Books A/V The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha (Audiobook) by George Mann

https://www.starwars.com/news/swca-2022-the-high-republic-panel

 

Interesting to see that they are doing both audio + scriptbook automatically now.

 

Makes sense, especially with the Whispersync function between Audible and Kindle.

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so excited

 

Well, at least they told us this audiobook is set after the events of Convergence for those who want to read in order.

 

Any other details about the premise? Like, who is fighting who?

As I said in another thread, I think the Dank Graks might be involved, but knowing how right that guess is would be interesting.

 

Don't think we'll have that for a while as there's little info on the November Phase II books.

 

Probably Pirates/Hutts are the baddies.

 

Cover reveal, from SDCC:

 

Is kind of funny having a cover for a digital audio product.

 

If they did a CD + MP3 bundle I'd buy it.

 

Plus script book and I'm in. As it stands, it kind of irks me that the script ebook isn't bundled with the audio.

 

Where you been? That's due February 2023.

 

Spoiler: Synopsis

After the events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi travel to Jedha in this all-new Star Wars audiobook original.

Jedha. The worn streets of this ancient world serve as a confluence for the galaxy. Visited by all, yet owned by none. Here, the Jedi are but one creed among many worshipping and studying the Force. From the Guardians of the Whills to the Path of the Open Hand, countless beings come to learn, and to share, in peace.

As all of Jedha prepares for its Festival of Balance, the galaxy still reels from the violence on Eiram and E’ronoh. But after foiling a plot to escalate the war between the two planets, the Jedi believe that a lasting peace may be within reach. Master Creighton Sun and Jedi Knight Aida Forte arrive on Jedha with delegations from both planets to formally end the “Forever War.” The Jedi hope that the harmony of Jedha’s many factions, along with the signing of a peace treaty, will create a symbol to the rest of the galaxy of what can be accomplished through unity.

But not all are happy with the Jedi’s involvement or ready to concern themselves with peace. Rumors begin to swirl that the Jedi bring war in their wake. The distrust and anger that for so long fueled the Forever War now threaten to corrupt the communities of Jedha. When violence breaks out on the sacred moon, the war that was meant to end on Jedha may soon engulf the entire world.

 

Quite intriguing synopsis (although somewhat a spoiler for Convergence), seems like it is going to be a

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crossover between two main storylines - the Forever War and the Path of the Open Hand.

 

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-...ttle-of-jedha-audiobook-original-first-listen

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Raphael Corkhill as Creighton Sun

Kristen Sieh as Aida Forte

Christian Barillas as Mesook

Jonathan Davis as Piralli

Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes as P3-7A

James Fouhey as Ensemble

Neil Hellegers as Elder Delwin

Philip Hernandez as Morton San Tekka

Catherine Ho as Silandra Sho

David Lee Huynh as Selik

Sullivan Jones as Tilson Graf

January LaVoy as The Mother

Saskia Maarleveld as Meldan

Kathleen McInerney as Moona

Brandon McInnis as Keth Cerapath

Cassandra Morris as Gella Nattai

John Pirkis as The Herald

Salli Saffioti as Ambassador Cerox

Marc Thompson as Mytion and Kradon

Shannon Tyo as Marda Ro

 

For UK-based posters, SpeedyHen now has the previously elusive scriptbook listed. Preorder will likely go active in Jan.

 

I listened to Part One this morning. So far so good.

 

Got it downloaded and ran through Open Audible, not sure when I'll get to it, might hold off until I have the scriptbook.

 

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If Salandra Sho gets dusted.... So help me God....

 

love P3. He's a cross between HK-47 and K-2SO.

the way the actor portrays Obi-Wan Kenobi Creighton Sun sounds like he studied at the Ewan McGregor school of acting. Sounds just him.

Also did Mark Hamill voice the Bartender?

 

The English accent for Creighton disappoints me a little bit, since the original concept art that he's based on referenced Gregory Peck.

This felt a lot like the audio of the Freedom Nadd Uprising or any of the Tales of the Jedi audio dramas. Some of the voices sound similar too.

I wish it had a full novel and a comic adaptation.

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I know the main comic is going to get to some of them, but I really felt the absences of Vildar, Matty, Oliviah and Leebon as the resident Jedi on Jedha.

Especially Oliviah, because there's got to be a connection between her and the Mother and it just never came up.

I have a similar issue with this and a repetitive pattern I'm seeing in how the Path or the Mother operates. In Path of Deceit we get the Ro cousins and how one is one of the Children and the other isn't worthy. That dynamic repeats with the Kage in Convergence. Now Tilson Graff repeats the Axel Greylark thing in the employ of the Mother. Bothers me a little bit that these same patterns repeat from piece to piece.