The latest High Republic book was George Mann's Tears of the Nameless, and WOW am I excited I finally read it. It's a great capstone for this wave of Phase III, and leaves me satisfied with where we are in this storytelling project while also hungry for the next wave that comes out next year. Filled with introspection from our characters, love and loss, this book is a great example of everything that make the High Republic so great. If you're interested in the High Republic and following along with the story, this is definitely a book worth the investment!
Spoilers ahead for Tears of the Nameless by George Mann!
I mainly want to focus on two of the main characters in this review, the first being Amadeo Azzazzo. I first met Amadeo in Tales of Light and Life, and immediately fell in love with this sweet Jedi padawan and his fun-loving master, who both give everything they have as they move from place to place to help as many people as they can. In this book, the recall to the Jedi Temple means that Amadeo and his master, Mirro Lox, aren't out and about as much because of the threat of the Nameless. Amadeo takes an interest in helping another way, and ends up in the labs with Reath Silas, studying the Nameless and the blight on a scientific level and hunting through the archives for records and stories that could help them. This leads to him and his master undertaking a dangerous mission to capture some Nameless for the Republic's research into them. The mission succeeds, but at the cost of Mirro Lox's life. Amadeo is devasted and feels lost without his master, but he's able to pick himself up, with help from some friends, and make the hard decision to race into the next mission- to save his friend's life.
Which brings me to Reath. I've found Reath charming all the way back since he was the unsure Jedi padawan who just wanted to curl up in the library instead of going on crazy adventures, and I adored the arc he had in this book. Reath has a lot of weight on his shoulders, as he's taken on the task of researching the Nameless and the blight, and finding a way to stop them before they destroy the Jedi. He accepts assistance when it's offered, from Amadeo, Vernestra and even Azlin Rell, a fallen Jedi who lives in the bowels of the Temple. But ultimately, Reath tends to shoulder the burden alone, especially after his master, Cohmac Vitus, had left the Order after the fall of Starlight Beacon. Through the book, though, Reath learns some important lessons- about facing fear without letting it control you and about where real strength comes from- not pulling from the Dark Side, as Azlin Rell tries to convince him, but through trust in friends and the bonds you form with others. Though young and a freshly minted Knight, Reath is certainly shaping up to be among the best of the Jedi, and I can't wait to see where his story goes as this storytelling project concludes next year.
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