Yihyoung Li

Yihyoung Li, born in Dallas, Texas, United States, is a Taiwanese-American freelance illustrator. His first Star Wars cover was created for Claudia Gray's 2022 novel The High Republic: The Fallen Star and its audiobook adaptation. Penguin Random House Senior Art Director Scott Biel hired Li to work on the Fallen Star cover and guided him through the process. Li's boyfriend posed as a reference model during the cover's development. Overall, Li found work on the Fallen Star cover to be "immensely challenging" as many elements had to be overhauled quickly. Li expressed sadness that the original setting for the cover was drastically changed, but in the end, felt that it was the right choice as the final background made the cover more "suggestive and distinctive."

Li's second cover was designed for Zoraida Córdova's 2022 novel The High Republic: Convergence and its audiobook adaptation. Initial artwork was revealed at Celebration Anaheim on May 26, 2022. The final cover was published with the book on November 22 of the same year. Li's third cover was designed for the reference book Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi, which was published in the United States on March 21, 2023. He also provided interior illustrations for the title. Li's fourth Star Wars cover was created for Lydia Kang's 2023 novel The High Republic: Cataclysm and its audiobook adaptation. The cover was revealed at New York Comic Con on October 8, 2022. The novel was published on April 4, 2023.

• The High Republic: The Fallen Star
• The High Republic: The Fallen Star audiobook
• The High Republic: Convergence
• The High Republic: Convergence audiobook
• Star Wars: The High Republic: Chronicles of the Jedi
• The High Republic: Cataclysm
• The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook