Claudia Gray’s Final High Republic Book Arrives Next Week
After four years of storytelling, one of the High Republic architects will say goodbye to the initiative next week with her final Young Adult entry.
Mar 25, 2025
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Looking back:
Claudia Gray has been one of the best Star Wars authors for years with books like Lost Stars, Bloodline, and Master and Apprentice
In 2020, she was revealed as one of the five original High Republic architects and began the Young Adult wave of the initiative with Into the Dark
Her adult novel, The Fallen Star, ended Phase I with a masterpiece, but she has not written a full length Star Wars novel since.
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What’s coming:
On April 1st, Gray will release Into the Light, the final Young Adult novel of the High Republic initiative
The book follows George Mann’s Tears of the Nameless as it follow Jedi Knight Reath Silas and other fan favorites in an attempt to save the galaxy from the Nihil, the Nameless, and the mysterious blight
Into the Light will also receive an audiobook narrated by Amber Lee Connors which will release two weeks later on April 15th
Claudia Gray has been one of the most important voices in Star Wars for years, and next week will undoubtedly continue her trend of producing masterful entries for the franchise.
The High Republic: Into the Light will be released on April 1st, 2025 wherever books are sold.
Eric Eilersen is a Senior Writer at Youtini and co-host of The Youtini Show. He loves collecting Star Wars Funkos, lightsabers, and LEGO as well as playing video games, reading Brandon Sanderson novels, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his partner and pets. You can follow him at @EricEilersen.
