In the midst of galactic unrest from the growing Separatist movement, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker, are dispatched to protect Senator Padmé Amidala after a failed attempt on her life. What follows is a mission stretching to the farthest corners of the Outer Rim. Master and apprentice will discover a plot that threatens the entire Republic and see their loyalties--to the Jedi and each other--tested like never before. Can Anakin protect those he loves, and can Obi-Wan prevent the outbreak of all-out war?

"Based on the story by George Lucas"--Colophon