#lina soh | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

jewishcissiekj · 6 months

Text

Hey look I finished Tempest Runner so jusst read Trail of Shadows #2 and The High Republic (2021) #9-10 so here's a readthrough post (also feat. me simping for Keeve Lourna and Avar)

Get tinified Eemrick Stellan Ghirra Lina and the other people here

Big fan of this pnael Stellan looks so disturbed and Ghirra is unbothered. Wonderful really

Ahhhhh Eemrick and sian are so cool! Love them!!

Banger THR #9 covers I lobve womebn

Ooooh look at Keeve she has piercings nad she cut her hair she's so evil and edgy Nihil I need to kiss her what the hell

Love collecting these kinds of panels but two things 1) Who's the Wookie here? He isn't colored like Burry so it might be Arkoff but I checked Wookiepedia and I couldn't find anything so? another Wookie Jedi? Very cool either way and 2) Ngl I kinda hate how inconsistent the coloring of Keeve's skin is. And it's not lighting because she's at Starlight several times throughout the comic in modst probably the same lighting and her skin is much lighter, and I don't get the inconsistency

Damn she's kinda hotter now who said that

Avar looks so tired now:( Area blonde white woman get some rest pls

Dude I kinda need her to do this to me my neck feels like shit right now maybe that'll help

yeah

hey it's the fucking Yuri magnet go kiss some girls I think it wouldn't fix her but she should give it a try

Well you see in this moment I lost all memory of Keeve having canonically left the order and of her being in Phase 3 because for a second there she had to stay with me and not die now

What a nice couple do they need a third

Damn she should kill me

She stayed with me but at what cost:(

runnin

Went to the Yuri factory (The High Republic content with Lourna Dee) and it's toxic can I still eat it

Ending with a Peach Momoko cover because I need to read three books not all THR) and a few stories before moving on to issue #12

11 notes · View notes

pastel-kaleesh · 2 years

Text

Lina drawing

This is one of my newest characters, a Kaleesh princess named Lina Soh Ma'lais. I'm not sure if I should give her a new outfit with the karrabac pelt, or if this simple choice is ok.

#kaleesh #idk about this one #princess lina #lina soh ma'lais

5 notes · View notes

armoralor · 1 year

Photo

trying to collect queer ship spelling variations so I know how to tag future work and find everything the lovely community is making! if there are any I missed, pls let me know ♡

THE OLD REPUBLIC

Artis x Meetra Surik (Jedi Exile): no ship name yet Balaya x Juhani: balayani Bastila Shan x Juhani: no ship name yet Bastila Shan x Yuthura Ban: no ship name yet Jaesa Willsaam x Lana Beniko: no ship name yet Jaesa Willsaam x Vette: no ship name yet Revan x Bastila Shan: revanshan, revanstila Revan x Juhani: revani Revan x Meetra Surik: revanmeetra Revan x Mission Vao: no ship name yet Revan x Yuthura Ban: no ship name yet Visas Marr x Miraluka: no ship name yet Visas Marr x Brianna: no ship name yet Yuthura Ban x Meetra Surik (Jedi Exile): no ship name yet

THE HIGH REPUBLIC

Ace Kallisto x Zia Zaldor Zanna: no ship name yet Affie Hollow x Nan: no ship name yet Avar Kriss x Lourna Dee: avardee, krissdee Ghirra Starros x Lina Soh: no ship name yet Keeve Trennis x Lily Tora-Asi: no ship name yet Keeve Trennis x Ty Yorrick: no ship name yet Lourna Dee x Chancey Yarrow: no ship name yet Lourna Dee x Quin the Bivall: no ship name yet Lourna Dee x Sestin Blin: no ship name yet Lula Talisola x Zeen Mrala: mralisola, lulazeen, zeenlula Matthea Cathley x Enya Keen: no ship name yet Matthea Cathley x Oliviah Zeveron: mattiah Matthea Cathley x Yana Ro: no ship name yet Sav Malagan x Kratu: no ship name yet Sav Malagan x Saya Keem: no ship name yet Sylvestri Yarrow x Jordanna Sparkburn: no ship name yet Yana Ro x Kor Plouth: no ship name yet Yana Ro x Shea Ganandra: no ship name yet

