The Approaching Storm

The Approaching Storm

Infobox SW Books
name = The Approaching Storm
title_orig =
translator =


author = Alan Dean Foster
cover_artist = David Stevenson
editor = Shelly Shapiro
country = USA
language = English
era = Prequel
series =
galactic_year = 22.5 BBY
canon = C
subject = Star Wars
genre = Science Fiction
publisher = Del Rey
release_date = Hardcover:
29 January 2002
Paperback:
1 January 2003
media_type = Hardcover & Paperback
pages = Hardcover: 352
Paperback: 384
size_weight = Hardcover:
9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
1.5 pounds
Paperback:
6.9 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
6.6 ounces
isbn = Hardcover:
ISBN 0-345-44300-4
Paperback:
ISBN 0-345-44299-7
preceded_by = Outbound Flight
followed_by =

In "The Approaching Storm", a novel set in the fictional "Star Wars" universe, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are sent to the planet Ansion to settle a dispute as growing unrest threatens the Republic's stability prior to "".

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The Republic is decaying, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was elected to save the galaxy from collapsing under the forces of discontent. On the tiny but strategic planet of Ansion, a powerful faction is on the verge of joining the growing Separatist movement. The urban dwellers wish to expand into the prairies outside their cities -- the ancestral territory of the fierce, independent Ansion nomads. If their demands are not met, they will secede -- an act that could jump-start a chain reaction of withdrawal and rebellion by other worlds of the Republic.

At the Chancellor's request, the Jedi Council sends Kenobi and fellow Jedi Luminara Unduli to resolve the conflict and negotiate with the elusive nomads. Undaunted, Kenobi and Unduli, along with their Padawans Skywalker and Barriss Offee, set out across the wilderness. Many perils lie waiting to trap them. The Jedi will have to fulfill near-impossible tasks, befriend wary strangers, and influence two great armies to complete their quest, stalked all the while by an enemy sworn to see the negotiations collapse and the mission fail.

Product Information

*First Hardcover Edition: February 2002
*First Mass Market Edition: January 2003
*Pages: 363
*Also Includes: 12 page "Tatooine Ghost" preview.
*Author: Alan Dean Foster
*ISBN 0-345-44299-7

References

*Mike Snider. "'Storm' fills in the story until 'Episode II'." USA Today Section: Life, Pg. 05d

External links

*" [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345443004 Amazon.com Listing] "
*" [http://cargobay.starwars.com/webapps/cargobay/item-detail/1269 Official CargoBay Listing] "
*" [http://www.theforce.net/books/reviews/r_approaching-storm.asp TheForce.net review] "


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