As the subsequent chapter of Star Wars: The High Republic attracts close to, The Jedi Order and Republic Chancellor Lina Soh are going to study that reaping could be a lot, a lot much less enjoyable than sowing.

We’ve already had loads of teases that the subsequent stage of The High Republic novels and comics would portend slightly dire issues for the titular Republic—principally as a result of all the brand new tales have very ominous titles and the one paintings we’d seen was of Starlight Beacon, the Jedi/Republic hub on the Outer Rim of the galaxy, exploding violently. But now, in new paintings revealed on StarWars.com, we all know that the High Republic goes to turn out to be fairly low for Starlight itself.

Because it’s going to crash, you see. Womp, womp.

The new cataclysmic paintings comes from Jama Jurabaev, and might be an unique wraparound cowl for the out of print unique version of Star Wars: The High Republic—The Fallen Star (you see what they did there), the brand new novel from Claudia Gray that can headline this incoming section of novels and comics. Sure, it’s in all probability unhappy for all these Jedi to look at Starlight Beacon go down, however hey, possibly don’t let the Chancellor of the Republic turn out to be obsessed together with her legacy being wrapped up in “Great Works” initiatives with some large colonialist vibes that put ahead a picture of enlightened opulence within the Republic because it expands its borders and army goals? It’s a great way to get a bunch of disgruntled of us to bloody your nostril, metaphorically or in any other case. But sufficient about that, don’t be unhappy, you additionally get a beanie with the Jedi’s mantra “For Life and Light!” on it with each buy!

Also revealed had been two extra unique editions of The Fallen Star for Barnes & Noble (which additionally features a pull-out poster) and Target, the quilt artwork for which you’ll see above, in addition to one for Daniel José Older’s upcoming YA novel Star Wars: The High Republic—Midnight Horizon unique to Walmart, which will even characteristic a Q&A with the writer:

The subsequent chapter of The High Republic begins with the discharge of The Fallen Star on January 4, 2022.

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