The High Republic: Tempest Breaker, penned by Cavan Scott and set to be released by Random House Worlds on May 13, 2025, is the forthcoming script book adaptation of the canon audio drama bearing the same title.
In this complete script for the Star Wars: The High Republic original audiobook, Tempest Breaker, the Jedi reluctantly partner with the infamous Lourna Dee.
Lourna Dee defies simple categorization as a hero or villain; she is, above all, a survivor. This former Tempest Runner, pursued relentlessly by both her Nihil comrades and the Republic, has managed to escape imprisonment and death at the hands of both factions on numerous occasions. However, even Lourna finds herself unable to outpace the enigmatic blight that consumes all in its path. Furthermore, Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil, proclaims that he alone possesses the key to halting its spread.
In desperation, the Republic and the Jedi present Lourna with a proposition: assist the Jedi in their efforts to combat the blight, and in exchange, Lourna will receive a clean record and the opportunity to forge her own destiny. United with Avar Kriss and Keeve Trennis, the very Jedi who once hunted her, Lourna spearheads the pursuit of the Nihil's chief scientist, Baron Boolan, the one individual who potentially holds the answers to the blight's origins and Marchion Ro's true intentions._
As her team ventures deeper into Nihil territory, directly into the perils Lourna has long strived to avoid, Lourna grapples with the Republic's promise of genuine freedom against her inherent survival instincts. And when the chance arises to confront Marchion Ro directly, Lourna Dee might even be prepared to risk everything in pursuit of vengeance.
- ISBN 9780593723418 ; May 13 , 2025 ; Random House Worlds ; US hardcover [3]