![]() Creighton, understandably, has a really bad feeling about all this and voices his persistent worry throughout Cataclysm. In Cataclysm, she’s an incredibly powerful Jedi but is no match for a precocious youngling named Cippa.Īnd from Convergence and The Battle of Jedha comes Jedi Master Creighton Sun and Jedi Aida Forte, two leading figures in the tragic battle on the sacred moon. Then there’s Master Yaddle, a more than welcome addition to the High Republic who desperately needed more page and screen time. ![]() It’s a fascinating perspective of a mother caught between duty to the people she serves and the one person she could never save - forcing a choice between the two. We get a bit more time with Kyong and her own perspective in Cataclysm, exploring the depth of her guilt when it comes to her son, Axel. They do truly love each other, but their petty parents and escalating conflicts between their worlds, the Jedi, and the Path constantly keep them apart.Īlso along for the ride are Republic chancellors Orlen Mollo and Kyong Greylark, who are both trying to help the situation between Eiram and E’ronoh and prevent all-out chaos and war between the planets, the Jedi, and the Path. ![]() There’s also Xiri Albaran and Phan-tu Zenn, the newlywed heirs to E’ronoh and Eiram who struggle to figure out how to be married with split loyalties to their homeworlds. Their relationship and draw to one another is raw and real and so, so messy. Gella is good but lacks confidence in her goodness. Axel is not a good man, even when he desperately wants to be and is given every chance to be. The two are forced back together in Cataclysm, going on a harrowing emotional and self-reflective journey in the book. With Jedi Gella Nattai on the cover of Convergence and space rake Axel Greylark on the cover of Cataclysm, the adult book duology gives the most page time to these enemies to friends to something more to enemies again. But I will say that many questions posted throughout phase two are answered in this book - in particular, pivotal moments on the evolution journey from Path of the Open Hand to the ruthless Nihil of phase one.īesides the Path’s POV, along for the cataclysmic ride are key Jedi and Republic characters from Convergenceand The Battle of Jedha. It’s hard to explain what exactly the Path does and why in Cataclysm without giving away too much of the plot. By the time of Cataclysm, the distaste of the Jedi has ballooned into all-out hatred, with a huge chunk of the Path radicalized into religious terrorists. The Path was introduced in Path of Deceit by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland as a Force cult dedicated to the belief of a “free” and unabused Force. All signs are pointing to the planet Dalna and direct manipulation by the Path of the Open Hand. The novel plunges us right back into the action and mystery of phase two - the Jedi and warring planets Eiram and E’ronoh are reeling from the events of The Battle of Jedha and the failed peace accords. ![]() Something very bad was going to happen, and not everyone would make it out alive. As The High Republic phase two races toward an epic conclusion, author Lydia Kang delivers one of the most brutal and beautiful Star Wars books out there with Cataclysm.Ĭataclysm, the last adult book in this phase, gave off the same vibes and energy as books like The Rising Storm, The Fallen Star, and even Revenge of the Sith.
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