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Summary: Great for all ages
Review: I bought this book as a gift for a 10 year old I babysit. This boy typically has NO interest in reading, but does love Star Wars. I told him I'd buy him a Darth Maul lightsaber if he would actually read the whole book within a week, and he did. Not only that, but he LOVED it! Now, he's hooked on the series! I read each one so that he and I can discuss them. The content is appropriate for children, yet is interesting enough to capture the attention of adults. I own all of the books in the series, and recommend them for everyone: youth or adult, male or female. The evolving Qui-Gonn / Obi-Wan relationship is fascinating; the books are well-paced; and the underlying message is superb [honesty, loyalty, peace, friendship, controlling anger, etc.] Everyone could benefit from reading these books!
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Summary: The Rising Series
Review: Star Wars, Jedi Apprentice, The Rising Force is destined to become a classic Star Wars Book. Learning about Obi Wan Kenobi's past is very interesting. From Corouscant to Bandomeer this book, in lack of better word's, is perfect. Once I finished this book, I immediately got on Amazon and ordered the others. You should buy this book as soon as you can.
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Summary: Good Read
Review: Great insights into the training of a Jedi. My favorite parts are learning about the beginings of Obi-Wan Jedi carreer and his training. Being of the old Star Wars school, Qui-Gon Jinn is not as interesting to me as Obi-Wan. The only problem I have with this book is the price. I didn't realize just how short it was. It took me just an evening to finish. I also had the next book and read it the next night. It seems that these books should have been put together into a much larger book. I felt a little ripped off. I'm going to get the rest of the series from the library:o)
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Summary: A Well-Written Book!
Review: The Rising Force is a book about Obi-Wan's training at the Temple and his desperateness to become Qui-Gon's Padawan apprentice. Obi-Wan is sent from the Temple to become a farmer on the planet Bandomeer, but Qui-Gon's going there as well! Fate ends up putting them together to fight the many obstacles that lay ahead of them in space. Although Qui-Gon is very impressed and is sure Obi-Wan would make a good Padawan apprentice, feelings from the past, memories of his first apprentice that turned to the dark side hold him back. The Rising Force is a very exciting book. The characters are sometimes funny. (Well, I wouldn't count Bant, who has salmon-colored skin, who's room smells like salt, and who's skin is moist and sticky.) Oh well, not every book is perfect, but judging on the story and details, i would definitely give this book five stars. Although this series is sci-fi adventures, there are also some sad or touching parts that can even make you cry! If you're a Star Wars fan, you should definitely get this book!
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Summary: The start of a good series. . .
Review: Well, I must hand it to Jude Watson. She is an excellent author. She has written(at the time of writing) 8 wonderful books abut Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Junn, this being the first. I knwo that by the nuber of reviews that I have written for Jude Watson's books, a reader will probably think i have a rathre low reading level. I will be 13 by the time this gets on the web, and I have some 56 books about Star Wars, most of them young-adult or adult novels. I really like Jude Watsons books though. I think the age group should be 0 to 999. This book starts with a training lightsaber duel between obvious rivals Obi-Wan and Bruck, Bruck being the cruel and nasty one, Obi-Wan be the victem of teasing. They are both nearing 3, the age at which they MUST be chosen as Padawans, or they lose the chance of becoming a Jedi. Bruck withholds from Obi-Wan the knowledge that the famous Qui-Gon Jinn will be there the next day, maybe to choose a Padawan. Obi-Wan gets mad and Bruck provokes him, so they both get hurt. Obi-Wan, being the nice sort, goes to his room without complaining to bind his burns. Bruck, however, makes a show and a story of how 'Obi-Wan attaked with absolutly no provocation and beat him up'. So Obi-Wan gets in trouble. He has a lightsaber duel for Qui-Gon with Bruck, then gets sent to some planet to be a farmer, but collides with Qui-Gon. They fight a bad guy together and blah blah blah. Qui-Gon seems to be a mean old person in this first book, but readers shall find out he is not in the future. I loved this book and recomend it to absolutly anyone who likes to read, regardless of age. Well, those Yuzhang Vhong have returned, so I'm off to fighting them with Luke again. Mara Jade
