Episode DLXXXIX: The Acolyte - Wayseeker with Justina Ireland

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Tha Mike Pilot, Bryan Young and Consetta Parker

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4.4 • 779 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Bryan Young spoke to Justina Ireland, author of Star Wars: The Acolyte - Wayseeker, the newest novel from Random House Worlds and the first tie in novel to the critically acclaimed Disney+ series The Acolyte, which we're still hoping gets a second season.

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0:00.0	Sorry to disturb you, Master.
0:08.0	We need to talk.
0:12.0	We need to talk. Welcome, Welcome, Master's to Epiades to Episode 589 of Full of Sid.
0:42.8	It's me, Brian Young.
0:44.5	We have a very special episode for you today.
0:47.5	I had the chance to talk to Justina Ireland, who is the author of a new book that just released this month, Acolyte Wayseeker,
1:00.6	and we had a chat about the book. The chat didn't get too spoilery. We really talked
1:07.4	as much about writing the book as details about it and the experience of
1:14.6	working in the High Republic and a lot about Vernestra Rowe, who Justina Ireland kicked off
1:23.2	the High Republic era with her book Test of Courage, which is hands down on one of my favorite books in the High Republic era with her book Test of Courage, which is hands down one of my favorite books
1:29.3	in the High Republic series. And so her and I got to have, you know, a podcast-length chat
1:38.2	about Wayseeker and all of her work there. And so without further ado, here is that podcast.
1:49.1	Okay.
1:50.6	So our guest today is Justina Ireland from the Project Luminous Group, who brought us
1:55.5	The High Republic.
1:56.6	Her latest book in that series is The Acolyte Way Seeker who brings us an adventure with
2:03.9	Vernestra Rowe and Master Andara from the Acolyte TV series.
2:08.4	Thank you so much for joining us to talk about this this book today.
2:13.8	Thanks.
2:14.5	It's good to be here.
2:16.5	I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's a really interesting period on the timeline because it's well after the events of the High Republic and well before the events of the Acolyte.
2:28.3	So, yeah, just a really interesting spot in the timeline to work on.
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