17th June 2025 will see the arrival of Trials of the Jedi, the final novel in the third phase of The High Republic – the final novel of the entire era – and author Charles Soule gave his thoughts about this momentous release over on his blog and at Gizmodo.
How does this feel, having Trials rapidly approaching the moment it’s out in the world? I don’t even know if I can say. It feels big, on all levels. The book is about 125,000 words, and while I haven’t seen a layout yet, I think that means it’ll land around 500+ pages, which is (I think?) the longest novel in the High Republic. It needs to be, though – there’s a lot of story to get through, a lot of plot threads to tie up. I’m very proud of it, but I suspect there will be some of you out there who don’t love every choice I’ve made, or wish things might end differently, or that they wouldn’t end at all. That’s the price I pay as the person who gets to write the ending, and I wouldn’t change it.
So, how do I feel? Well, I can say this: starting the story with LIGHT OF THE JEDI was hard, but finishing it is harder, and not just because endings are tough. I will miss the High Republic very much, and I’m not just talking about the stories. There will be much more to be said about this in June, but we really made something here. We really did.
You can pre-order your copy here, and be sure to visit us that week for our review of the book.