The next adventure in the High Republic begins expanding the new era of Star Wars with a story
set generations before Light of the Jedi. It is an age of exploration. Jedi travel the galaxy
expanding their understanding of the Force and all the worlds and beings connected by it.
Meanwhile the Republic led by its two chancellors works to unite worlds in an ever-growing
community among near and distant stars. On the close-orbiting planets of Eiram and E’ronoh the
growing pains of a galaxy with limited resources but unlimited ambition are felt keenly. The
two worlds’ hatred for each other has fueled half a decade of escalating conflict and now
threatens to consume surrounding systems. The last hope for peace emerges when heirs from the
planets’ royal families plan to marry. Before lasting peace can be established an
assassination attempt targeting the couple tilts Eiram and E’ronoh back into all-out war. To
save both worlds Jedi Knight Gella Nattai volunteers to uncover the culprit while Chancellor
Kyong appoints her own son Axel Greylark to represent the Republic’s interests in the
investigation. But Axel’s deep distrust of the Jedi sparks against Gella’s faith in the Force.
She’s never met such a puffed-up privileged party boy and he’s never met a more self-serious
relentless do-gooder. The harder they work to untangle the shadowy web of the investigation
the more complicated the conspiracy appears to be. With accusations flying and potential
enemies in every shadow the pair will have to work together to have any hope of bringing the
truth to light and saving both worlds.
