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Jedi Master Jorus C’baoth proposes the Outbound Flight Project to the Senate before the Clone Wars erupt, enlisting six Jedi Masters, twelve Jedi Knights, and 50,000 colonists aboard a colossal vessel destined to contact alien life and colonize undiscovered worlds. Political resistance is overcome when C’baoth thwarts a conspiracy, securing the mission’s launch. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, Darth Sidious orchestrates the expedition, intending not only to advance the project but ultimately to see it fail. Once in space, the starship encounters the Chiss Ascendancy and the brilliant strategist Thrawn, forcing Jedi Knight Obi‑Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker to confront escalating threats. What began as a peaceful search for new life devolves into an all‑out war for survival against formidable foes.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Timothy Zahn
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