Literature

This Weeks Publications – 4th December 2023

December 4, 2023, 5:01 AM, GMT

Welcome to this week’s publications breakdown.

The scheduled releases for this week will be;

Tuesday 5^th December 2023
	The Essential Legends Collection: Dawn of the Jedi – Into the Void by Tim Lebbon (Inkstone Books) Exclusive Hardcover Signed & Numbered Special Edition of Dawn of the Jedi: Into the VoidDiscover the origins of the Jedi order, as a lone Je’daii ranger fights to save their ancient homeworld, Tython, from disaster. On the planet Tython, the ancient Je’daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force-and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je’daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy. Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je’daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key-risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je’daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved-and whose life she must now fear. Available from Inkstone Books
	Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs (Random House World – ISBN 978-0-593-59863-4) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Cal Kestis leads the Stinger Mantis crew on an adventure set between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal’s crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More important, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid BD-1 are the closest thing Cal has had to a family since the fall of the Jedi Order. Even as the galaxy’s future grows more uncertain by the day, with each blow struck against the Empire the Mantis crew grows more daring. On what should be a routine mission, they meet a stormtrooper determined to chart her own course with the help of Cal and the crew. In exchange for help starting a new life, the Imperial deserter brings word of a powerful, potentially invaluable tool for their fight against the Empire. And even better, she can help them get to it. The only catch—pursuing it will bring them into the path of one of the Empire’s most dangerous servants, the Inquisitor known as the Fifth Brother. Can the Imperial deserter truly be trusted? And while Cal and his friends have survived run-ins with the Inquisitors before, how many times can they evade the Empire before their luck runs out? Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US
	Epic Collection Legends: The New Republic Vol. 7 (TPB) (Marvel – ISBN 978-1-3029-5392-8) Tales from the New Republic in the Legends continuity of Star Wars!Boba Fett is alive! And the deadly assignments he takes on next will prove that he’s still the galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter! Then, Luke Skywalker has established a new academy to train the next generation of Jedi Knights, and his students are given their first mission — ready or not — to stop an ancient evil on a distant mining colony! Plus: Luke is about to marry Mara Jade, once the Emperor’s greatest assassin — but threats from both sides arise to prevent their happy union! And after Chewbacca’s untimely death, his greatest friends, family and enemies share remembrances of an unlikely rebel’s heroic life! COLLECTING: Star Wars: Boba Fett – Bounty on Bar-Kooda (1995) 1, Star Wars: Boba Fett – When the Fat Lady Swings (1996) 2, Star Wars: Boba Fett – Murder Most Foul (1997) 3, Star Wars: Boba Fett – Agent of Doom (2000) 1, Star Wars: Jedi Academy – Leviathan (1998) 1-4, Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (1995) 1, Star Wars: Union (1999) 1-4, Star Wars: Chewbacca (2000) 1-4, material from Star Wars Tales (1999) 19 Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US
	The High Republic Adventures Vol. 2 (TPB) (Dark Horse Books – ISBN 978-1-50673-293-0) The Battle of Jedha, the biggest event in the High Republic cross-platform initiative, reaches it’s climax in this stunning conclusion to Star Wars The High Republic Adventures, Phase II!As the Jedi Order desperately tries to end the conflict that rages through the streets of the Holy City, Padawan Sav Malagan struggles to maintain her secret identity as she tries to free captain Maz Kanata from the clutches of the Dank Graks. As Arkik Von’s dark plan plays out, Sav will have to make the most difficult decision of her young life: duty to the Force, or loyalty to her friends? The clash between the Light and the Dark side threatens to consume the galaxy, in Star Wars: High Republic Adventures Volume 2, collecting issues 5-8, written by New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older with artists Harvey Tolibao and Toni Bruno! Great for readers of ALL AGES! Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US
Wednesday 6^th December 2023
Star Wars (2020) #41 (Marvel Comics) LANDO LOST! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! • With the final mission to rescue LOBOT from the terrors of THE SCOURGE underway, galactic ne’er-do-well LANDO CALRISSIAN must finally reckon with the sins of his past. • Will he be the SCOUNDREL he’s always been or the HERO he could be?
		Direct – Segovia	Direct – Garbett
		Variant – Reis	Action Figure Variant (Qui-Gon Jinn) – JTC
		JTC Exclusive Negative Space Exclusive (Darth Maul) – JTC	JTC Exclusive Negative Space Exclusive (Secret Star Wars) – JTC
Direct – Woods	D-Squad #4 (of 4) (Marvel Comics) INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT D-SQUAD! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! • The D-SQUAD’s mission takes them into the palace of JABBA THE HUTT! • R2-D2 and QT-KT take on the malevolent torture droid EV-9D9! • This issue ties directly into DARK DROIDS! Not to be missed!
		Variant – Reilly	Action Figure Variant (0-0-0) – JTC

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