Cloak of Deception (abridged audiobook)

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Cloak of Deception is the abridged audiobook version of the Star Wars Legends novel of the same name, by author James Luceno. The abridgment was written by David Smith and was performed by Alexander Adams.^[2] It was originally released by Random House Audio on May 29, 2001 as a four cassette tape set and a five compact disc set.^[4] On February 20, 2007 it was released digitally by Random House Audio.^[1] The audiobook was directed by Charles Potter and produced by David Rapkin with Orli Moscowitz serving as executive producer.^[2]

Publisher's summary[]

Mired in greed and corruption, tangled in bureaucracy, the Galactic Republic is crumbling. In the outlying systems, where the Trade Federation maintains a stranglehold on shipping routes, tensions are boiling over—while back in the comfort of Coruscant, the hub of civilized space and seat of Republic government, few senators seem inclined to investigate the problem. And those who suspect Supreme Chancellor Valorum of having a hand in the machinations are baffled—especially when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi foil an assassination attempt on the Chancellor.

With the crisis escalating, Valorum calls for an emergency trade summit. As Humans and aliens gather, conspiracies sealed with large sums of money run rampant, and no one is entirely above suspicion. But the greatest threat of all remains unknown to everyone except three members of the Trade Federation who have entered into a shadowy alliance with a dark overlord. While the trio will be content with more money and fewer problems, Darth Sidious has grander, far more terrifying plans.

It is a time that tests the mettle of all those who strive to hold the Republic together—none more so than the Jedi Knights, who have long been the galaxy's best hope for preserving peace and justice. Yet despite their most valiant efforts, the meeting will explode into fiery chaos beyond everyone's worst fears…^[1]