Rogue Planet
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- "Three years after the events of The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi encounter a mysterious world…"
- ―Rogue Planet[src]
Rogue Planet is a novel written by Greg Bear, published on May 2, 2000 by Del Rey. The novel is set three years after the events of The Phantom Menace. Narration for the audio version was performed by Michael Cumpsty.
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[edit] Editions
- ISBN 0345435389; May 2, 2000, Del Rey, ?-page hardcover
- ISBN 0375415637; May 2, 2000 Random House Audio, Abridged cassette
- ISBN 0375415866; May 2, 2000 Random House Audio, Abridged CD
- ISBN 0345435400; May 2001, Del Rey, 352-page paperback
- ISBN 0712680896; 2000, Century, 341-page hardcover
- ISBN 0099410303; 2001, Arrow Books Ltd., 341-page paperback
[edit] Publisher's summary
[edit] Hardcover
[edit] Back cover
Three years after the events of The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi encounter a mysterious world…
[edit] Inside flap
MASTER AND APPRENTICE.
You've seen the movie The Phantom Menace. You've read the #1 New York Times bestselling book based on George Lucas's masterpiece. Now, before the eagerly awaited release of Episode II, comes a stunning new Star Wars novel from one of science fiction's greatest talents, a writer universally acclaimed for his keen grasp of cutting-edge science and the brilliance of his page-turning plots: multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Greg Bear. The result is pure adrenaline—an unforgettable journey stretching from the farthest reaches of known space to the battlefield of a young boy's heart, where a secret struggle is being waged that will decide the fate of billions.
That boy is twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker. The Force is strong in Anakin…so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted the young Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan—like his slain Master, Qui-Gon—believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined, idealistic apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his own balance.
Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue and betrayal. For there are others who covet the power such superfast ships could bring. Raith Sienar, a brilliant but unscrupulous weapons and ship designer, has the brains to decipher the Zonama Sekot ship design. Commander Wilhuff Tarkin has at his disposal the forces of the mighty Trade Federation with which to extract the secret. Together, they make a formidable foe, one a small and undeveloped planet can hardly hope to stand against.
But as Tarkin's fleet strikes with all its brutal power, Obi-Wan and Anakin sense a disturbance in the Force unlike any they have encountered before. It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye.
The search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin…and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears—and his darkest destiny.
[edit] Paperback
MASTER AND APPRENTICE.
The Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker…so strong that the Jedi Council, despite misgivings, entrusted young Obi-Wan Kenobi with the mission of training him to become a Jedi Knight. Obi-Wan—like his slain Master Qui-Gon—believes Anakin may be the chosen one, the Jedi destined to bring balance to the Force. But first Obi-Wan must help his undisciplined apprentice, who still bears the scars of slavery, find his own balance.
Dispatched to the mysterious planet of Zonama Sekot, source of the fastest ships in the galaxy, Obi-Wan and Anakin are swept up in a swirl of deadly intrigue unlike any they have encountered before. It seems there are more secrets on Zonama Sekot than meet the eye. But the search for those secrets will threaten the bond between Obi-Wan and Anakin… and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears—and his darkest destiny.
[edit] Plot summary
Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and the young Anakin Skywalker travel to a very strange and mysterious planet called Zonama Sekot, whose citizens live under the influence of the Potentium. The climax of the novel depicts the Second Battle of Zonama Sekot.
