The Rising Storm is One of the Best and Most Intense Star Wars Books I've Ever Read

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The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott is out, and there aren't enough good things I can say about it. What an incredible follow up to Light of the Jedi! The High Republic continues to thrill and I can't wait for more!
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[@Anahjea95]

Within the last week I finished both, “The light of the Jedi” and “The Rising Storm.” These are admittedly the first books I’ve independently decided to read, since High school, and my goodness I’m glad I started my reading journey with these. “The Rising Storm, was a fun ride. I cannot wait for what comes next!

[@hanlovesleia]

alex’s “a jedi’s strength comes from the force, yes, but also from compassion and forgiveness” is also essentially what the spirits of the jedi said to rey “in the heart of the jedi lies her strength”.

[@imokin86]

I'm now in the middle of Light, but I see already that the High Republic series is just perfect for me. Excited. So many new aspects added to the familiar concept.

[@Adam-sj1iy]

The ending of this book killed me. I need more of this era ASAP!!!!

[@madisonwhovian943]

I just finished the book and I'm traumatized 😭

[@painstakeranimations9253]

@@madisonwhovian943 same. I am in pain.

[@DesktopProductionsLite]

Sometimes I don’t quite have the attention span to read for long periods of time or finish an entire novel, but hot damn! This book came out today and I’m already 100 pages deep 😂 EDIT: by the end of the day, I’d made it about 220 pages in!

[@JoeyPeligro69]

Dude me too. The chapters are so quick it gives such a sense of accomplishment

[@shamsham1229]

@@JoeyPeligro69 Short chapters are a page-turning mind trick, which works to our advantage.

[@kpoptimes5826]

Bell Zettifar SHINES in this novel

[@painstakeranimations9253]

He needs a break

[@kpoptimes5826]

@@painstakeranimations9253 he deserves so much better :’(

[@painstakeranimations9253]

@@kpoptimes5826 I agree. He needs a hug.

[@kpoptimes5826]

@@painstakeranimations9253 I would give him a hug

[@painstakeranimations9253]

@@kpoptimes5826 agreed. He needs it.

[@jpt2014]

This book is an absolutely WILD ride. Very happy with the High Republic content so far, and I am looking forward to more!

[@andrewsnyder6085]

Just bought the Audiobook due to your enthusiasm! Can't wait to listen and experience this book!

[@avd_designs_]

This was a thrill ride of a book and I was literally addicted to it. I love this era already. The ending is insane

[@kylearking8918]

Another win for the High Republic although I would like to see more Avar in the future.

[@joemullarkey5719]

The High Republic Marvel comic should help fill that Avar hole if you haven’t read it yet.

[@thomasharrington1386]

Finished this morning and loved it! At one point, I got some major KOTOR vibes.

[@mycelia_ow]

Knights of the High Republic game incoming.........

[@jakob5199]

Can't wait for the book to finally arrive!!

[@tylerbrown5526]

So excited for more of my fave, Bell Zettifar. 30 pages in.

[@gaznottingham9652]

Just finished reading the book and came here for your review. The last page broke me but it was one of the best books I have ever read. Can't wait for more on the series..

[@Crocthunder]

Marchion Ro is just wild

[@Damster67]

I am so in love with these novels!!! Its so exciting to have new stories and characters!!!

[@madebymelz7702]

(Spoilers just in case) . . . . . . . . . Elzar really could've gone the way of Vader here, he had the same sort of attachments and he dipped into the dark side partially because of that. I'm glad he could talk to Stellan about it because hoo boy, it could've been bad.

[@painstakeranimations9253]

The Floating Island thing he did was soooo cool tho. I was scared he was going to lose it completely. He was killing Nihil full on berserk. And then, to top it all, he used the dark side and destroyed an entire Nihil ship.

[@giannilombardi3038]

I can always count on your excellent reviews 💙 to make me want to read The High Republic

[@conor506]

My god this was phenomenal. Light of the Jedi was my favourite Star Wars book. Light of the Jedi is now my second favourite Star Wars book

[@patrickramseyart]

I just finished the audiobook, and... Wow. I'm at a loss for words. To say I'm anticipating the next book would be an understatement.

