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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III (2023) (Collected Editions)
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III Volume 5
Collects the thrilling final arc of the High Republic Adventures Phase III, detailing the Jedi’s final battle with the villainous Nihil for the fate of the High Republic!
The High Republic Adventures comes to an explosive conclusion that has been years in the making! As the Battle of Eriadu approaches its end, each side prepares for the final fight. The Jedi and their allies, led by Farzala Tarabal, rally to repel the invaders and save the city. On the opposing side, the Warden marshals his army of Nihil for a reckless attack that could destroy the planet! No matter who wins the war, both sides will have to make monumental sacrifices. With the fate of the High Republic hanging in the balance, the stakes have never been higher!
Join New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older, one of the original story architects of the Star Wars: The High Republic initiative, along with Harvey Tolibao, the fan-favorite illustrator of the High Republic Adventures saga, for the final arc of this iconic series!
Collects issues #17–#20 of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III.
The High Republic Adventures comes to an explosive conclusion that has been years in the making! As the Battle of Eriadu approaches its end, each side prepares for the final fight. The Jedi and their allies, led by Farzala Tarabal, rally to repel the invaders and save the city. On the opposing side, the Warden marshals his army of Nihil for a reckless attack that could destroy the planet! No matter who wins the war, both sides will have to make monumental sacrifices. With the fate of the High Republic hanging in the balance, the stakes have never been higher!
Join New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older, one of the original story architects of the Star Wars: The High Republic initiative, along with Harvey Tolibao, the fan-favorite illustrator of the High Republic Adventures saga, for the final arc of this iconic series!
Collects issues #17–#20 of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III.
104 pages, Paperback
Published November 4, 2025
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Daniel José Older
178 books1,965 followersDaniel José Older is the New York Times bestselling author of the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher (Scholastic), the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series (Penguin), and the upcoming Middle Grade sci-fi adventure Flood City (Scholastic). He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, the Mythopoeic Award, the Locus Award, the Andre Norton Award, and yes, the World Fantasy Award. Shadowshaper was named one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. You can find his thoughts on writing, read dispatches from his decade-long career as an NYC paramedic and hear his music at http://danieljoseolder.net/, on youtube and @djolder on twitter.
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December 21, 2025
En esta parte final del cómic se vincula con "Las pruebas de los Jedi", cuando llega el almirante Kronara de la República a ayudar en Eriadu. Al mando se encuentra el caballero Jedi Farzala Tarabal, quien toma un papel muy importante en el desenlace final. También desde luego están Emerick, Crash, Yaddle y muchos otros. Quizás esa es la parte más interesante que todos se juntan y pelean por el planeta contra los Nihil. No me gustó que todo es muy confuso, por momentos las acciones no se ordenan y el dibujante contribuye a que haya mucho caos sin una clara explicación.
En tan terrible batalla es momento de confesiones a todo nivel, la muerte está cerca y los corazones se abren. Se da un final para Lula y Zeen.
En tan terrible batalla es momento de confesiones a todo nivel, la muerte está cerca y los corazones se abren. Se da un final para Lula y Zeen.
February 1, 2026
228 BBY.
The conclusion to the High Republic Adventures series. Eriadu has become an open battlefield in which the Jedi and their allies have to make a desperate last stand against the Nihil, whose leader wants to unleash a catastrophe which will devastate the planet and kill millions.
This book is a bit of a mess, with overly-busy artwork confusing over-packed pages featuring all too many characters. It's hard to tell who's who, where they are and what they're doing most of the time and, for me, the fact that it was almost impossible to actually follow the story of the battle meant that it was really hard to get into this book.
Added to that is the fact that, due to the bonkers way the High Republic publishing initiative was planned, there are important events relevant to these characters that don't even take place here. The most egregious example of this is that we're given an 'Oh, by the way...' moment regarding the death of a major character of the Adventures books, which presumably happens in one of the adult or YA novels, but which we're somehow supposed to feel is connected to what we have here.
As well as all that, I found it pretty tedious that Older's only touchpoint for development between two characters seems to be for them to fall in love, to the point that almost every other Jedi character now has a love interest (despite that being against the rules of the Jedi). I was onboard for Lula and Zeen's romance, but I really didn't need scenes of people declaring their romantic feelings toward Farzala Tarabal or Emerick Caphtor.
Sometimes people can be close and still just be friends, you know.
Overall, if you like action you'll have plenty to get stuck into here, but for me this was a pretty disappointing end to the series.
