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Summary: At the end, one question remains
Review: (Paraphrased) Leed: "Father, if I return to Rutin, it will break my heart. I don't know it, I don't love it like I love Senali. You sent me there, I found a family there, I love it. But that doesn't have to mean I'll stay away from my blood family or Rutan. Senali is close-..." "It's close, but who wants to go there?" King Frane replied angrily. (end paraphrase)If first-borns had been exchanged for generations. And if King Frane, like he said, had been his mother's chosen one, like she was his Grandfather's chosen one, should he not know? Throughout the book, I never understood the lack of knowledge and understanding of Frane (or even Meenon's for that matter), that sparked the blind conflicts between the worlds or the prejudices between its people, if future kings lived among them during their growing years. As a story I found it quite entertaining, but as a departing point, I found it nowhere as intriguing as the first three books, or the seventh.
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Summary: So good, yet so short.
Review: As like all the books, I loved this one. My only problem is that it wraps up too quickly. I can understand why though. It bothers me to see that it takes so long to write so little. But, I can understand that also. Anyway, I love the story, the series, and most importantly - Obi-Wan! Keep up the good work Watson!
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Summary: The Shattered Peace
Review: Four words: Not enough lightsaber battles! True, that sounds rather pathetic from a book reviewer, but consider this, 'The Shattered Peace' is all about Jedi and their peace-keeping abilities, not their magnetism to break-neck action. (Not to say that this book doesn't have action...) Now, if you're wanting to have the end spoiled for you, you've come to the wrong place! I'm going to limit myself to saying that Qui-Gon Jinn is able to salvage the situation with some help from his Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Jude writes masterfully, getting the book to build tension early, not allowing you a reading break for fear of missing something important. Twists and turns along the way, shock you as they shock Obi-Wan. Not surprisingly, Qui-Gon Jinn expected a few of them. Older Jedi take away all the fun... Compared to the other books of the Jedi Apprentice Series, this one has much less raw emotion on the parts of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, leaving older readers wondering if that was the end of the emotional trip for the two. Not to worry, though. This book holds a preview of the next chapter in the series, No. 11, 'The Deadly Hunter', and I must say, it looks like a thrill ride compared to this one! So! If you're wanting a fantastic, unbelievable read... Wait for the next book. If you're just wanting a fun and entertaining read, get this one. And that's all she wrote.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: From the reviews following mine, you can get an idea of the story line, which most agree is weaker than the rest. (Perhaps we were spoiled by the other books.) Another review alludes to the pace at which these books were written. I believe that pace is evident in The Shattered Peace (Book #10). The reading occassionally does not flow from line to line. There are several inconsistencies in the story and ideas left unexplained. "As long as the seeker droids did not hit the ground, they would not emit a full explosion." (Well, why not?) The dialog also lacks the quality of the previous books. It is simple and abrupt; showing signs of a deadline. The author is never totally to blame. The publisher sets the deadline. The editor's job is to find the inconsistencies. The whole team stumbled a bit on this one, even allowing several grammatical errors to survive. I ALMOST put this one down. In the interest of Obi-Wan's character development, however, I finished it only to find that book 10 is not needed to read book 11. (Back to the team's high production calibre on #11.) I believe they learned from #10 and hope that sufficient time is allowed for #12. I will gladly accept a short delay to ensure the book's quality. Philip D.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: From the reviews following mine, you can get an idea of the story line, which most agree is weaker than the rest. (Perhaps we were spoiled by the other books.) Another review alludes to the pace at which these books were written. I believe that pace is evident in The Shattered Peace (Book #10). The reading occassionally does not flow from line to line. There are several inconsistencies in the story and ideas left unexplained. "As long as the seeker droids did not hit the ground, they would not emit a full explosion." (Well, why not?) The dialog also lacks the quality of the previous books. It is simple and abrupt; showing signs of a deadline. The author is never totally to blame. The publisher sets the deadline. The editor's job is to find the inconsistencies. The whole team stumbled a bit on this one, even allowing several grammatical errors to survive. I ALMOST put this one down. In the interest of Obi-Wan's character development, however, I finished it only to find that book 10 is not needed to read book 11. (Back to the team's high production calibre on #11.) I believe they learned from #10 and hope that sufficient time is allowed for #12. I will gladly accept a short delay to ensure the book's quality. Philip D.
