CANON
Written by: Justina Ireland
Published on: May 6, 2025
Published by: Random House Worlds
Pages: 304
Timeline: 160 BBY
Key characters: Vernestra Rwoh, Indara
Era: The High Republic
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Publisher’s Summary
Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh has spent years exploring the Outer Rim as a Wayseeker, answering to no authority but the Force itself. When the Jedi Council orders her to return to Coruscant, Vernestra ignores the summons, feeling that her priority is the beings she’s already serving.
So the Council dispatches Jedi Knight Indara to track down Vernestra to deliver the urgent message that a Republic senator has formally requested Jedi assistance, asking for Vernestra’s aid by name. Intrigued, Vernestra quickly finds herself pulled back into Coruscant’s complicated world of Republic politics and underworld crime.
The two could not be more different: Vernestra, a Jedi Master who has known conflict and loss during her decades in the Order, and Indara, a young Knight just coming into her own as a Jedi in a galaxy at peace. Trust is slow to develop as they clash over their views on serving the Jedi Order, the galaxy, and the Force.
But they must work together to decipher the connection between the senator and a trail of dangerous weapons threatening to wreak havoc on the Republic. As the two delve further into their investigation, the lines between Jedi and Republic business blur, and Vernestra must rediscover what it means to serve for Light and Life.
Quick Summary
Jedi Knight Indara and Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh have very little in common. Perhaps there is a reason the Jedi Council has decided it’s time for the two to work together.
Book Details
Audience: Adult
Author: Justina Ireland
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Publication date: May 6, 2025
Language: English
ISBN-10: 593874439
ISBN-13: 978-0593874431
Pages: 304 (hardcover)
