Set in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before the
storytelling of Phase I, an era of change brings new hopes and
possibilities . . . but also new dangers.
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. **
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In order to follow her faith, Marda may have to choose to become her
new friend's worst enemy. . . .
Don't miss these other adventures set in the era of the High Republic!
- Into the Dark by Claudia Gray
- Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland
- Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older