The High Republic: Escape from Valo

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The High Republic: Escape from Valo is a Star Wars: The High Republic middle grade novel by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong. It was published as part of Phase III of the multimedia project on January 30, 2024.

Publisher's summary[]

Centuries before the Clone Wars or the Empire, it is a dangerous time for the galaxy, and the Jedi of the High Republic must face their greatest trials yet….

The villainous Nihil control an area of space known as the Occlusion Zone, where no one is safe, least of all Jedi. One of the Jedi stuck behind enemy lines is Padawan Ram Jomaram, doing his best to help the people of his home planet, Valo, survive Nihil occupation while keeping his Jedi identity hidden. When Ram discovers a trio of young Jedi living in the ruins of the city zoo, he finds himself in a position he never could have imagined: leader.

Ram and the others will have to band together to face their fears and protect the people of Valo as only the Jedi can!

Plot summary[]

Opening crawl[]

STAR WARS
THE HIGH REPUBLIC
TRIALS OF THE JEDI

It is a time of great turmoil. A year
has passed since the destruction of
the STARLIGHT BEACON station by the
nefarious Marchion Ro and his Nihil
marauders.

The Nihil have established an
OCCLUSION ZONE in the Outer Rim,
stranding hundreds of worlds behind
their Stormwall. Communications are
blocked, and ships that enter are lost
to the void or destroyed by the Nihil.

The Republic is helpless against this
sinister threat, and the brave and wise
JEDI KNIGHTS remain fearful of Ro's
fabled NAMELESS creatures, which the
Jedi have learned are very real, and
very deadly….

Development[]

Alyssa Wong teased Escape From Valo with an image of a comic depicting a tired person trying to ignore a massive argument behind them.^[4]

Continuity[]

On page 268 it mistakenly notes that Gavi used bacta on Kildo's wounds, when it should be rejuve.

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Editions[]

ISBN 9781368093804; January 30, 2024; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover^[5]

Appearances[]

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By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

10-K8 (Indirect mention only)
Abadoo
Aebal (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Alak (Mentioned only)
Niv Drendow Apruk (First appearance)
Svi'no Atchapat (Indirect mention only)
Blueblossom (First appearance)
Boolan (In flashback(s))
Breebak
Bubbles (First mentioned)
Torban Buck (Mentioned only)
Cham-Cham (Mentioned only)
Cheriville (First appearance) (in a painting)
Devo (Indirect mention only)
Dewflower (First appearance)
Drrn
Eicho (First mentioned)
Fastidima (Mentioned only)
Fezzonk (Indirect mention only)
Gak (First appearance)
Prybolt Garavult (Mentioned only)
Gavi (First appearance)
Grendrek (First appearance)
Helok (First mentioned) (In flashback(s))
I'nah (First appearance)
Dexter Jettster
Jinton (First mentioned)
Ram Jomaram "Scarlett Skull"
Maz Kanata (Mentioned only)
Saya Keem (Mentioned only)
Tanana Keem (First appearance)
Zyle Keem (First appearance) (First pictured) (First identified as Keem)
Zyle Keem's aunt (First mentioned)
Kela'pi (First mentioned)
Kildo (First appearance)
Lege (Indirect mention only)
Savina Besatrix Malagán (Mentioned only)
Moonbloom (First appearance)
Zeen Mrala (Mentioned only)
Alys Ongwa "Crash" (Mentioned only)
Driggit Parse (First appearance)
Parse (First appearance)
Parse (Mister) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Poc (First appearance)
Posypetal (First appearance)
Puffball (First appearance)
Qort (Mentioned only)
Rado
Marchion Ro (Mentioned only)
Thermoculus Krisintvolt Scissorpunch
Quiet Shan (Mentioned only)
Shonnatrucks (Indirect mention only)
Reath Silas (Mentioned only)
Smeemarm (Indirect mention only)
Idrax Snat
Kantam Sy (Mentioned only)
Lula Talisola (Mentioned only)
Tangor (Indirect mention only)
Farzala Tarabal (Mentioned only)
Vark Tarpalin (First appearance)
Teetak
Tep Tep (First appearance)
Kimal Tin (First appearance)
Tip
Unidentified Ermiko family son (First mentioned)
Unidentified founder of Lonisa City (First mentioned)
Unidentified Houk Nihil (First appearance)
Unidentified Nihil (First appearance)
Unidentified Rodian Nihil (First appearance)
Unidentified Trandoshan Nihil (First appearance)
V-18
Trank Varado (First mentioned)
Kunpar Vasivola
Lavalox Verzen (Mentioned only)
Coromont Vizzle
"The Warden" (Mentioned only)
Yoda (Mentioned only)
Ty Yorrick (Mentioned only)

