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They must stand together as brothers.Īt long last, Star Wars fans will discover why Anakin only saved Obi-Wan's skin nine times (canonically, at least). To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond master and apprentice. 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. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal–but uncertain–footing with the man who raised him.

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. 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.Īmid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. 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. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers.Īfter an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights. The Galaxy's Dumbest Assassin will also be featured prominently, as Ochi's quest to recover Rey will occupy a significant portion of the story, and his laughable demise may be depicted as well. Lando will be on the hunt for his abducted daughter, who may or may not end up being Jannah, and the Sith Eternal will undoubtedly have a hand in the plot that leads the scoundrel to seek out a troubled Luke's aid. Fans are well aware of the debacle surrounding the Emperor's survival in Return of the Jedi and subsequent rejuvenation in The Rise of Skywalker. Adam Christopher's book will attempt to clear the air on some of the questions the film and other ancillary material have left hanging.Ī Luke and Lando adventure is something new for the canon, and it will be interesting to see how their stories intersect. Shadows of the Sith will be the first proper novel featuring Jedi Master Luke Skywalker in his prime. In exchange, he must complete a final mission: return to Exegol with the key to the Sith’s glorious rebirth-the granddaughter of Darth Sidious himself, Rey.Īs Ochi hunts Rey and her parents to the edge of the galaxy, Luke and Lando race into the mystery of the Sith’s lingering shadow and aid a young family running for their lives. For on a junkyard moon, a mysterious envoy of the Sith Eternal has bequeathed a sacred blade to the assassin, promising that it will give him answers to the questions that have haunted him since the Empire fell. Ochi’s true motives remain shrouded to Luke and Lando. But every new rumor only led to dead ends and fading hopes–until he crossed paths with Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin tasked with kidnapping a young girl. The disturbance in the Force is undeniable…and Luke’s worst fears are confirmed when his old friend, Lando Calrissian, comes to him with reports of a new Sith menace.Īfter his daughter was stolen from his arms, Lando searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of the dark side, foretelling an ominous secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol. But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace.

Nearly two decades on from the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine’s forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy.

Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in this essential novel set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.