CHISS ASCENDANCY

Ar'alani x Borika: no ship name yet Ar'alani x Karyn Faro: no ship name yet Ar'alani x Wutroow: wutrolani

FALL OF THE JEDI / RISE OF THE EMPIRE

Adi Gallia x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Adi Gallia x Depa Billaba: no ship name yet Adi Gallia x Luminara Unduli: no ship name yet Adi Gallia x Shmi Skywalker: no ship name yet Adi Gallia x Stass Allie: no ship name yet Ahsoka Tano x Barriss Offee: barrissoka, barrisoka, bahsoka, ahriss Ahsoka Tano x Barriss Offee x Riyo Chuchi: riyobarrissoka Ahsoka Tano x Riyo Chuchi: riyosoka, chuchitano Ahsoka Tano x Steela Gerrera: steelahsoka, ahsteela Ahsoka Tano x Trace Martez: tracesoka Asajj Ventress x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Adi Gallia: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Aura Sing: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Depa Billaba: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Latts Razzi: ventrazzi Asajj Ventress x Luminara Unduli: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Mon Mothma: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Satine Kryze: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Sugi: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Stass Allie: no ship name yet Aura Sing x Sugi: no ship name yet Bant Eerin x Luminara Unduli: no ship name yet Bant Eerin x Tahl: no ship name yet Bo-Katan Kryze x Eirtaé : no ship name yet Bo-Katan Kryze x Padmé Amidala: padkatan, bodala Bo-Katan Kryze x Rabé : no ship name yet Bo-Katan Kryze x Sabé : no ship name yet Bo-Katan Kryze x Saché : no ship name yet Bo-Katan Kryze x Yané : no ship name yet Breha Organa x Bo-Katan Kryze: no ship name yet Breha Organa x Mon Mothma: senatorqueen, bremon, monha, brehamon Breha Organa x Padmé Amidala: brehadala, brehapadmé, brehapadme Breha Organa x Mon Mothma x Padmé Amidala: no ship name yet Breha Organa x Satine Kryze: no ship name yet Breha Organa x Ursa Wren: no ship name yet Depa Billaba x Luminara Unduli: no ship name yet Depa Billaba x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Depa Billaba x Stass Allie: no ship name yet Depa Billaba x Siri Tachi: no ship name yet Padmé Amidala x Aayla Secura: padmaayla, paayla Padmé Amidala x Beru Whitesun: sunqueen, berudala Padmé Amidala x Cordé: no ship name yet Padmé Amidala x Dormé: dormidala Padmé Amidala x Eirtaé: no ship name yet Padmé Amidala x Mon Mothma: mondala, padma Padmé Amidala x Rabé no ship name yet Padmé Amidala x Sabé: sabédala, sabedala Padmé Amidala x Sabé x Cordé: sabecordedala, sabécordédala Padmé Amidala x Sabé x Dormé: dormépadmésabé, dormepadmesabe Padmé Amidala x Sabé x Dormé x Cordé : no ship name yet Padmé Amidala x Sabé x Rabé x Eirtaé x Saché x Yané: no ship name yet Padmé Amidala x Satine Kryze: padtine, satidala, satdala Padmé Amidala x Riyo Chuchi: riyodala Queen Jamillia x Rabé: no ship name yet Saché x Yané: yaché, yache, sané, sane Satine Kryze x Siri Tachi: siritine, satinesiri Satine Kryze x Tahl: no ship name yet Siri Tachi x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Siri Tachi x Aayla Secura x Luminara Unduli: no ship name yet Siri Tachi x Bant Eerin: no ship name yet Siri Tachi x Darra Thel-Tanis: no ship name yet Shaak Ti x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Shaak Ti x Depa Billaba: lumidepa Shaak Ti x Luminara Unduli: lumiti Shaak Ti x Luminara Unduli x Depa Billaba: lumidepati Shaak Ti x Luminara Unduli x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Shaak Ti x Stass Allie: strassti, allieti Shmi Skywalker x Tahl: shmitahl, tahlwalker Cordé x Sabé: sabecorde, sabecordé

