Cloak of Deception is the upcoming unabridged audio version of the Legends novel of the same name, by author James Luceno . The audiobook will be released by Random House Audio on August 11, 2026 as part of The Essential Legends Collection.[1]
Publisher's summary
Mired in greed and corruption, tangled in bureaucracy, the Galactic Republic is crumbling. In the outlying systems, where the Trade Federation maintains a stranglehold on shipping routes, tensions are boiling over—while back in the comfort of Coruscant, the hub of civilized space and seat of the Republic government, few senators seem inclined to investigate the problem. And those who suspect Supreme Chancellor Valorum of having a hand in the machinations are baffled—especially when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi foil an assassination attempt on the Chancellor.
With the crisis escalating, Valorum calls for an emergency trade summit. As humans and aliens gather, conspiracies sealed with large sums of money run rampant, and no one is entirely above suspicion. But the greatest threat of all remains unknown to everyone except three members of the Trade Federation who have entered into a shadowy alliance with a dark overlord. While the trio will be content with more money and fewer problems, Darth Sidious has grander, far more terrifying plans.
It is a time that tests the mettle of all those who strive to hold the Republic together—none more so than the Jedi Knights, who have long been the galaxy’s best hope for preserving peace and justice. Yet despite their most valiant efforts, the meeting will explode into fiery chaos beyond everyone’s worst fears…
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Editions
- ISBN 9798217290383; August 11, 2026; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook[1]
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Cloak of Deception: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑ While The Essential Reader's Companion places Cloak of Deception in 32 BBY, the 2000 establishes a gap of at least six months between Cloak of Deception and The Phantom Menace, which puts it in 32.5 BBY per The New Essential Chronology and The Essential Atlas.
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