Episode II: Attack of the Clones by: R. A. Salvatore

Summary:   There is a great disturbance in the Force....   From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling. The Republic is failing, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, elected ten years earlier to save the crumbling government. Seperatists threaten war, and the Senate is hopelessly divided, unable to determine whether to raise anarmy for battle or keep the fragile peace. It is a stalemate that, once broken, could lead to galactic chaos.   Mischievous and resolved, courageous to the point of recklessness, Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheval. The twenty-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Council, and a challenge to his Jedi Master. Time has not dulled Anakin's ambition, nor has his Jedi training tamed his independent streak. When an attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala's lifebrings them together for the first time in ten years, it is clear that time also has not dulled Anakin's intene feelings for the beautiful diplomat.   The attack on Senator Amidala just before a crucial vote thrusts the Republic even closer to the edge of disaster. Masters Yoda and Mace Windu sense enormous unease.The dark side is growing, clouding the Jedis' perception of the events. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, a slow rumble is building into the roar of thousands of soldiers readying for battle. But even as the Republic falters around them, Anakin and Padmé find a connection so intense that all else begins to fall away. Anakin will lose himself--and his way--in emotions a Jedi, sworn to hold allegiance only to the Order, is forbidden to have. Review:   Like with the other movie-based novels this just adds on to what we see in the film. It is spectacular. We get to actually be there when Shmi is taken by the Tuskens and the hunt that follows in which Cliegg loses his leg. We get to watch as Anakin gives himself completely to his anger when he destroys the Tusken Camp. We meet Padme's family. You get to see inside the character's heads as the romance builds. Know just what they're thinking. I loved it all! Makes a significant improvement over the movie, making the movie better itself. Back to the Rise of the Empire Era. Back to Star Wars Eras.