There is a great disturbance in the Force...From the sleek ships of the glimmeri
ng Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling.
The Republic is failing, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpat
ine, elected ten years earlier to save the crumbling government. Separatists thr
eaten war, and the Senate is hopelessly divided, unable to determine whether to
raise an army for battle or keep the fragile peace.
