The only prerequisite for being a fan of Star Wars books is that you like Star Wars books. I reject this treatment of media and the people who consume it. This falls into a dangerous line of thinking that leads to things like gatekeeping in fandom - it implies, even if it isn’t true, that if you don’t read everything or know every detail of an overarching story, you aren’t a “real” Star Wars fan. Books aren’t homework assignments you have to complete in order to get a good grade. I don’t believe that there’s such a thing as “required reading” in Star Wars. But I also don’t think you will enjoy The High Republic as much without consuming all of it. People ask me this question - or a variation of it - because they want to know, basically, if they have to read everything in The High Republic to enjoy it. Many people ask me some variation of this question: “Do I have to read the young adult/middle-grade books or comics or manga or audio drama scripts to understand the story?” But you’re here to figure out how to read these books, maybe in order, maybe not. The High Republic is a true marvel - and it’s not even done yet. A small group of writers has worked tirelessly to create a very large and complex continuity of stories, often passing characters back and forth while keeping everything cohesive and exciting. It’s a new point in the timeline with some familiar but mostly new characters, a genuinely terrifying set of enemies, a little bit of romance (just a little), and some of the most impressive storytelling you’ll have encountered yet. Phase III (not yet finished at the time of publishing this) jumps back to 229 BBY. Phase II backtracks, with Convergence taking place in 382 BBY. Phase I, which starts with Light of the Jedi, begins in 232 BBY. The High Republic takes place a few hundred years before the events of The Phantom Menace. The Jedi are major players in these stories, but they’re not quite like the Jedi you might be used to. The initiative includes books (adult, young adult, middle-grade, and young reader categories), comics, manga, and audio dramas. Not only did the initiative begin a new literal era on the larger Star Wars timeline, but it also created a brand-new concept: A series of books not just written by different authors, but a series of multimedia stories all interconnecting as one body of work as well. In 2021, Star Wars publishing entered a new era - in more ways than one.
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