Organisms

Acklay
Anooba
Bantha (Mentioned only)
Bird
- Hawk (Mentioned only)
  - Rikahawk (First mentioned)
- Hen (as food)
  - Epfer-hen (as food)
  - Popahen (First mentioned)
- Snap-crow (First appearance)
- Tip-yip (Mentioned only)
Cat
- Nexu (in a painting)
- Tooka (Mentioned only)
Cru (Mentioned only)
Dog (Mentioned only)
- Corellian hound (Mentioned only)
- Ekkhound (First mentioned)
- Vulptex (Mentioned only)
Dragon (as a statue)
- Sanval (as a statue)
Fish (as food)
Fungus (Mentioned only)
Gedonian Ground Weevil (in a painting)
Ghoat (Mentioned only) (In ghoatmeal's name)
Happabore (Mentioned only)
Hragscythe (Mentioned only)
Insect
- Fly
  - Bleep-fly (First appearance)
  - Fleshfly (First mentioned)
- Glowbug (First appearance)
Krykna (Mentioned only)
Mudhorn (Mentioned only)
Mynock (Mentioned only)
Nameless
Pearlshell (Mentioned only)
Plant
- Dandelion (First mentioned)
- Bush (In flashback(s))
  - Rosebush (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Flower
  - Night-blooming flower (First mentioned)
- Grass
  - Lakegrass (First appearance)
- Lily (Mentioned only)
  - Daylily (First mentioned)
- Tree
  - Acthorn tree
  - Sofra tree (First mentioned)
    - Stonepeach tree (First appearance)
- Vine
Primate
- Handsy
Rat (Mentioned only)
- Mole rat (First canonically mentioned)
Rathtar (Mentioned only)
Reek
Snake (Mentioned only)
Spider (Mentioned only)
- Spotted spider (First mentioned)
Worm
- Seevi worm (First appearance)
Yobshrimp (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Repair droid
- MSE series
Scav droid (Mentioned only)
Training droid (Mentioned only)

Events

Republic Era
- Defeat of the Sith (Indirect mention only)
- High Republic Era
  - Battle of Jedha (Mentioned only)
  - Dark Fair (First mentioned)
  - Heist on Quence (First mentioned)
  - Incident on Ryloth (First mentioned)
  - Mission to Planet X (Indirect mention only)
  - Nihil conflict
    - Attack on Takodana (Mentioned only)
    - Attack on Valo (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
    - Destruction of Starlight Beacon (Mentioned only)
    - Incursion on Corellia (Mentioned only)
      - Battle of the Corellian Shipyards (Mentioned only) (First identified as Battle of the Corellian Shipyards)
    - Occupation of Valo (First appearance)
      - Attack on the Dark Fair (First appearance)
      - Attack on the Valo younglings hideout (First appearance)
      - Infiltration of city hall (First appearance)
      - Raid of the Innovator (First appearance)
      - Rescue of Kunpar Vasivola (First appearance)
    - Valo Atrocity (Appears in hologram)
  - Party on Starlight Beacon (Mentioned only)
  - Republic Fair (Appears in hologram)
    - Valo Republic Fair (Appears in hologram)

Locations

The galaxy
- Corellia (Mentioned only)
  - Coronet City (Mentioned only)
    - Coronet City comms tower (First mentioned)
    - Garavult Clan lair (Mentioned only)
    - Santhe Shipyards (Mentioned only) (First identified as Corellian Shipyards)
- Coruscant (Mentioned only)
- Ifnar temple (First mentioned)
- Jedha (Mentioned only)
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Canto Bight (Mentioned only)
    - Unidentified district (First mentioned)
      - Unidentified club (First mentioned)
  - Galactic Frontier
    - Eiram (Mentioned only)
    - Eriadu (Mentioned only)
      - Arkorayal Cabaret Cantina (Indirect mention only)
    - Nar Shaddaa (Mentioned only)
    - Occlusion Zone
      - Stormwall (Mentioned only)
        Hetzal Prime (Mentioned only)
        
        Rseik sector
        Valo system
        Valo
        Haplak district (First appearance)
        Kela'pi family's general store (First appearance)
        
