false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174361098m/387506.jpg 387506 5 <b><i>From </i>New York Times<i> bestselling author James Luceno comes an all-new </i>Star Wars<i> adventure that reveals the action and intrigue unfolding directly before Episode I</i>: The Phantom Menace<i>.</i></b><br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br>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 . . . 1016812 2001 Star Wars: Cloak of Deception total:342|5:44|4:82|3:136|2:67|1:13| 342 1103 449 17 3 2 false false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 13:46:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 06:23:49 -0800 2009 2
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