REIGN OF THE EMPIRE / AGE OF REBELLION

Asajj Ventress x Ahsoka Tano: ventressoka Asajj Ventress x Ahsoka Tano x Barriss Offee: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Barriss Offee: no ship name yet Asajj Ventress x Fennec Shand: vennec Asajj Ventress x Barriss Offee: no ship name yet Ahsoka Tano x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Ahsoka Tano x Kaeden Larte: kaesoka Ahsoka Tano x Kaeden Larte x Barriss Offee: no ship name yet Ahsoka Tano x Jyn Erso: nitejyn, jynsoka Ahsoka Tano x Enfys Nest: tanonest, sokanest Ahsoka Tano x Trilla Suduri: trillasoka Barriss Offee x Rook Kast: kastoffee Bix Caleen x Dedra Meero: no ship name yet Bix Caleen x Jyn Erso: no ship name yet Bo-Katan Kryze x Ursa Wren: ursabo Bo-Katan Kryze x Rook Kast: nitekast, kastkatan, rookatan, borook Chelli Lona Aphra x Aiolin Astarte: no ship name yet Chelli Lona Aphra x Hera Syndulla: doctorpilot, aphradulla Chelli Lona Aphra x Magna Tolvan: aphratolvan Chelli Lona Aphra x Sana Starros: aphrastarros, chellisana, sanaphra Chelli Lona Aphra x Sana Starros x Magna Tolvan : no ship name yet Cinta Kaz x Vel Sartha: velcinta, cintavel, vinta Cinta Kaz x Bix Caleen: kazleen, bixcinta Cinta Kaz x Vel Sartha x Kleya Marki: no ship name yet Cinta Kaz x Vel Sartha x Mon Mothma: no ship name yet Elia Kane x Dedra Meero: no ship name yet Elia Kane x Karyn Faro: no ship name yet Elia Kane x Rae Sloane: no ship name yet Enfys Nest x Ahsoka Tano : no ship name yet Enfys Nest x Fennec Shand : no ship name yet Enfys Nest x Leia Organa : no ship name yet Kleya Marki x Cinta Kaz: no ship name yet Kleya Marki x Mon Mothma: no ship name yet Kleya Marki x Vel Sartha: no ship name yet Hera Syndulla x Aayla Secura: no ship name yet Leia Organa x Enfys Nest: no ship name yet Leia Organa x Evaan Verlaine: royalpilot, leiavaan Leia Organa x Jyn Erso: jynleia, rebelprincess Leia Organa x Ooola: ooleia Leia Organa x Sabine Wren: sableia, leiabine Leia Organa x Rae Sloane: no ship name yet Leia Organa x Sana Starros: sanaleia, sanleia Leia Organa x Sosha Soruna: no ship name yet Mara Jade x Jyn Erso: monjyn, jnymon Mara Jade x Oola: marala, oolajade Mara Jade x Sabine Wren: no ship name Mon Mothma x Dedra Meero: no ship name Mon Mothma x Kleya Marki: senatorspy, mothmarki, monmarki Mon Mothma x Jyn Erso: no ship name yet Mon Mothma x Tynnra Pamlo: no ship name yet Numa x Omega: numega Numa x Hera Syndulla: numadulla, numahera Oola x Lyn Me: no ship name yet Oola x Rystáll Sant: no ship name yet Oola x Camie Marstrap: no ship name yet Qi'ra x Ahsoka Tano : no ship name yet Qi'ra x Amilyn Holdo : no ship name yet Qi'ra x Enfys Nest : no ship name yet Qi're x Jyn Erso : no ship name yet Qi'ra x Leia Organa : no ship name yet Qi'ra x Rey : no ship name yet Qi'ra x Sana Starros : no ship name yet Reva Sevander x Ahsoka Tano: revsoka Reva Sevander x Tala Durith: talarev, revtala Reva Sevander x Qi’ra: revira Riyo Chuchi x Tynnra Pamlo: no ship name yet Trilla Suduri x Reva Sevander: revilla, trilleva Trilla Suduri x Nightsister Merrin: merilla, nightinquisitor Sabine Wren x Amilyn Holdo: no name yet Sabine Wren x Jyn Erso: jynbine Sabine Wren x Ketsu Onyo: ketbine, sabetsu Shara Bey x Evaan Verlaine: no ship name yet Shara Bey x Jyn Erso: no ship name yet Shara Bey x Leia Organa: no ship name yet Yrica Quell x Chass na Chadic: no ship name yet

