Star Wars : La Chute de l'étoile
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ENCORE ET TOUJOURS， LES NIHIL ONT TENTÉ D'ANÉANTIR LA HAUTE RÉPUBLIQUE。 ENCORE ET TOUJOURS， ELLE EN EST RESSORTIE ABATTUE ET FATIGUÉE， MAIS VICTORIEUSE GRÂCE AUX JEDI。
Tel un joyau au cœur de la Bordure Extérieure， le Flambeau Stellaire incarne les plus grandes aspirations de la République : une ruche de culture et de connaissance， une torche étincelante transperçant les ténèbres de l'inconnu。 Nombreux sont ceux qui fuient les attaques nihil et le Flambeau se tient prêts à accueillir et soigner les survivants。
Mais la tempête que les Chevaliers Jedi pensaient achevée fait encore rage ; s'ils bénéficient d'un bref répit， c'est uniquement parce qu'ils sont au cœur de l'œil du cyclone。 Marchion Ro， le véritable cerveau des Nihil， prépare son attaque la plus osée， visant à éteindre une fois pour toute la lumière des Jedi。
Tel un joyau au cœur de la Bordure Extérieure， le Flambeau Stellaire incarne les plus grandes aspirations de la République : une ruche de culture et de connaissance， une torche étincelante transperçant les ténèbres de l'inconnu。 Nombreux sont ceux qui fuient les attaques nihil et le Flambeau se tient prêts à accueillir et soigner les survivants。
Mais la tempête que les Chevaliers Jedi pensaient achevée fait encore rage ; s'ils bénéficient d'un bref répit， c'est uniquement parce qu'ils sont au cœur de l'œil du cyclone。 Marchion Ro， le véritable cerveau des Nihil， prépare son attaque la plus osée， visant à éteindre une fois pour toute la lumière des Jedi。
Reviews
Dustin
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What a disappointment。 I thought I liked Claudia Gray after enjoying “Lost Stars”， but both this and her YA High Republic entry “Into the Shadows” were so boring。 They take the huge， epic setting of The High Republic and make them feel claustrophobic。 Once again， the pacing was just so slow。 The first 1/3rd of the book， you’re just waiting for something to happen。 That big something is no secret， it was heavily advertised prior to the books release。 And then it does happen， and it’s STILL BORING What a disappointment。 I thought I liked Claudia Gray after enjoying “Lost Stars”， but both this and her YA High Republic entry “Into the Shadows” were so boring。 They take the huge， epic setting of The High Republic and make them feel claustrophobic。 Once again， the pacing was just so slow。 The first 1/3rd of the book， you’re just waiting for something to happen。 That big something is no secret， it was heavily advertised prior to the books release。 And then it does happen， and it’s STILL BORING。 I’ve never been so bored even during action scenes。 That’s not to mention the character problems。 Bringing in YA characters and forcing them into adult novels， creating all new characters just to kill them off immediately， and then the decisions made concerning returning characters that just feel wrong。 And also almost ZERO Nihil in the entire book， just some Marchian Ro and a small saboteur team。 No tempest runners。 No storms。 Nothing。 So we’re basically missing out main villains。 I’ve mostly enjoyed The High Republic。 But this just isn’t a satisfying “ending” for this phase。 There are so many questions left unanswered。 I understand that’s to build suspense， but the fact that this series is first going BACK even farther in phase 2 before providing a conclusion just sucks。 I had hoped there was a valid reason for this time jump， but unless I missed something， there isn’t。 There is one more novel in this series， but it’s another YA offering that I know doesn’t answer any major questions or actually progress the story any farther since it runs concurrently with this book。 That one’s also among the lowest rated High Republic novels。 I decided to skip it and just read the “Eye of the Storm” comic series to wrap up the phase。 Still undecided whether I’ll go back to it or not， or even continue with Phase 2， as this book did a great job of killing my interest。 As for Claudia Gray， I’m still looking forward to reading “Master and Apprentice” just because the prequel era is my favorite。 But after this and “Into the Dark”， I admit I’m a little worried… 。。。more
Jan Pellaeon
