Race to Crashpoint Tower (Star Wars: The High Republic)

by Daniel José Older

Overview

Another exciting story in the #1 New York Times best-selling series! The Republic Fair is coming! Visitors from all over the galaxy are traveling to the planet Valo for a massive, awe-inspiring festival celebrating the Republic. While his fellow Valons prepare for the fair, Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram is hiding out in his favorite place: a dingy garage filled with mechanical parts and tools. But when a security alarm goes off on the nearby hilltop nicknamed Crashpoint Peak, he ventures out with his trusty droid V-18 to investigate. There he discovers that someone has knocked out Valo's communications tower—a frightening sign that Valo, and the Republic Fair, are in danger. Sure enough, as Ram races to warn the Jedi, the dreaded Nihil unleash a surprise attack! It's up to Ram to face down the enemy at Crashpoint Tower and send a call for help to the Republic. Luckily, he's about to get some assistance from unexpected new friends… Don't miss all of the Star Wars: The High Republic adventures!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368063265
Publisher:	Disney - RHCB
Publication date:	06/29/2021
Series:	Star Wars High Republic Series
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Author Info:
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Daniel José Older is a New York Times best-selling author and story architect. He has published fourteen novels and numerous short stories and essays, and he is a regular comics writer for Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures and Marvel. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, the Mythopoeic Award, the Locus Award, the Andre Norton Award, and the World Fantasy Award. You can find his thoughts on writing, read dispatches from his decade-long career as an NYC paramedic, and hear his music at http://danieljoseolder.net, as well as on YouTube, @djolder on Twitter, @danieljose1 on Instagram, and @danieljoseolder on TikTok. He lives with his wife and son in New Orleans.

Editorial Reviews

2021-08-26
On the eve of the Republic Fair, an unexpected threat looms over the planet of Valo.

As dignitaries and far-flung guests arrive at Lonisa City, Jedi Padawan Ram Jomaram learns of a potential breach at Crashpoint Tower. Heading over to investigate, Ram fends off an attack from mysterious intruders who have sabotaged the comms tower. The incident seems to promise even more problems, so the young Padawan rushes back to the city to alert the local Jedi. Meanwhile, Padawan Lula Talisola joins revered Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh to search for clues as to the whereabouts of the Nihil, havoc-wrecking marauders who orchestrated a great hyperspace disaster, ending up on a trail that leads them directly to a Nihil base. There Lula and Vernestra witness a Nihil fleet departing to commence an attack on Valo. As Lula and Vernestra head to Valo to halt the oncoming onslaught, Ram must rush to Crashpoint Tower to fix the comms hub and alert the far-off Republic and Jedi. A brisk read, the novel moves at a breakneck pace, presenting a vast and diverse cast of intergalactic characters in broad strokes. Ruminations on the Force and characters’ backstories mostly recede to the background in favor of zippy action sequences and cool foes for the young Padawans to face, and this installment’s all the better for it. Final art not seen.

A Star Wars tale that successfully reflects the series’ madcap spirit of adventure. (timeline) (Science fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews