NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the
raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights in a high-stakes adventure set just
after the events of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones . ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: USA
Today The Clone Wars have begun. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. With
every world that joins the Separatists the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through
their fingers. After an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia the jewel of the Trade
Federation the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The
Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi one of the Order’s most gifted diplomatic minds to investigate
the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. As Obi-Wan investigates
with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard he finds himself working against the Separatists
who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy—and senses the sinister hand of Asajj
Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet. Amid the brewing chaos Anakin Skywalker rises
to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone—and his former
master’s insistence that he listen this time —Anakin’s headstrong determination means nothing
can stop him from crashing the party and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling.
Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan Anakin now finds himself on equal—but uncertain—footing with the man
who raised him. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around
them. The two knights must learn a new way to work together—and they must learn quickly to
save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war. To overcome the threat they face they
must grow beyond master and apprentice. They must stand together as brothers.
