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Summary: Qui-Gon is trapped in an experiment that could end his life.
Review: Qui-Gon is being held prisoner by Jenna Zan Arbor, a scientist who plans to find out the secret of the force and will stop at nothing to do it, while she slowly drains his blood until he dies. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan is desperately searching for him with the help of Astri, the daughter of one of Qui-Gon's friends. Astri wants to find out who's behind this just as much as Obi-Wan because her father is dying, and he needs an antidote that only Zan Arbor can supply and because she needs the reward money that is on the bounty hunter's head. This book was way better than the previous one and I recommend it to all Star Wars fans.
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Summary: Great Book...Full of Suspense...
Review: She's done it again! This book was great. Jude has caught me on the edge of my seat several times before, but this one put me there quicker than I can remember. When I recieved the book, I found myself jumping ecstaticly up and down, which is not particularly normal for me. That's what these books can do to you!The book is about Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master, Qui-Gon Jinn, but there are a few sinister faces poking around. Who? A skilled bounty hunter and an evil(and extremely crazy)scientist who has captured Qui-Gon and is holding him hostage in a tank(full of some kind of gas). His blood is extracted daily, and he must use the force to make the scientist happy and get an hour of freedom each day. As he gets weaker, Obi-Wan hopes that Qui-Gon's friend, Didi, will live. Didi has been shot by a blaster that carried an infection of some sort. The healers at the Jedi Temple at first can not identify the infection, but then realize that the only antidote is carried by only one supplier-the scientist who invented the antidite. That scientist's lab has mysteriously closed down. No one knows the scientist's whereabouts at this point. It is up to Obi-Wan and Didi's daughter Astri to evade the bounty hunter and find the scientist's secret lab(with some help from a couple of strange creatures)before it's too late for Didi and Qui-Gon. But if he should meet with the bounty hunter, will Obi-Wan be able to win the battle without Qui-Gon at his side? The bounty hunter is not about to forgive Obi-Wan about the injuries from their last meeting...
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Summary: Second book in the three book story arc
Review: The evil scientist, Jenna Zan Arbor, has kidnapped Qui-Gon Jinn, using him as an experiment to study the nature of the Force. As his life Force dwindles, he must keep hope in that his young apprentice will save him. And Obi-Wan Kenobi is doing exactly that, desperately searching for his master along with a friend, Astri. And not only Qui-Gon's life is hanging by a thread, Astri's father, Didi, is dying of poison and the only antidote is in Jenna Zan Arbor's secret lab. Will Obi-Wan and Astri be in time to save Qui-Gon and Didi before it's too late? "The Evil Experiment" is the second of three books following one story arc. In my opinion, this is one of my most favorite story lines! The book is extremely exciting, following the adventures of both Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. I love how though Obi-Wan is in a way following the clues on his own, he handles himself very well and is very efficient. Astri is a great character, both funny and serious, giving help to Obi-Wan whenever she is needed (and when not needed!). Read "The Deadly Hunter" before this book or you won't have a clue what's going on. Also have "The Dangerous Rescue" on hand if you want to find out how the story ends since "The Evil Experiment" end in a cliffhanger! This series explains a lot about how Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan first meet. Their beginning is far from simple and all smooth-sailings, which would be pretty monotonous if it was. Though the books are said for ages 9-12, like many other reviewers I agree that the Jedi Apprentice Series are for anybody. Extremely well-written, the emotions, thoughts, and feelings of the main characters are very well put down into words. I also like the different array of humans and aliens which are portrayed, both good and bad. Plust check out the new Jedi Quest series, dealing with the master and apprentice duo of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Another Star Wars Series I recommend and like a lot are the Young Jedi Knights series. The stories are about Jacen and Jaina Solo (twins of Han and Leia Solo), and their friends as they journey on the road to becoming Jedi Knights. More on the teenager level of reading. For adult readings, a few selections I enjoy reading are "The Thrawn Trilogy", "Rogue Planet", "The Jedi Academy Trilogy", "The Corellian Trilogy", and "The Truce at Bakura".
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Summary: The best book of the series....
Review: This book is my favorite. It starts out exciting, and ends exciting. Qui-Gon was captured by a psyco bounty hunter and was taken to a extremely crazy scientist, who wants to study the Force. Qui-Gon's blood get analyzed and he gets only 1 hour of freedom a day. Meanwhile, Didi suffers from a deadly infection which the only cure is at the scientists lab, which nobody knows where it is! Obi-Wan and Astri go in search of the lab, and have lots of troubles. This is a great adventure full of exciting twists and turns and if you love Obi-Wan (Like me), this book is almost all about him. Obi-Wan talks to the Masters like he is one of them! It is so cool! Read this book! It is excellent!
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Summary: One Of The Best Yet . . .
Review: This book is sure full of surprises. It continues from the truly painful cliffhanger in #11. I had been sitting there, going, 'what's gonna happen next?' after I had finished #11. Now, I don't want to give to much away, but #12's storyline goes like this: Qui-Gon Jinn is held prisoner by a TRULY mad scientist who will not rest until she finds the secret of the Force. Qui-Gon is imprisoned in a sort of tank filled with gas, having his blood extracted each day by the scientist. While that's going on, Obi-Wan Kenobi with Astri's help, has to find a cure for Didi. The healers at the Temple realize that the poison in Didi is exactly the same type that the mad scientist invented. No one know's where she really is right now. Obi-Wan and Astri set out to find her for a cure for Didi's poison, only not knowing that Qui-Gon is being held there. But the bounty hunter they encounted earlier is revengful. Obi-Wan must outwit her without Qui-Gon at his side. This may be the hardest fight Obi-Wan has encounted . . . Does he succeed? Don't ask me. Read the book, folks. It is truly one of the best yet by Jude.
