Jedi Trial is an Exemplary Literary Prequel to Revenge of the Sith

The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun the Clone War has. - Yoda, Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones

In the Star Wars mythology, the series of conflicts known collectively as the Clone Wars looms large as the catalyst for the rise of the Galactic Empire, the destruction of the Jedi Order, and the transition of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker from impetuous hero to the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. But as important as the war between the Separatists and the Republic is, moviegoers only get to see the beginning of the galaxy-wide conflict in Episode II: Attack of the Clones and its tragic ending in Episode III:Revenge of the Sith. (Cable and satellite television subscribers who get the Cartoon Network - and now, DVD owners - have seen other engagements in the animated micro-series Star Wars: Clone Wars.)
In the mythology, the series of conflicts known collectively as the Clone Wars looms large as the catalyst for the rise of the Galactic Empire, the destruction of the Jedi Order, and the transition of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker from impetuous hero to the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader. But as important as the war between the Separatists and the Republic is, moviegoers only get to see the beginning of the galaxy-wide conflict in and its tragic ending in . (Cable and satellite television subscribers who get the Cartoon Network - and now, DVD owners - have seen other engagements in the animated micro-series

Fortunately, a series of interconnected novels published by Del Rey, a subsidiary of Ballantine Books chronicles events that take place in the three-year period between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith; David Sherman and Dan Cragg's Jedi Trial covers the Battle of Praestlyn, which occurs six months before Darth Sidious utters the command "Execute Order 66."