Book description
In Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Palpatine tells Amidala that
"the Chancellor has little real power . . . he is mired down by
baseless accusations of corruption. A manufactured scandal surrounds
him." In this prequel novel, which takes place shortly before the
events of The Phantom Menace, Valorum struggles with his fall from
power. As part of this struggle, he has the Jedi Council send some Jedi
Knights to a political hotspot, in the hopes of solving a problem and
reconsolidating his power. James Luceno is best known as half of the
writing duo that was Jack McKinney, author of the Robotech series; the
other half was Brian Daley, of Star Wars fame. Jim lives in Annapolis,
Maryland, with his wife and children.
