THE FOREVER WAR BETWEEN EIRAM & E’RONOH ENDS… OR DOES IT?! Convergence is the focus of this episode; Mike provides an overview of Phase 2 of The High Republic, noting Phase 2’s intro crawl and provides his spoiler-free thoughts on the novel. He then reads the blurb and provides more information on the book, lightly speaking about characters and themes. Mike then gives the final spoiler-warning and talks in-depth about the characters and gives an overview of the book’s plot, some connections to other content and more!
This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in March 2023.
This book is the third book in the second phase of the High Republic, it centres around the Forever War between the connected worlds of Eiram & E’ronoh, where the young royals Xiri & Phan-Tu try to bring the planets together and end the war, with the help of the Jedi Gella Nattai and Chancellor Greylark’s son Axel, but it seems more is happening behind the scenes, as every step towards peace seems to bring more destruction and pain…
Convergence is an adult novel written by Zoraida Córdova, it is set in Phase 2, Wave 1 of THR; 350 years before the Skywalker Saga and was released November 22nd 2022.
Shoutout to @BlueMilkMama for the great Greylark discussion, and for just being awesome!
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4 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 (as we get nearer to the Ahsoka series for the #RoadToAhsoka) on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff – https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM
Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: https://pod.fo/e/1df29c
Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U
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Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com
Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at www.soundimage.org
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:24 Background/Book Info
02:08 Phase 1&2 Overview/Timeline
05:22 Spoiler-Free Thoughts & Crawl
18:13 Blurb & Minor Spoiler-Warning
20:04 Themes, Character Briefs & Mild Spoilers
33:00 Final Spoiler Warning
33:30 Plot Overview & More Character Info (Spoilers)
43:36 Notable Moments
46:33 Final Thoughts
48:05 Future High Republic Content
49:56 Future Content (Not THR)
51:27 Support & Patreon
52:54 Solo Podcast Feed
53:31 Star Wars Interviews
54:25 Pop Culture Collective
54:58 Outro
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