[@Soldadito_Marinero]

finished light of the jedi in 2 days, half way through the rising storm can’t wait to finish it. i feel like i chose the best time to get into it specially since i’m so close to wave 3

[@whitneyjenkins4006]

Just finished the rising storm and I’m in shock. Alone with my emotions haha. Loved it but also sort of in agony

[@painstakeranimations9253]

So much pain

[@Oncomingstorm777]

I've got it, but haven't had time to start reading it yet. I'm even more hyped after hearing how positive you are about it!

[@Bleh391]

Still got to get through the second Thrawn book first, I feel this will be an absolute treat! Favorites so far are Bell Zettifar, Sskerr and of course, Marchion Ro.

[@goyantanuki6554]

Probably my most anticipated story of wave 2. I look forward to reading it!

[@michaelorpin]

Been checking the tracking status on my copy all day. Should be here in an hour & I can't wait to start reading.

[@flynnjamison8321]

I can't wait to get the rising storm in my hands... Light of the Jedi was so good 😃😃😃

[@animeguy10000000]

I'm about 70 pages in, and I've been enjoying it so far. I do feel like if you read the other books you get a bigger picture of what exactly happened (i.e the Drenger) but you don't HAVE to read them to enjoy the book, but it certainly helps. What I mean is that the adult books aren't as standalone as I originally thought they would be.

[@epcarter6]

Couldn’t wait for this to come out. Just downloaded it and ordered it on Amazon.

[@LeeJ2512]

Mine's due to arrive tomorrow! Can't wait for it.

[@amransom26]

I can’t wait to get this, hopefully today.

[@DedricSilva]

How many chapters a day do you read Star Wars books?

[@amransom26]

@@DedricSilva I work a lot so at least 4 maybe 5 chapters a day. But on the few days I have off I can read much more. Often times I finish the whole book in a day if I have the time 😂

[@DedricSilva]

@@amransom26 Yeah, cause I’m still new to reading since I graduated college. I’m only reading on ebooks as it’s easier for me to read then physical as of now

[@amransom26]

@@DedricSilva I’m the opposite, I much prefer physical books over ebooks most of the time.

[@sannanomark]

This book was amazing! I love the Jedi of the High Republic and the villains are really intense.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Downloaded the audio book; can't wait!

[@vader707smadness9]

I agree, one of the best SW books in a long time, absolutely loved this book.

[@irishboy664]

I also got it early like Alex and its a realllly good book, especially if you enjoyed the rapid tempo of light of the jedi

[@natth6462]

Yay no spoilers!!

[@geo30geo52]

Just got my copy today, I cant wait to read it.

[@fondajames]

is there going to be a spoiler review at some point? im interested in the overall events but i couldnt get into light of the jedi so i doubt ill get this

[@tobiasweber2517]

aaaaand its not out in germany... what a surprise

[@chewalden7097]

So excited for this one to arrive! Just curious, I haven't had a chance to read any of the High Rep comics yet, I have the first anthology on backorder but it's still a few months away - do you think I'd be missing any fun connections or foreshadowing/setup etc by reading The Rising Storm before catching up on the comics? Long time fan of the channel and love your work guys! : )

[@amransom26]

You won’t miss anything if you don’t read the comics. They may add things to the story but you won’t miss out on anything important if you just read the books.

[@GeekofMordor]

Legends is my bread and butter but man this new Era seems very original and seems like it would fit right in to legends. Kind of like Lords of the Sith and Thrawn

[@wraith7298]

Wow! I had some issues with the first book, but the last 2/3rds of it was really good. This book is just fantastic from front to back. I loved the backdrop of the Republic Fair and I thought it was just an amazing ride from start to finish. I agree that I could not put it down. I just wanted to know what happened next. I'm disappointed that I have to wait until January for part three. Luckily the first TPB of the comic books is coming out soon.