THE NEW REPUBLIC

Ahsoka Tano x the Armorer: armorsoka, jediarmor Ahsoka Tano x Hera Syndulla: herasoka, lightpilot, pilotlight, herahsoka Ahsoka Tano x Morgan Elsbeth: morgansoka, morganahsoka, magistratejedi Ahsoka Tano x Sabine Wren: sabsoka, ahsokabine, tanowren, sokabine Bo-Katan Kryze x Ahsoka Tano: bosoka, jedinite, ahsokatan Bo-Katan Kryze x the Armorer: nitearmor, armorkatan, niteforge, boarmorer, barmorer, armoryze Bo-Katan Kryze x the Armorer x Ahsoka Tano: jedinitearmor Bo-Katan Kryze x Fennec Shand: bofennec, fenkatan Bo-Katan Kryze x Koska Reeves: koskatan, boreeves, bokoska Bo-Katan Kryze x Sabine Wren: bobine Elia Kane x Koska Reeves: no ship name yet Elia Kane x Shin Hati: no ship name yet Fennec Shand x the Armorer: sniperforge Fennec Shand x Drash: no ship name yet Fennec Shand x Garsa Fwip: fenfwip, garsannec, fwinnec, snipersanctuary Fennec Shand x Leia Organa: sniperprincess, fenleia Fennec Shand x Koska Reeves: no ship name yet Fennec Shand x Mon Mothma: no ship name yet Hera Syndulla x Leia Organa: pilotprincess, leiahera, heraleia Hera Syndulla x Mon Mothma: mothra, mondulla, divorcebians, heron Shin Hati x Ahsoka Tano: tanoti, shinsoka, lightwolf, lightsin Shin Hati x Ahsoka Tano x Sabine Wren: shinbinesoka, shinsokabine, shinanigans, wolfbirds, chimera Shin Hati x Sabine Wren: wolfwren, wrenwolf, shabine, shinbine Shin Hati x Sabine Wren x Ketsu Onyo: ketshinbine, ketbineshin Shin Hati x Mara Jade: no ship name yet Shin Hati x Marrok: shinrrok, shinrok, knightwolf, wolfknight, shinmarrok

RISE OF THE FIRST ORDER / NEW JEDI ORDER

Captain Phasma x Bazine Netal: phazine Captain Phasma x Nastia Unamo: captainunamo, phasamo Captain Phasma x Rey: reysma Larma D'Acy x Wrobie Tyce: no ship name yet Leia Organa x Amilyn Holdo: amileia Leia Organa x Mara Jade: leiamara, maraleia Jessika Pava x Karé Kun: jessikare, jessikaré Jessika Pava x Paige Tico: no ship name yet Jessika Pava x Pammich Nerro Goode: no ship name yet Jessika Pava x Peet Deretalia: no ship name yet Jessika Pava x Suralinda Javos: no ship name yet Jessika Pava x Rey: reyva, bluerey, jessikarey, jeditestor, jessrey Jessika Pava x Rose Tico: no ship name yet Rey x Kaydel Ko Connix: no ship name yet Rey x Rose Tico: reyrose Rey x Tallie Lintra: no ship name yet Rey x Zorii Bliss: reybliss Rose Tico x Kaydel Ko Connix: no ship name yet Rose Tico x Jannah: rosannah, jannahrose Zorii Bliss x Bazine Netal: no ship name yet Zorii Bliss x Jannah: no ship name yet

TIME TRAVEL AUs

Ahsoka Tano x Juhani: no ship name yet Darth Talon x Darth Maladi: no ship name yet

#star wars #the mandalorian #the clone wars #star wars femslash #star wars lesbians #tcw #rebels #star wars wlw #sapphic star wars #text #mine #reference

103 notes · View notes

darth-memes · 1 year

Text

#star wars #sw memes #the high republic spoilers #the high republic #star wars the high republic spoilers #star wars the high republic #starlight beacon #lina soh #marchion ro

30 notes · View notes

david-talks-sw · 1 year

Text

Okay so this is so stupid but it made me laugh.

