The High Republic: Defy the Storm is a Star Wars: The High Republic young-adult novel by Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton. It was published as part of Phase III of the multimedia project on March 5, 2024.
Publisher's summary[]
Nowhere is safe within the eye of the storm….
The Galactic Republic is in chaos following the Nihil's shocking destruction of the gleaming space station Starlight Beacon. Capitalizing on their victory, the Nihil have erected a barrier called the Stormwall around a section of Republic space and claimed it for themselves. Within this Occlusion Zone, people live at the mercy of the Nihil–and the Nihil are not known for mercy.
Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh, believing her Padawan, Imri Cantaros, to be among the casualties of Starlight Beacon, has retreated to a peaceful planet where she hopes to nurse her wounds and regain some sense of equilibrium. But her old friend Avon Starros has other plans. Avon knows that Imri is alive inside the Occlusion Zone–and she and Vernestra must be the ones to find him.
With the help of former frontier deputy Jordanna Sparkburn and the extremely untrustworthy Xylan Graf, Avon and Vernestra set out to breach the Stormwall and enter the Occlusion Zone in search of Imri. But within Nihil territory, danger lurks around every corner…as do terrifying creatures known as the Nameless.
How can Vernestra find her lost Padawan when her very strength in the Force becomes her ultimate weakness? And what are Avon's true motivations behind enemy lines?
Plot summary[]
Opening crawl[]
| STAR WARS THE HIGH REPUBLIC TRIALS OF THE JEDI |
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Development[]
Cover artist Corey Brickley estimated painting the cover took over 150 hours.[5] Jennifer Günthel provided reference for the main characters' posing.[6] Brickley also used images of actress Kristen Stewart as reference for Vernestra Rwoh.[7] Rwoh's phase three design was designed by Ario Anindito,[8] although Brickley drew concept art for the cover in which she had different boots, knowing they would be covered up on the final cover. However, images of that alternate design spread around the internet after Brickley shared them on their Patreon page.[9]
Media[]
Cover by Corey Brickley
Textless cover
Editions[]
- ISBN 9781368093811; March 5, 2024; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover[3]
Appearances[]
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Sources[]
SWCE 2023: 9 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 219
The Fate of Burryaga Revealed, The High Republic Heads to San Diego Comic-Con, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- SDCC 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . | Panel | San Diego Comic-Con 2023 on the Penguin Random House YouTube channel (July 24, 2023) (backup link)- Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The High Republic Authors on Authors: Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 224
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 225
New 'Star Wars' Pride Variant Covers Celebrate Pride Month in a Galaxy Far, Far Away on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)- Who Is Vernestra Rwoh? on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 226
- Piece Together Your Own Pip Bookmark on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SWCE 2023: 9 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
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Corey Brickley (@CoreyBrickley) on Twitter: "Mama mia this was a big one. I present to you the artwork I painted for Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm" (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star-Wars-High-Republic-Storm on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates Starlight Beacon's fall and the Guardian Protocols' implementation to 230 BBY and 229 BBY, respectively, while Shadows of Starlight 1 establishes that the Guardian Protocols' implementation happened one week after the space station's destruction. The events of The High Republic: Defy the Storm take place at least one year and two weeks after Starlight Beacon's fall, equating to 228 BBY.
- ↑ Corey Brickley (@CoreyBrickley) on Twitter: "I'd estimate I put between 150 and 200 hours into this so any likes and retweets are more than appreciated 🙏🙏🙏🙏🥲🥲🥲" (backup link)
- ↑ Corey Brickley (@CoreyBrickley) on Twitter: "Sorry! Really should have done this when I originally posted the artwork originally. I'd also like to give a big thanks to @JookpubStock for offering their incredible and professional services providing reference photos for the main character of the piece. Commission them!" (backup link)
- ↑ Corey Brickley (@CoreyBrickley) on Twitter: "lol ty! Idk how obvious it is I had kristen stewart pics up on the screen when I was painting her (In response to: it's so mind-blowing. emo vern has my heart. and the girls all teaming up? squad of the century)" (backup link)
- ↑ Ario Anindito (@arioanin) on Twitter: "I had the honor of designing the concept art for phase 3 Vern -and many other characters- and looking at other amazing artists version of the design is always an amazing experience!! 🥰 #StarWars #starwarsthehighrepublic #vernestra" (backup link)
- ↑ Corey Brickley (@CoreyBrickley) on Twitter: "This full body shot of Vernestra is floating around bc it's a bts shot I posted on Patreon and she has the wrong boots (unlike @arioanin's concept work) bc I knew the boots would be covered up. It will haunt me for ages" (backup link)