        Parse home (First appearance)
        
        Lake Lonisa
        
        Lonisa City
        Carnival District
        Lonisa City Zoo (Wreckage only)
        Valo younglings hideout (First appearance)
        
        City hall (First appearance)
        
        Jedi garage (Indirect mention only)
        Vark Tarpalin's office (First appearance)
        
        Lonisa City library (First appearance)
        Holorecord archives (First mentioned)
        
        Unidentified warehouse (First mentioned)
        
        Valo Jedi temple (First mentioned)
        
        Valo Temple
        Valo Temple attic (First appearance)
        
        Valo Temple atrium (First mentioned)
        
        Valo Temple gardens (First mentioned)
        
        Valo Temple sleeping quarters (First mentioned)
        
        Valo Temple's underground hangar (First appearance)
        
        Vark Tarpalin's mansion (First appearance)
        
        Unidentified underground prison (First appearance)
        
        Valo's sun
      - Unidentified Nihil warehouse (First mentioned)
  - Muunilinst (Mentioned only)
  - Ryloth (Mentioned only)
  - Tenoo (Mentioned only)
- Planet X (Mentioned only)
- Poc (First mentioned)
- Quence (First mentioned)
- Rekelos (Mentioned only)
- Takodana (Mentioned only)
  - Jedi Temple (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Assassin (Mentioned only)
Band
Baron (In flashback(s))
Bureaucrat
Burglar (Mentioned only)
Captain
Caretaker (Mentioned only)
City council (First mentioned)
Clown (Mentioned only)
Dank Graks (Mentioned only)
E'ronoh's fleet (Indirect mention only)
Eiram's fleet (Indirect mention only)
Engineer (Mentioned only)
Ermiko family (First mentioned)
Galactic Republic
Garavult Clan (Mentioned only)
- Mother (Mentioned only)
Gunslinger
Head of Security
Historian (Mentioned only)
Hutt Clan (Mentioned only)
Instructor (Mentioned only)
Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Jedi High Council (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Initiate
- Jedi Knight (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Master
- Padawan
- Unidentified Jedi task force (Mentioned only)
Keem family
Kela'pi family (First appearance)
Maz Kanata's pirate crew (Mentioned only)
Mayor (Mentioned only)
Merchant
Nihil
- Acting Regional Commander (First appearance)
- Cloud (Mentioned only)
- Eye of the Nihil (Mentioned only)
- I'nah's crew (First appearance)
- Lieutenant
- Ministry of Advancement
- Nihil fleet
- Strike (Mentioned only)
- Vark Tarpalin's group (First mentioned)
Officer (Mentioned only)
Parse family (First appearance)
Pirate
- Pirate queen (Mentioned only)
Saboteur
Scarlet Skull Cult (Mentioned only)
Scarlet Skulls (First appearance)
Scientist
Scout (Mentioned only)
Scrumrat (Mentioned only)
Security guard
Sith (Mentioned only) (as Sif)
Smuggler
Spy
Supreme Coronet City Diplomat Protection (Indirect mention only)
Tanana's crew (First appearance)
Tarpalin family (First appearance)
Teacher (Mentioned only)
Technician
Troop
Unidentified band (First mentioned)
Unidentified dive crew (First mentioned)
Valo militia (First mentioned)
Valo Security Force (Indirect mention only)
Varados (First mentioned)
Warden (Mentioned only)
Warrior
White Worms (Mentioned only)
Zookeeper (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Space station (Mentioned only)
- Starlight Beacon (Mentioned only)
Speeder (Mentioned only)
Starship
- Cruiser
  - Cuervo-class cruiser (First appearance)
  - I'nah's cruiser (First appearance)
  - Unidentified Nihil cruiser (First mentioned)
- Elite-class vessel
  - Innovator
- Gaze Electric (Indirect mention only)
- Grim Devourer II (First appearance)
- Prison ship (Mentioned only)
  - Korvix Vorn (Mentioned only) (First identified as Korvix Vorn)
- Shuttle
  - Nihil escape shuttle (First appearance)
    - Gavi's shuttle (First appearance)
    - Zyle's shuttle (First appearance)
- Starfighter
  - Drill ship
    - Spiral-class Viz-Core Eviscerator
      - Unidentified Spiral-class Viz-Core Eviscerator
- Venomed Scabbard
- Warship
Train (Mentioned only)
- Hovertrain (Mentioned only)
Treadtruck (First appearance)
- Parse family's treadtruck (First appearance)

