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Dec 1, 2022
Cover and synopsis reveal for new novel by Sam Maggs
This Week in Star Wars hosted by Kristin Baver revealed the cover for Sam Maggs debut Star Wars novel Star Wars Jedi Battle Scars set between the events of EA's Jedi Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor, following the Stinger Mantis crew on their adventures across the galaxy.
We know Fallen Order takes place 5 years after Revenge of the Sith and that Jedi Survivor takes place another 5 years after Fallen Order, the same time as Obi-Wan Kenobi ( Disney+ show) is set. Before diving into Jedi Survivor, fans are encouraged to read Battle Scars as there may be important story beats that will carry over into the forthcoming game. The official synopsis is as follows:
Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal’s crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More importantly, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid BD-1 are the closest thing Cal has had to a family since the fall of the Jedi Order. Even as the galaxy’s future grows more uncertain by the day, with each blow struck against the Empire, the Mantis crew grows more daring. On what should be a routine mission, they meet a stormtrooper determined to chart her own course with the help of Cal and the crew. In exchange for help starting a new life, the Imperial deserter brings word of a powerful, potentially invaluable tool for their fight against the Empire. And even better, she can help them get to it. The only catch — pursuing it will bring them into the path of one of the Empire’s most dangerous servants, the Inquisitor known as the Fifth Brother. Can the Imperial deserter truly be trusted? And while Cal and his friends have survived run-ins with the Inquisitors before, how many times can they evade the Empire before their luck runs out?
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