Phase II of the High Republic has been exploring the origins of the villainous Nihil - a collection of bloodthirsty pirates attacking the Republic. 150 years before Phase I, the Nihil have their beginnings in the cult the Path of the Open Hand. They portray themselves as peace-loving (and many cultists are), but they have the philosophy that the "Force must be free", as in not used by Force-sensitives like the Jedi. As the Path get more aggressive and violent under the leadership of a grifter called Mother, they have begun to meddle in galactic affairs, sparking riots and keeping wars continuing. Clearly their philosophy and increasing violence means confrontation is inevitable with the Jedi Order. As several Jedi travel to the Path's stronghold on the planet Dalna, they do not know what awaits them. For the Path has a terrifying weapon to use against the Jedi, the Nameless. Lots of action and emotional scenes with characters we've come to know in Phase II. Even get to see Yaddle in action! This novel is concluding some long running plot arcs in Phase II, so it's not a book to pick up as an entry point into the High Republic.
Recommended for Star Wars fans.
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Enjoyable Action But Lots of Questions
Overall, I enjoyed this book and its focus on various Jedi groups coming together with other allies in a battle against the Path of the Open Hand. The character interactions are the highlight, including the first time (to my knowledge) that Yaddle is an actual (minor) character and she and Yoda have a cool force power moment. However, I have a lot of questions. The Path of the Open Hand has seemingly evolved overnight from a relatively small sect whose membership consisted of “mostly-peaceful” farmer-types who handed out flowers and preached gifts freely given to a literal army of hundreds murmurous zealots with advanced weaponry and martial skills. When did that happen? And, we continue to be denied any real knowledge of the Path’s greater motives and what the goal is for creating chaos and promoting continue warfare between Eiram and E’ronoh. It’s unclear if the battle that takes place was purposely set in motion or just something that arose by accident. Did the Leveler generate progeny or were more eggs brought in from Planet X (or wherever). Finally, who’s on the jacket cover? I’m honestly scratching my head to figure out who the character on the cover is supposed to be: Axel Greylark? Fun but, not sure if this really advanced the overall plot of Phase I that much.
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Overall, I enjoyed this book and its focus on various Jedi groups coming together with other allies in a battle against the Path of the Open Hand. The character interactions are the highlight, including the first time (to my knowledge) that Yaddle is an actual (minor) character and she and Yoda have a cool force power moment. However, I have a lot of questions. The Path of the Open Hand has seemingly evolved overnight from a relatively small sect whose membership consisted of “mostly-peaceful” farmer-types who handed out flowers and preached gifts freely given to a literal army of hundreds murmurous zealots with advanced weaponry and martial skills. When did that happen? And, we continue to be denied any real knowledge of the Path’s greater motives and what the goal is for creating chaos and promoting continue warfare between Eiram and E’ronoh. It’s unclear if the battle that takes place was purposely set in motion or just something that arose by accident. Did the Leveler generate progeny or were more eggs brought in from Planet X (or wherever). Finally, who’s on the jacket cover? I’m honestly scratching my head to figure out who the character on the cover is supposed to be: Axel Greylark? Fun but, not sure if this really advanced the overall plot of Phase I that much.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023
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