Rogue Planet

Anakin Skywalker is twelve, and his talent with the Force is so considerable that the Jedi Council agreed, though reluctantly, to let Obi-Wan Kenobi take him on as a student. Like his late mentor Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan suspects Anakin could be the one prophesied to restore balance to the Force. The task is harder than that prophecy suggests. Anakin is headstrong and unschooled, and the years he spent as a slave still mark him, so Obi-Wan must first help the boy find his own equilibrium.

Obi-Wan and Anakin are sent to Zonama Sekot, a mysterious world known as the origin of the galaxy's swiftest starships. Almost at once they are caught in a web of deadly scheming and treachery. Both feel a ripple in the Force unlike anything they have sensed before, a sign that the planet hides more than it reveals. Digging for its secrets puts strain on the trust between master and apprentice.

The story pushes Anakin toward his greatest fears and the darker path that may lie ahead of him. This is a Star Wars tie-in novel by Greg Bear, set between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.