The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi Cover Reveal!

The cover for the final book of The High Republic initiative, Trials of the Jedi, has been revealed by io9 along with an interview with author Charles Soule!

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Key takeaways:

• Artist Grant Griffin puts the Jedi front and center with Elzar Mann and Avar Kriss leading a charge of Jedi

• The Jedi are clad in battle armor - fitting as Soule teases “The stakes are as high as they could possibly get”

Digging deeper:

• In Soule’s newsletter, he says that Trials of the Jedi clocks in around 125,000 words or 500+ pages

• Soule also reveals that the cover will be a full wraparound with only the first half seen thus far

• Despite the fact that Trials finishes a larger story that began in 2021, Soule was still cognizant of new readers, saying he “wanted to make sure Trials of the Jedi could serve as an introduction to the galaxy far, far away at its best”

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The big picture:

• The High Republic story that began with Soule’s Light of the Jedi in 2021 will conclude with Trials of the Jedi

• Although the era is still open for future storytelling, future books and comics will not be tied directly to this initiative

Check out the full interview with io9 now, and pre-order The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi which will release on June 17th.