Star Wars followers who’re nonetheless grieving The Acolyte‘s cancellation have a ray of hope coming on the finish of this month. A brand new novel titled The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown hits cabinets on July twenty ninth from Penguin Random Home, and is accessible to pre-order now. Written by Tessa Gratton, this ebook will observe the characters Jecki Lon and Yord Fandar on a mission set a few years earlier than the occasions of the collection. It’s described as “Star Wars meets The Starvation Video games,” as these reluctant companions are pulled into a planet’s distinctive coming-of-age ritual. It seems like it’ll give some much-desired backstory on Jecki and Yord, and the way their relationship grew within the years earlier than the present.
The writer’s synopsis for The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown reads, “Whereas their Jedi Masters clear up a political mess left by one of their very own, Jedi Padawan Jecki and her least favourite Padawan Yord are drawn into a planet-wide coming-of-age ritual as featured company. The primary ritual goes properly, however when the occasion is interrupted, Jecki and Yord must use all of their skills and work collectively to maintain one another — and their new associates — secure from hazard.”
Jecki was performed by Dafne Eager on The Acolyte, whereas Yord was performed by Charlie Barnett. The collection was set about 130 years earlier than A New Hope, and utilizing a few clues from the timeline, this novel is ready between eight and 4 years earlier. On the time of this story, Yord remains to be a Padawan, not a Jedi Knight, since we all know he attains that rank two years earlier than The Acolyte.
Placing these two on even footing in phrases of rank will probably be attention-grabbing, and it’s clear it’ll have a main influence on their dynamic. The books will possible flesh out how their relationship grew and adjusted within the intervening years, culminating within the working relationship we noticed on display.
The Crystal Crown will probably be revealed first in hardcover and book codecs, with no phrase but on a paperback version. Sadly for people who desire audiobooks, the audio version received’t be revealed till October twenty eighth. The ebook is billed as a young-adult novel appropriate for ages as younger as 12, however it has a beneficiant size at 448 pages in print and 14 hours in audio. Hopefully that may assist satiate followers who’ve been mourning the cancellation of The Acolyte and the shortage of content material set on this half of the timeline.
The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown is accessible for pre-order now from ebook retailers, and will probably be delivered on July twenty ninth. The Acolyte is streaming now on Disney+.
