Cloak of Deception

Star Wars

James Luceno

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Ballantine
01 June 2002

Adventure; Science fiction; Star Wars Novels

Series: Star Wars

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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 . . .

By: James Luceno
Imprint: Ballantine
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 175mm, Width: 105mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 187g
ISBN: 9780345442970
ISBN 10: 0345442970
Series: Star Wars
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 June 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active