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Path of Deceit

By: Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
Narrated by: Erin Yvette
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The #1 New York Times best-selling series continues...for life and light! A provocative and thrilling young adult adventure set in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before the storytelling of Phase I. Meet mysterious cult members, daring explorers, Jedi peacekeepers and more!

Don't miss these other YA adventures of Star Wars: The High Republic! Into the Dark by Claudia Gray, Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland and Midnight Horizon by Daniel José Older

©2022 Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland (P)2022 Disney Lucasfilm Press

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surprisingly good

Great book. It was bit slow to start and it is not advertised very well as to where this is on the HR time-line. I thought it was after Fallen Star and ot took a few chapter's before I realized this was set before the 1st HR book- Light of the Jedi. It gives a back ground of where the Nihil come from and establishes where some of the hate for the Jedi stems. Excited to see where this goes and how it ties into the books set after Fallen Star. This is a must read.

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Finally.

Since the release of the first high republic book, I’ve been following pretty closely because I want to be caught up in the current Star Wars canon. So far, all of the books in the high republic series have been exceptionally mid.

I really enjoyed this book from beginning to end. It had great characters who all felt distinct, new worlds and cultures, and it shed more light on the other books.

This one gave me hope that more good High Republic books are coming.

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Surprisingly great story. Perfect vocal performance.

This story started the Phase 2 of high republic right. If you aren’t reading the YA novels, i would say this was on par with or better than some of the adult ones. It was fascinating learning some of the back story from Phase 1. It was more than backstory though, we were introduced to captivating characters that you could easily relate to and a tragic love story that tore at my soul. The vocal performance was phenomenal and really immersed you in the story. A very different style to other high action Star Wars novels but a welcome one. High republic really has it all and i look forward to more from this Phase.

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Great background for the Nihil !!!

I honestly enjoyed it, great YA novel but also interesting storyline for most High Republic fan.

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Awesome

This is truly my favorite book that we’ve gotten so far from the high republic era.

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Wonderful

Absolutely wonderful storyline gave alot of details about the creatures which I have been wondering about. Loved it

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The best High Republic book

Elzar who? I want more Marda Ro stories! Justina Ireland and Tessa Gratton are the dream team.

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Slow Burn but Wortg It!

I didn’t like this book to start but after you get by the beginning everything starts to take shape. I cannot wait for the next one!

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Wow!

Amazing story! Easy to read but still a fantastic story, and I cannot wait to continue on with the rest of the books

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Excellent book. Worthy installation of Star Wars: The High Republic

I have thoroughly enjoyed THR era, & the beginning of phase 2 did not disappoint.

While the book started off, what *seemed* slow, was quickly validated by the sheer volume of detail the book gave was tying it to phase 1 in the latter chapters.

Lots of fun payoffs. High recommended as a part of a chronological read through of all of Star Wars: The High Republic.

That said - if you’re interested in a clean jumping on point 150 years BEFORE phase 1 - this creates that opportunity as well!

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