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Summary: One of the best yet!
Review: This book was fantastic! Unlike some of the other books, this one has it's share of action. Obi Wan is desperatley searching for his master, and along the way he has to make some pretty tough decisions. Meanwhile, Qui Gon is being held captive by a certain "mad scientist" (guess) and is having his blood drained daily. This book is a great edition to the Jedi Apperentice series. But I hate the way Watson always ends the book. It practically forces you to read the next. People, if you love star wars you'll love this book. Read it and you'll see what I mean.
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Summary: One of the best yet!
Review: This book was fantastic! Unlike some of the other books, this one has it's share of action. Obi Wan is desperatley searching for his master, and along the way he has to make some pretty tough decisions. Meanwhile, Qui Gon is being held captive by a certain "mad scientist" (guess) and is having his blood drained daily. This book is a great edition to the Jedi Apperentice series. But I hate the way Watson always ends the book. It practically forces you to read the next. People, if you love star wars you'll love this book. Read it and you'll see what I mean.
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Summary: Better than the last one, but still not the best ever
Review: This book was good, much better than the last one, which was slow at times. This book was basicly a more exciting story, though at times it still felt like some key elements were missing, such as good character development, scene discriptions, and a conclusive ending. The series does however seem to be getting better, and perhaps soon it be back up to it's previous calibre. This book does however have something that many of the previous books didn't have, such as strong female characters, namely, the bounty hunter, Astri, Tahl, and the scientist whose name I don't remmember at the moment. The preview of the next book indicates that Adi-Galia and Siri may be returning for another adventure, which will please me, since I liked both of them instantly, and hoped they would return eventually. I hope Tahl soon returns to the action also, since she is an awesome character, and she should still be able to fight even though she's blind. Didn't Obi-Wan himself say in A New Hope to a young Luke Skywalker 'your eyes can decieve you, don't trust them'? Therefore there is no reason for Tahl not to fight again. Anyway, in this book Obi-Wan And Astri are waiting to hear about Didi, who was wounded and diagnosed with a strange infection. The healers determine that the only antidote is on an obscure planet, so naturally Obi-Wan and Astri head there to try to get it, and try to rescue Qui-Gon who is being held prisoner by an evil scientist, though they don't know this yet. Meanwhile Qui-Gon is not doing so well, as the scientist keeps him locked in darkness, as she repeatedly drains the blood from his body. I would recommend this series mainly to kids thirteen and under, but older Star Wars fans such as myself can enjoy them also.
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Summary: GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER...
Review: This book was wonderful! I only just read it today and I was completly and totally blown away! The reasons I like it, was that Obi-Wan shows that he CAN do things without Qui-Gon to 'baby sit' whatever he does. :) For Qui-Gon's part, it's good to see that he never EVER gives up! This story is about an insain scientist. (if you want to know who it is, spell the following name forwards; annej naz robra). She wishes to know more about the Jedi so she can 'Control Minds'-among other things. Now that Qui-Gon is her next victom she extracts blood from him - okay a little unrelistacly- often and he weakens more and more. Meanwhile Faithful Padawan To The End, Obi-Wan Kenobi, tries desperatly to find the scientist by way of find the Deadly Hunter. All along the way Astri tags along, they both hope to find the antitoxin that is the only way to save Astri's father, Didi! Never ending excitment, with a great story that, yes, leaves you HANGING! Pleeeeeeeease read this book, it is a great read. (Oh and by the way. To those who have read it...OBI-WAN GOT SOOOOO CLOSE, AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!! Enjoy! :)
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Summary: Darth Will Soon Save Readers
Review: This twelfth installment in the series, and the middle of the most recent trilogy is starting to show its age. It also suffers from the issue of brevity that has made some of these books more like chapters instead of complete works. Even if a book is one of a trilogy, it still should stand on its own as a good tale. Like the first installment the ending is so abrupt, it also feels as though it takes place in mid-sentence. The preview of the final installment, combined with the title of the third part leaves very little to the imagination. Younger readers tend to have more elaborate and creative abilities to create and immerse themselves in these worlds of Star Wars, and I fail to see what writing down to them accomplishes. Many older readers, like myself, have enjoyed Jude Watson's books as well, however her better tales have not been well represented with these last two books. I could justify the instances when Obi-Wan's partner seems to outshine him, by suggesting the lesson is, that gifts/skills that are possessed by non force sensitive individuals are as important as that of a Jedi. If the events are just taken at face value, I think Jude Watson needs to let Obi-Wan be more consistently impressive. There is a trio of friends that are of a group, and the opinion of them will vary widely. At times I thought of either the Three Stooges Of Star Wars, or, Daryl, Daryl, and Daryl of TV renown. I honestly tried to like these beings, but they did not work for me. The next installment hopefully will end this particular adventure of three books, and Ms. Watson will bring more memorable stories to readers. My comment about Darth is in reference to the hardcover book that fans are waiting for at month's end.
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