The Rising Storm to follow Light of the Jedi in Star Wars: The High Republic

On Dec. 2, 2020, StarWars.com announced and debuted cover art for the second adult novel in the new High Republic series: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott.

Releasing on June 29 ~~July 6~~, 2021, from Del Rey, this novel will build on the heroic Jedi and the nefarious Nihil debuting in Charles Soule’s Light of the Jedi, coming in hardcover and ebook from Del Rey on Jan. 5, 2021.

The new novel series is set centuries before the events of the Star Wars films and TV series.

Star Wars: The Rising Storm (The High Republic)

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TARKIN	James Luceno	Nov. 4, 2014	https://amzn.to/2Didb9t	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9780553392906
HEIR TO THE JEDI	Kevin Hearne	March 3, 2015	https://amzn.to/2KWSlka	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9780345544865
LORDS OF THE SITH	Paul S. Kemp	April 28, 2015	https://amzn.to/33pL6HW	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9780345511454
DARK DISCIPLE	Christie Golden	July 7, 2015	https://amzn.to/2rsPubZ	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101884959
AFTERMATH	Chuck Wendig	Sept. 4, 2015	https://amzn.to/37EeVrG	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101885925
LOST STARS	Claudia Gray	Sept. 4, 2015	https://amzn.to/2QVV6WS	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781484724989
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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (film novelization)	Alan Dean Foster	Jan. 15, 2016	https://amzn.to/37GdhGc	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101966990
BLOODLINE	Claudia Gray	May 3, 2016	https://amzn.to/34oXMjF	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101885260
AFTERMATH: LIFE DEBT	Chuck Wendig	July 12, 2016	https://amzn.to/2OMCVjV	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101966952
AHSOKA	E.K. Johnston	Oct. 11, 2016	https://amzn.to/2XNxIfN	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781484782316
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (film novelization)	Alexander Freed	December 2016	https://amzn.to/2OnrwYD	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9780399178474
AFTERMATH: EMPIRE’S END	Chuck Wendig	Feb. 21, 2017	https://amzn.to/2DlaZ18	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101966983
THRAWN	Timothy Zahn	April 11, 2017	https://amzn.to/2XO0nRX	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781101967027
GUARDIANS OF THE WHILLS	Greg Rucka	May 2, 2017	https://amzn.to/2L0qqjk	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781484780817
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BATTLEFRONT II: INFERNO SQUAD	Christie Golden	July 25, 2017	https://amzn.to/2OmuKvE	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781524796822
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LEIA: PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN	Claudia Gray	Sept. 1, 2017	https://amzn.to/34prfKu	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781484780787
FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW	(Anthology)	Oct. 3, 2017	https://amzn.to/2OTD8Su	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9780345511478
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ALPHABET SQUADRON	Alexander Freed	June 11, 2019	https://amzn.to/2R51X0v	https://bookshop.org/a/1125/9781984821980
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