TALES EXPLORING A PIVOTAL ERA OF STAR WARS HISTORY FIND THE REPUBLIC ROCKED BY WAR! As the galaxy descends into conflict, Separatists target the Republic's crucial cloning facility -- and only a squadron of Starfighters and a battalion of Jedi-led clone troopers stand in the way! Meanwhile, Naboo -- home of Padmé Amidala -- is the next Separatist target! How will General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker react as the Clone Wars begin? While the battle rages, Mace Windu struggles to reunite the divided Jedi! Peacemaker Shaak Ti goes on the offensive! Aayla Secura heads undercover! Yoda holds the fate of a world in his hands! And Count Dooku pulls all the strings! Anakin finds himself behind enemy lines alongside a Tusken Raider turned Jedi! But where is Obi-Wan? Perhaps Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress has the answer! Meanwhile, pirates plague Senator Bail Organa, and Quinlan Vos infiltrates Count Dooku's inner circle. All that, plus Darth Maul lives! Collecting STAR WARS: REPUBLIC (2002) #49-67; STAR WARS: JEDI -- MACE WINDU (2003); STAR WARS: JEDI -- SHAAK TI (2003); STAR WARS: JEDI -- AAYLA SECURA (2003); STAR WARS: JEDI -- COUNT DOOKU (2003); STAR WARS: JEDI -- YODA (2004); STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL -- DEATH SENTENCE (2012) #1-4; and material from STAR WARS TALES (1999) #14, #19 and #22 and STAR WARS VISIONARIES (2005).