When Star Wars’ High Republic saga began, it was a breath of fresh air. Happier, less uptight Jedi; new, interesting villains; and nary a Skywalker to be seen. But while the first “chapter” of the overall saga is coming to a close in a few months, the High Republic itself isn’t going anywhere—Lucasfilm has announced a new slew of comics, novels, and more detailing the next chapter in the series, which seem to be set around…a galactic Fair?
It’s true! As revealed by StarWars.com today, the event that crops up the most in these upcoming stories is the Republic Fair, meant as a symbol of the unification and inclusion of the Republic and its newest member planets, as well as a place to share knowledge, technology, and even…uh…seeds! It’s a real county fair, it’s just that the county is tens of thousands of light-years long. Of course, to the two new villains fighting the High Republic that emerged in the first wave of stories—the plant-like, life-consuming scourge called the Drengir and the space marauders known as the Nihil—a symbol like this is the perfect opportunity to strike at the heart of their enemy.