The official site has announced Star Wars: The High Republic: Tempest Breaker, a new audiobook original written by Cavan Scott, coming on December 3rd from Random House Audio (with physical and eBook editions of the script following in spring 2025).
The tale finds the Jedi joining forces with marauder Lourna Dee of the Nihil. The audiobook original will feature a full cast in style of classic audio dramas, similar to past releases The Battle of Jedha, Doctor Aphra, and Scott’s own Dooku: Jedi Lost and Tempest Runner, the latter also starring Lourna. You can get a first look at the cover below.
Dee, a Twi’lek descendant of Ryloth nobility, left her family behind to join the Nihil, rising to the rank of Tempest Runner and becoming one of Nihil leader Marchion Ro’s top lieutenants. Violent and unpredictable, Dee has been a thorn in the side of the Jedi, even attempting to assassinate the Chancellor; but recently, Dee and the Jedi have come to something of an understanding, especially as Lourna’s relationship with Ro has soured. It all leads to Tempest Breaker, and StarWars.com caught up with Scott, one of the original architects of The High Republic storytelling initiative, for a few more details.
StarWars.com: This is your third audio original project for Star Wars — after Dooku: Jedi Lost, and Tempest Runner. What most excites you about telling stories in this format?
Cavan Scott: I love the renaissance that audio drama has had over the last few years, with more and more fans of storytelling rediscovering how exciting, compelling, and often heart-stopping these “movies for your ears” can be. It’s a medium I’ve loved since I was a kid and have had the privilege to work in for nearly quarter of a century. With the best directors, actors and sound-engineers, audio drama can give you cinematic thrills that rival anything you see on the big screen, while also providing the most intimate of moments between characters, your imagination working with the cast and crew to create something utterly magical. If you’ve never experienced an audio drama then I urge you to try one of these Star Wars originals, including Sarah Kuhn’s Doctor Aphra and George Mann’s The Battle of Jedha. Once you’ve been bitten by the audio bug there’s no going back!
Read the interview in full at StarWars.com.
