Star Wars The High Republic: Starlight Stories

Go Together was a fun opening story. Joss and Pikka, while not having much page time, still appear quite consistently through phase one so it’s nice to get to see more of their relationship. Getting more perspective on the battle of Kur is great as well as one of my favourite space battles.

First Duty was a bit tougher to get invested in, due to all the new characters but ended up being a fun little whodunnit mystery that also looked at the political consequences of having so many opposing cultures on board Starlight which was interesting.

Hidden Danger was fairly weak. Sticking with Velko now and Avon popping up was cool but that's about it, and she didn't really do anything either. Pretty forgettable plant based story.

Past Mistakes was fun. Part 1 felt like a classic Hondo moment with the knock off merch being sold and part 2, although a lot more serious, was enjoyable with a decent enough twist that left it compelling.

Shadows Within was a sombre way to end the short stories. Good bit of dramatic irony that we know about the Ghirrah twist but also that noone else can know at this point setting up for just a sad end for Tarpfen.

What does it take to lead a person to piracy? Is the idiom “One a pirate, always a pirate?” true? This story lets us get to know Tempest Runner Lourna more personally. 

This book is the script for the audio drama, though I didn't realize that until I received it. I look forward to listening to the audio drama in the near future. That said, reading this book was fun. I had no problem entering the world without in depth descriptions of the world, to my surprise. 

From a deeper perspective, I find myself thinking about the tribes we create in this world. The way we are drawn to people we feel are like ourselves and are willing to fight against the other tribes. What would happen if we choose to try to understand others? To bridge the gap? Not by indoctrinating others or proving them wrong and ourselves right, but truly trying to see people for who they are and affirming the light in them? I think we would have a more peaceful galaxy.