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The Fallen Star - 3。5/5I'll try to go spoiler free on this one - The Fallen Star is the last adult book of the first High Republic phase and it's been made no secret that the Republic doesn't have much to celebrate here and yes - as in "The Rising Storm" the Nihil do throw some serious punches at the Republic。 From the middle on， the novel is a real Page Turner - you feel for the characters and I had tears in my eyes at the end。 But unfortunately the novel has a lot of wasted potential in the fi The Fallen Star - 3。5/5I'll try to go spoiler free on this one - The Fallen Star is the last adult book of the first High Republic phase and it's been made no secret that the Republic doesn't have much to celebrate here and yes - as in "The Rising Storm" the Nihil do throw some serious punches at the Republic。 From the middle on， the novel is a real Page Turner - you feel for the characters and I had tears in my eyes at the end。 But unfortunately the novel has a lot of wasted potential in the first half。 A large part of the book takes place on Starlight Beacon， but unfortunately Claudia Gray hardly makes anything out of this location。 One could have beautifully described Starlight Beacon here， explore interesting rooms， etc。 But unfortunately that doesn't happen。 And with some things I asked myself "How does that make sense？" e。g。 Starlight Beacon is a station where many different species， of different sizes etc。 are - but there are only escape pods where with effort 2 Humans fit in？ Also， a lot of tension is taken out of the story by telling us readers directly what is going on， but the characters are unknowing。 The Nihil succeeds partly already too easily at certain things。Also is the novel disappointingly not really stand alone。 I myself have read the first two waves of High Republic - But someone who hasn't will not know who is who with some characters。 Also， a major plot twist is simply brushed off in a side sentence and people who haven't read the whole Series do not even know who that person is。Unfortunately a lot of wasted potential。 But still a good book。 。。。more
Sam Black
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7/10
Zach
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I greatly enjoy how much the Star Wars universe has expanded。 This book was definitely darker than the first 2， and the Jedi Order is doing what they can。
Estauromai
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Another ho-hum Disney title。 Like Rising Storm， it wasn't bad。 It wasn't poorly written。 What it was is incredibly slow paced。 Almost the entire story spans 3 hours if time。 It's a painfully slow story of an orbiting satellite ever so slowly crashing into the planet。 And the Jedi are helpless to do anything remarkable during the whole story。 It's another phenomenal story of how the Jedi aren't cool， aren't powerful， and how they die by the dozens if not hundreds。 How these Jedi ever turn into th Another ho-hum Disney title。 Like Rising Storm， it wasn't bad。 It wasn't poorly written。 What it was is incredibly slow paced。 Almost the entire story spans 3 hours if time。 It's a painfully slow story of an orbiting satellite ever so slowly crashing into the planet。 And the Jedi are helpless to do anything remarkable during the whole story。 It's another phenomenal story of how the Jedi aren't cool， aren't powerful， and how they die by the dozens if not hundreds。 How these Jedi ever turn into the Jedi of the Clone Wars， I'll never know。If you want a story written by someone who seems to love defacing Jedi， here's your book。 。。。more
Teresa Mary Rose
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I think this was the strongest in this trilogy and it definitely kept me engaged with non stop action。 Still think these have a few too many perspectives but I do really enjoy exploring this new era of Star Wars。
Charles
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All 3 books in this series suffer from the "telling" syndrome of writing。 Where little language is used to actually paint a good linguistic visual image and instead just tell you moments without much detail。 Important characters are also treated like unnamed supporting characters throughout， and this book is the worse of the 3。 I wish all the authors would have taken more space to fully flesh out the stories and plot points。 I'm assuming the tie in novels hampered this depth greatly as you can s All 3 books in this series suffer from the "telling" syndrome of writing。 Where little language is used to actually paint a good linguistic visual image and instead just tell you moments without much detail。 Important characters are also treated like unnamed supporting characters throughout， and this book is the worse of the 3。 I wish all the authors would have taken more space to fully flesh out the stories and plot points。 I'm assuming the tie in novels hampered this depth greatly as you can see the moments those stories enter and leave within this core trilogy。 It makes for a very fragmented reading experience。 Each novel felt crammed into a set number of pages。 This series also never felt like an adult novel， just a YA with a little more violence peppered in。 Unsure of Disney's choice in setting Phase 2 150 years before this series。 Seems like a very odd choice since it could be years before we have any type of conclusion to this story arc。Would still recommend to anyone who enjoys Star Wars and is dying for something far away from anything Skywalker。 。。。more
