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After years of civil war, the Separatists have battered the already faltering Republic nearly to the point of collapse. On Coruscant, the Senate watches anxiously as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine aggressively strips away more and more constitutional liberties in the name of safeguarding the Republic.

Caine is washed up and hung out to dry, a crippled husk kept isolated and restrained by the studio that exploited him. Now they have dragged him back for one last deal. But Caine has other plans. Those plans take him back to Overworld, the alternate reality where gods are real and magic is the ultimate weapon. There, in a violent odyssey through time and space, Caine will face the demons of his past, find true love, and just possibly destroy the universe. Hey, it’s a crappy job, but somebody’s got to do it.

Jedi were never intended to be soldiers. But now they have no choice. Mace Windu - Jedi Master, skilled diplomat, devastating fighter - must journey alone to the most treacherous jungle planet in the galaxy and into his own heritage. He will leave behind the Republic he serves, the civilization he believes in, everything but his passion for peace and his devotion to his former Padawan. And he will learn the terrible price that must be paid when keepers of the peace are forced to make war.

Die Dunkle Seite wird stärker, überall in der Galaxis herrscht Krieg. Während der Jedi-Meister Obi-Wan Kenobi auf den Planeten Utapau reist, um den berüchtigten General Grievous zu töten, fürchtet Anakin um das Leben seiner geheimen Liebe Senatorin Padmé Amidala. Er wird von fürchterlichen Visionen gequält, in denen Padmé stirbt. Um sie zu retten, begibt er sich auf einen gefährlichen Pfad und bestimmt damit sein Schicksal und das des altehrwürdigen Ordens der Jedi.