Tag: Lydia Kang

Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Chris

– Spoiler-free Review –

The High Republic is back, and Tales of Light and Life is leading the charge into Phase III by bringing together the past, present, and future of the initiative into one bound volume. And what a volume it is. If you’re a frequent reader here at the Manor, you know I absolutely loved Phase I of THR: I bought every variant of the novels (so, uh, four editions of Light of the Jedi and The Rising Storm; three editions of The Fallen Star, Out of the Shadows, and Midnight Horizon, etc.) and a lot of the comic variants, but Phase II fell rather flat to me. Thankfully, Tales of Light and Life comes in blasters blazing, creating new, exciting possibilities for the initiative and getting me excited again for the future. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life” →

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life

Posted on September 5, 2023January 4, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

– Minor Spoiler Review –

With Phase II done and Phase III on its way, the luminous beings behind The High Republic offer up Tales of Light and Life, a well-prepared treat of a dessert, full of complexity, heart, flavor, and all the toppings you’ve come to expect from them, all while melding together layers of Phases for a scrumptious bite of light and life of the era. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life” →

High Republic Panel: Alyssa Wong Joins Luminous Team, Vernestra Appears in The Acolyte, Phase III Titles and Timelines Revealed, and More! {Updated} (SWCE 23)

Posted on April 8, 2023August 20, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

With Phase II nearing its end, much of Celebration Europe 2023’s High Republic panel focused on teasing what was ahead for Phase III: Trials of the Jedi, as we got a ton of title reveals and a general timeline for its length, with Phase III ending in 2025! Pair all the reveals with Alyssa Wong (Doctor Aphra) joining the team and the big news a fan favorite character appears in The Acolyte (!!!), it means The High Republic keeps on winning. Head below for all the new details! Continue reading “High Republic Panel: Alyssa Wong Joins Luminous Team, Vernestra Appears in The Acolyte, Phase III Titles and Timelines Revealed, and More! {Updated} (SWCE 23)” →

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Cataclysm

Posted on March 21, 2023April 6, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

– Spoiler Review –

Lydia Kang makes her The High Republic debut with the second adult novel and beginning of the end for Phase II, Cataclysm. Picking up after the disastrous events of The Battle of Jedha, the Forever War reignited between Eiram and E’ronoh, Cataclysm sees the Jedi and Republic searching for answers, leading them to a confrontation with the mysterious Path of the Open Hand cult. And what does the disgraced son of one of the Chancellors have to do with it? Many of Phase II’s threads collide in this packed yet eventful novel, where humor, heart, well-written characters, and a dazzling display of this era’s interesting aspects intertwine with a memorable final act. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Cataclysm” →

Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Cataclysm

Posted on March 21, 2023April 6, 2023 by Chris

After the Battle of Jedha, the Forever War between Eiram and E’ronoh continues to rage. The Jedi, believing the mysterious Path of the Open Hand is behind the war, travel to Dalna to get to the bottom of recent events. Join me as I review The High Republic: Cataclysm! Continue reading “Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Cataclysm” →

High Republic Anthology Titled Tales of Light and Life, Celebration London Panel Revealed

Posted on March 7, 2023August 20, 2023 by Head Butler Ryan

The High Republic’s Phase II: Quest for the Jedi is barreling towards it end in May, leavings fans to wait for Phase III to start in November, though thankfully there’ll be content to tide everyone over, like the much-anticipated YA Anthology featuring all the initiative’s authors! Entertainment Weekly revealed the anthology’s title is Tales of Light and Life, alongside showing off its cover and featuring an excerpt from Claudia Gray’s short story, so head below for more details on the anthology book and when to expect the High Republic panel at Celebration London in April! Continue reading “High Republic Anthology Titled Tales of Light and Life, Celebration London Panel Revealed” →

High Republic Show: Year End Entry Reveals Character Encyclopedia, New Covers, and More!

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

2022 has been a pretty eventful year for The High Republic, even if it only released across 6 of the 12 months. 2022 started with the finale to Phase I that saw Starlight Beacon fallen and story left on a cliffhanger and the year ended with the beginning of Phase II, the 150 years extra blast to the past for extra context to the era’s story. The High Republic Show and the affable Krystina Arielle have been there for us through the big moments and the quiet in-betweens, feeding us many feasts of content and now they have one last holiday gift for us with this year end show! There’s a peak behind Dark Horse’s content, author discussions, and the requisite reveals, Character Encyclopedia anyone!?, but I’ve also included some other recent news, like another author roundtable and previews galore. Head below for the High Republic year end extravaganza before we return early 2023 with our The Battle of Jedha review! Continue reading “High Republic Show: Year End Entry Reveals Character Encyclopedia, New Covers, and More!” →

NYCC ’22: New The High Republic Phase 2 Covers, Titles Announced!

Posted on October 9, 2022October 10, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

With The High Republic’s Phase II beginning just this week with the release of Path of Deceit, the opening YA novel by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland (and our reviews you can read here!), the New York Comic Con panel easily could’ve been simply covers for some of the remaining Phase II content and fans (me!) would’ve been happy. But thankfully they love to bring more than that, as while plenty of covers were revealed for upcoming Phase II releases, we learned about some new content as well, like an intriguing YA Anthology which will span all THREE Phases of the era. Learn all about the newest reveals for The High Republic below! Continue reading “NYCC ’22: New The High Republic Phase 2 Covers, Titles Announced!” →

The High Republic Phase 2 Detailed, New Books, Covers, Characters Revealed! (SWCA 2022)

Posted on May 27, 2022October 5, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

Out of all the panels they live-streamed on Day 1 of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, thankfully it included the nearly hour-long The High Republic panel, which saw the luminous authors, Michael Siglain, Kristina Arielle, and more on the stage together for the first time in a long time, peeling back all the layers on October’s Phase 2 start. There’s tons of new concept art, covers, and title reveals, as well as unique little details on just how much more Wild West 150 years prior to Phase 1’s start the galaxy really is. Strap in for all the covers and particulars below, ~~while you can watch the panel in the video above from the 2:24:17 mark (which is where it should start if you hit play, you’re welcome!), until the 3:40:42 mark~~ now the panel has it’s own video upload! UPDATED to include the reveal of Young Jedi Adventures and the panel specific video Lucasfilm uploaded to YouTube. And don’t forget to visit our High Republic page for all the latest and greatest, like reviews for Phase II as the content begins to arrive! UPDATE: Our Path of Deceit reviews are in! PHASE II has begun!! Continue reading “The High Republic Phase 2 Detailed, New Books, Covers, Characters Revealed! (SWCA 2022)” →

The High Republic Show: Phase II Path of Deceit Cover, New Authors Chat, and More!

Posted on April 14, 2022April 18, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

It’s been just over two months since the last The High Republic Show and a little over a month since Phase I wrapped up its story, so it’s been quiet in the era of The High Republic for fans (unless those rumors of a live-action TV show are true…), but even this newest batch of details and interviews is enough to breathe life back into the discussion ahead of Star Wars Celebration and likely a lot of news there. In the latest show, host Krystina Arielle sums up the finale to Phase I, talks with the new authors joining the project, interviews with some creatives about the finale, and some scant and surprising details about Phase II! Continue reading “The High Republic Show: Phase II Path of Deceit Cover, New Authors Chat, and More!” →