Daniel Hood
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A story of true sacrifice。
Rosie
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I enjoyed this one - another enjoyable audio book （despite the changing pronunciation of Marchion which drove me a little insane）。 The downside of being caught up on this series is now I join the waiting game with everyone else。 Side note: Geode is the best。
Cayleigh Sorella
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What a way of ending the trilogy - in a way that it doesn't feel completed。It's an interesting choice to not place the end of the first phase of the High Republic in your adult book， but instead to keep it for a different format。 This makes the end of the novel and trilogy feel incomplete。 I'm left wanting， but then， I assume the should lead me to the other works within the phase。Overall， this book lagged in the middle。 Once again， there were a few too many people to follow。 It was far too easy What a way of ending the trilogy - in a way that it doesn't feel completed。It's an interesting choice to not place the end of the first phase of the High Republic in your adult book， but instead to keep it for a different format。 This makes the end of the novel and trilogy feel incomplete。 I'm left wanting， but then， I assume the should lead me to the other works within the phase。Overall， this book lagged in the middle。 Once again， there were a few too many people to follow。 It was far too easy to for my eyes to roll over whole moments that felt unimportant to the plot。 I felt attached to only a few of the Jedi that we lost - I'm still not over Burry。 If I were to choose a character that this series centred around it would be Bell。 His growth from throughout the trilogy was monumental and really was really the through line that connected everyone together。Whereas the second book had me rooting for Marchion Ro， this one turned him sour。 His development as a complex character with motives that he keeps close to his chest turned into a caricature of a villain in the few moments we did see him。 There was unexplained tensions between Stellan and Avar。 I found that there were too many times where things that happened in other works within the phase were brought up but not fully explained， and characters were simply reacting to decisions made in other works。 It was frustrating。The slow destruction of the Beacon was extremely well done。 All you could do was sit there， as a reader， and hope things turned around。 But what has been established in this trilogy is that happy endings are not guaranteed。 If they do happen they come at a great personal cost to characters。 It was lovely parallel to start the trilogy with a disaster that the Jedi could stop and end it with one they could not。 。。。more
Amanda
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Oh， you like some of the characters from the previous books？ And maybe one of the newbies？ Don't get too attached！ These books are both so fast and slow， dense and sparse and Gray does a good job of balancing all the scales to add to this next installment in the series。 Oh， you like some of the characters from the previous books？ And maybe one of the newbies？ Don't get too attached！ These books are both so fast and slow， dense and sparse and Gray does a good job of balancing all the scales to add to this next installment in the series。 。。。more
Dustin
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This one just didn't grab me and I found myself setting it aside for stretches。 This one just didn't grab me and I found myself setting it aside for stretches。 。。。more
Christopher McKnight
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The best thing this series has done is create new interest in Star Wars by creating a villain that there is still so much to learn about。 Gray does a fantastic job as always by adding depth and dimensions to every character she writes。 The story is very tight and well-written and paced。
Jamie
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Many sad feelings were felt， but I’m very happy with this story overall， I think it’s my fave in the high republic series so far。
Cleo
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AHHHHHI have so many thoughts and no words of how to put them together。 Except。。。THAT'S HOW IT ENDS？？？ AHHHHHI have so many thoughts and no words of how to put them together。 Except。。。THAT'S HOW IT ENDS？？？ 。。。more
