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| Jedi Trial |
| BOOK STORY |
| David Sherman and Dan
Cragg |
| Del Rey [US]; Arrow
Books [UK] |
Story published as:
Hardback Novel (2004)
Audio Book (2004, 2007)
Paperback Novel (2005)
e-Book (2008) |
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Synopsis:
THE PRAESITLYN CONFLICT
"Within twenty-four
standard hours we will sit firmly astride the
communications link that connects the worlds of the
Republic. Our control will be a dagger thrust directly
at Coruscant. This is the move that will win the war for
us."
With these ominous words, Pors Tonith, ruthless minion
of Count Dooku, declares the fate of the Republic
sealed. Commanding a Separatist invasion force more than
one million strong, the cunning financier-turned-warrior
lays siege to the planet Praesitlyn, home of the
strategic intergalactic communications center that is
key to the Republic’s survival in the Clone Wars. Left
unchallenged, this decisive strike could indeed pave the
way for the toppling of more Republic worlds and
ultimate victory for the Separatists. Retaliation must
be swift and certain.
But engaging the enemy throughout the galaxy has already
stretched Supreme Chancellor Palpatine’s armies to the
limit. There is no choice but to move against the
surging waves of invading battle-droids on Praesitlyn
with only a small contingent of clone soldiers.
Commanding them will be Jedi Master Nejaa Halcyon–hand-picked
by the Council for the do-or-die mission. And at his
side, skilled young starfighter pilot Anakin Skywalker,
a promising young Jedi Padawan eager to be freed of the
bonds of apprenticeship–and to be awarded the title of
Jedi Knight.
Shoulder to shoulder with a rogue Republic army officer
and his battle-hardened crew, a hulking Rondian
mercenary with an insatiable taste for combat, and a duo
of ready-for-anything soldiers, the Jedi generals take
to the skies and the punishing desert terrain of
occupied Praesitlyn–to bring the battle to the
Separatist forces. Already outnumbered and outgunned,
when confronted with an enemy ultimatum that could lead
to the massacre of innocents, they may also be out of
options. Unless Anakin Skywalker can strike a crucial
balance between the wisdom born of the Force and the
instincts of a born warrior.
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Chronology:
This story occurs 30 months after the Battle of Geonosis
approximately 19 and a half years before the Battle of
Yavin. |
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