Just finished the Star Wars: High Republic book series

Damn that last book was a flipping CLIMAX and I read it SUPER fast.

I definitely found the whole project worth it. Was a great new setting with a lot of awesome characters.

My only big complaint with the series is that they tried to be so big and over multiple forms of media that it was hard to come to terms with which books "really mattered". I read all the adult and YA novels and I feel that could be considered "enough". Didn't read any of the middle-grade novels. Didn't read the comics (except for the "Finale" epilogue). Didn't listen to any of the audio dramas.

To that end there were so many characters that in some cases it was hard to find where each character's "denouement" was. Like I feel like Vernestra Rwoh, despite being involved in a lot of books and crossing a lot of media, and despite showing up in Acolyte, just kinda ended up not being used as a character in the final book, even though she was present. I think that's the only character I was disappointed in, though. The three big Jedi Masters, the crew of the Vessel , Porter Engle, Reath Silas, Azlin Rell, and all the villains all got proper closure in my mind.

Was still a ridiculously ambitious project and I'm glad it came together. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a different Star Wars than what we're used to.

CyricZ posted...

My only big complaint with the series is that they tried to be so big and over multiple forms of media that it was hard to come to terms with which books "really mattered". I read all the adult and YA novels and I feel that could be considered "enough". Didn't read any of the middle-grade novels. Didn't read the comics (except for the "Finale" epilogue). Didn't listen to any of the audio dramas.

This kind of thing is super intimidating tbh. In all sorts of multimedia things.

I guess the idea is everyone is going to be so enthralled in the story that they'll do whatever it takes to get the next part of it. Subscribing to streaming services, buying consoles, doesn't matter!!!

But it usually has the opposite effect on me, lol. I was a Kingdom Hearts fanatic until I learned they were making one for PSP and another for flip phones. Then I quit the whole series, lol. I did get back around to it when they started porting everything in the lead up to 3, but I haven't finished them yet. I still have... two or three, I think, then 3 itself. lol.

Anyway, I'm glad to hear you can just ignore all the etc and still more or less enjoy the story. I hear good things about this setting, so maybe I'll check it out.

I also finished it a bit ago and absolutely loved it. If you haven't read it yet I recommend picking up Wayseeker. It acts as sort of an epilogue to the High Republic books.

Oh THAT'S the Vernestra wrap-up I was looking for. Yeah maybe I'll take that one up.

CyricZ posted...

Oh THAT'S the Vernestra wrap-up I was looking for. Yeah maybe I'll take that one up.

Yeah it hits hard after you finish all the main HR books.