[@symbiotesam3562]

I finished it last night and it was fantastic. I am excited for the next novel.

[@codymurphy3493]

My jaw hit the floor with the ending

[@harveyyy1113]

Waiting for the book to arrive now hoping Amazon hurries up 🥺

[@Kyle-vb3fz]

I loved It more than Light of the Jedi, and I really enjoyed that book. But, what was the tool Marshion Ro was using?

[@clonehumor]

I gotta wait till Friday for my Out of Print special edition but you got me so hyped!!!

[@artifactplaysvelez2195]

Read Light of the Jedi, and yeah I enjoyed it so I do want to read the starting book of wave 2.

[@damiandekker474]

So excited for this. Light of the Jedi was insanely good!

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you so much for this rave review, Alex! 📖

[@joshfactor1]

this was awesome; i can't wait until the fallen star

[@AlexRider589]

What's the best place to start into The High Republic for a casual fan? What's the book order? And do I need to read any before this one? That book cover looks awesome.

[@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS]

Start with light of the jedi

[@animeguy10000000]

Star with Light of the Jedi. I would then recommend Into the Dark before reading Rising Storm, only because it explains where the Drenger came from. You don't have to read the comics, since the book does a pretty good job of explaining why the comics were so important. But as far as I've read, they aren't really explaining the Drenger (because the galaxy doesn't really know where they came from yet).

[@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS]

I would also say that if you enjoy light of the jedi and into the dark reading a test of courage is also a fun novel that can give you more information on this time period and it happens at the same time as light of the jedi

[@kds5065]

I'm only on Chapter 13 of 76. So far I only have interest in Marchion Ro, the other Nihil, and the monster hunter (Ty?). Not caring much for the Jedi stuff yet. But yes, this book is moving quite fast and in a good way.

[@SoftEndy]

Thoughts after you finished?

[@kds5065]

@@SoftEndy Still didn't care much about the Jedi stuff. Felt bad for a certain two at the end of the book. My favorite parts were still with Marchion and Ty.

[@SoftEndy]

@@kds5065 I personally found Elzar the most interesting

[@jdfigs5916]

Your reviews are what make want to buy these books thank you

[@snootking]

I didn't truly enjoy Light of the Jedi until the final 100 pages or so. I struggle with books that are more about the grand story than about characters and their development. Hopefully Light was only like this because its the intro to the High Republic and future stories are more focused on fewer characters.

[@Southpaw_canvass]

I'm trying to find what books to start my first starwars novels bc I love, love the lore. Is the light of the jedi the best one to start with?

[@oisinmc3218]

Can anyone help me out? Does The Rising Storm spoil Into the Dark? I haven't read Into the Dark yet, but I'd like to continue the main series of books! I'm not sure how standalone the book is compared to the main series.

[@conorb7094]

What I've heard is that you CAN just read the main novels (Light of the Jedi, this, whatever the direct sequel is) and get a complete story, even though all the books and comics connect and there may be minor spoilers. If it helps, I haven't read Into the Dark yet either and I'll be reading The Rising Storm first, so I'm right there with you.

[@animeguy10000000]

Rising Storm takes place after Into the Dark. There are little spoilers from Into the Dark in Rising Storm. But you CAN read the adult books only and be just fine. They do explain what happened in those other books. However, I would recommend reading Into the Dark first, but that's just me.

[@FrozenJedi38]

There are some minor-ish spoilers from Into the Dark, but it isn't required to read that book to get started on The Rising Storm. I personally waited until I finished reading Into the Dark before jumping into the Rising Storm and doing that clarified some things (like the Drengir).

[@sanderhoefsloot6852]

I’m SO excited for this book!

[@sanderhoefsloot6852]

Ok so I read the last 300 pages in one day and this book is incredible.

[@ElArcoKyber]

Hi. Is there a website to know the amount of copies sold of star wars books?

[@sballegeer]

I enjoyed the book, raced through it in a little over a day, but found the cast to be so large that it didn't give much room for character growth, opting instead to pinball all over the place jumping from one action scene to the next. Exciting and thrilling to read at times, but it felt a little hollow when it was over.

