Rogue Planet

"Three years after the events of The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi encounter a mysterious world&hellip;"

- Rogue Planet

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.

Editions

 * ISBN 0345435389; May 2, 2000, Del Rey, 341-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

Back cover
Three years after the events of The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi encounter a mysterious world&hellip;

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.

Paperback
MASTER AND APPRENTICE.

''The Force is strong in twelve-year-old Anakin Skywalker&hellip;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&mdash;like his slain Master Qui-Gon&mdash;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&hellip; and bring the troubled young apprentice face-to-face with his deepest fears&mdash;and his darkest destiny.''

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 Padawan and his master intend to purchase a Sekotan spacecraft and discover the fate of Jedi Knight Vergere who visited the planet a year earlier, and was not heard from since. Also looking after the magnificent Sekotan ships are Raith Sienar and Wilhuff Tarkin, who struggle each other for political power. The creation of the living ships is thoroughly described, from the joining with the Seed-Partners, to designing and construction of the ship. The climax of the novel depicts the Second Battle of Zonama Sekot between the Sekotan and Tarkin's forces.

Excerpt

 * Introduction on StarWars.com
 * Chapter 1 on Barnes & Noble.com

Characters

 * Amidala, Queen (female Human)
 * 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)
 * Magister Hal, Magister (male Human)
 * Qui-Gon Jinn, Jedi Master (male Human)
 * 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)
 * Captain Mignay, commander (female)
 * Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor (male Human)
 * Sekot, living sentient world's intelligence
 * Shmi, (female Human)
 * 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)
 * Mace Windu, Jedi Master (male Human)
 * Yoda, Jedi Master

Creatures

 * Bantha
 * Carapod
 * Carrion insect
 * Clawswift
 * Coruscant Garbage Worm
 * Feragriff
 * Gleaming bird
 * Midi-chlorian
 * Moss-eating beetle
 * Myrmin
 * Seed-partner
 * Sekotan lizard
 * Trith Prancer

Droid models

 * Astromech
 * B-1 battle droid
 * E-5 battle droid
 * Cam droid
 * Observation droid
 * Protocol Droid
 * Spy droid
 * "Ugly" assassin droid
 * Universal Combat Droid
 * Vulture Droid

Events

 * First Battle of Zonama Sekot
 * Second Battle of Zonama Sekot
 * Kol Huro Unrest
 * Pit racing
 * Podrace
 * Boonta Eve Podrace
 * Uniting Day

Planets

 * Alderaan
 * Batorine
 * Corellia
 * Agrilat
 * Coruscant
 * Galactic Capital Bank
 * Jedi Temple
 * Senate District
 * Prime Senate Spire
 * Wicko District
 * Wicko District Garbage Pit
 * Ferro
 * Kol Huro system
 * Langhesa
 * Naboo
 * Seline
 * Serpine
 * Tatooine
 * Zonama Sekot
 * Dragon Cave
 * Far Distance
 * Magister's Palace
 * Middle Distance

Other

 * Rigovian Technical University

Organizations and titles

 * Baktoid Combat Automata
 * Jedi Order
 * Republic Special Tactics
 * Sith
 * Trade Federation
 * Xi Char
 * Zonama Sekot Shipbuilders

Capital ships

 * Admiral Korvin
 * Rim Merchant Einem
 * Trade Federation cargo hauler

Cruisers

 * Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser
 * Corellian light cruiser

Freighters

 * Star Sea Flower
 * YZ-1000

Boats/Shuttles

 * Fleet Diplomatic Boat
 * Jabitha
 * Sky-mine delivery ship
 * Taxon-class probe ship

Starfighters

 * Droid starfighter

Planetary vehicles

 * Pit racer

Sentient species

 * Blood Carver
 * Dug
 * Ferroan
 * Fosh
 * Gensang
 * Gungan
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Jentari
 * Langhesi
 * Lemmer
 * Lontar
 * Tsinimal
 * Naplousean
 * Neimoidian
 * Passar
 * Priapulin
 * Rodian
 * Twi'lek
 * Yuuzhan Vong (Indirect Mention)

Weapons and technology

 * Comlink
 * Datapad
 * Escape pod
 * Expeditionary Battle Planetoid
 * Ferrocarbon
 * Flimsiplast
 * Fusion shield
 * Holo-analyzer
 * Hologram
 * Holoprojector
 * Hyperdrive core
 * Lance
 * Laser pistol
 * Lightsaber
 * Motivator
 * Neutron dissembler
 * Plasteel
 * pocket welder
 * Senate-grade ionic disruptor
 * Sky mine
 * Tractor field
 * Transparisteel
 * Turbolaser
 * Turbolift
 * Verbobrain
 * Vocoder

Miscellanea

 * Art Beyond Dying
 * Aurodium
 * Alluta
 * Basalt
 * Blood tree
 * Bora
 * carbon dioxide
 * child's spinner
 * Chimbak wine
 * colander
 * diamond
 * kitchen
 * Lamina
 * methane
 * ozone
 * Parsec
 * Potentium
 * Salt pan
 * Shoo bread
 * silicone
 * sundial
 * Tampasi
 * the Force
 * Tatooine milk
 * tunnel master
 * volcano
 * Wurr

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".

Cover gallery
This is a gallery of the different cover variations of Rogue Planet.