster of galaxy-wide proportions。 This book didn't really give anything in the way of answers to the series' mysteries either， which was somewhat frustrating since this was promoted as an epic finale of the first wave of stories。 I was expecting at least something to be resolved， but I didn't get that sense at all here。The characters， with the exception of Bell， felt super flat to me。 This was a very plot-driven story， and the characters definitely suffered because of it。 There was such promise at the beginning。 I loved the brief exploration of Bell's grief and guilt and Elzar's struggle with the dark side in the first few chapters。 Then the plot on the station started， and the characters just became avatars for whatever the story needed them to be。 There was the potential for this to be a moving story about coping with fear and grief， but that potential was completely squandered。 The one bright spot was the connection between Bell and Burryaga。 Their friendship felt organic and heartfelt， and I enjoyed seeing it grow。 There were also many moments that had a huge emotional impact， but that impact was largely due to the character-building work of previous books rather than this one。Overall， I was frustrated by this book。 I had such high expectations and was let down immensely。 In my opinion， this is the worst of Claudia Gray's Star Wars books。 I still love the characters， though。 So， I can't rate this book too badly even if the story left a lot to be desired。 Therefore， I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Eric Troup
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This review will be very short， because if I start writing about the book， I'll be inclined to spoil things， and that goes against my policy。 I'll let my rating speak for itself， and merely add that the one thing which sets this series apart from so many other Star Wars novels is that no one is safe。 There is no plot armor。 Initially， I wanted the authors to give us a key group of characters to really sink our teeth into—a Luke， Han and Leia， if you will—but now， I understand why they didn't。 I This review will be very short， because if I start writing about the book， I'll be inclined to spoil things， and that goes against my policy。 I'll let my rating speak for itself， and merely add that the one thing which sets this series apart from so many other Star Wars novels is that no one is safe。 There is no plot armor。 Initially， I wanted the authors to give us a key group of characters to really sink our teeth into—a Luke， Han and Leia， if you will—but now， I understand why they didn't。 I have my own key characters in whom I've invested， and if you're enjoying the series， I'm sure you have yours， and they may be different from mine， but no less important。 And none of these characters have plot armor！ I've heard this is the end of the "first wave" of the High Republic series。 New authors will be added going forward。 If this is true， as much as I look forward to any new characters who come our way， I hope this isn't the last we see of our new friends we've come to know and love and rejoice with and grieve with so far。 I can't wait to find out what happens next。 。。。more
Jessica
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I was on the edge of my seat the entire time。 My heart was seriously beating so fast！ I didn’t know what was going to happen next！
Amy Morris
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is Star Wars meets Titanic meets Alien。 I feel like this is an accurate description。 As I told a friend this book sucks because it was so good。 I will be sitting here staring off into space as I remember all those we lost。 Please Burry， please don’t be dead。 Please！
Kyle Null
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I'm impressed that they game of thrones some of the main characters。 Looking forward to what comes next。 I'm impressed that they game of thrones some of the main characters。 Looking forward to what comes next。 。。。more
Chris
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Claudia Gray is a leading cause of death among Jedi and holy crap was this an amazing book
Anita
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4。5
Robin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Stellan Gios simply dilfed too close to the sun。 RIP
Robert Fischer
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Special Target Edition， First Printing
Samuel
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Constant sense of dread throughout。 The High Republic has done a great job in showing the strength of the Jedi。 It's heartbreaking and moving seeing them at their lowest point yet。 Constant sense of dread throughout。 The High Republic has done a great job in showing the strength of the Jedi。 It's heartbreaking and moving seeing them at their lowest point yet。 。。。more
Matthias Noch
