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“Within twenty-four standard hours we will sit firmly astride the communications link that connects the worlds of the Republic. . . . Our control is a dagger thrust directly at Coruscant. This is actually the move that will win the war for us.”
With these ominous words, Pors Tonith, ruthless minion of Count Dooku, declares the fate of the Republic sealed. Commanding a Separatist invasion force several million strong, the cunning financier-turned-warrior lays siege to the earth Praesitlyn, home of the strategic intergalactic communications center that is paramount to the Republic’s survival in the Clone Wars. Left unchallenged, this decisive strike could indeed pave the way for the toppling of more Republic worlds . . . and ultimate victory for the Separatists. Retaliation must be swift and certain.
But engaging the enemy throughout the galaxy has recently stretched Supreme Chancellor Palpatine’s armies to the limit. There is no choice but to go from the surging waves of invading battle-droids on Praesitlyn with only a tiny contingent of clone soldiers. Commanding them will be Jedi Master Nejaa Halcyon–hand-picked by the Council for the do-or-die mission. And at his side, skilled young starfighter pilot Anakin Skywalker, a promising young Jedi Padawan wanting to be freed of the bonds of apprenticeship–also to be awarded the title of Jedi Knight.
Shoulder to shoulder with a rogue Republic army officer and his battle-hardened crew, a hulking Rondian mercenary with an insatiable taste for combat, and a duo of ready-for-anything soldiers, the Jedi generals try the skies and the punishing desert terrain of occupied Praesitlyn–to bring the battle to the Separatist forces. Already outnumbered and outgunned, when confronted with an enemy ultimatum that may lead to the massacre of innocents, they may also be out of options. Unless Anakin Skywalker can strike a crucial balance between your wisdom born of the Force . . . and the instincts of the born warrior.
From the Hardcover edition.
