Star Wars: Mission To Disaster By Justina Ireland, Spoiler-Free Book Review - The High Republic Era (Phase 1, Wave 3)

VERNESTRA & IMRI HEAD TO DALNA IN SEARCH OF THEIR MISSING FRIEND! This week brings another spoiler-free book review from the High Republic era; the junior novel Mission To Disaster by Justina Ireland! As with all of Mike’s book reviews, he starts by giving his spoiler-free thoughts, then provides some minor plot details and confirms the book’s themes, then nearer the end he provides a brief description of the whole plot, confirming characters who appear and more spoiler-y details! This review is perfect for any fans of The High Republic!

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Mission To Disaster is the junior novel of the third wave of the High Republic’s first phase along with the young adult novel Midnight Horizon and the adult novel The Fallen Star, all set in 230BBY. Phase 2 will start in October 2022 and is set 150 years before the first phase. Mike has reviewed all books from the first & second waves of phase 1, which are Light Of The Jedi (reviewed March 2021), A Test Of Courage (August ‘21) & Into The Dark (October ‘21) and The Rising Storm (November ‘21), Race To Crashpoint Tower (February ‘22) & Out Of The Shadows (March ’22), as well as The Fallen Star in April 2022.

Mike interviewed Claudia Gray in December of 2020, you can listen on the feed of Comics In Motion, Genuine Chit-Chat or on GCC’s YouTube channel – Mike also spoke with fellow High Republic architect Cavan Scott in April 2022 which can be found in the same places (YouTube has their conversation with video)!

Last week, in ep 99, Mike continued his journey through Star Wars manga with volume 2 of The Edge Of Balance, which continues the story of Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi, two excitable younglings and Lily’s padawan Keerin, all on the planet Banchii. Plus some familiar faces appear and the younglings participate in the Great Jedi Race all while the Nihil prepare for another attack.

To hear Mike’s exclusive canon book reviews on Last Shot, Dark Disciple & A New Dawn, plus the Legends books Shatterpoint, Darth Bane & Darth Plagueis as well as the movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

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Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4

Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0

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