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I found this book not inadequate， but only half-cocked。 A bit like a first advanced draft before the lector kicks in and removes all those errors， and the story concentrates and refocuses。 So many things happen， but what wants this book tell us beyond all the action？ It feels a bit like a novel for a movie。 It might have worked better as a movie， but it is not using all the possibilities a book can offer。 That is similar to what we have seen in the three THR adult novels。
Bridger Hibbert
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"It started with Hetzal Prime。。。it continued with the Republic Fair。。。and it's about to get worse。"Marchion Ro， leader of the Nihil， is about to show his power。 The galaxy still reels from disastrous events， but still， hope is kindled across the galaxy。 Yet the moment of peace is only the deep breath before the plunge， as his next target is selected， the key to the beginning of the end of the Jedi and the Republic: Starlight Beacon。With his plans in place， the Jedi will be hard pressed to learn "It started with Hetzal Prime。。。it continued with the Republic Fair。。。and it's about to get worse。"Marchion Ro， leader of the Nihil， is about to show his power。 The galaxy still reels from disastrous events， but still， hope is kindled across the galaxy。 Yet the moment of peace is only the deep breath before the plunge， as his next target is selected， the key to the beginning of the end of the Jedi and the Republic: Starlight Beacon。With his plans in place， the Jedi will be hard pressed to learn of Marchion's designs。。。especially when there is a trap that will leave them at each other's mercy。。。and discover that the Force may not be with them。。。*********SPOILERS*********This book took me one day to read。 It was hard to put it down。 However， by the time I got to the last page， I was slightly disappointed with how it ended。 In short， it felt incomplete。The entire novel takes place on Starlight Beacon （more or less）， so the narrative feels very constricted。 I also had questions from Book 2 "The Rising Storm" that I wanted answered or at least satisfied if not completely understood。The creatures that turn Jedi into crumbling stone are described， but even the description is not enough to satisfy the imagination。Which was also a big thing that bothered me: After they all had come together to realize that whatever was driving the Force away was on the ship， the Jedi kept putting off any attempt at learning what it was。 They were just like， "Something's cutting us off。 Should we investigate？" "Nah， we got bigger things to worry about。" （WHAT ON EARTH IS BIGGER THAN LEARNING HOW THE FORCE CAN BE BLOCKED？; I really hope those creatures aren't just updated newer versions of yslamari）。 Or even， "This thing is killing Jedi。 It has always killed them when they are alone。 So let's be sure to investigate one by one， ok？"Geode was funny， and the twist with Mann killing the only person who could save them from crashing was horrifying。 However， it bothered me that half of the crash was so abrupt; there was little to nothing about who was on board and why we should care。My only other complaint is the ending with Marchion Ro; he was not in it enough， chilling in a Captain's chair surrounded by enforcer droids。 Heck， even when he arrived to watch Starlight Beacon burn， I felt that his wave of triumph was uncalled for; he burned the station， but the Jedi were still heroes for saving half the people， a win that was similar to the Hetzal Prime disaster。And， the fact that Bell didn't find Burryaga bothers me; if he was alive， it would be good to resolve that in this book， not a future one。Overall， I gave this three stars， a 5/10。 It was good， but it was not a completely fit companion considering the emotions and feelings that came from the previous two books。 。。。more
Alex
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I don’t know where to begin。 I feel absolutely hurt， like a sucker punch to the gut。 It’s taken me two books to love these characters… and now this？ What an unexpected and brilliantly created story。 Easily the best written Star Wars series in my opinion。 The next can’t come soon enough to fix my broken heart。
Maralisa Ortiz
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Sometimes a found family is you， a 1990s Matthew McConaughey type， and a sentient rock
Ken
