The Rising Force


Book Data
Type	Young Reader
Series	Jedi Apprentice Series
Era	Rise of the Empire
	44 BBY
Publishing Data
Author(s)	Dave Wolverton

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi desperately wants to be a Jedi Knight. After years at the Jedi Temple, he knows the power of the lightsaber and the Force. But he cannot control his own anger and fear. Because of this, the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn will not take him on as a Padawan apprentice.

Now Obi-Wan is about to have his first encounter with true evil. He must face off against unexpected enemies and face up to his own dark wishes.

Only then can his education as a Jedi truly begin.

Lord Depravus Says

Good for a kids book - 31-Jan-08

I admit to being a bit apprehensive about buying this book. There were two reasons for this: Firstly, it is a young readers book and I'm an adult. As a result, I wasn't sure whether I would enjoy it. Secondly, I thought Dave Wolverton's last attempt at a Star Wars novel (The Courtship of Princess Leia) was by far and away the worst book I've ever read.

Fortunately, it wasn't anywhere near as bad as I was expecting. The overall story was very good and it was fun reading about Obi-Wan Kenobi as a young boy.

Having said that, there were a few bits of the story that I found a bit hard to take, like the bullying carried out by some of the young Jedi and the whole argicultural corp thing but other than that it was a fairly solid read.