‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ Launch Event Coming January 4, 2021

To celebrate the launch of Star Wars: The High Republic, StarWars.com will be hosting an exciting virtual event, featuring a panel with all five authors, special surprises, and announcements you won’t want to miss. The event will take place on January 4, 2021 at at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET, and you can find out all the details below:

StarWars.com is thrilled to announce that a special Star Wars: The High Republic livestream will be held January 4, 2021, at 9 a.m. PT on StarWars.com and YouTube, just one day before the first tales of The High Republic arrive in stores. The event will feature all five authors behind the launch stories of The High Republic — Claudia Gray (Into the Dark), Justina Ireland (A Test of Courage), Daniel José Older (IDW Publishing’s The High Republic Adventures), Cavan Scott (Marvel’s The High Republic), and Charles Soule (Light of the Jedi) — as well as Lucasfilm Publishing’s Michael Siglain and StarWars.com’s Kristin Baver. Fans can look forward to fresh insights into the characters and events of The High Republic, along with new announcements and reveals of what’s to come.

The High Republic is set centuries prior to the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, during the prime of the Jedi Order. A multi-platform publishing initiative with books and comics for all ages, the story introduces new heroes to cheer on, new worlds to explore, and new threats to face.

To get a flavor of the what’s to come with The High Republic, a digital sampler is being made available via Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. The sampler includes excerpts from the upcoming novels A Test of Courage by Justina Ireland, Into the Dark by Claudia Gray, Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule, and more. You can download this free ebook here.