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The High Republic keeps humming along as a wonderfully entertaining Star Wars story free from the weight of history。 Setting these stories out of the Skywalker Saga timeframe allows the writers to do so much more than some of their other creative peers working in other mediums （Disney+ shows in particular）。The best part of this particular entry is getting to see the Jedi without the Force。 Strip them of their power and we see what makes them Heroes is their convictions and service to life， not t The High Republic keeps humming along as a wonderfully entertaining Star Wars story free from the weight of history。 Setting these stories out of the Skywalker Saga timeframe allows the writers to do so much more than some of their other creative peers working in other mediums （Disney+ shows in particular）。The best part of this particular entry is getting to see the Jedi without the Force。 Strip them of their power and we see what makes them Heroes is their convictions and service to life， not their magical abilities。My least favorite part of this books is a direct consequence of my favorite part。 The writing in this veered heavily into Hard SciFi instead of Soft Fantasy because the pages had to be filled with ways of solving problems and "Use the Force" wasn't in the cards。 In doing this， we lost a bit of the mysticism which is my personal cup of tea。The amount of main character deaths was outright shocking。 They really wanted to clear the deck at the end of Phase One of THR。The overall pacing may be a bit off right now， unless the upcoming comics and YA books clean it up a bit。 The drengir were pruned out of the story earlier than I thought only to have another mysterious monster introduced prior to the end of Phase 1。 Not that those baddies had to be beat by this point， but I figured we would at least know what's Thanosing all the Jedi。Great writing， page-turning stuff， totally in the bag for THR。 。。。more
Nick
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3。5 Stars
Elizabeth Duvall
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i love this book so much， except when i don’t。 i’m still processing all the things that happened in this book， so i’ll probably update this review with more coherent thoughts in 3-5 business days。 two things i do know are， claudia gray is an amazing author， but should compensate me financially for emotional damage。
Scott
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Utterly devastating in the best way！ The ultimate conclusion for the first phase of The High Republic。 Action-oriented， suspense-driven， and enough shock to really tug at your heartstrings。 It's super exciting and super fun！ Utterly devastating in the best way！ The ultimate conclusion for the first phase of The High Republic。 Action-oriented， suspense-driven， and enough shock to really tug at your heartstrings。 It's super exciting and super fun！ 。。。more
Tanner Lund
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Let me start this by saying I am someone who tries to keep up with all Star Wars literature， and love it all。 I am a Star Wars apologist and I typically try and only find the good in all of Star Wars storytelling。 （Remember the Star Wars mantra， from a “certain point of view”） With that out of the way， I am not exaggerating when I say this book is a must read for Star Wars fans， along with the other two high republic novels already released。 Another absolutely amazing piece to the high republic Let me start this by saying I am someone who tries to keep up with all Star Wars literature， and love it all。 I am a Star Wars apologist and I typically try and only find the good in all of Star Wars storytelling。 （Remember the Star Wars mantra， from a “certain point of view”） With that out of the way， I am not exaggerating when I say this book is a must read for Star Wars fans， along with the other two high republic novels already released。 Another absolutely amazing piece to the high republic puzzle。 When project luminous was announced， and still an unknown， my hype was at an unbelievable level。 A sustained， interconnected， multi year story arc with many wonderful authors， including the queen of Star Wars canon？ I didn’t even need to know what the stories revolved around to be excited。 And here we are at the end of phase one， with a cast of characters， many of whom I care about as much as those from movies or tv。 The continuity and character development from Soule， Scott， and Gray， （as well as the other storytellers involved outside of the adult novels） has made these books such a rewarding experience。 With the news that phase 2 of the high republic initiative will precede these stories， the pressure was on to deliver a memorable story to punctuate phase one， while we presumably take a small break from these characters。 Boy was this a treat！！ Gray once again solidifies herself as an all time great Star Wars storyteller。 Amazing character development， wonderful horror elements， and terrific pacing drive this nail biting novel。 I could not be more satisfied and heartbroken by what I’ve just read。 I will say there were a couple times I had trouble comprehending how they were moving about Starlight Beacon， however I am an idiot with zero reading comprehension。 （I am the type of reader who tries to thoroughly comprehend each sentence no matter how inconsequential。 A blueprint of Starlight Beacon would help me a ton！ :/） Thank you to all the high republic authors for phase one。 What an unforgettable journey！ Mild spoilers！！！！I CANNOT believe some of the characters who die in this book！！！What the f is the leveler！！！！！Cmon bell， please fulfill your mission！！！！Cannot believe what Elzar did！！ Chapter 2 is some of my favorite content about the force， period！！！ （Gray is the best at all things force related in my opinion）Cannot wait for phase two， and hopefully an eventual return to the characters in this portion of Star Wars history！！！ 。。。more
