The High Republic: A Test of Courage

The High Republic: A Test of Courage
Attribution information
Author(s)	Justina Ireland
Cover artist	Petur Antonsson
Publication information
Publisher	Disney–Lucasfilm Press
Release date	January 5, 2021
Media type	Hardcover eBook
Pages	240
ISBN	9781368057301
Chronology
Timeline	c. 232 BBY
Series	Star Wars: The High Republic

The High Republic: A Test of Courage is a canon junior novel written by Justina Ireland. It is part of the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing campaign, and it was published on January 5, 2021 by Disney–Lucasfilm Press.

The story is set two centuries before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, and it follows teenage Jedi Vernestra Rwoh and a young, ragtag group as they are stranded on a jungle moon after the Great Disaster.

Publisher's summary

Long before the Clone Wars, the Empire, or the First Order, the Jedi lit the way for the galaxy in a golden age known as the High Republic!

Vernestra Rwoh has just become a Jedi Knight at age fifteen, but her first real assignment feels an awful lot like babysitting. She's been charged with supervising eleven-year old aspiring inventor Avon Starros on a cruiser headed to the dedication of a wondrous new space station called Starlight Beacon.

But soon into their journey, bombs go off aboard the cruiser. While the adult Jedi try to save the ship, Vernestra, Avon, Avon's droid J-6, a Jedi Padawan, and an ambassador's son make it to an escape shuttle, but communications are out and supplies are low. They decide to land on a nearby moon, which offers shelter but not much more. And unbeknownst to them, danger lurks in the forest?

Continuity

Imri Cantaros' homeworld is first stated to be Genetia, and then Hynestia later on. Justina Ireland explained in a tweet that his parents may have hailed from different planets.

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9781368057301; September 8, 2020; Disney–Lucasfilm Press; US hardcover

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Appearances

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Imri Cantaros (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Cervil (First mentioned) Chiri (First appearance) Klinith Da (First appearance) Stellan Gios (Mentioned only) Gwishi (First appearance) J-6 (First appearance) Janex (First appearance) Glenna Kip (Mentioned only) Kassav Milliko (Mentioned only) Pere (First appearance) (Voice only) Grat Resa (First mentioned) Vernestra Rwoh (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Leric Schmireland (First mentioned) SD-7 (First appearance) Lina Soh (Mentioned only) Sskeer (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi and The High Republic: The Great Jedi Rescue) Avon Starros (First appearance) Avon Starros' father (First mentioned) Caden Starros (First mentioned) Caden Starros' enemy (First mentioned) Eldie Starros (First mentioned) Ghirra Starros (First mentioned) Starstriker (First appearance) Douglas Sunvale (First appearance) Keeve Trennis (First appearance) Unidentified Dalnan governor (First mentioned) Unidentified Jedi Master (First mentioned) Unidentified maintenance droid (First appearance) Weft (First appearance) Honesty Weft (First appearance) Honesty Weft's mother (First mentioned) Honesty Weft's survival instructor (First mentioned) Kara Xoo (First appearance)

Creatures

Bird Nuna (as food) Fish Hela fish (First mentioned) Mael fish (First mentioned) Handsy (First appearance) Insect (Appears in flashback(s)) Butterfly (Appears in flashback(s)) Flutterbug (First mentioned) Mynock (Mentioned only) Qwizer (First mentioned) Rat (Mentioned only) Screerat (Mentioned only) (as skreerat) Spider (Mentioned only) Wisp spider (First mentioned) Zeftgeist (First mentioned)

Droid models

Bodyguard droid (Mentioned only) Maintenance droid Messenger droid (Mentioned only) Nanny droid Protocol droid Service droid Survey droid (First appearance) (First identified as scout droid)

Events

Hundred-Year Darkness (Indirect mention only) Republic Era High Republic Era Attack on the Steady Wing (First appearance) Dedication of the Starlight Beacon (Mentioned only) Great Disaster (Mentioned only) Emergences (Mentioned only) Mon Cala summit (First mentioned) Republic Fair (First mentioned, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Skirmish on Wevo (First appearance) War on Dalna (First mentioned) Sith Wars (Mentioned only) Wet Days (First mentioned)