[@SageMerric]

Just read chapter 10 and WHEW, that chapter blew my mind! Marchion Ro might just be the best Star Wars villain ever.

[@LordDagovere]

Cavin Scott only wants to see us suffer. Im just kidding. But for real I cannot wait to get into it.

[@user-dq9qt7uw5q]

Each to his own

[@ProfessorPhysics2]

And your thoughts on the book? Or have you not read it yet.

[@Crocthunder]

Which would imply he didn't watch the video either

[@user-dq9qt7uw5q]

@@Crocthunder I did both and I didn’t like it. Gave it a shot, disliked it and so I’m sticking to legends. Simple as that.

[@magicconchshell]

@@user-dq9qt7uw5q that’s fair. Not everything is for everyone. I loved a lot from Legends, but hated new Jedi order and everything after it

[@apomtaylor8054]

@@user-dq9qt7uw5q can I ask what u didn't like about it specifically? Like did u not like certain characters etc

[@callumhall4279]

Who is Ram? So many characters a few of then slipped through I've only read the Light of the Jedi and now just finished Rising Storm

[@MarieS610]

He’s a padawan from one of the middle grade novel from wave 1 believe. In Rising Storm he is at the fair and helps get the comms back up

[@daniloa.ferreira8918]

Simply can't wait for my copy to arrive

[@gabewalker7528]

Is this a sequel to the Light of the Jedi?

[@JaceEncinas]

Yes

[@InsanityGames117]

What's the next book in main high republic stories?

[@twstf8905]

"Fantastic" 👍😂 "Stomach Dropping" "Heart Pounding"

[@bangarangjack]

I will say as someone who's only read light of the jedi and none of the other stuff yet, the beginning of this one has been really confusing so far. Like the drengir are just kinda there, they didn't really give any context, so if I hadn't watched your videos about the comics and the other books and what not, I would have no idea what's going on. I'm only in the first few chapters but I'm definitely feeling like I should've read more of the other content, I assumed that the "main" book series would be able to stand alone but I guess not, idk we'll see. So far in the book, I'm just really feeling like I should've read the comics first too to get the whole context of the story

[@animeguy10000000]

You kind of hit on the head. While you certainly don't HAVE to read the other books, doing so gives you a much bigger picture of what happened.

[@joemullarkey5719]

Cavan Scott is a sadist. How dare he!

[@DedricSilva]

I can't wait to read it.

[@artfact2]

Sadly, I was kind of disappointed by this. There's a LOT of action going on without moving the plot forward and the way Scott writes action doesn't appear to be very appealing to me. The ending chapters were indeed more impactful, but to me, they didn't make up for half the book of winding about itself in a whirlwind.

[@Dass_Jennir]

I kinda agree, as a Marchion Ro fan, it pained me how he is missing during the whole Fair fallout. Especially after featuring so prominently in the beginning. But I have to admit that left room for Pan and Dee to shine and get the time they didn’t get in LOTJ for me to like them more as I do now. Also, those final chapters on Gyzar definitely made up as well. Just hoped we got a couple more chapters with Loden and Marchion between the never ending Valo build up, we only got one! Still the book has left me devastated after just finishing it, so it has definitely done its job.

[@artfact2]

@@Dass_Jennir Yes, Roh was one of the few things moving the plot forward and he was absent for most of the time. I appreciated Dee and Pans expansions; the Nihil politicing was mostly effective. But I hardly felt any emotional immersion in the other characters this time in large part due to the writing style and overwhelming ammount of action. I'm glad the ending was impactful and worth it to you, to me it stopped right at the moment of things moving forward. I am very glad Gray is writing the next book an still have high hopes for the project; just too bad Scotts writing style is not for me. Of course, a book doesn't have to be plotdriven and, with Alex's help, I see the character studies it contains, but in that case it is not nearly in-depth or well written enough for me. So sad.(edited to remove spoilers)

[@Dass_Jennir]

@@artfact2 yeah, disappointing is a strong word to me (especially in this project which has been my favorite thing to come out since Disney has the license), so I wouldn’t say it was the case here, but I would be lying if I didn’t say I got pissed at times when we would get chapters with Kipp and Jom instead of ones with Loden and Ro for example. I’m sure this will be a much better read the second time knowing how everything pans out. You are also spot on with the different writing style, I read LOTJ again before jumping to TRS and Soule definitely spoiled me with his (imo) flawless pacing and passionate prose.

