Star Wars: The High Republic: Quest of the Jedi (YA) Books in Order

Phase II of Star Wars: The High Republic, called Quest of the Jedi, jumps the timeline back about 150 years before Phase I. That change matters. The Republic is still trying to connect distant worlds, the frontier feels rougher, and the ideals of the era have not yet been tested in the same way. The books from this part of the timeline carry more of an explorer's energy, even when the story turns dark.

Tessa Gratton's key entry here is Path of Deceit, written with Justina Ireland. Rather than opening with a straightforward Jedi mission, it centers on Marda Ro and the Path of the Open Hand, a religious movement that believes the Force should not be used by anyone, including the Jedi. That premise gives the book a very different shape from many Star Wars novels. It is about belief first, then conflict. Friendship, attraction, and trust all become dangerous once the Path's leadership shows what it really wants.

Dalna is a pastoral setting on the surface, but the book uses that calm to make the dread creep in slower. Jedi Master Zallah Macri and Padawan Kevmo Zink arrive to investigate a stolen Force artifact, Marda dreams of a larger purpose, and the entire story tightens around the question of what devotion can blind a person to.

Nearby in the same Phase II publishing wave is Quest for Planet X, which shifts toward a younger, faster frontier adventure. Together, these books show both sides of Quest of the Jedi: the era of hopeful expansion, and the shadows already growing inside that hope.

So if this page leads you into the YA side of Phase II, expect a mix of curiosity, distance, and impending trouble. These stories care about the Outer Rim and about young people trying to decide whether the beliefs handed to them are worth keeping.