By:  Nancy Richardson Published by Boulevard Books January 1996 Anakin and Tahiri are off on an adventure to the distant moon of Yavin 8!  There they will help their alien friend Lyric join the "elders," the adults of her race.  To do it, she must go through a strange and wonderful change.  And when it is over, Lyric won't look anything like her old self! But Anakin and Tahiri are in for an even bigger surprise.  Deep within the caves of Lyric's world are carvings that match the ones they found back in the temple on Yavin 4.  If they can read them, they might be able to break the curse of the mysterious Golden Globe and defeat the dark side of the Force! But there is something waiting for them down in the caves.  Something large and dangerous.  And it will take more than the Force to defeat it!

    "Did you think I was going to let you have all the fun?" a soft voice whispered as Tahiri joined Anakin.  She held her spear before her.  "Let them attack first," Tahiri said quietly.  "If they're anything like the womp rats on Tatooine, you'll be able to sense which way they'll strike a split second before they do--"
    Tahiri's explanation was cut short as one of the raiths emitted a high-pierced whine and launched itself.  She ducked sideways keeping her spear vertical.  The raith impaled itself on the sharp tip.  Tahiri hardly noticed the thick green blood as that sprang from the wound.  She wrenched her spear out of the dead creature and turned to face the second rodent.
    "Anakin, watch out!" Tahiri cried.
    Anakin lunged sideways as a third raith flew toward him . . .