Line #9 AudioPlay/StarWarsTempestRunner


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2	''Tempest Runner'' is a ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] audiobook in the ''[[Franchise/StarWarsTheHighRepublic High Republic]]'' series by Cavan Scott (''Literature/AdventuresInWildSpace'', ''ComicBook/StarWarsAdventures'').
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4	Set in the aftermath of ''[[Literature/StarWarsTheRisingStorm The Rising Storm]]'' and ''[[Literature/StarWarsOutOfTheShadows Out of the Shadows]]'', Lourna Dee is the most wanted woman in all of known space as the Republic and Jedi believe she is leader of the Nihil. As Lourna seeks to stay one step ahead of her foes, she finds herself confronting her past and questioning the events in her life that made her a Tempest Runner.
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6	It was released on August 31, 2021.
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8	!!''Tempest Runner'' provides examples of:
9	* BrickJoke: More like a ''Rock'' Joke; Sestin says trying to talk to Lourna is harder than trying to extract blood from a [[SiliconBasedLife Vintian]], [[CompanionCube Geode's species]].
10	* CanonImmigrant: At one point, Lourna curses "Damn it to the Nightlands!", the Nightlands being a term for the dark side of Ryloth back when the planet was tidally-locked in ''Legends''. However, Ryloth's rotation is normal in canon.
11	* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Lourna. [[spoiler:She plotted with Kassav and Pan to overthrow Asgar, but then secretly betrayed them by telling Asgar of their plan, ''and then'' she betrayed Asgar when she realized ''he'' couldn't be trusted and that he could betray her to the rest of the Nihil]]. This stems from [[spoiler:being tricked into helping a coup overthrow her family, then being betrayed by that coup afterwards.]]
12	* ContinuityNod: Tasia is a Cathar, the second one in canon after it was recanonized in ''Literature/StarWarsVictorysPrice'' in the form of minor character Dhina. Interestingly, Tasia has the same accent as Juhani from ''Legends'' video game ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
13	* TheCoup: Lourna's father is deposed as Keeper of Aaloth by Bala and several other conspirators [[spoiler:including Lourna, although she is soon betrayed and sold into slavery instead of taking over as Keeper as she believed would happen]].
14	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: A major reason why Lourna's redemption chance doesn't take is because she's convinced everyone is more interested in using her for their own ends]].
15	* FantasticSlur: Lourna and other Twi'leks are derogatorily called worm-heads by several characters.
16	* FlashbackBPlot: Each chapter is divided between the present day storyline and flashbacks to moments in Lourna's past.
17	* MightAsWellNotBeInPrisonAtAll: Ola Hest continues to run a massive criminal network from the ''Restitution'', and also has a number of guards on board in her pocket as well. [[spoiler:She uses this network to threaten Sestin's children and blackmail her into murdering Tasia]].
18	* MythologyGag: Aaloth is a colony world settled by Twi'leks from Ryloth. In the ''Legends'' [[AllThereInTheManual guidebook]] ''The Essential Atlas'', the world Or Tuma (another world in the Ryloth system) was stated to be home to a small colony of Twi'leks from Ryloth.
19	* PrisonShip: One of the primary settings of the novel is the Republic prison ship ''Restitution''.
20	* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler: Lourna has a chance to atone for her crimes and comes close to taking it but ultimately goes back to the Nihil believing the people trying to help her atone were just using her]].
21	* TheReveal: In previous novels, Marchion was trying to determine which Tempest Runner killed his father, suspecting first Kassav and then Pan. The truth is revealed to be that [[spoiler:all three Tempest Runners were conspiring to kill Asgar Ro, but Lourna sold out the other two to the Eye to improve her own standing. However, Asgar had no intention of sharing more power with her and she realized she could not trust him, so she assassinated him before the other two Tempest Runners learned of her betrayal]].
22	* ThatCameOutWrong: "Top or bottom?". They're talking about bunks.
23	* VillainEpisode: While she has been a [=POV=] character in prior ''High Republic'' works, Lourna is the main character of ''Tempest Runner'' as it dives deep into her past and her motivations.

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