Alexander Röck
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The Fallen Star by Claudia Grey is the third book in the highly acclaimed high Republic series， and brings the first phase of the Multimedia project to its thrilling conclusion。The Book deals with the nhil sabotaging Starlight beacon， and how our heroes on starlight deal with the ensuing crisis and chaos。 The book has very high stakes with multiple characters dying over its course and builds up its suspense in a really nice way。 The plot is nice and focused， which everything just about a small s The Fallen Star by Claudia Grey is the third book in the highly acclaimed high Republic series， and brings the first phase of the Multimedia project to its thrilling conclusion。The Book deals with the nhil sabotaging Starlight beacon， and how our heroes on starlight deal with the ensuing crisis and chaos。 The book has very high stakes with multiple characters dying over its course and builds up its suspense in a really nice way。 The plot is nice and focused， which everything just about a small set of characters trying to survive on the damaged space station。 This both gives the events of the book a sense of urgency and also makes the book easy to follow and ensures you will not be able to put it down。 The characters from the first 2 novels， as well as some of the young adult novels and comic books are expanded upon， and stellan， elzar and bell really get their time to shine once more。 So this book on its own is a great star wars book and in theory would be a great way to end the first triology of this saga， if phase 2 was not a prequel， meaning this plot points won't get expanded upon for several years。 What this book does not do， is tie up any plot points at all really，it leaves our heroes in their darkest point and then well ends。 To get a little more of the story you need to read Charles soules 2 issue miniseries "eye of the storm" where very important things happen that need to be read。Overall tough Claudia Grey delivers a fun， suspenseful and emotional ride that will keep you at the edge of your seat all the way， even though you might end up frustrated by the lack of closure at the end of the novelRating: 9/10 。。。more
Dylan
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（4 estrellas y media）La fase I de The High Republic llega a su fin con una novela que ha resultado ser muy diferente de lo que esperaba。 Eso fue algo negativo inicialmente， porque me costó entrar， pero pasadas esas dificultades iniciales he conectado con lo que propone realmente este primer clímax y me ha parecido otro novelón de Claudia Gray en Star Wars。Esta ha sido la novela en la que he apreciado hasta qué punto esta iniciativa ha conseguido construir un elenco de personajes muy amplio y riq （4 estrellas y media）La fase I de The High Republic llega a su fin con una novela que ha resultado ser muy diferente de lo que esperaba。 Eso fue algo negativo inicialmente， porque me costó entrar， pero pasadas esas dificultades iniciales he conectado con lo que propone realmente este primer clímax y me ha parecido otro novelón de Claudia Gray en Star Wars。Esta ha sido la novela en la que he apreciado hasta qué punto esta iniciativa ha conseguido construir un elenco de personajes muy amplio y riquísimo al que le he pillado cariño。 Me ha importado muchísimo lo que les pasaba aquí y creo que algunos de ellos han dado el paso a añadirse a mi lista personal de personajes favoritos de la franquicia。 Algunos pasajes del final me tenían realmente emocionado de una manera para la que no estaba preparado， y todo gracias a esta conexión con sus personajes。Se podría acusar a estas tres novelas de repetir un poco demasiado el mismo truco narrativo， pero es un truco que funciona a las mil maravillas， que Claudia Gray escribe particularmente bien y que diferencia estas historias de las de la Saga Skywalker。 Además， creo que la novela consigue justificar muy bien ese aspecto algo repetitivo en su recta final con un cierre que deja en vilo a la espera de la fase III （ya que la segunda será un flashback 150 años antes， algo que seguro que acaba siendo muy interesante pero ahora mismo me parece pura tortura）。Mi único punto realmente negativo sería que esta es la novela que más hereda aspectos introducidos en otras obras paralelas， especialmente de Into the Dark， la novela YA escrita por la propia Claudia Gray。 Varios personajes de esa historia vuelven a aparecer aquí y tienen roles importantes， cosa que puede desestabilizar bastante de primeras。 Por suerte， creo que acaba haciendo un buen trabajo situándolos para las personas que no la leyeran （como es mi caso） se enteren pasada esa sorpresa inciial。 Creo que la trilogía principal sigue funcionando muy bien por si sola para las personas que no quieran ir más allá， pero aquí hace falta aceptar más a menudo que se referencien cosas que ocurrieron en otras partes。 。。。more