[@chadstilson8804]

When are you making a Spoiler Review Alex?

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Sorry, but I really have to disagree on this one. While the first 80 pages looked promising, after that I kinda lost it. Here are my main criticisms for the book, because sadly, I couldn't had as much of a blast as other did. 1. Weak descriptions The main location was already not interesting in concept, since I'm not a fan of fairs. And added to it, there were literally no descriptions of how the Fair and Valo in general even look like. In one of the little children's book, Valo was depicted as a place with buildings, that have golden cupples and some of the buildings are more quadrangular-shaped with blue tones, sorrounded by vendors with blue market roofs over their booths. Why did the book lacked any of this at literally any time? 2. Too much singular plotlines There were to many characters or plotlines to even keep up with and I forgot at least 60% of them. 3. Too much forced alien-diversity Look, I really love alien-diversity, really. However the way it was written just felt like Scott's desperate attempt to cram in as much alien-characters as he possibly can. Often the choices were very questionable, because a lot of times, these aliens only appeared like once or so in the entire franchise. By far the worst character was Quin Amarant. They put him into some sort of jedi-artifact exhibition. Then he gets knocked out, captured and then killed, because he didn't know, he had a tracker on his ship. Wasted character and a waste for his species. 4. Mostly dull sets The sets weren't great either. It was either in space/sky, the place was full of green gas, it was a corridor on a medicine ship or in a walker. And the last part wasn't great either. Just a barren rainy world with nothing to offer. 5. However, I really liked Ty Yorricks story the most, made me wish she was the main character of the book. All-in-all not a great read. Light of the Jedi was a great book, but Cavan Scott really should stick to making comics, because there it would've worked way better. However I'm really happy that many people like this book so much. Have a good day, folks!

[@Tdr-jv2nc]

I thought this one was much better than the first

[@PowerPilgrim]

Hmm I found Light of the Jedi quite a bore sadly. I may give this era one last chance by giving this a read.

[@conorb7094]

Gotta say, good for you for being so open towards it when you didn't enjoy the first book. I hope you're pleasantly surprised, but maybe this era's not for everyone.

[@Adam-sj1iy]

I will say, Soule and Scott have very different writing styles, so I think you may like this book even if you didn’t love light!

[@andrewlim9345]

Thanks this sounds like a good book to read. The Nihl remind me of ISIL and Al Qaeda. Good to explore the internal emotional conflict within Jedi.

[@felixwalne3494]

WHY CAVAN WHY!!!!

[@painstakeranimations9253]

This book hurt me

[@morcbus123]

I completely agree with you Alex, and on an added note, the LGTBQ representation here is utterly precious, and a more active part of the story than Light of the Jedi which I am so happy for as a gay man. I literally teared up by page 100 just seeing and reading the information about those characters, and I cannot wait to see them again soon. And if the Nihil kill them so help me, I will stab and every one of those bastard myself.

[@jonathanperry8331]

I don't have a lot of time to read books. I was hoping this would be a plot summary

[@daveyjoneslocker4703]

I’m sure there will be plenty of those. It would be pretty silly for him to spoil the book in the same video he is recommending people go out and read and buy it.

[@silvernexoknight]

Awesome

[@over9000lord]

Well, if High Respublic jedi are so nice and stuff, how come Yoda turned out to be the way he is? Wasn't he around the whole time?

[@Fulcrvm]

we’ll probably find out why in the acolyte or another source. i have a feeling the jedi shift this specific belief due to events during the high republic

[@goodmind4940]

you think Yoda isn't nice?

