The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume II

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume II is a reference book in the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project. It was written by Kristin Baver and published by Abrams Books on August 19, 2025. The book explores Phases II and III of the project, and features a foreword by Rebecca Henderson who portrays the Mirialan Jedi Vernestra Rwoh in the Disney+ live-action series Star Wars: The Acolyte.

Publisher's summary

Featuring exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs by Lucasfilm Publishing and its partners, this official companion to Star Wars: The High Republic (Phases II and III) offers fans a definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the continuing adventures within this ambitious era of Star Wars storytelling

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic (Volume II) takes fans behind the scenes of Phases II and III of Lucasfilm Publishing's massive crossover event. Collecting the very latest concept art of the new characters, worlds, ships, and creatures of The High Republic—designed jointly by the Lucasfilm visualists and a team of legendary comic book and Star Wars artists, including Phil Noto, Iain McCaig, and Ario Anindito, among many others—and presented alongside development materials and interviews with The High Republic architects, The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic (Volume II) is an essential guide to the creation, design, and realization of a new era of Star Wars storytelling.

The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic (Volume II) is the only book to explore all facets of the design and artistic direction of a story that spans comic books, novels, and young adult books, taking Star Wars fans of all ages on a deep dive into the development of the New York Times bestselling series.

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9781419771422; August 19, 2025; Abrams Books; US paperback^[1]

Cover gallery

Cover

Reveal cover

Appearances

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Sources

• SDCC 2024: The Acolyte Publishing Program and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 231
• SDCC 2025: Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
• "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 233
• Celebrate Star Wars Reads This October on StarWars.com (backup link) §

Notes and references

External links

• The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume II on Abrams Books' official website (backup link)

Phase II: Quest of the Jedi
Novels Adult novels Convergence (audiobook) · Cataclysm (audiobook) Young adult novels Path of Deceit (audiobook) · Path of Vengeance (audiobook) Junior novels Quest for the Hidden City (audiobook) · Quest for Planet X (audiobook) Audio dramas The Battle of Jedha (script) Comic books and manga Marvel The High Republic (2022) · The Blade (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) · Omnibus Dark Horse The High Republic Adventures (2022) · The Nameless Terror (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Quest of the Jedi · The Complete Phase II Viz Media The Edge of Balance: Precedent Short stories Tales of Enlightenment "New Prospects" · "A Different Perspective" · "The Unusual Suspect" "No Such Thing as a Bad Customer" · "Last Orders" · "Missing Pieces" · Tales of Enlightenment Tales of Light and Life "The Queen's Bloom" · "A Closed Fist Has No Claws" · "Shield of the Jedi" Reference books The Art of: Volume 2 Promotional material Characters of · The High Republic Show Articles "Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Mann" · "Joining the Quest" · "Zoraida Córdova: The Force of Fantasy" "Lydia Kang: The Magic of Mythmaking" · "The High Republic: Phase II Companion" Related media "Galactic Tales: Inheritance" General The High Republic media · Phase I media · Phase III media
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Phase III: Trials of the Jedi
Novels Adult novels The Eye of Darkness (audiobook) · Temptation of the Force (audiobook) · Trials of the Jedi (audiobook) Young adult novels Defy the Storm (audiobook) · Tears of the Nameless (audiobook) · Into the Light (audiobook) Junior novels Escape from Valo (audiobook) · Beware the Nameless (audiobook) · A Valiant Vow (audiobook) Audiobook Originals Seeds of Starlight · Haunted Starlight Audio dramas Tempest Breaker (script) Comic books Marvel The High Republic (2023) · Fear of the Jedi (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · TPB) · The Finale Shadows of Starlight (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Omnibus Dark Horse The High Republic Adventures (2023) · Crash Landing / Crash and Burn (TPB) The Wedding Spectacular · Phase III Annual · The Battle of Eriadu Saber for Hire (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) · Echoes of Fear (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone (1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · TPB) Complete Phase III Part 1 · Complete Phase III Part 2 Viz Media The Edge of Balance (3 · 4 · Premonition) Short stories Tales from the Occlusion Zone "No Big Deal" · "Friend or Foe?" · "Survivors" · "Pathogen" · "Family Ties" "The Fate of Eriadu" · "Sparks Fly" · "Out with a Bang" · "The Will to Fight" · Tales from the Occlusion Zone Chronicles of Corellia "Heir Apparent" · "Cracking the Mask" Tales of Light and Life "Light in the Darkness" · "All Jedi Walk Their Own Path" · "Rogue Element" Reference books The Art of: Volume 2 Promotional material The High Republic Show Trials of the Jedi promotional postcards Articles "Charles Soule: Luminous Legacy" · "Long Live Luminous" "The High Republic: Phase III Companion" Related media Comics Yoda: The Cave · "All the Republic" The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 Novels The Acolyte: Wayseeker (audiobook) · The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown (audiobook) General The High Republic media · Phase I media · Phase II media
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