The tie-in novel landed over a year ago:

With all the hype for Jedi: Battle Scars, it was easy to miss another video game tie-in novel that was released on the same day — Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena. And while the game it’s based on has yet to come out, the middle-grade novel penned by Mark Oshiro has just as much action and thrills as it does world-building.

Hunters: Battle for the Arena is set some years after the Battle of Endor and the end of the Empire, following an orphaned Force-sensitive young woman named Rieve. Originally from Corellia, Rieve has bounced around because of some trauma in her past and ends up on Vespaara, where she trains to become a Hunter.

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Some of the best parts of this middle-grade novel come when Rieve finally realizes it’s possible and important to open yourself up and let others have your back. Your family — found or otherwise — is there for you on your best days and your worst. Though not a Jedi, Rieve also learns the crucial lesson of embracing, not trying to control, her emotions.

Beyond the sweet morals of the story, the other bright spots in Battle for the Arena pertain to gonkrock, basically the Star Wars version of heavy thrasher metal music. It’s Rieve’s favorite, and we need a playlist ASAP.

Then there’s J-3DI, the lightsaber-wielding droid who really does think he’s a Jedi. But for all his Jedi programming, he struggles to properly say “may the Force be with you.” Instead, we get gems like “may the Forces be around you” and “may the Force be on or around you.”

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Without the game, there’s been little to no promotion of Battle for the Arena since the book’s announcement and cover reveal over a year ago. Despite setbacks with the game’s release, Battle for the Arena still shines as a lively and fast-paced Star Wars story — perfect for new and younger readers.