"The End of History" by Alexander Freed

     "The End of History" by Alexander Freed is a short story in Issue #154 of the "Star Wars Insider" released in January of 2015. Freed is also the author of the fabulous Rogue One novelization and Battlefront: Twilight Company which is high on my reading list. 
     I quite enjoyed this off-the-rails jaunt into the life of a Jedi historian. It had no connections to any other canon material that I could tell, but was a neat side story nonetheless.
     Synopsis: Antron Bach is a historian who has collected a vast swath of artifacts telling stories of the Jedi. Miru Nadrinakar crash lands on his moon and tells him she must get back to the Corellian Rebels to warn them of an impending Imperial crack down. Bach must then make a decision between his precious artifacts and the lives of men and women sworn to uphold justice. Will he follow in the footsteps of the Jedi he holds so dear?
     This story introduced several new Jedi that I have never heard of before and would love to know more about!

• "Jedi Master Vonkhel managed to befriend the Sith Lord Gairm"...and a mention of an ancient Sith Lord!!! I am so anxious for stories of the ancient Sith, I don't even have words!
• "Jedi Master Va Zhurro had spent six months caring for refugees in a basement during the Clone Wars."
• Master Uvell who helped Antron gather up all the artifacts Antron now protects and told Antron about the uninhabited moon he now calls home.
• "Jedi Padawan Nes Ukul, who'd given his life protecting a species whose language he didn't speak on a planet whose name he didn't know."
• Ukul's Master who said, "There is no more selfless act than to perish for another's cause." I love this statement. How incredibly powerful and how incredibly difficult to live by. This is one tough Jedi to make such a bold claim.

     We hear more about Bith opera - I swear I've heard it referenced elsewhere - the Song of Lojuun - about a Jedi Knight who returns to save his people after traveling the stars.
     Overall, this was a quick, easy read with just two characters, making it very easy to follow. I would recommend it as a brief look into another side of the Rebellion, those trying to preserve history.