The Chosen Apprentice

"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.

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.

Characters

 * In order of appearance


 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Nute Gunray
 * Darth Sidious
 * Han Solo
 * Garris Shrike
 * Clenth Haror
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Grievous
 * Dooku
 * Renust Nju
 * Bail Prestor Organa
 * Mon Mothma
 * Danta Pela
 * Dekau Fedan
 * Triev Stokra
 * Mas Amedda
 * Yoda
 * Shaak Ti
 * Bant Eerin
 * Padmé Naberrie
 * Sona Cantari
 * Sarib
 * Giddean Danu
 * Nat Sem
 * Shinai Stel-Ardak
 * Unnamed Zabrak
 * Jenai Yana
 * Drell Ven
 * R2-D2
 * C-3PO
 * Saesee Tiin
 * Martreyea Kittern
 * Arrin Kittern
 * Penak Ardesh
 * Krassk
 * Xian
 * Ridel Stowe
 * Jetrivian
 * Tulil’ya
 * San Hill
 * Poggle the Lesser
 * Wat Tambor
 * Passel Argente
 * Rune Haako
 * Po Nudo
 * Tikkes
 * Shu Mai
 * Miarka
 * N Papanoida
 * Adi Gallia
 * Taur Cel-Dral
 * Sarn Retray
 * Dexter Jettster
 * Bets
 * Tagir Flimone
 * Tallam Panaka
 * Rhadé Sarasvati Nalanda
 * Jenerina
 * Darth Maxah
 * Garm Bel Iblis
 * B’Dun
 * Agen Kolar