There's this line in Yoda: Dark Rendezvous that made me laugh so much when I heard it on the audiobook:

“More than eight hundred years has Yoda survived, through dangers you could not dream." "I know how to kill," Dooku hissed. Yoda's eyes opened wide, like balls of green fire. "Yes - but Yoda knows how to live!”

Because it's great and epic and deep etc... but the first thing that came to my mind when I heard it again was the Jedi from the Auralnauts videos, in which they're all a bunch of party-goers who are so high on heroin they get magical powers.

So for a full 10 seconds what went through my mind was Yoda essentially telling Dooku:

"I've lived for 800 years, I've made love to a Hutt and did deathsticks with Gungans, I've beaten Orn Free Taa at a sandwich-eating contest and I rode a thermal-seeking missile over the Mandalorian skies, I tamed the Terentatek of Kashyyk and had a toga party with the Supreme Chancellor Lina Soh mere hours before she gave an important speech. Yoda doesn't just survive, Yoda knows how to fucking live, Dooku! What have you done with your life?!"

#feral gremlin yoda #chad yoda #dooku #yoda

86 notes · View notes

dancingdorito · 5 months

Text

part of me wants to take my time with eye of darkness so i can enjoy all of it and the other wants to read it as fast as i can so i can talk about it. its a struggle

#star wars high republic #star wars #eye of darkness #high republic phase 3 #avar kriss #elzar mann #bell zettifar #burryaga agaburry #lina soh #i also just need more elvar content i am starving

8 notes · View notes

tremendouskoalachild · 4 months

Text

all the last name duplicities in The High Republic Character Encyclopedia:

married couples:

Pikka and Joss Adren

Marlowe and Vellis San Tekka

mother and daughter:

Chancey and Sylvestri Yarrow

Ghirra and Avon Starros

mother and son:

Kyong and Axel Greylark

Lina and Kitrep Soh

Shalla and Asgar Ro

father and daughter:

Monarch (first name unspecified) A’lbaran and Xiri A’lbaran

father and son:

Spence and Dass Leffbruk

Viceroy (first name unspecified) Ferrol and Rev Ferrol

Asgar and Marchion Ro

siblings:

Sky and Helis Graf

Oliviah and Elecia Zeveron

cousins:

Yana and Marda Ro

Sky/Helis and Tilson Graf

unspecified:

Marda and Marchion Ro (descendant, implied great-grandson)

Sky/Helis/Tilson Graf and Xylan/Catriona Graf (Graf family)

Morton San Tekka, Mari San Tekka, Marlowe San Tekka (San Tekkas)

Yacek and Jordanna Sparkburn (likely related)

Enya Keen and Rodor Keen (likely coincidental)

#thr #the high republic #the high republic character encyclopedia

4 notes · View notes

queer-starwars-bracket · 8 months

Text

Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 2): General Bracket Match 14

Kitrep Soh | Identity: gay | Media: The High Republic The Rising Storm

Kitrep Soh was the son of the Chancellor of the Republic Lina Soh. A shy person, he disliked how he had become a newsworthy person since his mother’s election as chancellor. He didn’t begrudge her for this, and saw her as a good mother and always making enough time for him. This was despite the fact she made him attend the Great Fair on Valo even though it was a media event.

When the Republic delegation arrived on Valo, he was immediately drawn to the mayor of Valo’s son Jom Lariin. While he hated being dragged across the fair with his mother, once he got over his initial awkwardness with Jom, they were able to strike up quite the conversation. The next day, the two teenagers snuck away from their parties to board the Innovator (a ship on display at the fair) for a secret date. Unfortunately, the Innovator was one of the Nihil’s first targets when they attacked Valo. The two boys, an attendant, and a Quarren guest attempted to find a way to escape the damaged ship. The Jedi Bell Zettifar was able to rescue them and lead them and several other survivors to safety. After the attack on Valo, he spent most of his time by his comatose mother’s side, only leaving to say goodbye to Jom. He kissed Jom, not caring that cam-droids were recording. He would never play to the cameras, but now he wasn’t afraid of the public role he had been forced into.

