Star Wars The High Republic: Midnight Horizon

Another great title set during the high republic era. Daniel Jose Older one of the best modern Star Wars authors imo, Last Shot being one of the best Star Wars novels since Disney bought out the franchise. Any one who liked that should buy this too. Shout out to Book Depository who always seem to deliver excellent service. May the Force be with you.

The book arrived in perfect condition and delivered before I thought it would be. Great service.

I love the constellation of Star War books, but this was the first one I returned as just too woke and badly constructed. I'm sure others like this book, but it's not for me.

Midnight Horizon closes this chapter of the High Republic phase 1 novels beautifully and memorably. This novel revisits characters we are already familiar with yet Older brings even more to the table expanding upon these characters stories, history, and most of all deepens these characters connections to each other and their audience. Older is also able to introduce a cast of brand new characters and seamlessly integrate them into the universe and the plot, while allowing the audience to care about them just as much as the already familiar characters.Midnight Horizon picks up where we left off with these characters and as a comic reader I personally love that characters from the comics are introduced into a novel format which really allows to expand upon them, giving the audience much more time with characters such as Lula and Zeen, something that can often be limiting in a comic/graphic novel format. The plot is definitely a slow burn with a very satisfying and thrilling climax. There was a particular storyline with a character in this novel that revisits an age old conversation within the Star Wars fandom and provides more context to the inner workings and complicated history of the Jedi Order that deepens the impact of actions and events of stories much later in the timeline. The story is also able to wrap up nicely while leaving the audience wanting (and patiently waiting) to see these characters again.From reading Older's other published works, particularly those that exist within the star wars universe he has a very distinct style that works very well with the cast of characters and is really able to capture the individual personalities of characters while keeping a memorable tone within the narration of the entire story. Older is able to capture intense and amazing moments throughout the story that I found myself quite emotional multiple times, both happy and sad tears were shed.Above all my absolute favorite aspect of Midnight Horizon was the incredible inclusion of characters belonging to the LGBTQA+ community. These characters are well rounded and their stories are relatable, creating a more inclusive space in the Star Wars universe for the audience while also making the universe with such a wide variety of species and planets much more authentic.Midnight Horizon dives deep into intense and mature themes that is both palatable and digestible for its target audience. However don't let the YA label stop you from reading this novel, I highly recommend it to anyone.

This is a YA Star Wars book, and in the first half leaned hard into the tropes. The young ones are the wisest and most capable, and the adults are clueless. Multiple characters worrying how they are perceived by others. And the focus on potential romance and relationships... oh my. I was wondering if this shouldn't be called "Jedi Rumspringa" instead. Fortunately there was some serious introspection by a few characters and once the action started up it got exciting. Can read this one before or after Fallen Star, they take place at approximately the same time.