The turning point for the whole Star Wars saga reaches hand.

After many years of civil war, the Separatists have battered the already faltering republic nearly to the idea of collapse. On Coruscant, the Senate watches anxiously as Supreme Chancellor Palatine aggressively strips away increasingly more constitutional liberties in the name of safeguarding the Republic. Yoda, Mace Windu, and their fellow Masters grapple with the Chancellor’s troubling move to seize control of Jedi Council. And Anakin about Star Wars: Show III: Revenge from the Sith Skywalker, the prophesied Chosen One destined to create balance towards the Force, is more and more consumed by his fear that his top secret appreciate, Senator Padme Amidala, will perish.

As the fight escalates over the galaxy, the stage is defined for an explosive endgame: Obi-Wan undertakes a perilous mission to destroy the dreaded Separatist army innovator, General Grievous; Palpatine, wanting to secure even greater control, subtly affects public opinion against the Jedi; and a conflicted Anakin–tormented by unspeakable visions–edges dangerously closer to the bring of the galaxy-shaping decision. It remains only for Darth Sidious, whose darkness looms ever bigger, to strike the ultimate staggering blow against the Republic…and to ordain a fearsome new Sith Lord: Darth Vader.

Predicated on the screenplay of the eagerly expected final film in George Lucas’s epic saga, bestselling Star Wars article writer Matthew Stover’s novel crackles with actions, catches the iconic figure in every their complexity, and provides an area opera masterpiece back to where it started in stunning design.