Mike Chen

Il legame fra un Maestro Jedi e il suo Padawan puo essere piu forte di uno di sangue. Ma ora che Anakin Skywalker e stato nominato Cavaliere Jedi, il rapporto con il suo ex maestro Obi-Wan Kenobi deve velocemente mutare se i due Jedi vogliono evitare che il pianeta Cato Neimoidia sia trascinato nelle Guerre dei Cloni.

So many worlds, so little time. Infinite possibilities, creating infinite realities. Long have I watched Marc Spector cheat death in the name of the Egyptian god Khonshu. Butwhat if Moon Knight was subsumed by a Venom from another universe?Marc Spector is used to voices in his head. Hes used to waking up disoriented, unsure what his alters, Jake and Steven, might have been up to. Hes used to having an Egyptian god command him as Moon Knight, his avatar of justice and revenge. What hes not used to: staring into the face of a literal, out-of-body doppelganger.Another Marc, crash-landed from an alternate reality, begging for help? Yeah, that is a new one, even for him.But before he can really process anything beyond Khonshus incessant alarm bells, it becomes clear this other Marc didnt travel solo. Some kind of alien a symbiote named Venom casts off its current host and begins to merge with Marc, forcing Khonshu away from his chosen champion and claiming Moon Knight for its own. The formerly stark white suit that struck fear into the hearts of criminals now looms as a jet-black shadow over friends and foes alike. Marcs lethal prowess fueled by Venoms penchant for violence carves a trail of chaos as they comb through the vigilantes torturous past.Yet a sliver of hope remains: Finally free of Venoms control, the other Jake and Steven re-gain consciousness to find themselves in a strange reality, without their Marc, but with a strange bird-like god insisting that they will do. Desperate, lost, and running out of time, the pair make a deal: become Khonshus new avatar to track Venoms path of destruction, save this universe, and just maybe figure out a way back to their own.

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The Clone Wars have begun. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers.After an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Orders most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy-and senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet.Amid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone-and his former masters insistence that he listen this time-Anakins headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling.Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal-but uncertain-footing with the man who raised him. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. The two knights must learn a new way to work together-and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war. To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond master and apprentice. They must stand together as brothers.

Las Guerras Clon han estallado. Se abren frentes por toda la galaxia.Con cada mundo que se une a los separatistas, la paz que defiende la Orden Jedi se escurre entre sus dedos.Tras unas explosiones que asolan Cato Neimoidia, la joya de la Federacion de Comercio, la Republica es inculpada y la fragil neutralidad del planeta se ve amenazada. Los Jedi envian a Obi-Wan Kenobi, uno de los diplomaticos mas dotados de la Orden, para investigar el crimen y mantener un equilibrio peligrosamente precario.Mientras investiga con la ayuda de una heroica guardia neimoidiana, se descubre trabajando contra los separatistas, que pretenden atraer al planeta hacia su conspiracion y percibe la siniestra mano de Asajj Ventress entre las brumas que cubren el planeta.Entre el caos creciente, Anakin Skywalker asciende a rango de Caballero Jedi. A pesar de que Obi-Wan tiene ordenes de viajar solo, y que su antiguo Maestro insistiera en que le haga caso, para variar, la tenaz determinacion de Anakin le lleva a involucrarse, acompañado de una prometedora pero conflictuada iniciada.Antiguo padawan de Obi-Wan, Anakin se encuentra ahora en igualdad de condiciones con el hombre que lo entreno. Sus crecientes fricciones aumentan los peligros para todos los que los rodean. Los dos Caballeros deberan aprender a trabajar juntos de otra manera y deprisa, si quieren salvar de la guerra a Cato Neimoidia y sus ciudadanos. Para superar la amenaza a la que se enfrentan, deberan ser algo mas que Maestro y aprendiz. Deberan unirse como hermanos.Portada por Laura Racero.

