>>Sigh<< This ensemble style of storytelling isn't working for me. Every time you get interested in one of the characters or something begins to happen in one of these stories, the chapter ends and flips to another story. By the time we return to the character, I've forgotten the "cliffhanger" we were left with. Cavan Scott has also forgotten the cliffhanger in a lot of cases. Instead of picking up where we left off, the scene has already happened and we're left to figure out what happened while...

A good second installment in the High Republic (main) series, but not amazing. The ending was very weird, and I hate how a certain character has endured so much these past two books, only to die like that. Very unsatisfied with that if I’m being honest. Also this reminds me of Jora Malli dying in the first book which only makes me more mad lmao, that was some bullshit. But I digress.Overall the High Republic has not given me what I was expecting, and lowkey it’s disappointing. Hopefully the comi...

I was absolutely blown away by The Rising Storm! I won’t lie, I was intrigued by Light of the Jedi but was overall a little disappointed in the characters. It’s like Cavan Scott read my mind; he fleshed out every character in this book so well, making me feel so connected to them. Plot and story wise were outstanding as well. The first half is like a slow cooker; you know something is about to go down, and Scott provides the groundwork to get you ready. My one complaint would be that I wish the

4.5Well, I’m traumatized. THAT ENDING RUINED MY LIFE.RTC.

FULL REVIEW: https://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com/...---The Rising Storm clocks in at about 450 pages, but that’s nothing to be intimidated about. The book itself is compelling and a page-turner. Just when things are getting exciting (aka: bad for our heroes), they somehow get even more exciting (aka: worse for our heroes) and you have no choice but to read on! Yet, even when we aren’t in battle, this book is still a thrill ride. I personally adored the politics in this book and hearing how the

One part High Space Opera Adventure, one part creeping horror, and one part character study of a number of key Jedi central to the events herein depicted Cavan Scott hits an indisputable homerun in his debut Star Wars prose novel after achieving notable success previously in the realm of comics set in the Galaxy far, far away."For Light and Life!"This book kicks off Phase Two of the High Republic publishing line/era, so it does some heavy lifting of scene setting and did not quite blow the doors...

Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm was written by Cavan Scott. Scott has written several Star Wars stories such as the audio-drama script for Dooku: Jedi Lost, comics, and young reader books.SUMMARY: Marchion Ro, The Eye of the Nihil, demands that the raiders stay hidden in the shadows to ease the tension in the galaxy before making their next move. Since the events of the first High Republic novel, Light of the Jedi, the Republic and the Jedi have been on the lookout for the vile gr...

A disappointing sequel, not nearly as entertaining and compelling as the first High Republic novel. The plot, especially in the middle, drags on for way too long. Key characters from the previous novel are missing entirely, and the author's explanation for this is not entirely convincing (I get that these characters are featured in other stories published in this second wave, but their absence in Storm disrupts what should ideally be a cohesive narrative). None of the book's events move the stor...

After a wildly successful first wave of The High Republic stories, the expectations for the second wave, and particularly for its adult novel The Rising Storm, were very lofty. Not only did it meet these expectations, I think it exceeded them tenfold. Despite taking place about one year after the Great Disaster, this book doesn’t lose any momentum. After the first few chapters, I was instantly hooked. The stakes were still high, but not in an overly predictable way. We get answers to some linger...

The Nihil aren’t strong villains. I can’t suspend my disbelief with them. It just doesn’t do it for me.And tooooooo many characters! Hard to keep up with and connect with enough to care about them. 🤢😔And also, where is Avar?!? I just want Avar and Elzar! 😩😩😩

Where Light of the Jedi introduced us to a new era of Star Wars with interesting characters in a galaxy that felt familiar but also new and different, The Rising Storm was a return to some of the worst aspects of legends era book series. It was methodical with most of the interesting characters either not seeing any significant development or missing entirely (Avar Kriss), the motivations of Ro and the rest of the Nihil are no more explored or understood than after reading the first book, and it...

A great book. I enjoyed thus book even more than the first book (Light of the Jedi). This book is a lot more action packed and a lot more character development.I also like the serve of certain characters and situations. As soon as I thought I had a read on a character, they would switch or take a path I did not expect. Example I though a character might have sone redeeming qualities, then they dast that idea completely. Another I see the signs of a Jedi falling and when I thek they are too far g...

4.75 stars. “The Spirit of Unity.” This was such an amazing continuation to what is quickly becoming my favorite time in the Star Wars canon timeline. If I had to describe it in one word I would say intense is the best one for the job. Light of the Jedi was, without a doubt, my favorite Star Wars book to date, following those footsteps was a steep hill to climb for The Rising Storm but I can honestly say that this book blew my mind and surpassed any expectations that I had for

This book is part of a series. It can be read as a stand alone but you would be better off reading the whole series in order. In this one, there is a huge fair being held in which different worlds are participating. The Nihil attack this fair and battle the Jedi.I am disappointed in the "High Republic" series as each book is repeating the same mistakes. There is absolutely no connection to the characters. Once again I was reading a book that I could not tell you anything specific about the chara...

This is my 3rd High Republic book and my 3rd disappointment. Once again, the story seems like it could be pretty amazing in the hands of competent writers but that's not who they've chosen to write these books. Cavan Scott wrote this book like he was still writing a comic book, rife with phrases like "Meanwhile back on xyz..." and terrible onomatopoeia like "pew-pew."This book is written with 200 pages of slow-paced, unnecessary setup followed by 200 pages of non-stop action that, for an admitte...

Ugh.This is the kind of Star Wars book that drains all my enjoyment of Star Wars. It’s not a story—it’s a series of plot points that have to happen because everything must lead to the next book, and then the next one. The characters aren’t characters—they’re one-note cardboard cutouts. The main villain is a cruel, power-hungry man who wears a mask, has father issues, and wants to wipe out the Jedi. The High Republic era so far is not fulfilling its lofty PR promises of being a bold new era of st...

"The Rising Storm" represents the second and middle installment of The High Republic era’s “Wave 1” of titles. As a standalone tale, it works surprisingly well – author Cavan Scott does a strikingly good job at building upon the narrative blocks laid down by Charles Soule in his kickoff novel “Light of the Jedi” in a way that feels determined, but rarely forced. That “The Rising Storm” feels perhaps just a tad bit less exciting than its predecessor is less a fault of the writing or story, and mo...

HOW LONG UNTIL THE NEXT BOOK??2nd read: just as good

I enjoyed "Light of the Jedi," and so was looking forward to this book 2 in the series, "The Rising Storm." Unfortunately, it did not hold up to my scrutiny. As a literature teacher, I have to point out that the pacing and plot structure of the story had some problems. In short, I think the book was too long. There is nothing wrong with long books, but the issue is that there were vast tracts of uneventful pages, then vast tracts of eventful pages. The action could have been interspersed better

4 stars! * Always forward. Please do not read this before reading Light of the Jedi! The Rising Storm is a direct sequel and deals with the aftermath of the main conflict in that book.That said, I did quite enjoy this, but not as much as its predecessor. The pace was a bit slower and there was a bit of a tone shift towards something more somber and I wasn't, personally, that into it. It was still pretty fun, though! The writing was engaging and the plot development was pretty satisfy...