Publisher's summary[]

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SOLVE THE GREATEST MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEDI! As pressure mounts, EMERICK and SIAN follow a desperate lead to close in on their suspect! A sentimental mistake may tip the balance, but a creeping horror lurks in the shadows… Can the investigators uncover the NIHIL'S secret weapon before it's used to bring down THE REPUBLIC?

Plot summary[]

As danger and dead ends mount in Sian and Emerick's investigation,
they find themselves quickly running out of options.

Meanwhile, the conspirators prepare one more desperate attempt to
secure their prize from the Nihil. Time is running out….

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Cover by David López

Variant cover by Valerio Giangiordano

Variant cover by Pasqual Ferry

Appearances[]

Collections[]

• Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows
• Star Wars: The High Republic Phase I – Light of the Jedi Omnibus

Sources[]

• The Fallen Star and Other Book Covers Revealed on the Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Marchion Ro's Origin Revealed and More in Marvel's January 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
• The Jedi Rush to Face the Nihil in Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #4 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 208
• The Fallen Star, the Nameless First Look, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail of Shadows (2021-) #4 (of 5) on the official comiXology website (backup link)
• Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows (2021) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
• STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC TRAIL SHADOWS #4 (OF 5) on the official Previews World website (backup link)

Phase I: Light of the Jedi
Novels Adult novels Light of the Jedi (audiobook) · The Rising Storm (audiobook) · The Fallen Star (audiobook) Young adult novels Into the Dark (audiobook) · Out of the Shadows (audiobook) · Midnight Horizon (audiobook) · Box Set Junior novels A Test of Courage (audiobook) · Race to Crashpoint Tower (audiobook) · Mission to Disaster (audiobook) Audio dramas Tempest Runner (script) Comic books and manga Marvel The High Republic (2021) · Trail of Shadows (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB) · Eye of the Storm (1 · 2) · Omnibus IDW Publishing The High Republic Adventures (2021) · The Monster of Temple Peak (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Viz Media The Edge of Balance (1 · "The Banchiians" · 2) Dark Horse Free Comic Book Day 2023 · The Complete Phase 1 TPB Short stories Starlight "Go Together" · "First Duty" · "Hidden Danger" · "Past Mistakes" · "Shadows Remain" · Starlight Stories Tales of Light and Life "The Lonely Traveler is Home" · "After the Fall" · "The Force Provides" · "The Call of Coruscant" Young readers books The Great Jedi Rescue · Showdown at the Fair · The Battle for Starlight Reference books The Art of (Phase One) · Chronicles of the Jedi Promotional material Characters of · The High Republic Show · Digital Sampler Articles "Knights at the Roundtable" · "Soule Man" · "Claudia Gray: Light and Dark" "Cavan Scott's Wild Adventure" · "Justina's Luck" · "The Midnight Man" · "The High Republic: Phase I Companion" Related media Comics "The Gaze Electric" · "Deck the Halls" · Star Wars (2020) 20 · Halcyon Legacy 1 "A Very Nihil Interlude" · "Undead or Alive" · Yoda: Light and Life Short stories "A Bitter Harvest" · "A Coruscant Solstice" · "What a Jedi Makes" Video games Tales from the Galaxy's Edge Part I, II · Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Phase II media · Phase III media
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