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Summary: another good one from Jude Watson
Review: I liked it, I really did. Don't get me wrong at all. There was a lot of action, lots of lightsabre swinging and dart shooting on the part of Drenna. And Jude Watson managed to tie in Obi's experience on Melida/Daan without appearing to beat the subject to death. Qui admits that he has just as much to learn about being as Master as Obi has to learn about being a Padawan. They are starting to talk to each other, which is also a bonus, although Obi is afraid that if he reveals his true feelings, Qui will be reminded of the M/D disaster and won't like him anymore. They have a nice moment when Qui assures him that he won't hold his thoughts against him and opinions do not necessarily lead to actions. Along with all the action, there was also an equal amount of dialogue and discussion, which was nice, although the plot was a little slow starting out. If there was an option, I'd really rate it a 4.5/5, but since I couldn't I decided I'd round up instead of down :) I liked the comparisons the author draws between the two worlds - they appear so different on the surface, but when you get right down to it, all people are basically the same. Both sets of parents are afraid for their children, but they channel their fear in different ways, making them appear different. The moral lesson is clear, but that's okay since the book was written for a young audience. Yoda's phrase from the movie rings throughout - fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. A nice tie in, I thought. All in all, a nice story with a compact ending. And they all lived happily ever after...
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Summary: A shattered Pace
Review: I liked this book fairly well, but it sort of broke a good stride that Jude Watson had. Defenders of the Dead left you wondering of Obi-Wan's future, Uncertain Path left you wondering about Yoda's life! Captive Temple left you panicing about Xanatoes's evil plans, Day of Reckoning left you wondering what would happen now? and Shattered Peace left you wondering what happened to adventure, and what on Senali had just happened peroid? I am afraid it wasn't exciding enough, and it was rather confusing. Also not enough of Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon relationship development, more "Qui-Gon's Big Adventure" and Obi-Wan watches completly confused from the sidelines! I do sugjest to read it, but be ready for it not to be as good.
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Summary: One person's anger could be the start of a terrible war.
Review: In The Shattered Peace, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon must travel to the planets Rutan and Senali in order to help them avoid war. For years the firstborn children of the royal families were exchanged in order to promote peace, they thought that the kings would not attack the other planet if their children were there. But Leed, the prince of Rutan, wishes to remain on Senali. His father, King Frane, insists that he is being brainwashed and sends Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Taroon, his second son, to Senali to find him. They arrive on Senali and Leed tells them that he is not being brainwashed and that he truly loves it there. After Leed agrees to face his father, he is kidnapped by a mysterious group of Senalians with clay smeared all over their bodies. Qui-Gon is forced to tell King Frane, who immediately threatens to declare war if Leed is not found and brought home. Now Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan must figure out who is behind this in order to prevent war between the two planets. This book wasn't the best but it was still really good. But the only thing Obi-Wan did was think about how much he was reminded of the incident on Melida/Daan.
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Summary: Not as good
Review: In The Shattered Peace, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are summoned by theRutanian King Frane to bring his son, the to-be ruler of Rutan, Leed,back from Senali. Leed has lived on Senali since he was 7 as part of apeace agreement between Rutan & Senali. So Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan,along with Frane's younger son, Taroon, head for Senali to persuadeLeed to come back - or else the king will keep a girl from Senali whocame to Rutan (again, as part of the peace agreement) inprison. But, when the Jedi and Taroon reach Senali, they can't findLeed. However, they eventually find him, but discover he doesn't wantto return to Rutan. Then Leed is kidnapped - by who? read to find out- and it's up to the Jedi to bring him back to Rutan before war breaksout. The description on the back of this book is misleading. This isnot "their [Qui-Gon's and Obi-Wan's] hardest challenge yet"- there're hardly any battles, or inner struggles, which was in mostof the predecessors. ... May the Force be with you!
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Summary: The Shattered Peace
Review: Less exciting then some of the other books in the Jedi Apprentice series, The Shattered Peace doesn't quite deliver what it should have and was slightly boring. Obi Wan and his Master, Qui Gon Jinn, embark on a challenge to restore peace between the planets Rutan and Senali. The two planets are thinking of war, and betrayal is in the air. When Qui Gon and Obi Wan try to balance the anger of the two kings of Rutan and Senali, the Prince Leed has been mysteriously taken. The mysteries eventually reveal a much more dangerous threat. Together, Qui Gon and Obi Wan must restore the shattered peace and reunite a lost bond. Less enjoyable in the series, one of the negatives of this book was that Obi Wan merely watched everything unfold, while Qui Gon was the true hero. This series gets better and there have been better books, so even if The Shattered Peace was not as enjoyable it should still be read, as it plays a major role in the series. An unexpected twist towards the end is nice and the book altogether is not too bad.
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