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 |
---|
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[]
Media[]
Cover gallery[]
Editions[]
- ISBN 9781368093804; January 30, 2024; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover[5]
Appearances[]
Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
|
Organisms
|
Droid models
|
Events
|
Locations
|
Organizations and titles
|
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
|
Weapons and technology
|
Miscellanea
|
Sources[]
- SWCE 2023: 9 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 219
- The Fate of Burryaga Revealed, The High Republic Heads to San Diego Comic-Con, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- SDCC 2023: 10 Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . | Panel | San Diego Comic-Con 2023 on the Penguin Random House YouTube channel (July 24, 2023) (backup link)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
- Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the New Heroes of Phase III on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: The Nameless Strike Back in Phase III on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 223
- The High Republic Authors on Authors: Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong on StarWars.com (backup link)
- In Escape from Valo, Ram Jomaram Encounters a Deadly Predator — Exclusive Excerpt on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 224
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 225
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 226
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)