The Threat Within

The Jedi Apprentice series is amazingly gripping, always makeing the reader come back for more. Alas this time there is no more to come back to, yet remarkably Jude Watson, again left her audence with a feeling of fofillment; the relationship of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon finaly seem to fit. If you are looking for a thrilling, heart-stopping, and even possibly learning somthing about your self kind of book. Look no further. J.W. Thank's for the great read.

First of all, I really enjoyed this book. Sure, at times the writing style was a little bland and the supporting characters a bit formulaic, but for me, the amount of emotional development in the main characters of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, and the quickly moving, descriptive plot completely made up for it. Many found this book in particular too reminiscent of earlier ones, particularly the whole Melida/Daan disaster. But I thought that having Obi-Wan reflect back on the horrors he saw there, and the huge rift between himself and Qui-Gon back then, made the similarities haunting rather than tedious, and added a heightened sense of drama to the overall story. It also showed how much Obi-Wan's matured over the past few years, in his willingness to never let anything like that happen again. Anyway, in this book Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are sent on a mission to Vorzyd 4, a planet on the edge of war with it's neighbor, Vorzyd 5, whom they are certain are the culprits of the resent terrorist attacks on their cities. As soon as they get there however, it's clear that everything is not as it seems... At the same time, Qui-Gon is beginning to become aware of the fact that Obi-Wan is growing up, and that the time they have left together is short, and this pains him terribly. Anyway, this is definitely a must for those of you who've been following the series. There is one more book after this, another split "special edition" adventure that features first Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon, and then later Obi-Wan and a young Anakin. Here's to that one being even better!

First of all, I really enjoyed this book. Sure, at times the writing style was a little bland and the supporting characters a bit formulaic, but for me, the amount of emotional development in the main characters of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, and the quickly moving, discriptive plot completely made up for it. Many found this book in particuler too reminiscent of earlier ones, particulerly the whole Melida/Daan disaster. But I thought that having Obi-Wan reflect back on the horrers he saw there, and the huge rift between himself and Qui-Gon back then, made the similarities haunting rather than tedious, and added a hightened sense of drama to the overall story. It also showed how much Obi-Wan's matured over the past few years, in his willingness to never let anything like that happen again. Anyway, in this book Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon are sent on a mission to Vorzyd 4, a planet on the edge of war with it's neighbor, Vorzyd 5, whom they are certain are the culprits of the resent terrorist attacks on their cities. As soon as they get there however, it's clear that everything is not as it seems... At the same time, Qui-Gon is beginning to become aware of the fact that Obi-Wan is growing up, and that the time they have left together is short, and this pains him terribly. Anyway, this is definitely a must for those of you who've been following the series. There is one more book after this, another split "special edition" adventure that features first Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon, and then later Obi-Wan and a young Anakin. Here's to that one being even better!

No longer a boy,not quite a man,Obi-Wan is growing up.and he has his own ideas about how missions should be handled. Qui-Gon must begin to let go.but he is finding it is no esay task to give Obi-Wan room to trust his instincts and make his own mistakes.

I believe sadly that this is last book in the Jedi Apprentice series. However, it is a redemption for Jude Watson, who in her last few seemed to have lost her focus. Obi-Wan is now 17 and both he and Qui-Gon are beginning to look upon the young Jedi in a different light. When they are sent to settle an accusation between the planets Vorzyd 4 and Vorzyd 5 as always what seems to be an easy mission become very dangerous. Qui-Gon begins to see the first glimmerings of true Jedi Knight in Obi-Wan Kenobi and fights to hold back his protectiveness for the Padawan when Obi-Wan concocts a plan to settle the dispute between the young and old people of Vorzyd 4 (a lot of comparisons to Defenders of the Dead, book five of JA.) Obi-Wan begins to doubt his plan but holds to it in the hopes that it will play out. Wondefully played out, the relationship between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan is finally strengthened in a more believable way then what has been sorely lacking in the last few Jedi Apprentice books.