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.
