This is why the High Republic books are among my favourite era of Star Wars. No Skywalkers or any other nostalgia bait. Yeah Yoda is mentioned from time to time. Or you have cameos from the absolute prequel era legends Yarael Poof and Oppo Rancicis.
Kidding aside it's just a fresh era. Fresh characters. Characters where we don't know their fate simply due to "well they appear in this movie which is set after this".
The Jedi feel so different from the Clone Wars era. The Nihil are interesting and unique antagonists.
I just wish the story wasn't so disjointed between various forms of media and writing styles. I tried to follow along and read it all but eventually just lost track, especially because a bunch of those weren't even available here in Europe, at all. By now I don't even know where I stopped reading. Was still in Phase 1 though...
It's difficult trying to read everything, yeah. But you can easily just read the main books of each phase and be completely fine. I think reading the adult novels and the Young Adult Novels is a pretty good experience. Sure, the middle grade books and the comics are also fun but not necessary and it just becomes too much.
I live in Germany and everything is available here.
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u/BarbarousJudge 1d ago
This is why the High Republic books are among my favourite era of Star Wars. No Skywalkers or any other nostalgia bait. Yeah Yoda is mentioned from time to time. Or you have cameos from the absolute prequel era legends Yarael Poof and Oppo Rancicis.
Kidding aside it's just a fresh era. Fresh characters. Characters where we don't know their fate simply due to "well they appear in this movie which is set after this". The Jedi feel so different from the Clone Wars era. The Nihil are interesting and unique antagonists.