TM STAR WARS EPISODE 3 REVENGE OF THE SITH Patricia C. Wrede Based on the story and screenplay by George Lucas DISNEY PRESS Los Angeles New York
PROLOGUE A long time ago in a galaxy far far away The Republic was at war For two thousand years the Jedi Knights had kept the peace but even their formidable skills could not prevent the strife this time Led by the former Jedi Count Dooku the Separatist Separatist coalition broke away from the Galactic Republic War erupted during a rescue mission on Geonosis and many Jedi died Jedi Master Yoda arrived unexpectedly unexpectedly with clone troops in time for the Republic to win that first battle but too late to stop the war At first many in the Republic were sure that their clone troopers would end the war quickly But the Trade Federation with its enormous army of droids supported the Separatists Even with the forced-growth forced-growth techniques of the clone masters it took longer to grow a clone trooper than to produce a battle droid The Clone Wars raged on and spread to many systems _