Raf Thatchburn | Identity: mlm | Media: High Republic Adventures (2022)

Raf Thatchburn was a pirate hunter employed by Galactic Antipiracy Command. Despite that, he was in love with the pirate Alak. The two would chat over holo, supervised by the rest of the pirate crew Alak was a part of to make sure he didn’t give any information away that could hurt the crew. He tracked Maz’s crew and the Dank Graks to the battle of Jedha, where his Correlian hound caught the scent of Sav Mallagan (a Jedi padawan undercover with the Graks). She gave her lightsabers to the hound, who brought it back to Raf. Reeling about why Sav would trust him with her lightsabers, his life was saved by Quiet Shan, Alak’s adopted daughter- because of how happy he made Alak. Realizing that all these people were treating him way better than he deserved, he decided to quit his job and become a pirate. He allowed himself to be captured by the Graks, gave up half of Sav’s lightsaber, and so that he could give her the other half and they could stop the Graks from taking control of Takodana. Now a pirate and a member of Maz’s crew, he and Alak could actually be together.

#star wars #sw #the high republic #sw thr

7 notes · View notes

theultimatenonbinarynerd · 1 month

Text

The Star Wars Book That Broke Me- The Rising Storm Review

Introduction

It's been a long time since I reviewed a High Republic novel on my tumblr but I have to just have to talk about this novel. Loved reading a Test Of Courage and Into The Dark but at suggested in the title, this novel broke me in all the best ways possible. My brother is moaning at me for taking so long to get through Phase 1 but after reading The Rising Storm I totally think that for my emotional wellbeing it's definitely best to take it all in at a slower. The novel was tense throughout but that ending man. As of this review I'm onto my 6th main read of 2024 and I'm still not over it. I don't think I'll ever be. For those who've read the novel you know.

Star Wars is mainly targeted for kids but I love how their still able to make really emotional and heavy books for adult fans too. Whilst Light Of The Jedi is the perfect introduction to the era of The High Republic, The Rising Storm is the perfect introduction to the stakes and how destructive the Nihil are. We get to see the cost of War and Violence. I was shocked at how tense and high stakes this novel was. Trust me none of your favourites are safe when it comes to The High Republic. It makes a nice change as the orginal two movies in the OT don't allow you to focus on death very much.

I also felt like the new characters fit in very well and didn't feel unesssacary. Nearly all the reviews I read insulted the inclusion of characters like the chancellors son and the workers at the fair but I thought they were all nesscary compared to Aftermath where you get an interlude of two people randomly fighting in a street. I'm also just really grateful that the writers of Project Luminous have clearly planned and communicated with each other.

What I Liked

Everything! I seriously did not think it could get any better than Light Of The Jedi but it has. Not only did is pass my expectations it exceeded them, it also in my personal opinion improved heavily on some people's criticisms of Light Of The Jedi. I also think all the povs are sewen perfectly together through the narrative of a single goal. I'm also really excited to pick up more of Cavan Scott's books now.

There's so much I could talk about and analyse when it comes to this gem of a novel but I'll do my best to trim down my praise to the three best aspects of this incredibly action packed novel.

First I have to praise the incredible character arcs throughout the novel. Cavan Scott manages to pick off from where we left some of out characters from Light Of The Jedi to the point you can't even tell there's been a change in writer. Elzar, Stellan, Ty, Lina Soh, Bell, Lourna, Pan and Marchion are just some of the many characters that grow throughout the novel really well. It's an impressive achievement in itself since the adult high republic novels love to include such a large cast of characters. Every character felt like they had reason to be there and like they made a difference to the story. There was also brilliantly foreshadowing in earlier parts of the novel to where some of the characters might end up. Out of all of the character arcs through Bell and Elzar's arcs definitely hit home the most as it is important to remember that asking for help isn't shameful as well as reaching out to others when grieving. The character development is the glue of this book and it really does pay off if you've read Light Of The Jedi.

