{"product_id":"the-phantom-menace-star-wars-episode-i-9780345434111","title":"The Phantom Menace: Star Wars: Episode I","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis special edition features a brand-new Darth Maul short story by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author James Luceno \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Legend of Shannara novels \u003ci\u003eBearers of the Black Staff\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Measure of the Magic; \u003c\/i\u003ethe Genesis of Shannara novels \u003ci\u003eArmageddon's Children, The Elves of Cintra, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Gypsy Morph; The Sword of Shannara;\u003c\/i\u003e the Voyage of the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJerle Shannara trilogy: \u003ci\u003eIlse Witch, Antrax, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Morgawr;\u003c\/i\u003e the High Druid of Shannara trilogy: \u003ci\u003eJarka Ruus, Tanequil, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Straken; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eSometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life.\u003c\/i\u003e His novels \u003ci\u003eRunning with the Demon \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Knight of the Word\u003c\/i\u003e were selected by the \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e as two of the best science fiction\/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife, Judine, in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621369090322,"sku":"9780345434111","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fb79453a-6c0b-47a0-ba18-05fa1a29436c.jpg?v=1732584991","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-phantom-menace-star-wars-episode-i-9780345434111","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}