Star Wars Jedi Survivor Novel and Art Book Announced for 2023

2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order wound up being a method larger success than anybody would’ve anticipated, and years later, stays notable for being one of many few latest Star Wars video games to not have any actual baggage hooked up to it. Its sequel, Jedi Survivor, is hitting in 2023, and now that it’s a recognized success, Lucasfilm and EA are going to provide it a much bigger push. And what means: a tie-in novel.

On Friday, the Star Wars website revealed the upcoming novel, Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars. Written by Sam Maggs (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Call of Duty: Vanguard), the novel will see Cal Kestis and the remainder of the Stinger Mantis crew embark on an journey set between Fallen Order and Survivor. Given that the primary trailer for Survivor noticeably didn’t function the Mantis crew in any respect save for Cal and his droid buddy BD-1, so perhaps this guide will lay the muse for that cut up—whether or not underneath pressured circumstances, or a pure erosion of the crew’s friendship. Look for it to reach on March 7, 2023.

Star Wars is not any stranger to tie-in novels, however Fallen Order was very a lot missing in a single again in 2019. Instead, Marvel Comics printed a five-part prequel miniseries centered on Cere Junda and Eno Cordova, the previous of whom turns into Cal’s mentor within the recreation and possibly ought to’ve simply been the protagonist to start with. In reality, Battle Scars marks the primary novel for a Star Wars online game in six years, with the final being 2017’s Battlefront II: Inferno Squad by Christie Golden.

Along with the novel, Jedi Survivor can be getting its personal artwork guide. If you’re ever curious concerning the improvement historical past of a online game, this’ll be one to get, because it’ll function idea artwork from the entire recreation, together with commentary from the builders and an full shade hardcover. This guide can be hitting on May 2, 2023. With how shut artwork books often launch to their supply materials—the unique Fallen Order’s artwork guide got here out 4 days after the sport, for instance—we could also be a late April launch for Survivor. Assuming it doesn’t get delayed, in fact.

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