Michael III
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Falling StarsThe Nihil truly have won the day。 The Republic and the Jedi will not be the same after so many heavy losses。 What comes next I wonder？ Claudia Gray did a fantastic job showing all the pieces moving at one to bring her part of the ending of Phase one before we head back to the past in Phase II。 I cannot recommend the whole inactive enough that is the High Republic and can't wait to see what's next。 Falling StarsThe Nihil truly have won the day。 The Republic and the Jedi will not be the same after so many heavy losses。 What comes next I wonder？ Claudia Gray did a fantastic job showing all the pieces moving at one to bring her part of the ending of Phase one before we head back to the past in Phase II。 I cannot recommend the whole inactive enough that is the High Republic and can't wait to see what's next。 。。。more
Shaft
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Honestly this series has slowed to a craw。 I was hopeful in the beginning with authors returning who had worked on "Legends" but it isn't the same。 The characters are boring and the whole new Force ideas with each Jedi experiencing differently just feels like a word count boost。 The enemies are boring as really it is all about one man and his machinations。 I hope there is an uptick in story soon。 Honestly this series has slowed to a craw。 I was hopeful in the beginning with authors returning who had worked on "Legends" but it isn't the same。 The characters are boring and the whole new Force ideas with each Jedi experiencing differently just feels like a word count boost。 The enemies are boring as really it is all about one man and his machinations。 I hope there is an uptick in story soon。 。。。more
Bryan
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Another mediocre novel of The High Republic。 I had hoped there'd be a bit more closure at the end of this one， as I wanted to feel comfortable leaving the series， but I am left still curious as to what the inevitable clash with Marchion Ro will look like， and how these ethereal， Force-blocking creatures will be handled。 Will I read the next one just to find out？ Time will tell。It is not that The Fallen Star is a bad book。 It isn't。 It is simply more of the same。 The unveiling of the High Republi Another mediocre novel of The High Republic。 I had hoped there'd be a bit more closure at the end of this one， as I wanted to feel comfortable leaving the series， but I am left still curious as to what the inevitable clash with Marchion Ro will look like， and how these ethereal， Force-blocking creatures will be handled。 Will I read the next one just to find out？ Time will tell。It is not that The Fallen Star is a bad book。 It isn't。 It is simply more of the same。 The unveiling of the High Republic era instilled in me an excitement that is somewhat hard to come by in the Disney-era of the franchise。 I thought it would be an excellent opportunity to expand the Star Wars universe， and to tell stories that felt fresh， and explorative。 The Light of the Jedi was， if not exactly what I wanted， still a strong start。 The Rising Storm was a misstep， and a rehash of the novel that came before it。 And The Fallen Star is， unfortunately， more of the same。 The problem is not one of scale， but of focus。 Each new conflict feels far too narrow a problem for me to be truly invested in。 I mean， you open up this brand new era， an unexplored Golden Age of the Jedi and the Republic， and you focus on one isolated incident after another。 The Republic Fair。 Starlight Beacon。 Whatever attack-of-the-month the Nihil have cooked up。 That's just。。。 boring。 It's popcorn reading， and it's not as if I hated it， it was just totally unremarkable。 More Star Wars for the sake of more Star Wars。 Maybe that's what people want。 And if they do， more power to them。 I mean seriously， I hope people love the High Republic era stuff。 It's just that it has fallen short of my expectations with each successive entry。Alright。 Complaints aside， the book was not bad， as I said。 It was fast-paced， contained some decent character work， and was probably a small-ish step up from Cavan Scott's entry。 Barely any Avar Kriss， which disappointed me （I'm sure she got more screentime in one of the other High Republic stories）， but there was somewhat compelling stuff here from Bell Zettifar， Stellan Gios， Elzar Mann （who I wish they would just give an entire book to。。。） and others。 