Locations

Core Worlds (Appears in flashback(s)) Chandrila (Indirect mention only) Coruscant (Mentioned only) Coruscant University (Mentioned only) Jedi Temple (Mentioned only) Jedi Archives (Indirect mention only) Corellia (Mentioned only) Hosnian system (Appears in flashback(s)) Hosnian Prime (Appears in flashback(s)) Starros clan private compound (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s)) Genetia (First mentioned) Hynestia (Mentioned only) Temple outpost (First mentioned, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Jedha (Mentioned only) Orondia (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Batuu (Mentioned only) Dalnan sector (First appearance) Dalna (Mentioned only) Dalnan capital (First mentioned) Military compound (First mentioned) Temple on Dalna (First mentioned) Haileap system (First appearance) Haileap (First appearance) Port Haileap (First appearance) Port Haileap library (First mentioned) Neralus (First appearance) Nixus (First appearance) Wevo (First appearance) Hetzal system (Mentioned only) Mon Cala (Mentioned only) Starless Expanse Unidentified star system Pasaana (Mentioned only) Shuraden (First mentioned) Unidentified moon (First mentioned) Wild Space (Mentioned only)

Organizations and titles

Ambassador Bodyguard (Mentioned only) Chandrila Star Lines (Mentioned only) Dalnan (First appearance) Dalnan ambassadorial corps (First appearance) Dalnan military (First mentioned) Envoy Farmer (Mentioned only) Galactic Republic Galactic Senate (Mentioned only) Senator (Mentioned only) Junior senator (Mentioned only) Supreme Chancellor (Mentioned only) Galaxy Tours (First mentioned) Governor (Mentioned only) Guardians of Javin (First mentioned) Instructor (Mentioned only) Jedi Order Jedi Jedi High Council (Mentioned only) Jedi Knight Jedi Master Jedi youngling (Mentioned only) Padawan Marshal Mechanic Medic (Mentioned only) (First identified as combat medical officer) Nightsisters (Mentioned only) Nihil (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Storm (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Kara Xoo's Storm (First appearance) Strike (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Tempest (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Kassav's Tempest (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi) Tempest Runner (Mentioned only) Officer Science officer Philosopher (Mentioned only) Pilgrim (Indirect mention only) Pilot Pirate Professor (Mentioned only) Saboteur Scientist Sith (Mentioned only) Sith Lord (Mentioned only) Starros clan (First appearance) (First identified as Starros family) Teacher (Mentioned only) ThrillSpace Travels (First mentioned) Unidentified local group (First mentioned) Vernestra Rwoh's family group (First mentioned)

Sentient species

Aqualish Human Mon Calamari Near-human Mirialan Pantoran Quarren Trandoshan Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

Cargo hauler Escape pod Repulsorcraft Speeder Cargo speeder (First appearance) Scoot speeder (First appearance) Space station Starlight Beacon Starlight Beacon's Jedi temple (Indirect mention only) Starship Cruiser Steady Wing (First appearance) Deck three (First mentioned) Pantoran-style hanging gardens (First mentioned) Jedi Vector (Mentioned only) Legacy Run (Mentioned only) Luxury liner Poisoned Barb (First appearance) Radiant Blessing (First appearance) Shuttle Transport Yacht (Mentioned only)

Weapons and technology

Ambivalent voltage connector (First mentioned) Antigrav Barrel Battery Blade emitter Blaster Bomb Breath mask Cannon Comlink Cycling field energizer (First appearance) Datapad (Mentioned only) Deflector shield (Mentioned only) Droid Emergency beacon (Mentioned only) Flight simulator (Mentioned only) Focusing lens Force field Hammer (Mentioned only) Gravity hammer (Mentioned only) Hologram Hydrospanner Hyperdrive Lamp (Mentioned only) Lantern (Mentioned only) Lift (Mentioned only) Lightsaber Imri's lightsaber (First appearance) Lightwhip (First appearance) Vernestra Rwoh's lightsaber (First appearance) Linking hose (First mentioned) Magnet (Mentioned only) Magboot Melee weapon Knife Photoreceptor Proximity alarm Rescue beacon (First mentioned) Self-actualization programming (First appearance) Sensor Proximity sensor Tool kit (First appearance) Welding torch (Mentioned only)

