The Jedi on Corellia have been called away on an important diplomatic mission so when the Nihil are suspected of being on the planet, Starlight Beacon is contacted. Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, with Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram are sent to investigate. Could the Nihil have infiltrated a world as important as Corellia? Midnight Horizon is the young adult companion novel to The Fallen Star, giving fans some interesting surprises along the way.
One of the most interesting choices The High Republic series made when it started was to disseminate the story telling between adult, young adult, middle grade and comic books. So far readers have not had to read everything to feel like they understand what is going on, but Midnight Horizon changes that. If you have not kept up with all the comics you are likely to feel a bit lost in this book. A majority of the characters that are featured in this book are ones that have mostly been seen in The High Republic Adventure comic. I’ve not been able to keep up with the comics so this book was a frustrating experience.
Another issue I had with Midnight Horizon was the writing style. Older’s style just doesn’t flow well, especially in action scenes and it can be hard to follow what is happening. On top of that, the story itself is a very slow burn that doesn’t really get interesting until the book is about 4/5ths done. Much of the book feels like it’s killing time till the main thrust of the narrative finally kicks in. Once it does, the book is better. Sadly it can’t redeem the experience. Midnight Horizon is the weakest entry in The High Republic series so far and is rated 2 out of 5 stars.
This review was completed using a copy of Race to Crashpoint Tower provided by Disney Lucasfilm Press.
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