Jim Dreier
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Phase one of the High Republic concludes with a combination ‘70’s disaster/horror movie。 Think the Poseidon Adventure meets Aliens。Like the previous book， The Rising Storm， the story has real consequences and the stakes are high。 I had sit down and read the last 1/3 of this book in one shot because I had to know what would happen to the protagonists。 While I feel that some characters needed more time for readers to really connect with them， I wanted to see what their fates were。 Phase one of the Phase one of the High Republic concludes with a combination ‘70’s disaster/horror movie。 Think the Poseidon Adventure meets Aliens。Like the previous book， The Rising Storm， the story has real consequences and the stakes are high。 I had sit down and read the last 1/3 of this book in one shot because I had to know what would happen to the protagonists。 While I feel that some characters needed more time for readers to really connect with them， I wanted to see what their fates were。 Phase one of the High Republic was called ‘Light of the Jedi，’ but I am not sure why。 It seems with each successive book the Jedi’s light dims more and more。 Was I completely satisfied with Phase One？ No。 Has the High Republic been as good as George Lucas’s original trilogy？ Not even close。 Has it been a fun read on its own？ Yes。 If you have not tried the High Republic yet and are open to stories about the Jedi beyond the Skywalker Saga， do yourself a favor try these books。 。。。more
Siona St Mark
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This was not what I expected but in many ways exactly what I expected。Anybody who has seen my reviews knows I am not a fan of Claudia Gray， and that still holds true。 I don’t know what it is but her writing always seems somehow both try-hard and uninspired， and extremely pretentious and juvenile。 I’m sure she’s a nice person， but really I wish Disney/the SW story group has selected someone else to take her spot。 If they wanted a femme popular YA author Rae Carson is right there， already having w This was not what I expected but in many ways exactly what I expected。Anybody who has seen my reviews knows I am not a fan of Claudia Gray， and that still holds true。 I don’t know what it is but her writing always seems somehow both try-hard and uninspired， and extremely pretentious and juvenile。 I’m sure she’s a nice person， but really I wish Disney/the SW story group has selected someone else to take her spot。 If they wanted a femme popular YA author Rae Carson is right there， already having worked for them before， with leagues better writing skills。 I know this is harsh and I probably sound like an ass， but really I do love Star Wars， and it just feels like Disney-Lucasfilm are constantly fucking over the books。 The previous lack of Jedi/force user content really until the High Republic initiative， and now that they so have it， they’re making （what I feel to be） odd choices。I feel like I’m rambling， so I won’t go on for much longer lol。 But aside from my feelings on the author， I just find the plotting of the entire High Republic lacking。 Every book has interesting elements that are just done so piss-poorly I don’t think I really want to continue reading the series。 This is the ending of I believe the first of three “waves” and I’m just not sure I can keep doing this to myself。 Honestly Star Wars books in general just have not been up to snuff for me。 Maybe I need to read some of the legends books again to satisfy my Star Wars itch， idk， but I really hope Disney-Lucasfilm will take the kid gloves off。 I heard someone say they create stories by committee to appeal to the widest audience， which I agree with。 And commercially I can understand why， but artistically it just so… boring。 Like at least if I hated the books/direction the universe was going in I could appreciate that it just wasn’t for me。 But instead I hate the books/direction the universe is going in because it’s uninspired and I can see elements in there that should work， but don’t because they aren’t being pushed enough。 Disney controlled Star Wars seems too afraid to make art that is divisive， so instead they make bland art。 Truly， these books have been dissatisfying。 。。。more
Jonathan