Miscellanea

Acid Acid rain Alcohol Wine Gnostra berry wine (First appearance) Atmosphere Barbel (Mentioned only) Batuu knot (First mentioned) Bioluminescence Blanket (Mentioned only) Boarding ramp Bone Braid Padawan braid Cantina (Mentioned only) Capital (Mentioned only) Cave Centimeter Clothing Belt Boot Cape Glove Holster Khaki uniform (First appearance) Robe Jedi robes Shoe Tunic Cockpit Color Credit (Mentioned only) Cult (Mentioned only) Death Distress signal (Mentioned only) Dream (Mentioned only) Ear Exile (Mentioned only) Eye Farm (Mentioned only) Foodstuff Fruit Berry Frostberry (First mentioned) Gnostra berry (First appearance) Sour berry sweet (First appearance) Melon (Mentioned only) Mamba melon (First mentioned) Summer melon (First mentioned) Gnostra berry juice (First appearance) Nuna jerky Ration Stew (Mentioned only) Joppa stew (First mentioned) The Force Cosmic Force Dark side of the Force Force power Disturbance in the Force Force-bond (Indirect mention only) Force choke Force jump Force Stasis Force vision (Indirect mention only) Mind trick Sever Force (Indirect mention only) Telekinesis Force push Wayfinding (First appearance) Force-sensitive Light side of the Force Living Force Meditation Forest Fuel (Mentioned only) Fungus Lichen Galaxy The galaxy Garden Gas Ovax gas (First appearance) Gherillian theoretical proof (First mentioned) Ghost (Mentioned only) Gimer-gum (First mentioned) Gnostra fiber (First appearance) Goggles Grain (Mentioned only) Gravity Glass Grease Hair Hand-to-hand combat (Mentioned only) Hangar Heart (Mentioned only) Home planet (Mentioned only) Hull Hunting (Mentioned only) Hyderson's proof (First mentioned) Hyperspace Hyperspace lane (Mentioned only) Infantry (Mentioned only) Jedi training (Mentioned only) Empath test (First mentioned) Jedi Trials (Mentioned only) Jungle Knapsack (First appearance) Laboratory (Mentioned only) Language Aqualish Binary Galactic Basic Library (Mentioned only) Lightsaber combat Forbidden Forms (First mentioned) Lightsaber duel Lightspeed (Mentioned only) Lightspeed skip (Mentioned only) Limb Lung (Mentioned only) Manifest (Mentioned only) Map Metamorphosis Trials (First mentioned) Meter Mineral Crystal Kyber crystal (Mentioned only) Power crystal (First appearance) Moon Mouth Napkin (Mentioned only) Nose Parent Planet Gas giant Plant Bush (Mentioned only) Gnostra bush (First mentioned) Fern Flower (Mentioned only) Grass Moss Tree Broad leaf Conifer (Mentioned only) Marblewood tree (First appearance) Vine Plasma Port Primate Prisoner Realspace Rykestra (First mentioned) Schmireland almanac (First mentioned) Sector Sleep Star Binary star Star system Stomach Stun Tattoo Temperature Third Cadence (First mentioned) Time Second Standard century Standard day Standard minute Standard month Standard week Standard year Tongue Tooth Toxic (Mentioned only) Umbrella University (Mentioned only) Vacuum Viewport Warrior (Mentioned only) Water Wicket ball (First mentioned) Youngling (Mentioned only)

Bibliography

• Star Wars: The High Republic | Announcement Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
•  Lucasfilm to Launch Star Wars: The High Republic Publishing Campaign in 2020 on StarWars.com (backup link)
•  5 Things We Learned About Star Wars: The High Republic on StarWars.com (backup link)
•  Star Wars: The High Republic Sees Revised Release Dates on StarWars.com (backup link)
•  Comic-Con@Home: The Lightsaber Collection Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
•  A New Journey Begins in A Test of Courage – Exclusive Excerpt and Interview on StarWars.com (backup link)
• LEGO Celebrates Life Day, Bounty Hunters #4 Preview, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
• Spark of the Resistance | The Star Wars Show Book Club on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
•  The Makers of Star Wars: The High Republic: Justina Ireland on A Test of Courage on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Launchpad"—Star Wars Insider 199

External links

•  A Test of Courage on Disney.com (backup link)
• Patches, Matt. High Republic author Justina Ireland on exploring and inscribing a new era of Star Wars. Polygon. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved on March 12, 2020.
•  Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of Courage on Amazon.com (backup link)

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