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Star Wars: The High Republic kicks off tomorrow, when the first books in the multimedia initiative arrive.

To celebrate the new era of Star Wars storytelling, Lucasfilm opened the blast doors on its publishing epic today with a special live stream celebrating the January 5 launch of The High Republic. StarWars.com’s Kristin Baver hosted the event, leading a discussion with Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain and the authors collaborating on the new stories: Charles Soule, Justina Ireland, Cavan Scott, Daniel José Older, and Claudia Gray. During the hour-long conversation, the writers discussed their collaboration, plot points, and the inspiration behind some new characters, and revealed just some of what fans can look forward to as they explore this uncharted corner of the galaxy far, far away.

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Boba Fett’s beat-up old armor has changed hands a few times in this season of The Mandalorian alone. Cobb Vanth used it to keep the peace. Mando claimed it to uphold sacred tradition. And Boba Fett tracked it down to reclaim it as his own, a family heirloom inherited from his father.

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As we prepare to enter a new era of Star Wars storytelling with Star Wars: The High Republic, StarWars.com sits down with the five authors — Charles Soule, Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel José Older, and Cavan Scott — penning the first round of books and comics. “The Makers of Star Wars: The High Republic” will run weekly through the end of the year to celebrate the January 2021 launch of the storytelling epic.

Spoiler warning: The article contains plot details from Into the Dark. 

Padawan Reath Silas is much more interested in studying in the Jedi archives at the galactic capital of Coruscant than in taking part in any adventures. However, when his Master, Jora Malli, requests his presence in the undeveloped frontier, he reluctantly yet respectfully accepts and

When the Mandalorian lands — crash lands, really — on the moon of Trask, he’s met by a Mon Calamari who he hires to fix the damaged Razor Crest. The port town is a cool harbor where chowder is abundant and warm sweaters are a necessity. You can watch the episode, “Chapter 11: The Heiress,” now on Disney+, and get reacquainted with this galactic seafaring fashion.

These cookies are a fragrant gingerbread ode to Mon Calamari seaport fashion, with sugary icing standing in for a warm cable knit sweater. As you can see, this tasty Mon Cala native is all dressed up for the holidays and ready to celebrate in style.

Mon Calamari Holiday Sweater Cookies

Cookie ingredients:

cookie cutter 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup

For more than 40 years, Star Wars has been a great unifier, a shared experience journeying through another galaxy that helped us to understand our own struggles and successes through the lens of timeless characters and resonant themes. In 2020, a difficult year of unprecedented challenges, it reminded us about the power of hope. This year, we also welcomed the second season of The Mandalorian, following the continuing adventures of Mando and the Child, Grogu. We said goodbye to Star Wars: The Clone Wars with a final season that showed us how Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex survived the conflict. And with the recent announcement of an impressive slate of new Disney+ Star Wars series and a feature film helmed by Patty Jenkins, we can’t wait to see what next