Jedi: Battle Scars is a canon novel featuring Cal Kestis set between the video games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The novel was written by Sam Maggs and published by Random House Worlds on March 7, 2023.
Publisher's summary[]
Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal's crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More importantly, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid BD-1 are the closest thing Cal has had to a family since the fall of the Jedi Order. Even as the galaxy's future grows more uncertain by the day, with each blow struck against the Empire, the Mantis crew grows more daring.
On what should be a routine mission, they meet a stormtrooper determined to chart her own course with the help of Cal and the crew. In exchange for help starting a new life, the Imperial deserter brings word of a powerful, potentially invaluable tool for their fight against the Empire. And even better, she can help them get to it. The only catch – pursuing it will bring them into the path of one of the Empire's most dangerous servants, the Inquisitor known as the Fifth Brother.
Can the Imperial deserter truly be trusted? And while Cal and his friends have survived run-ins with the Inquisitors before, how many times can they evade the Empire before their luck runs out?
Development[]
Author Sam Maggs resolved not to spoil details of her book online before its release other than confirming the bogling stowaway would appear.[3]
Media[]
Editions[]
- ISBN 9780593598603; March 7, 2023; Random House Worlds; US hardcover[1]
- ISBN 9780593598610; March 7, 2023; Random House Worlds; eBook download[4]
- ISBN 9780593598634; December 5, 2023; Random House Worlds; US paperback[5]
Cover gallery[]
Solicitation cover
Final cover
Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition
Barnes & Noble exclusive poster
Cover art
Appearances[]
By type
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
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Organisms
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Droid models
Events
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Locations
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Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
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Weapons and technology
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Miscellanea
Sources[]
New Star Wars Jedi Books Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
This Week! in Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Returns, Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars Cover Reveal, Andor Ends, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Cal Kestis Returns in Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars – Cover Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Cal Kestis Looks to Infiltrate to an Enemy Stronghold in Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars – Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)
- This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Announce, Mandalorian Season 3 New Look, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 216- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 217
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 222
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Jedi: Battle Scars dates itself to a few years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order which take place in 14 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines. Therefore, the events of Jedi: Battle Scars must take place in 12 BBY at the earliest. Additionally, the novel dates itself within the years before Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the events of which take place in 9 BBY per the reasoning here. Within Jedi: Survivor, it is also noted the Stinger Mantis crew has been broken up for "years." As the crew are together in Jedi: Battle Scars, the latest it can take place is 11 BBY. Therefore, the events of Jedi: Battle Scars occur between 12 and 11 BBY.
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Sam Maggs (@SamMaggs) on Twitter: "@FlyingGraceSon and @enfysandember This is the only thing I'm ever gonna confirm on the internet about this book but: hell yes" (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
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Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars on the official Edelweiss website (backup link)