I can see how someone new to Star Wars would latch on to this new cast of High Republic era Jedi。 And while I do wish these "adult-oriented" entries were a bit more true to their name （characters dying doesn't automatically qualify as adult-content）， the story was still enjoyable。I don't have much more to say about it， other than my highest point of praise， which is the introduction of one of the best new Star Wars characters in a long time。。。 I am of course talking about Geode。 Star Wars always ends up pulling me back in。 I'd be a potential liar if I said it never would again， so I won't say that。 One never knows what the future holds。 But I wish we'd get someone truly creative at the helm who was interested in telling a fresh， unique tale in a galaxy far， far away， instead of yet another bout of heroics on a silver platter。 。。。more
Steven Shinder
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Going in， I knew that the disaster on Starlight Beacon would happen。 But I'm not sure I quite expected that disaster to be pretty much the entirety of the book， with hundred of pages of the station heading toward a planet。 We're told it could harm civilization over and over again， and it somehow feels less and less high stakes because of how much time it's taking for it to crash。 I can't really explain it。 Like， imagine of the Invisible Hand falling toward Coruscant was an entire book。The deaths Going in， I knew that the disaster on Starlight Beacon would happen。 But I'm not sure I quite expected that disaster to be pretty much the entirety of the book， with hundred of pages of the station heading toward a planet。 We're told it could harm civilization over and over again， and it somehow feels less and less high stakes because of how much time it's taking for it to crash。 I can't really explain it。 Like， imagine of the Invisible Hand falling toward Coruscant was an entire book。The deaths that happen are impactful， to be fair， though there's one I'm not entirely convinced about。 I will say that， when Elzar Mann was on the shore early on， I could feel like I was right there in the water。 Maybe I just really miss the beach， but I quite liked that moment。 Overall， I didn't find The Fallen Star to be quite as strong as the other adult books in this series。 But it does leave me curious about where the galaxy goes from here。 。。。more
Sean
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Really struggled to get through this one。 The plot is weak and there are too many characters。 The point-of-view whiplash was too much for my taste。 I could never feel invested in any of the characters。 I finished the book so at least there's that。 I'm giving it 3 stars because once the plot picks up （it takes awhile） it's an enjoyable read。 Really struggled to get through this one。 The plot is weak and there are too many characters。 The point-of-view whiplash was too much for my taste。 I could never feel invested in any of the characters。 I finished the book so at least there's that。 I'm giving it 3 stars because once the plot picks up （it takes awhile） it's an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Bert Fechner
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This is my favorite of the High Republic series so far！ Not to say the previous two were terrible they weren't but this is the first where I felt the tension and the stakes。 A lot of stuff happens here and it really plays out like a Star Wars bottle episode， detaining all the characters and plot lines to a single location and crisis; a sabotaged space station on a collision course with a nearby planet with no escape。 It has so many great elements and carries through on some of the characters of This is my favorite of the High Republic series so far！ Not to say the previous two were terrible they weren't but this is the first where I felt the tension and the stakes。 A lot of stuff happens here and it really plays out like a Star Wars bottle episode， detaining all the characters and plot lines to a single location and crisis; a sabotaged space station on a collision course with a nearby planet with no escape。 It has so many great elements and carries through on some of the characters of the previous entries while introducing some new ones。 I don't want to spoil anything but just know there's a lot going on here and I loved it all。 If Light of the Jedi was the hook， and Rising Storm was the line，this was definitely the sinker。 I'm all in now and have to keep going。 。。。more
Graff Fuller
