The Desperate Mission


Book Data
Type	Young Reader
Series	Last of the Jedi Series
Era	Rise of the Empire
	18 BBY
Publishing Data
Author(s)	Jude Watson
Paperback	01-May-05

Synopsis

A few months after the events in Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi finds himself settling into his exile on Tatooine. In between guarding baby Luke Skywalker, he finds himself becoming accustomed to the life of a hermit, regretting the loss of Anakin, and brooding about the Jedi lives that were lost. But when he hears that former Jedi apprentice Ferus Olin is alive and a wanted fugitive on the planet Bellassa, he feels compelled to help save him. But can he risk leaving Luke unguarded? He eventually goes and finds himself alone, without backup, and facing the scrutiny of the newly formed Empire. Little does he realize that by helping Ferus he’ll help plant the seeds of the Rebellion that will eventually overthrow the Empire.

Lord Depravus Says

Great Read - 20-Dec-06

Although targeted at a younger audience, I still find these Jude Watson books great fun and actually a lot better than many of the adult novels.

This was a great start to what is obviously going to be another top series by Watson. It's good to see Obi-Wan in action for a short time and to see Ferus Olin back in the fray. The story line is very believeable and it is action packed. I found it quite hard to put down, which is a bit of a pain because you can get through the entire book in a few hours!