What space opera is meant to be. A brilliantly complex novel about love, loss, and war. K.B. WagersA starship captain and her crew face conspiracies and betrayals as they clash with various factions of a galactic civil war in a thrilling space adventure by New York Times bestselling author Mike Chen.The starship Horizons crew spent ten years trapped across the expanse of space. Now theyre finally homeonly its not the home they knew. The Cluster, once a peaceful coalition of planets, has fractured in the wake of civil war. Captain Demora Kim wants nothing more than to protect her surviving crew. Its what she owes them after years of instability and terror. But in times of war, no one is allowed neutrality. After an attack on a mining station leaves thousands dead, Demis efforts become almost impossible. Every ship is needed on the frontline. Thrust deeper into a conflict she barely understands, Demi considers a bold choiceone that might keep her promises but tip the galaxy further into chaos.Mike Chen has done it again. The Photonic Effect is bursting with unexpected twists and wild rides, but most of all, its full of heart. Annalee Newitz One of the strongest space operas Ive read in recent years. A thrilling, emotionally grounded story about survival, leadership, and the true cost of command. Karen Osborne

ND-5 and Jaylen Vrax embark on their descent into the galaxys underworld in search of answers and opportunity, in this essential prequel to Star Wars Outlaws.Jaylen Barsha, heir to his familys immense power and wealth, had his life charted out for him neatly and meticulously by his parents, even though he suspected his neglected half-brother Sliro would be a better fit for the bright corporate future his parents envisioned. Then the Empire stripped it all away on trumped-up charges of conspiracy against his family. Before he can reach Sliro for help redeeming the Barsha name, a battle droid arrives at the family compound with a mission to kill every last member of the Barsha clan. Jaylen manages to fend off the attack as the sole survivor, but realizes the droid, who he reprograms, is his only chance to stay alive. But he can no longer be Jaylen Barsha hell have to live now as Jaylen Vrax.Former Separatist battle droid ND-5 knows he should be scrap metal, all things considered. He was a proficient contributor to the Separatist cause, but what is a soldier without a war? A trigger without aim? Loyalty is in his programming, and Jaylen, who treats him as more than just a weapon, has earned it. Perhaps, the droid thinks, with a partner he can be more. ND-5 just has to earn Jaylens trust.With the threat against the Barsha clan still shrouded in mystery, the pair has no choice but to leverage the chaos and disappear. They find sanctuary in the anonymity of the underworld, building their reputation among scoundrels, bounty hunters, and crime syndicates. But when their latest score gives the first real clue in years to who sent ND-5 after Jaylens family, their biggest opportunity presents a new kind of risk. Do they give up this chance at the wealth and power Jaylen was denied to pursue answers? Or will ambition and the weight of the past shatter their unlikely partnership?

Las Guerras Clon han estallado. Se abren frentes por toda la galaxia.Con cada mundo que se une a los separatistas, la paz que defiende la Orden Jedi se escurre entre sus dedos.Tras unas explosiones que asolan Cato Neimoidia, la joya de la Federacion de Comercio, la Republica es inculpada y la fragil neutralidad del planeta se ve amenazada. Los Jedi envian a Obi-Wan Kenobi, uno de los diplomaticos mas dotados de la Orden, para investigar el crimen y mantener un equilibrio peligrosamente precario.Mientras investiga con la ayuda de una heroica guardia neimoidiana, se descubre trabajando contra los separatistas, que pretenden atraer al planeta hacia su conspiracion y percibe la siniestra mano de Asajj Ventress entre las brumas que cubren el planeta.Entre el caos creciente, Anakin Skywalker asciende a rango de Caballero Jedi. A pesar de que Obi-Wan tiene ordenes de viajar solo, y que su antiguo Maestro insistiera en que le haga caso, para variar, la tenaz determinacion de Anakin le lleva a involucrarse, acompañado de una prometedora pero conflictuada iniciada.Antiguo padawan de Obi-Wan, Anakin se encuentra ahora en igualdad de condiciones con el hombre que lo entreno. Sus crecientes fricciones aumentan los peligros para todos los que los rodean. Los dos Caballeros deberan aprender a trabajar juntos de otra manera y deprisa, si quieren salvar de la guerra a Cato Neimoidia y sus ciudadanos. Para superar la amenaza a la que se enfrentan, deberan ser algo mas que Maestro y aprendiz. Deberan unirse como hermanos.Portada por Laura Racero.