The overwhelming consensus around Marvel’s Thunderbolts* — or, if Marvel advertising is anything to go by, Marvel’s New Avengers — is that it brings back the ineffable magic of the Avengers movies of the past. There’s an unlikely team, clashing personalities, and a massive battle in Manhattan, all classic hallmarks of 2012’s Avengers.

But this is Marvel in a new era, one that’s a little darker and morally gray, just like the Thunderbolts themselves. They’ve all worked for Valentina on special ops duty, and all have way too much blood on their hands than they’d care to admit, a fact that fundamentally changes how they operate — and how Thunderbolts* compares to other super-squad movies.

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Although the onscreen journey of The Acolyte is seemingly over, the rich stories of the High Republic era in Star Wars continue to grow. And now, on May 6, a new novel set before the events of The Acolyte will bridge characters and plotlines from the High Republic books to that popular TV series.

The book is called Wayseeker and is written by acclaimed novelist Justina Ireland, who is no stranger to Star Wars, having previously written several High Republic books before, as well as The Rise of Skywalker prelude, Spark of the Resistance. As her biography states, Ireland is one of the “architects of the High Republic,” and so, with Wayseeker, Ireland is connecting several threads in that pre-Phantom Menace era. Specifically, the new novel focuses on Vernestra Rowe and her first meeting with a Jedi Knight named Indara. We know what the future holds for Indara and Rowe, but this novel reveals the untold story of how these two Jedi form an unlikely partnership.

Inverse is proud to present an exclusive excerpt from Wayseeker in which we find Indara being summoned by the Jedi Council and meeting with the famed Master Yaddle. Here’s a preview from the second chapter of Wayseeker. Also included below is a sample of the audiobook, read by Jessica Almasy.