Weapons and technology

Airlock
Armor
- Helmet
- Pauldron
Binoculars (In flashback(s))
Blaster
- T-87 sighted blaster (First appearance)
  - Zyle Keem's T-87 sighted blasters (First appearance)
Cannon
- Laser cannon
Comlink
Compensator (First appearance)
Computer
- Navicomputer
Concussive blast (First appearance)
Dart
- Poison dart
Data coldbox (First mentioned)
Datapad
Datastick
Deflector shield
Drill
Droid
Electronic translator (In flashback(s))
- Translating vocoder (In flashback(s))
  - Translator collar (In flashback(s))
Engine
Fire-suppressant canister (First appearance)
Firecracker (Mentioned only)
Fuse box
Gas mask
Glowrod
Holofilter
Hologram
Holoprojector
Holovid (Mentioned only)
Hyperdrive
Lantern
Life support (Mentioned only)
Lightsaber
- Ram Jomaram's lightsaber
Lightsaber hilt
Lock
Melee weapon
- Ax
  - Vibro-ax
- Knife
  - Dagger (Mentioned only)
- Sword (Mentioned only)
- Vibro weapon
  - Vibroblade
Micronite charge (First appearance)
Microphone
Missile
Missile launcher
Pistol
Prybar (First appearance)
- Power prybar (First appearance)
Satellite (Mentioned only)
Scalpel
Scanner (Mentioned only)
Security code descrambler
Speaker
Stormseed (Indirect mention only)
Voice amplifier

Miscellanea

Acid
Adrenaline
Antenna
Anti-Jedi sentiment
Armory
Army
Atmosphere
Bacta
Bath (Mentioned only)
Bile
Bioluminescence
Birthday (Mentioned only)
Black market (Mentioned only)
Blanket
Blood
Boarding ramp
Bone (Depicted on mask)
- Skeleton (Mentioned only)
Bosovir (Mentioned only)
Candle (In flashback(s))
Canteen
Capital
Cave
Ceramic
City
Claw
Clothing
- Belt
- Boot
- Cloak
- Glove
- Goggles
- Holster
- Jacket
- Robe
  - Jedi apparel
- Scarf
- Suit
Coaxium (Mentioned only)
Cockpit
Color
Comm tower (Mentioned only)
Dam (Mentioned only)
Death
- Execution (Mentioned only)
Desert (Mentioned only)
Dream (Mentioned only)
Duracrete
Ear
Earring
Egg (Mentioned only)
Eye
Feline
Fire
Fireworks (Mentioned only)
Flask
Fleet
Foodstuff
- Cake (Mentioned only)
  - Lattice-bean cake (First mentioned)
- Candy (Mentioned only)
- Fruit
  - Greencitrus (First appearance) (as juice)
  - Lochi fruit (First appearance)
  - Moonfruit (Mentioned only)
  - Peach (In flashback(s))
    - Stonepeach (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Ghoatmeal (First mentioned)
- Greencitrus juice (First appearance)
- Jerky (Mentioned only)
  - Tip-yip jerky (First mentioned)
- Noodle (Mentioned only)
  - Clear-noodle (First mentioned)
- Nutrition stick (First mentioned)
- Potato (Mentioned only)
- Puffed hullcorn (First appearance)
- Ration
- Ration bar
- Roll (Mentioned only)
  - Cheese-stuffed sweet-roll (First mentioned)
- Sandwich
  - Ronto Wrap
- Stew (Mentioned only)
  - Yorkan stew (First mentioned)
- Tea
- Vegetable (Mentioned only)
  - Root-squash (First mentioned)
- Whiskey (Mentioned only)
  - Corellian whiskey (Mentioned only)
- Wine (Mentioned only)
  - Spiced wine (Mentioned only)
The Force
- Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only)
- Force power
- Force-sensitive
- Light side of the Force
- Meditation
Forest
Galaxy
Garden (Mentioned only)
Gas
- Oxygen
- War cloud
Ghost (Mentioned only)
Glass
Gravity
Grease
Hair
Hallucination
Hand-to-hand combat
Hangar
Headache
Heart (Mentioned only)
Hide-and-seek (Mentioned only)
Holodrama (Mentioned only)
Homeworld
Hull
Humanoid
Hunting
Hydro-lotus pod (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Hyperspace
Initiate Trials (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Jedi Code (Indirect mention only)
Jedi mural (First appearance)
Jedi temple
Jedi training
Juvan (First identified as rejuve)
Kilometer
Laboratory
Language
- Cruly-3
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - "Crik"
  - "Druk"
  - "Kark"
  - "Yato fist" (First appearance)
- Hoover (First identified as Hoover)
- Huttese
  - "Bantha poodoo"
  - "Poodoo" (In flashback(s))
- Ithorese (In flashback(s))
- Writing
  - Aurebesh
Laser
Leather
Lekku (as stone)
Library
Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber duel (Depicted on mural)
Lightspeed
Limb
Lung (Mentioned only)
Magic (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Map
Marble (Mentioned only)
Marriage (Indirect mention only)
Medical bay
Meditation chamber (Mentioned only)
Medpac
Meter
Micronite (First appearance)
Militia (Mentioned only)
Mineral
- Crystal
Mirror
Money (Mentioned only)
- Credit (Mentioned only)
Mountain
Mouth
Mushroom (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Music
- Harp (Depicted on mural)
  - Flatharp (First appearance) (Depicted on mural)
- Zabrak love ballad (First mentioned)
Mycopram (First mentioned)
Near-human
Nose
Numbspray
Ocean (Mentioned only)
Oil
Painting
Parent
Planet
Poison
Prison
Prisoner
Realspace
Religion
Reptile
Rib
Season (Mentioned only)
Seed (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Sentience
Shipyard (Mentioned only)
Sleep (Mentioned only)
Sofra tree fiber (First appearance)
Species
Spice (Mentioned only)
Spoon (Mentioned only)
Star
Steel
- Durasteel (Mentioned only)
- Transparisteel
- Tunqstoid steel
Stimulant
- Stim-shot (Mentioned only)
Stomach
Stone
Tafgum (First mentioned)
Tapestry (Mentioned only)
Task force (Mentioned only)
Tent
Terrorist (Mentioned only)
Time
- Second
- Standard century
- Standard day
- Standard decade
- Standard hour
- Standard month
- Standard week
- Standard year
Tin
Toast
Tongue
Tooth
Tranquilizer
Treason (Mentioned only)
Treasure hunting
Twin (Mentioned only)
Universe
Valon
- Lonisian (First identified as Lonisian)
Viewport
Void (Mentioned only)
Water
Wood
Youngling
Zoo (Wreckage only)