Secondly the stakes. I dreaded putting this book down everyday due to how much danger Cavan manages to put our core cast through. If you had me attached me to a heart monitor whilst I was reading this novel you'd see it stay spiked up throughout. Whilst Light Of The Jedi gave the reader time to breathe the opposite can be said for The Rising Storm and I think that's what made this such an enjoyable read. This book is none stop action from start to finish and absolutely intense, from people backstabbing each other, villians that don't know when to stop and suprises that even shocked me. It's all like one big massive game of chess. Whilst Light Of The Jedi introduced us to several characters and made us feel attached to the High Republic era as a whole, The Rising Storm makes you get attached to all the characters and then makes you worry for their lives every five seconds. I promise you that I'm not exaggerating. Worst is that some of those characters do indeed die. This book does not play it safe at all and shows you just how deadly the villians are. A good action or war story should build up suspense and high stakes and Rising Storm does that very well. Nobody is safe at all! Expect to be emotionally destroyed.

Finally The Multi-POV narrative. I know a lot of people don't like this aspect and that the bombardment of characters ruined but for me it had the complete opposite effect. The High Republic writes in a multi-pov style that adds to the mystery and intense action. Through the fast pacing of chapters and sudden pov switches Scott communicates not only the danger but also the chaos of the situation. It showed the wide scale conflict of the story and how intense things get. You could be with one character fighting on the ground before you instantly cut to the chaos in the skies. And some of the pov cuts are actually necessary. I want Fallen Star to be happy but judging on the title alone probably not so I hope Claudia keeps the similar style Cavan nailed in Rising Storm.

This was an awesome sequel and is well worth your time. I'd talk about Dislikes but I don't have any so I'm instead going to dive into spoiler territory. Once you scroll past and get to a headline called conclusion that's how you'll know you've avoided the spoiler section.

Spoiler Discussion

That last sentence still haunts me, "For the first time Stellan Gios was afraid." It's a gut punch that adds further salt to the wound. The other character deaths still hurt but Loden Greatstorm's death was on a whole other level. Throughout the novel Cavan has made the reader go through several death scares to the point you think that Loden and Bell really are going to stay reunited.

The Nameless are the most terrifying and inventive villian ever made and I can't wait for the next appearance as I go through Phase 1. I didn't think it would be possible for the jedi to struggle so much when there's no Sith in The High Republic but oh boy I was wrong. These mother f*** literally can turn force users into pure dust and lure them into agonising visions. Ro unleashing them is so scary to think about. I felt super bad for Loden and the Nihil member Dis. The way it was written showed how brutal the creatures are. The Nameless make Palpatine look like a wolf. The Nameless are like burn blazing dragons. Heartbroken over Lodens death but these guys are like dope.

Finally I have to how ironic is the way Lourna, Pan Eyta and Marchion all turn on eachother and back stab. Even with a new Tempest Runner replacing Kassav in the mix those three were literally giving each other hell throughout the novel. Marchion is so cold and threatening whilst Pan is cocky, egotistical and blood thirsty. It'll be interesting to read how his character grows now he's "faked" his death and fled. Even Lourna knew staying loyal to him was a bad idea. I'm really looking forward to read how the Nihil develop and change as threats.

That's the spoiler discussion.

Conclusion

A perfect sequel to Light Of The Jedi that not only expands on the threat of the Nihil but also raises the stakes perfectly. This story is an absolute master piece and manages to work so well despite the odds stacked against it.

It's both slow and fast at the same time and a breath of fresh air when it comes to the Star Wars Books I have picked up so far. This is another Star Wars that's gonna be on Reread as frequencantly as possible.

As of phase 1 I know Cavan also wrote the audio drama Tempest Runner and I'm definitely excited for when I get to that. His writings brilliant and he absolutely has got me hooked. If I like Tempest Runner, I'll perhaps consider reading and listening to Dooku Jedi Lost as well.

High Republic is the goat and I'm loving it.

-Melody-

They/Them

2 notes · View notes