Midnight Horizon (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Daniel José Older

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Centuries before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, in the era of the glorious High Republic, the Jedi are the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy! After a series of staggering losses, the Republic seems to finally have the villainous Nihil marauders on the run, and it looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Until word comes of a suspected Nihil attack on the industrial cosmopolitan world of Corellia, right in the Galactic Core. Sent to investigate are Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, along with Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram, all fighting their own private battles after months of unrelenting danger. On Corellia, Reath and Ram encounter a brazen young security specialist named Crash, whose friend was one of the victims of the Nihil attack, and they team up with her to infiltrate Corellia's elite while the Masters pursue more diplomatic avenues. But going undercover with Crash is more dangerous than anyone expected, even as Ram pulls in his friend Zeen to help with an elaborate ruse involving a galactic pop star. But what they uncover on Corellia turns out to be just one part of a greater plan, one that could lead the Jedi to their most stunning defeat yet…. The New York Times best-selling series continues.... For light and life!

  • Product Features

    • Author - Daniel José Older
    • Publisher - Disney Press
    • Publication Date - 02-01-2022
    • Page Count - 496
    • Hardcover
    • Age Range - 12-18 Years
    • Fiction
    • Product Dimensions - 5.5 W x 8.2 H x 1.8 D
    • ISBN-13 - 9781368060677

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3 years ago

Reminded me why I love Star Wars

The entire High Republic has been so SO wonderful, and so many parts of it interlock together to make this book as great as it is. And I am already a huge fan of Daniel's work. But there is some really special sauce in this one. I love Star Wars, and I can find something to love about every piece of it, but this book is one of the few times in Star Wars where the characters feel like living, breathing people, and not just mythical archetypes or parts of a grand story. It's something I used to love about the Percy Jackson books as a kid — there is humor, and connection, and culture there, that you do not need headcanons, or fanfiction to fill in, like so many stories often do. (I think the highest compliment for something is that people want to write fanfiction about it, but an even higher one is that it doesn't need any at all). The High Republic has already delivered so wonderfully on representation for POC and for queer people, but this book's focus on Kantam Sy, Star Wars' first HUMAN non-binary character, who is a POC, a Jedi knight, and a former padawan of Yoda's no less, felt like breathing such a sigh of relief. As soon as Kantam was introduced in the comics and other THR media I wanted to know more about them. I didn't know they would quickly rocket to my top 10 Star Wars characters. As a fan, I have vascillated over the years on my opinions on the Jedi order, and of Yoda. But on recent rewatches of the Clone Wars, and especially reading THR, my opinions have changed a lot. I remember the Last Jedi coming out and despite not being sure about how I felt about Yoda, the scene with him and Luke brings me to tears every time. The High Republic. This book should be essential reading for any Star Wars fan to really understand the order, or the Jedi, or the Force. Reading it is the written equivalent of the magic you feel watching Yoda's scenes in Empire, and a love letter to moments in Return of the Jedi as well. There are just SO many wonderful things to say about this book. I laughed, I cried, I remembered why I loved Star Wars, I felt more represented here than in any part of the rest of the galaxy, and most of all, I felt the loss of Order 66 and the Jedi Order even more deeply. Watching Revenge of the Sith after this (and all the High Republic), will be all the more painful. There is something for everyone here - wonderful new side characters, especially non-Force users, connections to the rest of the canon (like Solo!), kids being kids, a beautiful exploration of depression and trauma, and so much more that I don't want to spoil. I'm going to have to rethink my top 5 Star Wars books, because this might have to go in it now.

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3 years ago
from Oak Park, IL

Another Winner Book in the High Republic series

As a big fan of Star Wars, I naturally had to start reading the High Republic books. It's a very exciting and intriguing series. Daniel Older, like the other authors involved, is doing a great job! I enjoyed getting to know more about these characters and am anxious to find out what happens next.

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3 years ago
from Penacook NH

High fun

I actually listened to it first but now I'm reading it I love all the high republic books

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4 years ago
from Grants Pass, OR

Thank you Netgalley and Disney Publishing!

Thank you Netgalley and Disney Worldwide Publishing/Disney Lucasfilm Press for allowing me to read and review this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own. I have not been following the comics as closely as the novels. I don't think you absolutely need to read the comics to understand who is who and what's going on. I think the High Republic line of novels is such a fantastic way of keeping the Star Wars books alive especially when the original story has been written and watched so many times. Don't get me wrong I love Star Wars but I love learning about new characters, new lore, and new adventures. Midnight Horizon is a great continuation and builds on established characters and development on new ones. 4.5 stars

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