Star Wars: Darth Bane – Path of Destruction
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Released: 26/09/2006

Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for supremacy. Until one dark lord at last united the Sith in the quest to enslave the galaxy – and exterminate the Jedi. Yet it would fall to another, far more powerful than the entire Brotherhood of Darkness, to ultimately realize the full potential of the Sith, and wield the awesome power of the dark side as never before.

Since childhood, Dessel has known only the abuse of his hateful father and the dangerous, soul-crushing labor of a cortosis miner. Deep in the tunnels of the desolate planet Apatros, endlessly excavating the rare mineral valued throughout the galaxy, Dessel dreams of the day he can escape – a day he fears may never come. But when a high-stakes card game ends in deadly violence, Dessel suddenly finds himself a wanted man.

On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army, and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel’s brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, he is destined for a far greater role in the ultimate Sith plan for the galaxy – if he can prove himself truly worthy.

As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side at the feet of its greatest masters, Dessel embraces his new Sith identity: Bane. However the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness one must fully surrender to the dark side through a trial by fire that Bane, for all his unquenchable fury and lust for power, may not be strong enough to endure . . . especially since deception, treachery, and murder run rampant among the Sith disciples, and utter ruthlessness alone is the key to survival. Only by defying the most sacred traditions, rejecting all he has been taught, and drawing upon the long-forgotten wisdom of the very first Sith can Bane hope to triumph – and forge from the ashes of that which he must destroy a new era of absolute dark power.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Ultimate Battles
Author: Jason Fry
Released: 17 Aug 2009

The Clone Wars Ultimate Battles is an explosive look at the biggest and best battles from Star Wars The Clone Wars. If love Star Wars The Clone Wars then go behind-the-scenes of the TV series.

Find out everything there is to know about the Clone’s most exciting battles and conflicts and pick up out-of-this-world facts about characters, vehicles and more. Packed with incredible photos and stills.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Visual Guide
Author: Jason Fry
Released: 7 Aug 2008

The Clone Wars Visual Guide is a comprehensive guide to Clone Wars characters, locations, wars and vehicles from the Star Wars universe.

Get up close and personal with the Clone Wars universe as revealed in the 2008 cinema release, plus learn more about this crucial time in the history of the galaxy. Pick up cool facts on the Republic and Jedi order, behind-the-scenes information on your favourite characters including Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and discover more about Clone Wars locations, wars and vehicles.

Plus mind-blowing pictures from the film will make you feel like you are there. This is an exciting addition to any Star Wars fans collection.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – No Prisoners
Author: Karen Traviss
Released: 04/06/2009

Following on from Star Wars The Clone Wars Wild Space the Clone Wars rage on. As insurgent Separatists fight furiously to wrest control of the galaxy from the Republic, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine cunningly manipulates both sides for his own sinister purposes.

Torrent Company’s Captain Rex agrees to temporarily relieve Anakin Skywalker of Ahsoka, his ubiquitous and insatiably curious Padawan, by bringing her along on a routine three day shakedown cruise aboard Captain Gilad Pellaeon’s newly refitted assault ship.

But the training run becomes an active and dangerous rescue mission when Republic undercover agent Hallena Devis goes missing in the middle of a Separatist invasion.

Dispatched to a distant world to aid a local dictator facing a revolution, Hallena finds herself surrounded by angry freedom fighters and questioning the Republic’s methods and motives. Summoned to rescue the missing operative who is also his secret love, Pellaeon sworn to protect the Republic over all is torn between duty and desire.

And Ahsoka, sent in with Rex and six untested clone troopers to extract Hallena, encounters a new and different Jedi philosophy, which shakes the foundation of her upbringing to the core. As danger and intrigue intensify, the loyalties and convictions of all involved will be tested.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Wild Space
Author: Karen Traviss
Released: 18/12/2008

Following on from Star Wars The Clone Wars the Separatists have launched a sneak attack on Coruscant. Obi-Wan Kenobi, wounded in battle, insists that Anakin Skywalker and his rookie Padawan Ahsoka leave on a risky mission against General Grievous.

When Senator Bail Organa reveals explosive intelligence that could turn the tide of war in the Republic’s favor, the Jedi Master agrees to accompany him to an obscure planet on the Outer Rim to verify the facts. What Obi-Wan and Bail don’t realize is that they’re walking into a deadly trap concocted by Palpatine and that escape may not be an option.

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