Star Wars Opens a New Era: The High Republic

The hashtag has been floating around for a year: #ProjectLuminous. Using social media, a wide variety of authors have been teasing Project Luminous as the next big thing from Star Wars books. Last night was the reveal, and for Star Wars book nerds, it was news worth the wait. Introducing: The High Republic. Check the Windu Purple lightsaber! Image courtesy of StarWars.com The High Republic In a collaboration across the publishers that produce Star Wars publications, we’ll be seeing a new time period of the Star Wars galaxy. The High Republic. Pre-Clone Wars. Pre-Skywalker saga. An era of peace and prosperity, when the Republic was expanding and the promise of civilization was growing, not shrinking. For us fans used to a Republic under siege, or fallen, or almost forgotten, this presents an opportunity for entirely different stories of adventure that don’t center on a chosen man or family. And looking at the list of authors involved, I’m confident that we’ll get all the diversity of character and experience we could ask for. The Books First off, available in August, comes Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule. Soule has a deep bench of Star Wars comic books under his belt, including Star Wars: Lando and Star Wars: Poe Dameron . This will be adult high adventure with Wookie Jedi — his name is Burryaga Agaburry — and human woman Avar Kriss facing a threat to the galaxy, the Jedi, and the Force itself. It is available for pre-order now. Image courtes…