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4。25 StarsOne problem that I have with The High Republic。。。is the inability to figure out the order of this series。I actually read Tempest Runner BEFORE The Fallen Star， though that is out of order。 I tried my best， but fell short。 While reading Tempest Runner， I felt I had missed something。。。now I know what。This story is crucial for the rest of the stories in The High Republic。 It tells us what happend at Starlight Beacon （the actual event）。 The bad guys （Nihil） being bad， and how the good guys 4。25 StarsOne problem that I have with The High Republic。。。is the inability to figure out the order of this series。I actually read Tempest Runner BEFORE The Fallen Star， though that is out of order。 I tried my best， but fell short。 While reading Tempest Runner， I felt I had missed something。。。now I know what。This story is crucial for the rest of the stories in The High Republic。 It tells us what happend at Starlight Beacon （the actual event）。 The bad guys （Nihil） being bad， and how the good guys （the Jedi and their allies）， fight back。This is the second time I've either seen or read about a technological marvel being incapacitated by a terrorist act （recently）。 Watched Foundation on AppleTV+ and the space elevator incident AND here with the inciting incident of the destruction of Starlight Beacon。。。the beacon of peace in the Outer Rim。 Was it hubris to make this？ To proclaim peace in a area。。。where you presence is nominal （at best） AND where there are people with the ability to take umbridge with that declaration and back it up with deeds （terrible deeds）。I will need to read these books again， but the next time。。。I will read them in order。 Please look below for the reading order within age groupings。 I am VERY thankful for Kindle for grouping them correctly via the age group。 Go to Wookiepedia for the order chronologically。The High RepublicStar Wars books - order in each age group:The High Republic - Adult books order:1 - The Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule2 - The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott3 - The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray4 - Tempest Runner by Daniel José Older5 - Convergence by Zoraida CordovaThe High Republic - Young Adult books order:1 - Into the Dark by Claudia Gray2 - Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland3 - Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older4 - Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton & Justina IrelandThe High Republic - Middle Grade books order:1 - A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland2 - Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older3 - Mission to Disaster by unnamed LucasFilm Writer4 - Quest for the Hidden City by George MannI love this series， and will continue to support it。 I do hope that we will， in the near future， have a TV series that brushes into these times。 We ARE getting The Acolyte， which will touch on the last few years of The High Republic。。。and its eventual downfall。Again， great book and a great series。 。。。more
Jimmy Osterhout
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This thing was a bloodbath for the Jedi and I’ll admit， it was kinda rad。
Authorized
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3。5
Clifford Luebben
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Claudia Gray continues to prove to me that she is the best author of the new canon Star Wars books。 I had mixed feelings about the first 2 books in the series and wasn't sure if I would continue， but when I found out Gray wrote this installment， I knew I had to give it a chance。 She did not disappoint！I can't put my finger on all the reasons I liked her storytelling more than the previous installments。 Perhaps the pacing is more to my liking。 Perhaps most of story taking place in one location he Claudia Gray continues to prove to me that she is the best author of the new canon Star Wars books。 I had mixed feelings about the first 2 books in the series and wasn't sure if I would continue， but when I found out Gray wrote this installment， I knew I had to give it a chance。 She did not disappoint！I can't put my finger on all the reasons I liked her storytelling more than the previous installments。 Perhaps the pacing is more to my liking。 Perhaps most of story taking place in one location helped give the story more focus。 Perhaps she simply had the advantage of most characters being established in my mind already。 For certain， I really like how Gray can get into the heads of the Jedi as they interact with the force。 There is something that actually feels relatable about the spiritual nature of it in Gray's writing （this is something I thought she also did very well in Master & Apprentice）。 Gray is also better than some （including fans） at paying homage to the idea that some sentient Star Wars species can be a lot different than humans。 Whatever the case， the story was definitely enjoyable， engaging， and exciting！