Phase II of Star Wars: The High Republic kicks off from Dark Horse with this thrilling tale of Jedis and pirates! From New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older comes the origin story of Jedi Sav Malágan. As a teenage Padawan, Sav has been training her entire life to understand the ways of the Force and become a Jedi Knight, until a chance encounter with pirate queen Maz Kanata and her outlaw crew finds Sav longing for greater adventures beyond her world of disciplined studies.  By chance, the news of an alliance of dark Force users forces Sav to take on a deadly mission, undercover as member of Maz's crew to discover the true nature of this dark alliance.  Note to fans: This series, written by High Republic story architect Daniel José Older and illustrator Toni Bruno, shares the same name with an earlier work by Daniel José Older and illustrator Harvey Tolibao, and is a continuation of stories in The High Republic era. Collects Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #1–#4.