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This one will rip your heart out。 It was exceptionally heart wrenching！ But of course what else should I have expected from Claudia Gray？I guess in some ways this felt like a smaller story than the first two books because it takes place almost entirely on Starlight Beacon， and only covers like a couple of days。 Emotionally though it was the most impactful for me。 Which isn't really fair since it builds off all the work done by all the works of The High Republic to date， but fairness has no place This one will rip your heart out。 It was exceptionally heart wrenching！ But of course what else should I have expected from Claudia Gray？I guess in some ways this felt like a smaller story than the first two books because it takes place almost entirely on Starlight Beacon， and only covers like a couple of days。 Emotionally though it was the most impactful for me。 Which isn't really fair since it builds off all the work done by all the works of The High Republic to date， but fairness has no place in a broken heart。There's no talking any further without spoilers， but I'll have them tagged。 I guess the first spoiler is （view spoiler）[that the Starlight Beacon falls！ （hide spoiler）] Although really this is only a spoiler if you haven't read the title of the book， seen the cover art on the book， looked at the awesome poster included in the hardback edition of the book （which at this time is the only available physical edition）， or read the giant quote on the back stating in all caps: （view spoiler）["We will watch Starlight Beacon burn。" （hide spoiler）] If you somehow managed to avoid all of that then spoilers。 （view spoiler）[So Starlight Beacon burns。 You might think this was kind of anticlimactic， but it wasn't。 You are watching this event unfold as our Jedi walk around completely unaware。 Then they learn what is happening， but still think they can save the station and the people on it。 It really hits home when they start to realize they are powerless to stop it。 （hide spoiler）] That said （view spoiler）[Starlight Beacon is just a space station。 It sucks that we lose it because it was really cool， and it had become home to so many of our characters， but if that had been all that we lost I'd have been fine with it。 Stations can be rebuilt。 The people on them cannot。 （hide spoiler）] And it is these people that make this story。So let's start with Bell since he's my favorite Padawan by far。 （view spoiler）[He's still grappling with the death of Master Loden only to almost loose his current Master the exact same way！？ He and Burry form a close friendship， and then Burry is， maybe， dead？！ I mean after the fakeout death with Leox I assume since we got no body Burry is alive still。 There's nothing saying that Bell， and we the readers， won't get our hearts blown to bits if we find him only to watch him dies in a future book。 I loved Bell's newly regained confidence in the face of this crisis though！ （hide spoiler）]Then we have Stellan。 （view spoiler）[So here's the thing。 Jedi are dropping like flies in this book。 At first they are Jedi I don't really know， or that I'm not super attached to。 I mean I liked Nib well enough， and I liked Orla quite a bit， but they're kind of side characters。 I'm okay with losing them if a Jedi had to go。 Stellan was one of the big three though！ He's the embodiment of what the Jedi strive to be。 He's not perfect， but he is noble， honorable， and just a good person。 I didn't believe he was in danger until Elzar tells him to go without him， and that he'd be right behind him。 Then I knew it was all over， but the crying。 He will be missed！ （hide spoiler）]Elzar （view spoiler）[ Is going through his own stuff from the last book。 He's distanced himself from the Force a bit after having used the dark side。 He's trying to work through his emotions， and his feelings for Avar。 And he's making great progress it seems。 He is able to step up and be the guy when he is needed most。 Only to then take a large step back at the end by killing someone in cold blood while angry。 To say nothing of the fact that the person he killed was in the act of saving what was left of the Starlight Beacon。 His journey is far from over。 I'm not sure his reunion with Avar will help either。 And yet I'm still rooting for their relationship。 I'm a sucker for love。 （hide spoiler）]Marchion Ro。 （view spoiler）[ Star Wars has hit it out of the park with this villain。 He is mysterious， intelligent， dangerous， and frightening。 What is his plan to destroy the Jedi？ He says it won't be long from now。 What are these living weapons that are picking off the Jedi？ We never get to see them！ Maybe the worst part is that these questions are left unanswered。 It's a cliffhanger that won't be answered for years as this was the end of phase 1， but we've been told phase 2 takes place quite a long time ago in the past。 So we don't get to have answers until phase 3！！ （hide spoiler）]There were a couple of annoying things。 The first isn't huge， but are there no Republic security forces of any kind on this Republic space station？ （view spoiler）[I know the Jedi were always meant to be a presence on Starlight Beacon， but really no other security of any kind！？ There should have been。 There are holding cells so there should be guards！ Then when it became apparent that something was neutralizing and picking off Jedi these security should have been paired with Jedi at all times。 （hide spoiler）]Also Geode。 （view spoiler）[I still don't love this rock character。 It has become clear he is supposed to be a real character， but every time I read about this rock I feel like he's a joke being played on me the reader。 I don't see him growing on me in the future。 （hide spoiler）]My thoughts overall are that I loved this book！ Definitely a favorite， and I will be thinking about it， and the High Republic， for a long time。 。。。more
Zay
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I did not expect an ending like this。 Great end of a run for the high republic and a lot of questions moving forward。
Michael Newville
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Quite disappointed by this book。 After an incredible book 1 and 2， this one is incredibly predictable without a single plot twist。 It’s a “titanic” story for the Star Wars fan base， with pages of details and characters that are irrelevant， and not a single battle scene that leaves you stunned， excited， or wanting to read more。 Not to mention irrelevant political agenda thrown in， which ruins every story it touches and Star Wars has been able to avoid so far。 Which is a strength， keep it out， rep Quite disappointed by this book。 After an incredible book 1 and 2， this one is incredibly predictable without a single plot twist。 It’s a “titanic” story for the Star Wars fan base， with pages of details and characters that are irrelevant， and not a single battle scene that leaves you stunned， excited， or wanting to read more。 Not to mention irrelevant political agenda thrown in， which ruins every story it touches and Star Wars has been able to avoid so far。 Which is a strength， keep it out， republican or Democrat， sexual preferences or not， woke or traditional， I don’t care。 Keep Star Wars fun， free， and full of fun characters， growth and development， great battles scenes， and creativity。 Not to mention what happened to Ty Yorrick？ None of which I found in this book。 。。。more
Spencer Eblen
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Amazing story！ Some of the best ever stakes ever established in any Star Wars story！ And really unique as well！If High Republic ever got an adaption to the big screen， people would be crying half the time during this story。
Maciej Kuczyński
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I want to like this series， but maaan does the story drag in these books。 And why do all the subsections of every chapter have to end with "dun-dun-DUUUN" cliffhangers？Unless it's the audiobook's fault。 I love the narrator and how he makes every character sound unique， but I wonder if he doesn't add too much drama to the way he reads sometimes。 Also， funny how he changed his pronunciation of "Nihil" and "Marchion Ro" from the first two books lol。 Most likely upon the authors' request。I was afrai I want to like this series， but maaan does the story drag in these books。 And why do all the subsections of every chapter have to end with "dun-dun-DUUUN" cliffhangers？Unless it's the audiobook's fault。 I love the narrator and how he makes every character sound unique， but I wonder if he doesn't add too much drama to the way he reads sometimes。 Also， funny how he changed his pronunciation of "Nihil" and "Marchion Ro" from the first two books lol。 Most likely upon the authors' request。I was afraid I'd smelled the story and predicted all the twists from the very beginning but there were still a few surprises。 That being said， I think the story could have been told in 50 pages instead of 350… The largest portion of the story is kept to one location （Starlight Beacon）， with occasional scenes happening in other places。 I would appreciate a bit more variety if I'm honest。It's also annoying how the book leaves huge chunks of the story untouched （e。g。 what was happening on the upper part of Starlight）， clearly leaving them for the comic books。 I really liked Avar in the first book， but now she's just a comic book lady。 It feels like I need to buy DLC to have the full picture。Oh， but that Geode scene in which he confronts Koley Linn？ Epic。 。。。more
The Warped One
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I finished this a few hours ago… now what！？ I can’t believe this ending。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Fallen Star
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Fallen Star&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Fallen Star&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0