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Summary: First Step Into A Larger World
Review: ...this is the first time I have read something from the Jedi Apprentice series. I thought it was a great book!At no time was I lost. Jude Watson provided enough information so I wasn't perplexed by what was going on. This is a great jumping on point for people who are interested in checking out the series. I liked this book so much, I have started reading the series from Book 1! One warning, but I don't think it will be a major issue, DECEPTIONS does reveal a lot of what happens in the regular series. When I saw Bruck in the first book, I already knew his fate. But then so do we with Anakin. Highly reccomended.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I thought it was great. Loved the way it jumped to after Episode 1, Anakin's first mission.
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Summary: Worth a read
Review: It's not as good as the other books in the series, but it's not too bad, although it is rather predictable.
The book is divided into two parts. The first part happens after book 8, when Obi-Wan is 14. The second part is three years after Qui-Gon dies, when Anakin is Obi-wan's apprentice.
After Bruck falls to his death while fighting Obi-Wan, his father comes to the Temple to inquire into his son's death. He accuses Obi-Wan of having resposibility for Bruck's death. Obi-Wan is found innocent, but he has gained two enemies for life - Bruck's father and brother.
And twelve years later, as he re-unites with two old friends, Andra and Den, aboard a huge ship where people may be held against their will, he also re-unites with his two enemies.
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Summary: This special edition JA book is 'especially' great!
Review: Obi-Wan Kenobi is still dealing with grief over the death of another Jedi student, Bruck Chun. Unfortunately, Bruck's father and brother are blaming Obi-Wan on the death, saying that Obi-Wan murdered him! Together with Qui-Gon Jinn his Master, Obi-Wan must clear his name. But even if he is found not guilty, he will gain a hateful enemy. Twelve years later, Obi-Wan is now a Jedi Knight and master to young Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan's past is just about to catch up with him as he must face his old enemies. Together with Anakin, Obi-Wan fights off deception with truth, solving a mystery which was never really solved. Completely enjoyable, it's very hard not to read the whole book in one read. The book is separated generally in two parts, the first part involving Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, the second part Obi-Wan and Anakin. The first part was very well written, putting Obi-Wan's emotions into words with such reality that you can't help but feel for him. The second part has more action and adventure, ending the story well. We also get to read again about past characters Den and Andra, from book 8, "The Day of Reckoning". Very exciting and fun to read, "Deceptions" is an exceptionally 'special' edition, a must-read for Jedi Apprentice fans. 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. Like I said the rest of the Jedi Apprentice books, altogether 20 books, are written by Jude Watson and are all very highly recommended from me. The books don't really 'end' at all, the books ends in either a cliffhanger or with a little glimpse into the future. Believe me, once you start reading them, you'll want to read the next one... then the next one... I can't wait for Jude Watson's next Star Wars series, The Jedi Quest Series with Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Jedi Master and Anakin Skywalker as the Padawan Apprentice. 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: Hardly "Special" at All
Review: Perhaps I read a different book from everyone else, but Deceptions hardly seems worth the glossy "Special Edition" cover, let alone the alleluia's other reviewers have given it. I have enjoyed the Jedi Apprentice books I have read, finding them to be amusing and occasionally moving. Unfortunately, the first half of Deceptions is completely uninspiring, with Obi-Wan even more immersed in his own insecurities than usual. Part two picks up, fortunately, and saves the book. Now we have an Obi-Wan in nearly every way consistent with the Obi-Wan of Episode II, and Anakin (now 12), while still retaining some of the wide-eyed wonder of The Phantom Menace, shows some traits that come to dominate his personality in Attack of the Clones - a fine feat of forecasting by Watson. The three star rating I have given the book is due to the fine Obi-Wan/Anakin characterizations. While Part Two is better written than Part One, neither has a plot that holds interest. The story is dull and predictable, even by the standards of "young adult" fiction. Perhaps the *very* young adults will find something of interest or surprise. We older adults, however, will find Deceptions to be like a Twinkie - sweet tasting at times but not filling.
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Summary: STAR WARS Deception
Review: This book has two parts. The first relates a difficult period for Obi-Wan, when his actions resulted in the death of another apprentice while the second takes moves forward to a time when Anakin Skywalker has become Obi-Wan's Padawan and Qui-Gon has been dead several years. While Obi-Wan tries to be a good mentor to Anakin, he learns that the past is not easy to leave behind. Anakin is an exceptional student in many ways, but perhaps Yoda's concerns that he was too old to learn the Jedi ways were correct. As Obi-Wan and Anakin investigate the captain and passengers of a spaceship community, they continue to develop their relationship together at the same time each is troubled by his own problems. Characters are interesting and well-written and the plot is engaging. Vocabulary and structure are appropriate to the target audience, though probably not entertaining or deep enough for older readers or adults.
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Summary: Obi-Wan is on trial for murder.
Review: When Bruck's father, Vox Chun, comes to the Jedi temple to inquire about his son's death, Obi-Wan must tell him what happened and the part he played in Bruck death. Doing this not only brings up painful memories and guilt, but also causes Vox to believe he deliberately killed Bruck. Vox intends to prove this in court. Even when proven innocent Vox and his youngest son, who is now Vox's only child, swear that they will never believe that he is innocent, and Obi-Wan will never be able to see himself as innocent either. Twelve years later, Obi-Wan and his young apprentice, while on a request, meet up with Vox and Kad, his son. Will Obi-Wan be able to finally put the past behind him in order to help Kad or will Kad's hatred blind him to the truth?
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Summary: Deceptions
Review: You see the cover above?.....It looks awesome huh? Well, the book's just as good as the cover! You have to read the Jedi Apprentice series to understand what's going on here. Obi-Wan is blamed by the death of a Jedi student named Bruck Chan when he was an early Jedi student about 13 years old. The boy's father and brother are really mad at him and I guess would be consider an "enemy of life" as the back of the book says. This special edition is divided in two parts...First part: Obi-Wan's young jedi student days and Twelve Years Later: Obi-Wan as a master and Anakin as his padawan. I love how the end of the first part end, I FELT how Obi-Wan felt...weird huh? Twelve years later he meets the boys father again...and I guess you're gonna have to see what happens. So go out and buy the book and read what's gonna happen.
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