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The conclusion to the High Republic Adventures series. Eriadu has become an open battlefield in which the Jedi and their allies have to make a desperate last stand against the Nihil, whose leader wants to unleash a catastrophe which will devastate the planet and kill millions.
This book is a bit of a mess, with overly-busy artwork confusing over-packed pages featuring all too many characters. It's hard to tell who's who, where they are and what they're doing most of the time and, for me, the fact that it was almost impossible to actually follow the story of the battle meant that it was really hard to get into this book.
Added to that is the fact that, due to the bonkers way the High Republic publishing initiative was planned, there are important events relevant to these characters that don't even take place here. The most egregious example of this is that we're given an 'Oh, by the way...' moment regarding the death of a major character of the Adventures books, which presumably happens in one of the adult or YA novels, but which we're somehow supposed to feel is connected to what we have here.
As well as all that, I found it pretty tedious that Older's only touchpoint for development between two characters seems to be for them to fall in love, to the point that almost every other Jedi character now has a love interest (despite that being against the rules of the Jedi). I was onboard for Lula and Zeen's romance, but I really didn't need scenes of people declaring their romantic feelings toward Farzala Tarabal or Emerick Caphtor.
Sometimes people can be close and still just be friends, you know.
Overall, if you like action you'll have plenty to get stuck into here, but for me this was a pretty disappointing end to the series.
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January 12, 2026
An okay ending. I really enjoyed the focus on Farzala in the final issues. It really elevated his character and gave him the spotlight he needed. I think he honestly might have become my favorite from the adventures line after these last issues.
The artwork really was getting on my nerves this time. The style is just too busy for my taste, and I found it incredibly difficult to track and visualise what was going on in the Battle of Eriadu.
The ending felt a bit too neat, with a lot of "sacrifices" where the character didn't even die. I enjoyed the sparse dialogue in the final issue as it showed each character reminiscing on all the trials they went through that ultimately led to victory.
Overall I think phase 1 was the strongest for the adventures comics, with this coming in second. The final battle was just spread out a bit too much. Felt like there was a lot of wheels spinning by the end.
The artwork really was getting on my nerves this time. The style is just too busy for my taste, and I found it incredibly difficult to track and visualise what was going on in the Battle of Eriadu.
The ending felt a bit too neat, with a lot of "sacrifices" where the character didn't even die. I enjoyed the sparse dialogue in the final issue as it showed each character reminiscing on all the trials they went through that ultimately led to victory.
Overall I think phase 1 was the strongest for the adventures comics, with this coming in second. The final battle was just spread out a bit too much. Felt like there was a lot of wheels spinning by the end.
July 16, 2025
Interesting that the galaxy was a much better place back when Jedi were allowed to kiss and/or be gay.
Kinda weird that they just forgor like that...
Then again everything that happened in Eriadu guaranteed that Wilhuff Tarkin would be born so that he could then go on to blow up Alderaan.
Of course, Tarkin is hinted to also be gay...
Goddamn, it really is all connected.
Kinda weird that they just forgor like that...
Then again everything that happened in Eriadu guaranteed that Wilhuff Tarkin would be born so that he could then go on to blow up Alderaan.
Of course, Tarkin is hinted to also be gay...
Goddamn, it really is all connected.
November 10, 2025
Eriadu is free :)
And Lula and Zeen are married and will be together forever and ever and ever and I love them more than anything 🫶
Overall not as impressive as I wished for the finale, with some nice but also some lacking artwork, but still a charming reunion and victory for our rebels and Jedi and heroes and pirates and best friends.
And Lula and Zeen are married and will be together forever and ever and ever and I love them more than anything 🫶
Overall not as impressive as I wished for the finale, with some nice but also some lacking artwork, but still a charming reunion and victory for our rebels and Jedi and heroes and pirates and best friends.
February 10, 2026
And so it ends... thank goodness. I have developed a deep sense of fatigue when it comes to the Battle of Eriadu, because I've read every angle of it. Additionally, this was such a messy final volume. Everyone is everywhere. Plot threads are tangled together without any care for cohesion. But the hopeful ending is nice.
June 28, 2025
This actually ends in like 2 and a half weeks so I will update my review when the last issue is out
December 3, 2025
This isn't bad. Loads better than the previous volume and it's great to finally get one (outstanding) artist who covers the entire book. Great work, Harvey Tolibao!
December 7, 2025
Another extremely over starred book when I gave it a one. Just run away from this failed high republic.
January 14, 2026
Overly busy artwork and pacing that is convoluted.
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