Maybe we’re wrong to attach ourselves to the Force at the expense of life as most beings know it, which includes lust, love and a lot of other emotions that are forbidden to us. Devotion to a higher cause is fine and good, but we shouldn’t ignore what’s going on in front of our own eyes. Jedi are not infallible, Dooku understood that. He looked things squarely in the eye, and decided to do something about it.
—Anakin Skywalker
The Chosen Apprentice is the first novel in the Varicean Saga and continues the story from where the Jedi Padmé Trilogy left off. The novel is very much a departure from the Jedi Padmé Trilogy and sets up quite a number of plot details and characters for it's sequel Prelude of Fear. This story depicts the Transition Period, which was a time of much change from the Galactic Republic still recovering from the devastation of the Clone Wars which finished three years before.
Preface[]
Three years after the conclusion of the Clone Wars the Jedi Order and the Republic have moved on, yet Anakin Skywalker has not. While he still struggles to come to terms with Padmé’s death, the relative peace caused by the end of the war looks to dissolve in petty bickering over the continued role of the Jedi.
Table of Contents[]
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- In order of appearance
- Anakin Skywalker
- Nute Gunray
- Darth Sidious (Appears in flashback and dream)
- Han Solo (First appearance)
- Garris Shrike (First appearance)
- Clenth Haror (First appearance)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Grievous (Mentioned only)
- Dooku (Mentioned only)
- Renust Nju (Mentioned only)
- Bail Prestor Organa
- Mon Mothma
- Danta Pela
- Dekau Fedan (First appearance)
- Palpatine (Mentioned only)
- Triev Stokra
- Mas Amedda
- Yoda
- Mace Windu (Mentioned only)
- Shaak Ti
- Bant Eerin (First appearance)
- Padmé Naberrie (Mentioned, appears in dream, hologram and flashback)
- Sona Cantari
- Sarib
- Giddean Danu
- Sheltray Retrac
- Nat Sem (First appearance)
- Shinai Stel-Ardak (First appearance)
- Unnamed Zabrak
- Jenai Yana
- Drell Ven
- R2-D2
- C-3PO
- Saesee Tiin
- Martreyea Kittern (First appearance)
- Arrin Kittern (First appearance)
- Penak Ardesh (First appearance)
- Krassk (First appearance)
- Xian (First appearance)
- Ridel Stowe (First appearance)
- Jetrivian (First appearance)
- Tulil’ya (First appearance)
- San Hill (Mentioned only)
- Poggle the Lesser (Mentioned only)
- Wat Tambor (Mentioned only)
- Passel Argente (Mentioned only)
- Rune Haako (Mentioned only)
- Po Nudo (Mentioned only)
- Tikkes (Mentioned only)
- Shu Mai (Mentioned only)
- Miarka (First appearance)
- N. Papanoida
- Adi Gallia (Mentioned only)
- Taur Cel-Dral (First appearance)
- Sarn Retray (First appearance)
- Dexter Jettster (Mentioned only)
- Bets (First appearance)
- Tagir Flimone (First appearance)
- Tallam Panaka (First itentified as Tallam)
- Rhadé Sarasvati Nalanda (Mentioned only)
- Jenerina (Mentioned only)
- Darth Maxah (Mentioned only)
- Garm Bel Iblis (First appearance)
- B’Dun (First appearance)
- Agen Kolar
Locations[]
- Corporate Sector
- Etti IV
- Varicea (Mentioned only)
- Yag’Dhul (Mentioned only)
- Naboo (Mentioned only)
- Ord Mantell (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant
- Avingnon (Mentioned only)
- Devaron (Mentioned only)
- Commenor (Mentioned only)
- Cato Neimodia (Mentioned only)
- Koru Nemoidia (Mentioned only)
- Koru Nemoidia (Mentioned only)
Vehicles[]
- Satyr (First appearance)
- Trader’s Luck (Mentioned only)
- Black Prince (First appearance)
- Stiletto (First appearance)
- Aeolian (First appearance)
- Lernian Star (First appearance)
Organisations[]
- Loyalist Committee
- Varicean Committee
- Corporate Sector Authority
- Inter-Galactic Banking Clan (Mentioned only)
- Corporate Alliance
Behind the Scenes[]
The Chosen Apprentice follows an original narrative arc based on characters and situations by George Lucas. The author is not affiliated with Lucasfilm Ltd or any of its affiliated companies.