Escape from Dagu

Escape from Dagu written by William C. Dietz was to be the third novel in the Clone Wars Multimedia Project. It was to be published March 2004 by Del Rey, however the novel was cancelled for unknown reasons.

Publisher's Summary
''The shroud of the dark side has fallen and the Clone Wars have begun. Thousands of solar systems are defecting to the Separatists' Confederacy of Independent Systems, led by the charismatic fallen Jedi Master Count Dooku. But the threat to the Galactic Republic does not end there, for the malevolent Count answers to a shadowy Sith Lord—one who harbors his own sinister agenda.''

''The swamp planet Dagu, a remote place where the Confederacy has chosen to build a military base using prisoners of war, seethes with discontent. The slave laborers, including clone troopers, are determined to escape—and the native reptilian Rybets have sworn to regain their freedom.''

''Count Dooku has learned that among the prisoners is a courier with information that could bring down the Republic. Dooku has selected Artel Darc, a most cunning and capable Dark Jedi, to apprehend the courier. But Artel Darc doesn't know that Shaak Ti, the legendary Jedi Master, is among the prisoners. Nor can he fathom how awesome a weapon the desire for liberty can be—even against seemingly impossible odds.''

Plot Summary
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Continuity
The original dating of this Novel prior to changes necessitated by The Clone Wars Multimedia Project puts this story occurring +9 ABG (months After the Battle of Geonosis) or 14:2 in GrS format; our internal timeline places it at +5 ABG or 13:10 GrS.