With the writers of The High Republic essentially ‘doing a Lucas’ with their storytelling (presenting a story, following up with a Phase Two prequel and – presumably – returning to the present with the third phase, whenever that arrives) there’s plenty to be talking abouty right now, and the author of the excellent The Fallen Star Claudia Gray discussed all that and more with SyFy Wire, focusing on her latest tome and the devastating surprises within.
A star has fallen, and the light of the Jedi now shines a little less bright. Phase 1 of the interconnected storytelling experience known as Star Wars: The High Republic is almost complete, and lauded author Claudia Gray just helped speed us closer to that end with her novel Star Wars: The High Republic — The Fallen Star.
The “Project Luminous” author/architects behind the stories (Gray, Cavan Scott, Justina Ireland, Daniel José Older, and Charles Soule) have managed, in only a year, to give fans a ton of new characters that readers care about as if they’d been with them forever. Scott’s work in the book The Rising Storm seemed dark; with her new book, Gray is telling him to hold her spotchka.
In the story, the villainous Nihil launch a devious plot against Starlight Beacon, the High Republic’s base of operations in the Outer Rim. Many Jedi that we have come to know (Stellan Gios, Elzar Mann, Bell Zettifar, Burryaga Agaburry, Orla Jareni, etc) have to deal with the terror, as do many regular citizens of the galaxy, which include Leox Gyasi, Affie Hollow, and more. The beloved Vintian (sentient rock person) named Geode is thankfully there too.
SYFY WIRE caught up with Gray to discuss how she crafted her high-anxiety Star Wars book, and what changes occurred along the way. We also asked about Phase 2 of The High Republic jumping 150 years into the past, and asked about whether thesis truly the end for many of these incredible Star Wars characters.
Stay tuned for our audio book review of The Fallen Star coming soon, as well as our paperback review of The Rising Storm.
