STAR WARS: INQUISITOR: RISE OF THE RED BLADE Story Details Revealed
There’s a new Star Wars novel coming out titled Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade, and Lucasfilm Publishing and Random House Worlds have revealed the first story details for it thanks to a synopsis that’s been shared.
The book was announced last year at New York Comic Con, it was written by Delilah S. Dawson, and the story follows an inquisitor named Iskat, who was trained by Darth Vader to hunt down Jedi. Iskat was a Jedi who had always questioned the Jedi Order's orthodoxy and found freedom with the Order's fall. Here’s the synopsis:
Padawan Iskat Akaris has dedicated her life to traveling the galaxy alongside her master, learning the ways of the Force to become a good Jedi. Despite Iskat's dedication, peace and control have remained elusive, and with each setback, she feels her fellow Jedi grow more distrustful of her. Already uncertain about her future in the Jedi Order, Iskat faces tragedy when her master is killed and the Clone Wars engulf the galaxy in chaos.
Now a general on the front lines contributing to that chaos, she is often reminded: Trust in your training. Trust in the wisdom of the Council. Trust in the Force. Yet as the shadows of doubt take hold, Iskat begins to ask questions that no Jedi is supposed to ask: Questions about her own unknown past. Questions the Jedi Masters would consider dangerous.
As the years pass and the war endures, Iskat's faith in the Jedi wanes. If they would grant her more freedom, she is certain she could do more to protect the galaxy. If they would trust her with more knowledge, she could finally cast aside the shadows that have begun to consume her. When the Jedi Order finally falls, Iskat seizes the chance to forge a path of her own. She embraces the salvation of Order 66.
As an Inquisitor, Iskat finds the freedom she has always craved: to question, to want. And with each strike of her red blade, Iskat moves closer to claiming her new destiny in the Force—whatever the cost."
This sounds like a pretty interesting character to follow in the Star Wars universe! Star Wars: Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade will be released in stores on July 18th. Dawson's other Star Wars novels include Phasma and Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire.