Flaming destruction has come to Trymant IV! Childhood best friends Zeen and Krix try to find safety, while Yoda's Padawans, Lula, Farzal, and Qort are trying to evacuate the citizens, but the Nihil ship won't let anyone onboard. And when a massive battle breaks out, Krix and Zeen get torn apart! Writer Daniel José Older, bestselling author of Star Wars: Last Shot, and artist Harvey Tolibao bring IDW into The High Republic, a massive publishing crossover spanning comics and prose!

Join Yoda, Buckets o' Blood, and their Padawan learners as they go on an adventure to help maintain peace during the glory days of the Republic, in a prelude to IDW's Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures series! Written by series architect Daniel José Older, this is the ideal entry into the world of the High Republic—and a can't-miss story for fans!

The trials of young Jedi Padawan Lula and her friends continue as they face the Nihil once more! From the Jedi Temple on Takodana to the streets of Corellia and beyond, their battles with these fearsome pirates will test them in ways they never could’ve imagined. As Lula struggles with her new responsibility, Zeen is shocked at how quickly her old friend Krix has descended into evil. Facing challenges both emotional and physical, the Padawans near their final test to prove themselves ready to become Jedi Knights. Whatever the future has in store for them, they are guided through it all by wise words of the Jedi: For Light and Life. Collects Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures issues #9-13