Phase II
The High Republic Series has 3 phases. And because its Star Wars, they of course do not go in a straight 1-2-3 order. Instead it goes 2-1-3. We begin three hundred, eight-two years before the Battle of Yavin (BBY) in a galaxy far, far away...
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These three books are all happening at the same time although it isn't very noticeable except at the beginning of Chapter 24 in Convergence and towards the end of Quest for the Hidden City (No spoilers here). I propose the following order to line up that timing:
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Convergence: Introduction through Chapter 9 (End of Part 1).
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Path of Deceit: Introduction through the end of Chapter 10.
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Quest for the Hidden City: Introduction through the end of Chapter 10.
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Convergence: Chapters 10 - 14 (All of Part 2).
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Path of Deceit: Chapters 11 - 20
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Quest for the Hidden City: Chapters 11 - 22.
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Convergence: Chapters 15 - 23
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Path of Deceit: Chapters 21 - 32
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Quest for the Hidden City: Chapter 23 - End of the book.
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Convergence: Chapter 24 - End of the book.
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Path of Deceit: Chapter 33 (end of the book).
NOTE: The Path of Deceit audiobook tracks do not line up with the actual book chapters (at least they don't on Cloud Library). This is because the first track is the opening credits, second is the introduction, and the third is the prologue. So you finally get to Chapter 1 at audio track No. 4. Because this can change from platform to platform, I will always go by the actual Chapter numbers rather than audio tracks numbers.
The High Republic (Marvel Comics 2022)
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Read issue numbers 1-5 of the The High Republic (2022) concurrently with Parts 1-5 of The Battle of Jedha. Then read issue numbers 6-10 concurrently with the sixth and final part of The Battle of Jedha. The two stories pair well together to give a wide scope of the battle. Also, some of the characters introduced in The High Republic are heavily featured in The Path of Vengeance, which comes next.
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All three of these books begin in the immediate aftermath of The Battle for Jedha, have overlapping events, and end around the same time. Each one almost serves as sequel to the first three books we started with. They also bring us to the end of Phase II.
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Path of Vengeance: Intro through Chapter 10
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Cataclysm: Intro through Chapter 5
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Quest for Planet X: Intro through Chapter 10
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Path of Vengeance: Chapter 11 through Chapter 25
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Cataclysm: Intro through Chapter 6-10
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Path of Vengeance: Chapter 26 through Chapter 43
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Cataclysm: Intro through Chapter 11 through Chapter 19
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Quest for Planet X: Chapter 11 through Chapter 25
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Path of Vengeance: Chapter 44 through Chapter 50
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Cataclysm: Intro through Chapter 20 through Chapter 31
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Quest for Planet X: Chapter 26 through Chapter 29
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Path of Vengeance: Chapter 51 through the end of the book.
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Quest for Planet X: Chapter 30 through the end of the book.
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Cataclysm: Intro through Chapter 32 through the end of the book.
Phase I
We now move on to the second phase, Phase 1... Just roll with it!
The High Republic (Marvel Comics 2021) #1
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These three novels and comic overlap each other in the present-day timeline. But first we start with Into the Dark's six flashbacks that occur 125 years after the events of Phase 2 (257 BBY).
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Chapter 3; 21:16 - End of Chapter
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Chapter 8; 0:00 - 10:18
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Chapter 11; 19:30 - End of Chapter
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Chapter 16; 21:48 - End of Chapter
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Chapter 20; 22:36 - End of Chapter
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Chapter 24; 25:37 - End of Chapter
On to the present day events, which take place 25 years later. Be sure to skip over the flashbacks above as you encounter them. Start The High Republic (Marvel 2021) Issue No. 1 once you reach the last chapter of Into the Dark. Read concurrently with the remaining chapters of each novel as they all cover the Starlight Beacon ceremony.
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Into the Dark: Intro - Chapter 1
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The Light of the Jedi: Part 1; Intro - Interlude: The Nihil
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Into the Dark: Chapter 2 - 7
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The Light of the Jedi: Part 2; Chapter 19 - Interlude: The Council
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Into the Dark: Chapter 8 (start at minute 10:19) - Chapter 12
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The Light of the Jedi: Chapters 36 - 43
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Into the Dark: Chapter 13 - 17
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Into the Dark: Chapter 18 - End of the Book
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The Light of the Jedi: Chapter 44 - End of Book
The High Republic (Marvel 2021) #2-8
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Read The High Republic (Marvel 2021) issues 2-8 concurrently with The Rising Storm and Race to Crashpoint Tower. The two novels go together as follows:
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The Rising Storm: Intro through Chapter 20.
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Race to Crash Point Tower Part 1: Intro through Ch. 8
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The Rising Storm: Chapters 21 - 32.
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Race to Crash Point Tower Part 2: Chapters 9 - 15.
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The Rising Storm: Chapters 33 - 44.
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Race to Crash Point Tower Part 3: Chapter 16 - End of Book.
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The Rising Storm: Chapter 45 - End of Book.
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Phase III
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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