The first Star Wars novel to take place before the events of "The Phantom Menace" explores Obi-Wan Kenobi's apprenticeship as a young Jedi under Qui-Gon Jinn.

"An evil scientist is imprisoning and torturing Jedi to find the secret behind the Force."

Obi-Wan Kenobi has not been apprenticed long to Qui-Gon Jinn, and he is chafing at Qui-Gon's training style: all meditation, no action. Obi-Wan yearns to prove himself on a mission, but when he and Qui-Gon are finally set to leave on an assignment, Qui-Gon is nowhere to be found. Angered by his master's abandonment, Obi-Wan sets out on the mission alone, determined to prove himself. On a mysterious planet he encounters a pack of feral, Force-wielding...

Beginning the age of Star Wars--epic adventures featuring your favorite characters from all three film trilogies! And first up are the heroes and villains of the days of the Old Republic! Witness the moments that define them, the incredible battles that shaped them--and their eternal conflict between light and darkness!