The High Republic: Quest for Planet X: A Middle Grade Adventure
By (Author) Tessa Gratton
Illustrated by Petur Antonsson
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
5th July 2023
Australia
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Science fiction
Paperback
288
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
Centuries before the Clone Wars or the Empire, in the early days of the High Republic, it was an age of great exploration in a galaxy far, far away. . . .
It is a time of uncertainty in the Outer Rim. Communications are unstable across the frontier, and rumours swirl of conflict between the Jedi Knights and a group known as the Path of the Open Hand. But none of that slows down the Republics two most powerful prospecting families, the Grafs and the San Tekkas, who announce the Hyperspace Chase, a contest to chart new hyperlanes.
Young prospector Dass Leffbruk and brash teenager Sky Graf have their sights set on winning the race; they just need one more person to help them achieve their goal: Jedi Padawan Rooper Nitani. But after Rooper reluctantly agrees to join the team, she learns that their real plan is to find the mysterious and legendary Planet X.
The trios quest takes an unexpected turn when they come into contact with members of the Path of the Open Hand. Their journey is about to become more exciting and dangerous than they ever could have expected, and the three heroes will have to put their goals aside to help the Jedi and the galaxy before its too late!
Tessa Gratton is the author of adult and YA novels and short stories that have been translated into twenty-two languages and nominated multiple times for the Otherwise Award; several have been Junior Library Guild selections. Her most recent novels are the dark queer fairy tales Strange Grace and Night Shine, and the queer Shakespeare retelling Lady Hotspur. Her upcoming work includes the YA fantasy Chaos and Flame. She resides atthe edge of the Kansas prairie with her wife. Nonbinary. She/any. Tessagratton.com.
Petur Antonsson is a freelance illustrator for publishing and animation who lives in Reykjavik, Iceland. His full name is Ptur Atli Antonsson Crivello, and he was born and raised in Iceland by his Icelandic mother and French father. He graduated from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2011 with a BFA in illustration. Petur worked in the gaming industry in San Francisco before moving back to Iceland, where hes currently doing freelance illustration work for various clients and companies around the world. He is represented by Shannon Associates.