Book description
Rogue Planet is an unforgettable journey stretching from the farthest
reaches of known space to the battlefield of a young boy's heart, where
a secret struggle is being waged that will decide the fate of billions.
That boy is twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker. The Force is strong in
Anakin so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted
the young Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to
become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan - like his slain Master, Qui-Gon -
believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring
balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined,
idealistic apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his
own balance. Dispatched to the mysterious planet Zonama Sekot, source of
the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a
swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal. For there are others who covet
the power such superfast ships could bring. Raith Siener, a brilliant
but unscrupulous weapons and ship designer, has the brains to decipher
the Zonama Sekot ship design. Commander Wilhuff Tarkin has at his
disposal the forces of the mighty Trader Federation with which to
extract the secret. Together, they make a formidable foe, one a small
and undeveloped planet can hardly hope to stand against. But as Tarkin's
fleet strikes with all its brutal power, Obi-Wan and Anakin sense a dist
