The Phantom Menace: Star Wars: Episode I

Terry Brooks

Jun 2011 · Star Wars Book 1 · Sold by Random House Worlds

About this ebook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, an evil legacy long believed dead is stirring. Now the dark side of the Force threatens to overwhelm the light, and only an ancient Jedi prophecy stands between hope and doom for the entire galaxy.
 
On the green, unspoiled world of Naboo, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, arrive to protect the realm’s young queen as she seeks a diplomatic solution to end the siege of her planet by Trade Federation warships. At the same time, on desert-swept Tatooine, a slave boy named Anakin Skywalker, who possesses a strange ability for understanding the “rightness” of things, toils by day and dreams by night—of becoming  a Jedi Knight and finding a way to win freedom for himself and his beloved mother. It will be the unexpected meeting of Jedi, Queen, and a gifted boy that will mark the start of a drama that will become legend.

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years, plus a brand-new Darth Maul short story by New York Times bestselling author James Luceno!

Ratings and reviews

Terry Brooks and George Lucas work great together. They teamed up before this book for book that was the sequel to Willow, I can't recall the title to that book but it was awesome. For those who don't know Brooks is a top tier fantasy author, the G.R.R. Martin of the seventies and eighties. If you don't like the movie this read allows you to make it in your head. I think all the hate the movie gets is a band wagon thing. Every one supposedly hates these movies yet they have earned billions....

Although I expected it to be crap, the novel adaptation of episode I was far more palatable than the actual film. With the movie visuals in mind, the back story, inner thoughts of the characters, and even the story's pacing were far superior and made a mediocre film an astounding read. Recommend to any Star Wars fan, especially those disappointed by the prequels.

Feels Star Wars through and through. No film/story could of stood up to the 16 years of hype. Get over it. It's not 1999. Excellent read.

About the author

Terry Brooks has thrilled readers for decades with his powers of imagination and storytelling. He is the author of more than thirty books, most of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.