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Title: The Day of Reckoning (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 8) by Jude Watson ISBN: 0-590-52079-2 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.77 (43 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Day Of Reckoning
Comment: One of the best books yet in the Jedi Apprentice series, The Day Of Reckoning is a pivotal part of the series and a very enjoyable read. Qui Gon Jinn's former apprentice, Xanatos, is a powerful and wise man. Now he has set a trap for both Obi Wan Kenobi and his Qui Gon, and their sentence is death. Xanatos has convinced the world he's currently residing on that the two are deserving of their fate, and now this world has a people convinced with hatred toward the two. Xanatos must be stopped at all costs. But this time, who will help them now? How will such a powerful and evil Jedi be stopped -- when an entire world is under his lies? A definite thriller in the series, it is quite suspenseful and the end is very rewarding.
Rating: 4
Summary: Another fine edition to the Jedi Apprentice series
Comment: Dispite the fact that this was the climax of the whole Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan/Xanotos storyline that has basically been going on since the beginning of the series, this adventure, while as well written as the others, seemed pretty routine to me. They go to a planet, discover some kind of a disturbance, meet some new friends, end the disturbance, and then leave. Been there, done that. The only truly climactic thing that happened was the awesome final showdown with Xanatos. Those aside though, this was a fast paced and highly exciting book that I greatly enjoyed. The basic storyline was, against the wishes of the Jedi Council, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan,(who is now officially on probation, but who has not yet been fully reaccepted as Qui-Gon's Padawan) head to Telos, the home planet of Xanatos where they hope to find him and bring him to justice. They find him sooner than expected and meet some new interesting friends along the way. I won't go into any more detail for the benefit of those of you who haven't read it yet, but I will say this; the ending is climactic and not at all what you'd expect! Anyway, the series itself is on a low reading level, so young kids could understand easily understand them, but they are not written with a condescending tone, so that even at fifteen I love this series, and plan to lend them to my brother as soon as possible.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Day Reckoning a Story Arc
Comment: I've been reading the Jedi Apprentice books to my son (Alex) off and on for the last three years, and he's loved them - and so have I. I still read them to him even though he's getting old enough to read them himself, just so I can have an excuse to read young adult books (yes they are that good).
We've followed the early adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and young Obi-Wan Kenobi and have been enthralled with the ongoing Xanatos conflict (Xanatos is Qui-Gon's former apprentice introduced to us in the second book of the series "Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival") . Over the last few book there has been a large story arc concerning Obi-Wan leaving the Jedi order that reaches its conclusion here, and we were happy to see its well thought out end (following a story that long has been a challenging task for my son). However about halfway through this well written epic adventure (as good as any published for adults), I realized that story elements that were set in motion during the very first books (the equally great "Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force" and the aforementioned "Dark Rival") were now coming to a head.
At first I was concerned that my son wouldn't remember all that had come before (in the last 8 books) but just as with Bruck's story in the last book ("Star Wars Jedi Apprentice: The Captive Temple") it came back to him and that speaks volumes about the quality of Jude Watson's writing - that in an age were so much is disposable and easily forgotten, these books have left a lasting impression with my boy.
We look forward to breaking the spine of the next book in the series, to see what adventures await Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan, and if they are anything like what has come before - I know we're in for a treat.
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Title: The Mark of the Crown (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 4) by Jude Watson ISBN: 0590519344 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Deadly Hunter (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 11) by Jude Watson ISBN: 0439139309 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Hidden Past (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 3) by Jude Watson ISBN: 0590519336 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Evil Experiment (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 12) by Jude Watson ISBN: 0439139317 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Dangerous Rescue (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 13) by Jude Watson ISBN: 0439139325 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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