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Summary: Familiar Territory And One More Still To Come
Review: This had been presented as the finale to this 18-book cycle that Jude Watson has created over the previous several years. This is not the case as there is to be another special edition entitled, "The Followers", that's billed as, "The Stunning Series Finale". Evidently this will be a hardcover book like the first special edition that was presented.This episode, "The Threat Within", is the 18th book and also one of the weakest. The plot is so familiar that both of the main characters, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan keep reflecting on a previous assignment that is far too similar to this book. You will also recall an earlier book, which begs that the question be asked of, why was the book done at all? I have read the entire series, some of the installments have been great, and others were less than entertaining. But generally the series has been a very good part of the overall saga. I hope number 2/19 will be a fitting ending, as this episode and number 17 have been below average. About the only fact that was new was that we find out how old Qui-Gon is, and the book opens with promise as Obi-Wan is training as he advances to full knight status. This look into the actual solitary training was new, but it was over as soon as it began. This book not only relies on old plot lines, it also resorts to having Qui-Gon wonder about future events that anyone who saw Episode One already knows the answers to. This book is little more than generic filler. This 18th offering is not worthy of Jude Watson, and is not fair to the fans that have supported this series. Nineteen is a rather strange place to end such a long running series, and I cannot help thinking this was put together when they decided to end the series with another more lucrative hardcover.
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