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 SWCE 2023: 9 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
↑ ArtStation - Escape from Valo, Petur Antonsson on Petur Antonsson's profile on ArtStation (backup link)
↑ The events of The High Republic: Escape from Valo take place one year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which equates to 229 BBY per Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia.
↑ Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Escape From Valo" (backup link)
↑ Star-Wars-High-Republic-Escape on Amazon.com (backup link)

Phase III: Trials of the Jedi

Novels
Adult novels The Eye of Darkness (audiobook) · Temptation of the Force (audiobook) · Trials of the Jedi
Young adult novels Defy the Storm (audiobook) · Tears of the Nameless · Into the Light
Junior novels *Escape from Valo* (audiobook) · Beware the Nameless · A Valiant Vow
Audio dramas
Tempest Breaker (script)
Comic books
Marvel
The High Republic (2023) · Shadows of Starlight (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB)
Dark Horse
The High Republic Adventures (2023) · Crash Landing · Crash and Burn · Saber for Hire (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Echoes of Fear (1 · 2 · 3 · 4) · Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone (1 · 2 · 3 · 4)
Viz Media The Edge of Balance (3 · 4 · Premonition)
Short stories
Tales from the Occlusion Zone "No Big Deal" · "Friend or Foe?" · "Survivors" · "Pathogen" · "Family Ties" · Untitled story
Tales of Light and Life "Light in the Darkness" · "All Jedi Walk Their Own Path" · "Rogue Element"
Star Wars Insider "Chronicles of Corellia"
Unknown medium
Untitled project
Related media
Comics Yoda: The Cave · "All the Republic" · The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1
Promotional material
The High Republic Show
Phase I media · Phase II media

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In other languages

[Reveal-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 SWCE 2023: 9 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)

[Cover-2] ArtStation - Escape from Valo, Petur Antonsson on Petur Antonsson's profile on ArtStation (backup link)

[Date-3] The events of The High Republic: Escape from Valo take place one year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which equates to 229 BBY per Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia.

[Wong_tweet-4] Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "Escape From Valo" (backup link)

[Amazon-5] Star-Wars-High-Republic-Escape on Amazon.com (backup link)

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