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: The first and best (so far) of the Jedi Apprentice books, and probably the SW books in general. Wolverton has a wonderful grasp of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's personalities. Twelve-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi has only a few weeks to be made a padawan apprentice, but after a fight he is assigned to the Agri-Corps, a farming brigade. He hoped to become the apprentice of Qui-Gon Jinn, but Qui-Gon's tortured past and memories intrude on his chances. Qui-Gon lost his second apprentice to the Dark Side (see book two) and is unwilling to take the risk of another. Obi-Wan is devastated that he will not become a Jedi, but like a Jedi he sets off to the agricultural planet of Bandomeer. Soon he discovers that things are going rottenly -- he is beaten by a Hutt, and is told by a mining leader Clat'Ha that the Hutts and the timid Arconan miners are at odd with one another. Obi-Wan naively believes that he can deal with the situation -- but things only get worse when he tries. Even worse, Qui-Gon is traveling on the same transport. When pirates attack the ship, Qui-Gon is seriously injured and the ship is crippled. Obi-Wan manages to land it on a planet - where there is little food, water and shelter, but huge numbers of reptilian draigons. When the Hutts take control of a vital resource for the Arconan and try to blackmail them into servitude, Obi-Wan must learn a vital lesson about being a true Jedi and about the Force... I didn't particularly like Wolverton's "Courtship of Princess Leia," but he does an excellent job with Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Yoda and the background of it all. His strong point (more so than successor Jude Watson) is action scenes, which are tight and evocative; the scene with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan fighting draigons is especially entrancing. Though I find some of the Hutts' actions a bit odd (Crawling between rocks? Those hulks?) the book is very close to perfect. The two Jedi are shored up by an excellent supporting cast, including Clat'Ha, the tough but not nasty mining director; Si Treemba the young Arconan miner who befriends Obi-Wan; and the villainous Jemba. WARNING: This book may cause instant addiction, causing you to sprint for the second book. Sadly the following books are not as good as the first of the series, but are nevertheless a good read.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I really, REALLY, REALLY loved this book! I know it's not really THAT exciting, but It was COOL. I was really anxious through the book about whether Obi-Wan Kenobi would become a Jedi apprentice or not. I was glad that Obi-Wan Kenobi became stronger throughout the book, gaining knowledge and friendship. I thought that the author could have at least explained to the reader the differnt species' and what they looked like. But that was the only bad thing about it except that it was TOO short! ...
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Summary: WOW...Great book!
Review: I cannot remember enjoying a book so much since reading "Heir to the Empire"! I have no doubt that this is one of the best writen books in the Star Wars series. The only thing I can say bad about it is now I have to wait for Amazon to deliver the rest of the books in this series. Congratulations, Mr. Wolverton, you have topped "The Courtship of Princess Leia". Please write more.
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Summary: My wonderings have been answered
Review: When I first saw this book come out, I figured I'd give it a chance and see what it was about. Now I am hooked. I loved this book from the first to the last page. I always wondered about the Jedi training, and this book gives you a look into the taining, as do the rest in the series. The young Obi-Wan is also my favorite character. I loved to read about the conflicts that he is trying to solve and his skill in tough situations. I also liked the way that it gave some insight from Qui-Gon's point of view. Even though I'm 13, I found this book very enjoyable and think that anybody intrested in Star Wars in the least, should pick up this book. I only wish it was longer!
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: I'm not a huge Star Wars fan. I never was. I saw Phantom Menace and I absolutely loved it (all 5 times!) and when I saw this book, I knew I had to have it. Obi-wan is my favorite character in the entire SW universe. I love the way this book (and the rest in the series) explore Obi wan and Qui gon's relationship. When you watch Phantom Menace and you see Qui Gon die you know that he and Obi-wan have a very deep relationship. These books let you get to know the history of that relationship and for me that's allll worth it! They are intended for a younger audience (I'm 18) but I think that almost anyone will enjoy them. My only problem is that they're too short!
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