CANON
Written by: Charles Soule
Published on: June 17, 2025
Published by: Random House Worlds
Pages: 448
Timeline: 228 BBY
Key characters: Elzar Mann, Avar Kriss, Torban Buck, Reath Silas, Bell Zettifar, Burryaga Agaburry, Terec, Ty Yorrick, Azlin Rell, Marchion Ro, Ghirra Starros, Porter Engle, Abediah Viess, Lina Soh
Era: The High Republic
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Publisher’s Summary
The Force is everything. A single life connected to all life. All things connected to all other things. This is what the Jedi believe, and this is why they fight. For life . . . and the light.
For too long, the light has been threatened by Marchion Ro, a sinister despot who will stop at nothing in his quest for power. The conflict with Ro and his marauding Nihil forces has left scars across the galaxy and held the Republic hostage. Countless lives have been lost, beacons of hope have fallen, and the collective courage and resolve of the Republic have been tested like never before. Through it all the Jedi Order has endured, an unwavering candle against the encroaching darkness.
But the Jedi have yet to solve the mystery of the Nameless creatures who feed on the Force. Ro has loosed them upon the galaxy, striking fear into the heart of even the most stalwart Jedi. And yet with every life saved and world freed from Nihil control, the all-consuming blight, which devours everything wherever it appears, threatens to wipe it all away.
Everything now depends on nine brave Jedi, led by Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann, who embark on a treacherous journey to the Nameless homeworld. Their quest: to finally solve the mystery of the Nameless and their connection to the Force, and to stop the blight before its damage becomes irreversible.
But a final confrontation with Marchion Ro awaits. Ro, who is willing to sacrifice everything he’s achieved to secure a final victory against the Jedi and carve his name into the very stars for all time.
Nothing less than the fate of everything, perhaps even the Force itself, is at stake.
Quick Summary
If the Jedi have any hope of saving the galaxy from Marchion Ro, the blight, and the Nameless, they’re going to have to travel to a distant planet to confront their greatest fears once and for all.
Book Details
Audience: Adult
Author: Charles Soule
Publisher: Random House Worlds
Publication date: June 17, 2025
Language: English
ISBN-10: 059372352X
ISBN-13: 978-0593723524
Pages: 448 (hardcover)
