The Threat Within


Book Data
Type	Young Reader
Series	Jedi Apprentice Series
Era	Rise of the Empire
	40 BBY
Publishing Data
Author(s)	Jude Watson
Paperback	17-May-02

Synopsis

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are sent to mediate a dispute between the planets Vorzyd 4 and Vorzyd 5. The people of Vorzyd 4 are practically mindless drones whose entire life is centered around work. But recently acts of sabotage have caused delays in their work schedule and they blame Vorzyd 5 for it.

Obi-Wan, who is in the final stages of maturing into a Jedi Knight, discovers that the sabotage is being done by local teens calling themselves the Freelies. They are dissatisfied with the endless working of their parents. They execute the pranks as wake up calls to their society. However, the harmless pranks quickly turn dangerous and cause tensions between Vorzyd 4 and 5 to escalate. It's up to Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon to set things right.

Lord Depravus Says

Quit while you're ahead - 03-Aug-10

When the film Jaws came out in 1975, it was a great film. A bit gruesome but nevertheless good. Then they brought Jaws 2 out, then Jaws 3. Then they completely went over the top and made Jaws 4. Basically they ruined what was a good and original idea by making too many of them.

This is how I feel about these Jedi Apprentice books. Had they stopped a few books earlier it would have been fine. I personally found the last two books in this series a bit pointless and not very entertaining. It felt as if Jude Watson had run out of inspiration.

This book had a similar plot to Defenders of the Dead, which came earlier in the series. The basic concept is a bunch of kids attempt to make a half-arsed bid for power. In other words it’s daft.

What would have happened is Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan would have found out what was going on, reported the kids to the leaders and left the planet. Instead what they do is keep it a secret from the government and try to encourage a planet-wide change in culture. Most of the scenes and much of the dialogue is rather cheesy too.

Other than the well written pieces about the final developments of Ob-Wan’s character into a young man and the growth in his relationship with Qui-Gon there is very little I can say about this book really other than it is silly and shouldn’t have been made.