[@over9000lord]

@@goodmind4940 He sure wasn't - he was often cruel, blind to the sith treat and he basically lead the order to its downfall. And it didn't teach him much, to be honest: 20 years later he asked Luke to murder his own dad. And the only way Luke was actually able to prevail over the emperor was by defying Yoda's instructions.

[@apomtaylor8054]

@@over9000lord "murder his own dad" you say that as if his dad wasn't DIRECTLY responsible for 100,000 of innocent deaths, babies etc. I've heard yoda being criticized for his failure to stop the fall of the Republic but I've never heard someone say that yoda wasn't nice 😂

[@over9000lord]

@@apomtaylor8054 true! Anakin was guilty of a lot. Yet Yoda didn't want to right his wrongs, he just wanted him dead. It was Luke who offered Anakin redemption and defied Yoda doing so. And it was the only way to win, really: had he killed Vader, Palpatine would have broken or destroyed him. In fact, this is exactly what Palps wanted Luke to do. So, as you can see, even after more than 20 years in exile Yoda was still blind - he just kept playing into the emperor's hands.

[@daviddadamo2290]

Unfortunately, I disagree. I didn’t like this one. I thought Light of the Jedi & Into the Dark were okay. I thought this was poorly written. The first half was too much exposition and just plain boring. The middle part with the big battle and conflict with the Nihil was the best part and reasonably exciting. I found the end confusing and disappointing. It is fun when an author introduces new characters, settings and technologies, but this was all very scattershot. It was difficult to keep track of who the various characters are. It felt like a comic book with just the superficial details in the text, but at least in the comics you have visual cues to tell people apart. I just finished a 3 year project to read the whole 19 book New Jedi Order saga. I miss the coherence, drama and gravitas of that series. There is a plot line of should the Jedi be the Republic policemen versus should the Republic have their own standing army? It felt very repetitive of the same issue during the prequels, without any thing novel or different. I appreciate that they’re trying to move into new territory, but this didn’t do it for me. PS the new Thrawn books are great.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Really, that was your biggest complaint? Not the waste of a character that was Qin Amarant?

[@Raggepagge]

This book took me 3 months to get through, as an audiobook for force' sake. I loved Light of the Jedi. This was a slog from beginning to end imo

[@darmansbar7900]

Second

[@jordanfrielingsdorf4761]

Again nothing is drawing me to these books

[@ProfessorPhysics2]

Have you even attempted to read one of them?

[@amransom26]

Did you read any of them?? Or just watched reviews?

[@mazzucac]

Not OP, but sadly I’m in the same boat. Which sucks because Charles Soule and Claudia Grey are my current favourite Star Wars authors. Yet NONE of the high republic stuff has caught me. I made it halfway through light of the Jedi before giving up.

[@amransom26]

@@mazzucac Sorry that it wasn’t for you but at least you gave it a try.

[@Crocthunder]

Then it's probably not for you. Pretty simple

[@mrblackout22]

You guys actually like the books? I felt like it was hot trash. I got through 2 novels hated it just doesn't feel like Star Wars.

[@magicconchshell]

Well it is a different era, so it’s meant to feel different. But I could understand not liking it. I had the same thoughts about New Jedi Order just not feeling like Star Wars to me.

[@Crocthunder]

@@magicconchshell The star trek villains really stood out and kinda had a bs cannot be effected by the force buff.

[@apomtaylor8054]

What about light of the jedi didn't you like? Just curious

[@mrblackout22]

@@apomtaylor8054 I got through the book, like usual the language used and all of that is great in Star Wars books. I just didn't like the story at all the villains seem weak and ridiculous, space pirates and evil plant monsters.

[@apomtaylor8054]

@@mrblackout22 okay so u just confirmed to me u haven't actually read it

[@roneill1972]

The worst Star Wars book I've read. Just so, so boring. Uninteresting villains, bland heroes and an endless stream of new characters not one of which comes alive on the page.

[@danjodoin4060]

Boring serious