Episode I: The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks

Author:Terry Brooks
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Science Fiction - Adventure, Kenobi, Movie, Fiction, Science fiction, Darth (Fictitious character), Obi-Wan (Fictitious character), Science Fiction - Star Wars, Brooks, Terry - Prose & Criticism, Adventure, Life on other planets, Media Tie-In - General, Fiction - Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy - Science Fiction, Space Opera, TV Tie-Ins, Child slaves, Science Fiction - Space Opera, High Tech, Space warfare, Star Wars fiction, General, Movie-TV Tie-In - Novelizations, Vader, Media Tie-In
ISBN: 9780345427656
Publisher: New York : Lucas Books : c1999.
Published: 1999-04-21T04:00:00+00:00

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stretching skyward in a forest of spear points, an army of frozen giants blanketing the horizon in every

direction.

The boy stared at the city-planet in awe, searching for a break in the endless forest of buildings, finding

norle. He glanced at Ric Olie in the pilot's seat, and Ric smiled.

"Coruscant, capital of the Republic, an entire planet evolved into one city." He winked. "A nice place to

visit, but I wouldn't want to live there."

"It's so huge!" the boy breathed softly.

They dropped into a landfall traffic lane and cruised slowly through the maze of buildings, sliding along the

magnetic guidance lines that directed airborne vehicles. Ric explained how it worked to Anakin, who

listened with half an ear, his attention still held captive by the vastness of the cityscape. In the

background, the Jedi moved silently. Jar Jar crouched to one side, peering over the console through the

viewport, clearly terrified by what he was seeing. Anakin knew the Gunan must long for the familiarity of

his swamp home, just as the boy was thinking how much better he liked the desert.

The Queen's transport slowed now, edging its way out of the traffic lane, onto a landing dock that floated

near a cluster of huge buildings. Anakin peered down doubtfully. They were several hundred stories up,

hundreds and hundreds of meters in the air. He tore his gaze away, swallowing hard.

The ship docked with a soft bump on the landing platform, its antigrav clamps locking in place. The

Queen was waiting in the main corridor with her retinue of handmaidens, guards, and Captain Panaka.

She nodded at Qui-Gon, indicating that he should lead the way. Giving Padme a quick smile, Anakin

followed close on the heels of the Jedi Master as he moved to the hatchway.

THE PHANTOM MENACE===============================================209

The hatch slid open, the loading ramp lowered, and the Jedi Knights, Anakin Skywalker, and Jar Jar

Binks exited into the sunlight of Coruscant. The boy spent the first few minutes concen^trating on not

being overwhelmed, which became even more difficult once he was outside the ship. He kept his eyes on

the rampway and Qui-Gon, not allowing himself to look around at first for fear he might walk right off

into space.

Two men clothed in robes of office of the Republic Senate stood at the end of the ramp, flanked by a

contingent of Republic guards. The Jedi approached the pair and bowed formally in greeting. Anakin and

Jar Jar were quick to do the same, though only Anakin knew who they were bowing to and why.

Now Queen Arnidala appeared, dressed in her black and gold robes with the feathered headpiece

lending height and flow to her movements as she descended the ramp. Her handmaidens surrounded her,

wrapped in their cloaks of crimson, faces barely visible in the shadows of their drawn hoods. Captain

Panaka and his complement ofNaboo guards escorted them.

Arnidala stopped before the two men who waited, eyes shifting to the man with the kindly face and

anxious eyes. Senator Palpatine, the Queen's emissary to the Republic Senate, bowed in welcome, hands

clasped in the folds of his blue-green robes.

"It is a great relief to see you alive and well, Your Majesty," he offered with a smile, straightening once

more.

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