The Battle of Jedha

Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Contents The Star Wars Novels Timeline Dramatis Personae Introduction Scene 1 Part One: Pilgrim Part Two: Fallout Part Three: Unbalanced Part Four: Outbreak Part Five: Reckoning Part Six: Salvation Dedication Acknowledgments Other Titles About the Author Landmarks Cover Cover Title Page Contents Start Copyright Print Page List ii vii viii xi xiii xiv xv 3 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 357 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Star Wars: The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
 Copyright © 2023 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated. All rights reserved.
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 Cover art: Grant Griffin
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 Contents
 
 Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 The Star Wars Novels Timeline
 Dramatis Personae
 Introduction
 
 
 Scene 1
 
 
 Part One: Pilgrim
 
 
 Part Two: Fallout
 
 
 Part Three: Unbalanced
 
 
 Part Four: Outbreak
 
 
 Part Five: Reckoning
 
 
 Part Six: Salvation
 
 
 Dedication
 Acknowledgments
 By George Mann
 About the Author
 
 
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 Dramatis Personae
 OF THE JEDI
 
 Creighton Sun: Human, Jedi Master, on a diplomatic mission to Jedha
 Aida Forte: Kadas’sa’Nikto, Jedi Knight, on a diplomatic mission to Jedha
 Silandra Sho: Human, Jedi Master, on a pilgrimage to Jedha
 Gella Nattai: Human, Jedi Knight
 Xinith Tarl: Bith, Jedi Master, Jedi Council member
 Har’kin: Gran, Jedi Master
 Vohlan: Human, Jedi Master
 B-9H0: Creighton and Aida’s protocol droid
 GT-68: Creighton and Aida’s astromech droid
 
 OF THE CHURCH OF THE FORCE
 
 Keth Cerapath: Human, adjunct of the Church of the Force
 P3-7A: Keth’s often-sarcastic droid
 Prefect Saous: Human, prefect of the Church of the Force
 
 OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE WHILLS
 
 Mesook: Human, Guardian of the Whills
 Selik: Iridonian Zabrak, Guardian of the Whills
 
 OF THE PATH OF THE OPEN HAND
 
 The Mother: Human, also known as Elecia, leader of the Path of the Open Hand
 Marda Ro: Evereni, Guide of the Path of the Open Hand
 The Herald: Nautolan, Herald of the Path of the Open Hand
 Naddie: Human, mischievous Little of the Path of the Open Hand
 Tromak: Gran, tremulous Little of the Path of the Open Hand
 Mylas: Duros, inquisitive Little of the Path of the Open Hand
 Pela: Togruta, Disciple of the Path of the Open Hand
 Qwerb: Human, bodyguard to the Mother
 Jukkyuk: Wookiee, bodyguard to the Mother
 Elder Delwin: Weequay, Elder of the Path of the Open Hand
 Path disciples
 
 OF ENLIGHTENMENT
 
 Kradon: Villarandi, owner and impresario of Enlightenment tapbar