Out of the Shadows Part 1

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Welcome to our first of four check-in and discussion posts for our Book of the Month.

This month’s book is Out of the Shadows by Justina Ireland
Chapters 1-10

Out of the Shadows

1. Vernestra Rwoh is depicted as a Jedi prodigy. Do you think her youth and inexperience will become an obstacle?

2. Do you think the partnership between Sylvestri Yarrow and Xlyan Graf will be successful or will they find themselves at cross purposes?

3. What do you make of Vernestra Rwoh's hyperspace vision about the Ugnaughts and the puzzle box and how does it tie in with the puzzle box Marchion Ro sent along with the Oracle?

4. How are you liking it so far?




FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off-topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part I of the book.

Comments

[colls]

With several of these High Republic books, I'm forgetting who the characters we encountered before are and getting them mixed up a bit. (this is a 'me' problem, I know).

That said, I did manage to sort it out after a couple of chapters and found I like Vernestra, despite her youth. I suspect her inexperience will play a factor in some conflict coming up (or at least it should, considering she's 17 years old!)

I also found I like Syl and am hoping she runs into her old girlfriend at some point. I mean, why mention her if we weren't going to meet her, right?

The puzzle box is obviously connected, but I don't know how. Also, it seems rather creepy. Ro gave it to Nan to keep the Oracle occupied - but Ro also has the Oracle tortured sometimes, so I'm not feeling warm and fuzzy about this puzzle box.

[brokenmnemonic]

I'm having the same problem with getting characters mixed up in these books. It's a bit easier with the comics, although as I read the comics through Marvel Unlimited I'm always several months behind, and I keep forgetting whcih new stories have come out.

I think that on the one hand, there are trillions of people in the Republic, but on the other hand, this is Star Wars... so I'd be amazed if Syl doesn't run into her ex somehow in this book.

I'm wondering if the puzzle box is perhaps the last of the Oracle's possessions from before she became Ro's prisoner...