{"product_id":"star-wars-the-high-republic-path-of-deceit-hardcover","title":"Star Wars: The High Republic: Path of Deceit - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTessa Gratton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCorey Brickley\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before the storytelling of Phase I, an era of change brings new hopes and possibilities . . . but also new dangers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Outer Rim planet Dalna has become the focus of a Jedi investigation into a stolen Force artifact, and Zallah Macri and her Padawan, Kevmo Zink, arrive on the pastoral world to follow up on a possible connection to a Dalnan missionary group called the Path of the Open Hand. Members of the Path believe that the Force must be free and should not be used by anyone, not even the Jedi. One such believer is Marda Ro, a young woman who dreams of leaving Dalna to spread word of the Path throughout the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Marda and Kevmo meet, their connection is instantaneous and electric--until Marda discovers Kevmo is a Jedi. But Kevmo is so kind and eager to learn more about the Path, that she hopes she can convince him of the rightness of her beliefs. What Marda doesn't realize is that the leader of the Path, a charismatic woman known only as the Mother, has an agenda of her own, and it is one that can never coexist peacefully with the Jedi. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn order to follow her faith, Marda may have to choose to become her new friend's worst enemy. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDon't miss these other adventures set in the era of the High Republic!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInto the Dark \u003c\/i\u003eby Claudia Gray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOut of the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e by Justina Ireland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMidnight Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel José Older \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustina Ireland \u003c\/b\u003eenjoys dark chocolate, dark humor, and is not too proud to admit that she's still afraid of the dark. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDread Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (Balzer + Bray\/HarperCollins), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller as well as the sequel \u003ci\u003eDeathless Divide\u003c\/i\u003e. Her earlier works include the fantasy young adult novels \u003ci\u003eVengeance Bound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePromise of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e (both Simon and Schuster). Justina also writes for the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, including the books \u003ci\u003eLando's Luck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpark of the Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e, and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eA Test of Courage\u003c\/i\u003e, part of the \u003ci\u003eHigh Republic\u003c\/i\u003e publishing initiative. She is the former co-editor in chief of FIYAH Literary Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, for which she won a World Fantasy Award. She holds a BA from Armstrong Atlantic University and an MFA from Hamline University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTessa Gratton \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of adult and YA SFF novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages, nominated twice for the Otherwise Award, and several have been Junior Library Guild Selections. Her most recent novels are the dark queer fairy tales \u003ci\u003eStrange Grace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNight Shine\u003c\/i\u003e, and queer the Shakespeare retelling \u003ci\u003eLady Hotspur\u003c\/i\u003e. Her upcoming work includes the YA fantasy \u003ci\u003eChaos and Flame\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), and novels of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The High Republic\u003c\/i\u003e. Though she has lived all over the world, she currently resides at the edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife. Queer, nonbinary, she\/any.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.47 x 5.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766088925472,"sku":"9781368076128","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5340356e9244099291ee92591bcff66b.webp?v=1780285169","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/star-wars-the-high-republic-path-of-deceit-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}