Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of Courage
Justina Ireland
Jan 2021 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Keylor Leigh
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Long before the Clone Wars, the Empire, or the First Order, the Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in a golden age known as the High Republic!
Vernestra Rwoh is a new Jedi Knight at age sixteen, but her first real assignment feels an awful lot like babysitting. She's been charged with supervising twelve-year old aspiring inventor Avon Starros on a cruiser headed to the dedication of a wondrous new space station called Starlight Beacon.
But soon into their journey, bombs go off aboard the cruiser. While the adult Jedi try to save the ship, Vernestra, Avon, Avon's droid J-6, a Jedi Padawan, and an ambassador's son make it to an escape shuttle, but communications are out and supplies are low. They decide to land on a nearby moon, which offers shelter but not much more. And unbeknownst to them, danger lurks in the forest?.
Vernestra Rwoh is a new Jedi Knight at age sixteen, but her first real assignment feels an awful lot like babysitting. She's been charged with supervising twelve-year old aspiring inventor Avon Starros on a cruiser headed to the dedication of a wondrous new space station called Starlight Beacon.
But soon into their journey, bombs go off aboard the cruiser. While the adult Jedi try to save the ship, Vernestra, Avon, Avon's droid J-6, a Jedi Padawan, and an ambassador's son make it to an escape shuttle, but communications are out and supplies are low. They decide to land on a nearby moon, which offers shelter but not much more. And unbeknownst to them, danger lurks in the forest?.
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4.3
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Justin Pemberton
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March 11, 2021
Good book. wish it was longer, characters are great and flushed out, villains are meh they're low ranking in the nihill and they don't really come in after the 1st part till the ending of the book. Besides those I love the high republic eara so far, can't wait for more! In the words of the people in this time period "We are all the Republic!"
Jeremiah Harrington
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January 9, 2021
such garbage, written by a toxic, racist, vile person. no one should support such a poor excuse for a human as ireland, her and her crowd are the reason there is such a divide in America today.
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Daniel Mauleón
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January 9, 2021
A delightful first peak into the High Republic Era. Everything old is new again, or yet to come--hyperspace travel is risky, stars aren't well charted, and it makes space travel an adventure again! In this middle grade tale, Ireland deftly balances four points of view: a new jedi knight, a empath padawan, a budding scientist, and a farm boy looking for purpose. I'm impressed how often we are placed in the POV of a character not always taking the main action in a chapter, but by a companion who learns through observation. Can't wait to keep following Vernestra's story!
About the author
Justina Ireland enjoys dark chocolate, dark humor, and is not too proud to admit that she's still afraid of the dark. She lives with her husband, kid, and dog in Pennsylvania. She is the author of Dread Nation (a New York Times bestseller), Deathless Divide, Vengeance Bound, Promise of Shadows, as well as the Star Wars middle grade novels, Lando's Luck and Spark of the Resistance.
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