Cloak of Deception: Star Wars Legends - Softcover

Luceno, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345442970 ISBN 13: 9780345442970

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2002

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author James Luceno comes an all-new Star Wars adventure that reveals the action and intrigue unfolding directly before Episode I The Phantom Menace.

Mired in greed and corruption, tangled in bureaucracy, the Galactic Republic is crumbling. In the outlying systems, where the Trade Federation maintains a stranglehold on shipping routes, tensions are boiling over--while back in the comfort of Coruscant, the hub of civilized space and seat of the Republic government, few senators seem inclined to investigate the problem. And those who suspect Supreme Chancellor Valorum of having a hand in the machinations are baffled--especially when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi foil an assassination attempt on the Chancellor.

With the crisis escalating, Valorum calls for an emergency trade summit. As humans and aliens gather, conspiracies sealed with large sums of money run rampant, and no one is entirely above suspicion. But the greatest threat of all remains unknown to everyone except three members of the Trade Federation who have entered into a shadowy alliance with a dark overlord. While the trio will be content with more money and fewer problems, Darth Sidious has grander, far more terrifying plans.

It is a time that tests the mettle of all those who strive to hold the Republic together--none more so than the Jedi Knights, who have long been the galaxy's best hope for preserving peace and justice. Yet despite their most valiant efforts, the meeting will explode into fiery chaos beyond everyone's worst fears . . .

About this title

Book Description:

THE ALL-NEW STAR WARS "BRIDGE" NOVEL - REVEALING THE ACTION AND INTRIGUE UNFOLDING DIRECTLY BEFORE THE EVENTS OF THE PHANTOM MENACE

From the Back Cover:

Mired in greed and corruption, tangled in bureaucracy,
the Galactic Republic is crumbling. In the outlying
systems, where the Trade Federation maintains a
stranglehold on shipping routes , tensions are boiling
over- and now even the comfort of Coruscant is being
invaded, as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his
apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi foil an assassination
attempt on Supreme Chancellor Valorum.

As humans and aliens gather for an emergency trade
summit, conspiracies sealed with large sums of money
run rampant, and no one is entirely above suspicion.
But the greatest threat of all remains unknown to
everyone except three members of the Trade
Federation who have entered into a shadowy alliance
with a dark overlord. While the trio will be content
with more money and fewer problems, Darth Sidious
has grander, far more terrifying plans.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0345442970
• ISBN 13: 9780345442970
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368