One thing I didn't think Gray did as well as the previous authors is writing Marchion Ro's character。 I think Ro's character was the strong point in the first 2 novels， and so his story was the part I was most curious about going into this book。 While he plays a key role in The Fallen Star， he doesn't get near the attention he did in the previous books。 We don't get to see his dark， conniving， power games to the same degree。 I don't think Fallen Star in and off itself suffered because of it - it might have helped bring some better focus to the Jedi characters than had occurred previously - but it means that part of my curiosity is still hungry。 I also wasn't a fan of where she took Stellan Gios's character。 She wrote it fine enough from a storytelling perspective， but it was in a very Rousseau-ian direction。 I happen to be engaging with some non-fiction writers that compelling argue that Rousseau's influence on our culture is a very negative one， and seeing Gios go in that negative direction and have it cast in a positive light was disconcerting。 Especially since I've seen several friends of mine take similar directions only for it to destroy their families。 One thing Gray's writing helped settle for me: I can enjoy Marc Thompson's narration。 He is one of the most popular narrators for Star Wars audiobooks， but I had been wondering if there was something about his narration style that actually kept me from enjoying the previous 2 books more。 But， I think it is clear， I enjoyed this one just fine。 If you've been reading any of the High Republic content， don't miss this one。 If you are wondering if any of the new canon books are worth reading， start with Claudia Gray。 。。。more
Matthew S。 Zielinski
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Might feel better about this book after the final trilogy comes out。 But this wasn’t quite Return of the Jedi good。 Sadly this might be my least favorite Claudia Gray book and least favorite of the High Republic Novels but it was still a good Star Wars story
Joseph
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5 entire months。 That's what it took to read 340 pages。Look， I don't want to be a member of the Fandom Menance。 I'm an active member of the Youtini community， and it's fairly obvious from having a 10 minute conversation about Star Wars with me that while I'm passionate about the franchise， I'm also reasonable， admitting that there's been a ton of good stuff in the nu-canon and even more trash in legends。 Light of the Jedi？ Pretty good。 Brotherhood， thus far - incredible。 Shadow of the Sith？ No c 5 entire months。 That's what it took to read 340 pages。Look， I don't want to be a member of the Fandom Menance。 I'm an active member of the Youtini community， and it's fairly obvious from having a 10 minute conversation about Star Wars with me that while I'm passionate about the franchise， I'm also reasonable， admitting that there's been a ton of good stuff in the nu-canon and even more trash in legends。 Light of the Jedi？ Pretty good。 Brotherhood， thus far - incredible。 Shadow of the Sith？ No clue yet， but that shit sounds like it slaps。But this， geez。 It was so terribly conceived and written， I'm considering not returning to the High Republic again。 I don't fully blame Grey - though her excessive use of parentheses and her inability to properly set the stage annoy me to no end - because it's obvious this series is written by committee and it greatly suffers for it。So we get a third galactic disaster in as many adult THR books， but this time， I'm left wondering why I care at all。 This Starlight Station， this 'beacon of hope' for the galaxy， suffers a terrorist attack。 We can figure from the beginning that there will be causalities among the Jedi who dawdle onboard the station。 We can also figure that the station will collapse， and this symbol of hope just becomes a symbol of embarrassment for a flailing Republic。 Interesting！ How will the Republic respond？They don't， really。 Political intrigue and manoeuvring？ Oh， c'mon。 This is the nu-canon; you really weren't expecting anything other than something purely plot-driven， were you？ The freaking ship just crashes， causes a little damage， and everyone unites as one and moves forward。 Fool me once， Disney。 Fool me twice， Del Rey。 Like， this is a book supposedly written for adults， right？ Then why does every character read like a caricature of themselves？ Why does the entire novel lack nuances that any other adult novel would contain？ Things just happen， I'm instructed to care， I'm supposed to grieve for these Jedi。 But nothing matters。 I'm just so tired， man。 。。。more
JaxV
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