Star Wars

This was a good book. Palpatine starts dropping hints to Anakin, (which can get very annoying,) Astri Otto comes back in, a few older characters, and some new. The only reason I didn't rate this as a full 5 stars, is I found a typo which drove me insane. If you want to see it, when you reach it, it's on page 104, near the top. Read it carefully, and you'll see it.

This is one of my all time favorite books. I've read almost all of the star wars books, but this is the best one yet! Obi-Wan and Siri are friends, who just happen to be Jedi knights, but it dosen't stop them from acting human! This is a funny book, because Siri, who isn't a girly girl is forced to wear a dress, and Obi-Wan is supposed to be a theif! And Obi-Wan let Siri chose his wardrobe, (which turns out to be a BIG mistake!) and Anakain and Ferus somewhat get along! It's a book filled with twists and turns!

In this book called Star Wars Jedi Quest: the Changing of the Guard by Jude Watson Obi-Wan Kenobi and young Anakin Skywalker will need the force to defeat Jenna Zan Arbor. They will also need the help of their master and apprentice friends Siri and Ferus. In this mission the Jedi will have to master the Art of Deception. In this novel the Jedi must stop Jenna Zan Arbor before she starts another crazy experiment to wipe out the galaxy. This is not the first time Zan Arbor has threatened the galaxy so the Jedi must not fail to capture her or it could mean the end of the galaxy. But little do the Jedi know that Zan Arbor is teaming up with Granta Omega the galaxies most feared criminal but you will have to read to find out what happens to the Jedi as they began their most dangerous mission yet. If you like Science Fiction and have enjoyed other Star Wars books then this book is right for you. If you have enjoyed reading the epic novels of the Jedi this book is right for you. If you have seen the Star Wars movies this book is right for you. If you are anywhere from the ages of 12 to 15 this book is right for you. I have enjoyed reading this book and I hope you will too.

Basically, it starts on the planet of Falleen which is a peaceful planet that has lots of factories in an area called the Yellow District because it is covered in a yellow haze. The Jedi discover a factory called Blackwater Systems which was the most recently built in the area, it was built quickly and bribed some of Falleen's people to ignore anything that was out of code. There were also 4 deaths that occured and each time the people of Falleen it was the victims fault. The Jedi (Siri Tachi, Ferus Olin, Obi Wan, and Anakin)expect Granta Omega and Jenna Zan Arbor to be behind the incident. Obi Wan and Anakin become workers in the factory for a day and discover much about it that night. Mace Windu eventually calls them back to Coruscant for another mission, which turns out that part of the Senate have lost faith in the Jedi and claim that instead they are destroying worlds. The leader of this oppostion is Bog Divian (Astri Oddo's husband) the worlds Bog talks about the destruction of are of course the planets Obi Wan and Siri have found Omega on recently. After facing part of the Senate to tell them what happened on those planets Obi Wan must find a way to resolve this issue and find Omega at the same time. Will the solution be as tough as it appears or tougher?

Okay...I'll admit...the JQ series has often left me feeling like it's somehow lacking something. There was a certain quality to Jude's writing back during the JA series that I kept looking for and couldn't quite find.Well with 'The Changing of the Guard' I *have* finally found it. Though these stories are understandably different because they deal with a different Master/Padawan team...the flare I loved is back. That special kick that leaves you with a smile on your face when you're done reading.Maybe it's the fact that she brought back several dearly loved characters and one that most of us hoped never to see again. Maybe it's the snappy dialogue and dry humor (I had to put the book down and just laugh more then once). Whatever it is...I feel like the overall quality is back up where it belongs and I couldn't be more pleased.Now if only we could only do something about her cliffhanger fetish...