by Claudia Gray
First published 2022
The Starlight Beacon gleams in the Outer Rim like a symbol of everything the High Republic represents. Jedi Knights and Padawans work alongside the station's crew to shelter refugees fleeing Nihil attacks across the galaxy. The survivors believe they have found safety in this beacon of hope and knowledge. The Jedi stationed there tend to their wounded and mourn their fallen, thinking the worst has passed. They are wrong. Marchion Ro, the calculating leader behind the Nihil raiders, watches from the shadows as he prepares his most devastating assault. His target is not just another Republic outpost but the very heart of Jedi idealism. The Beacon represents everything Ro seeks to destroy about the golden age. As refugees stream in and the Jedi lower their guard, Ro moves his pieces into position for a strike designed to extinguish the light itself. The storm has not ended. The Beacon and everyone aboard it stand at the center of a gathering darkness that threatens to shatter the High Republic's greatest achievement.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, space-opera, action
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-hero, found-family
Setting: Starlight Beacon, Outer Rim
Period: High Republic
345 pages · Hardcover · Del Rey