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[edit] Appearances
[edit] Characters
- Amidala, Queen (female Human) (Mentioned only)
- Ke Daiv, (male Blood Carver)
- Shappa Farrs, designer (male Ferroan)
- Sheekla Farrs, pilot (female Ferroan)
- Fitch, shipbuilder (male Ferroan)
- Gann, instructor (male Ferroan)
- Jabitha Hal nicknamed Wind, Magister (female Human/Ferroan hybrid)
- Leor Hal, member of the Jedi Order, (male Human) (Mentioned only)
- Magister Hal, Magister (male Human)
- Qui-Gon Jinn, Jedi Master (male Human) (Mentioned only)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight (male Human)
- Captain Kett, officer Judicial Department (male Human)
- Charza Kwinn, captain, Star Sea Flower (male Priapulin)
- Thracia Cho Leem, Jedi Knight (female Human)
- Darth Maul, Dark Lord of the Sith (male Zabrak) (Mentioned only)
- Captain Mignay, commander (female)
- Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor (male Human) (Mentioned only)
- Sekot, living sentient world's intelligence
- Shmi, (female Human) (Mentioned only)
- Raith Sienar, industrialist (male Human)
- Anakin Skywalker, Padawan (male Human)
- Wilhuff Tarkin, governor (male Human)
- Vagno, shipbuilder (male Langhesi)
- Vergere, Jedi Knight (female Fosh)
- Vidge, shipbuilder (male Langhesi)
- Watto, (male Toydarian) (Mentioned only)
- Mace Windu, Jedi Master (male Human)
- Yoda, Jedi Master (Mentioned only)
[edit] Creatures
- Bantha (Mentioned only)
- Carapod
- Coruscant Garbage Worm
- Feragriff (Mentioned only)
- Midi-chlorian (Mentioned only)
- Myrmin (Mentioned only)
- Seed-partner (First appearance)
- Trith Prancer
[edit] Droid models
- Astromech
- B-1 battle droid
- E-5 battle droid
- Cam droid
- Observation droid
- Protocol Droid
- Spy droid (Mentioned only)
- "Ugly" assassin droid
- Universal Combat Droid
- Vulture Droid
[edit] Events
- First Battle of Zonama Sekot (First mentioned)
- Second Battle of Zonama Sekot (First appearance)
- Kol Huro Unrest (First appearance)
- Pit racing
- Podrace (Mentioned only)
- Boonta Eve Podrace (Mentioned only)
- Uniting Day
[edit] Locations
[edit] Planets
- Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Batorine (Mentioned only)
- Corellia
- Agrilat (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant
- Ferro (Mentioned only)
- Kol Huro system (Mentioned only)
- Langhesa (Mentioned only)
- Naboo (Mentioned only)
- Seline
- Serpine (Mentioned only)
- Tatooine (Mentioned only)
- Zonama Sekot
[edit] Other
- Rigovian Technical University (Mentioned only)
[edit] Organizations and titles
- Baktoid Combat Automata (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Order
- Republic Special Tactics
- Sith (Mentioned only)
- Trade Federation (Mentioned only)
- Xi Char (Mentioned only)
- Zonama Sekot Shipbuilders
[edit] Vehicles and vessels
[edit] Spaceships
[edit] Capital ships
[edit] Cruisers
- Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser (Mentioned only)
- Corellian light cruiser
[edit] Freighters
- Star Sea Flower
- YZ-1000 (Mentioned only)
[edit] Boats/Shuttles
[edit] Starfighters
[edit] Planetary vehicles
[edit] Sentient species
- Blood Carver (First appearance)
- Dug (Mentioned only)
- Ferroan (First appearance)
- Fosh
- Gensang (Mentioned only)
- Gungan (Mentioned only)
- Human
- Hutt (Mentioned only)
- Jentari
- Langhesi
- Lemmer (Mentioned only)
- Lontar
- Tsinimal (Mentioned only)
- Naplousean
- Neimoidian (Mentioned only)
- Passar (Mentioned only)
- Priapulin (First appearance)
- Rodian (Mentioned only)
- Twi'lek (Mentioned only)
- Yuuzhan Vong (Indirect Mention)
[edit] Weapons and technology
- Comlink
- Datapad
- Escape pod
- Expeditionary Battle Planetoid (Mentioned only)
- Ferrocarbon
- Flimsiplast
- Fusion shield
- Holo-analyzer
- Hologram
- Holoprojector
- Hyperdrive core
- Lance
- Laser pistol
- Lightsaber
- Motivator
- Neutron dissembler (Mentioned only)
- Plasteel
- Senate-grade ionic disruptor
- Sky mine
- Tractor field
- Transparisteel
- Turbolaser
- Turbolift
- Verbobrain
- Vocoder
[edit] Miscellanea
- Art Beyond Dying
- Aurodium
- Basalt
- Blood tree (Mentioned only)
- Bora
- Chimbak wine
- Lamina
- Parsec
- Potentium (First appearance)
- Salt pan
- Shoo bread
- Tampasi
- Tatooine milk (Mentioned only)
- Wurr
[edit] Behind the scenes
- In this novel and the audio book adaptation, Obi-Wan mentions Darth Maul by name, when he should not have known the identity of the Sith he killed.
- HoloNet News makes reference to elements of the novel. See "Skyroute D25D Detoured".
[edit] Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Rogue Planet.


