‘The High Republic: Path of Deceit’ and ‘Quest for the Hidden City’ Official Synopses Released
The wait for phase 2 of the High Republic is almost over. October 4th marks the beginning with the release of Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland’s young adult novel Path of Deceit. Following that will be George Mann’s junior novel Quest for the Hidden City. Ahead of their arrival on bookshelves everywhere, the official synopses have been released.
The events of phase 2 take place 150 years before phase 1. Path of Deceit will take readers back to Dalna, a planet shown in phase 1 to be not exactly welcoming to the Jedi. According to the updated pre-order listing on Amazon, times are definitely different on Dalna. The synopsis reads as follows:
The Outer Rim planet Dalna has become the focus of a Jedi investigation into a stolen Force artifact, and Zallah Macri and her Padawan, Kevmo Zink, arrive on the pastoral world to follow up on a possible connection to a Dalnan missionary group called the Path of the Open Hand. Members of the Path believe that the Force must be free and should not be used by anyone, not even the Jedi. One such believer is Marda Ro, a young woman who dreams of leaving Dalna to spread word of the Path throughout the galaxy.
When Marda and Kevmo meet, their connection is instantaneous and electric―until Marda discovers Kevmo is a Jedi. But Kevmo is so kind and eager to learn more about the Path, that she hopes she can convince him of the rightness of her beliefs. What Marda doesn’t realize is that the leader of the Path, a charismatic woman known only as the Mother, has an agenda of her own, and it is one that can never coexist peacefully with the Jedi.
In order to follow her faith, Marda may have to choose to become her new friend’s worst enemy…
Mardo Ro is indeed of the same species as Marchion Ro, the main villain of phase 1. There has been no indication as to their affiliation other than the same last name.
The formula so far for the High Republic junior novels has been simple: to tell a story adjacent to what’s going on in the novels for older audiences, but still making it a vital addition to the overall narrative. Quest for the Hidden City looks to continue that mission. The synopsis for its updated Amazon listing reads:
Daring pilots chart new routes through hyperspace, while Pathfinder teams make contact with frontier worlds to invite them to join the Republic. When a Pathfinder team’s communications droid is found drifting in space, damaged and bearing a cryptic message, Jedi Knight Silandra Sho and her Padawan, Rooper Nitani, are sent to find the missing team members. Their investigation leads them to the planet Gloam, a ravaged world said to be haunted by mythical monsters.
Can the Jedi find the missing Pathfinders and unravel the mystery of the monsters? The answers lie in a hidden city beneath the planet’s surface…
At Star Wars Celebration, the High Republic team went into detail about how the galaxy isn’t as developed during this time. There are specific teams that have the job to expand the galaxy and bring the Republic into a new age. Quest for the Hidden City releases November 1st.
One last thing to note: the upcoming adult novel Convergence‘s release date has been pushed back a week, from November 15th to November 22nd. For the synopsis on that novel, you can find it here.
Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.
