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| Events that occur between 44 and 40
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| The Fight for Truth |
| BOOK STORY |
| Jude Watson |
| Scholastic Books |
Story published as:
Paperback Youth Novel (2000) |
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Reviews:
1 review [Average review
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Synopsis:
Most people on the planet Kegan don't want to have
anything to do with the rest of the galaxy. But when a
young potential Jedi is discovered there, Qui-Gon Jinn,
Adi Gallia, and their apprentices, Obi-Wan Kenobi and
Siri, are compelled to visit this strangely isolated
world.
They are not welcomed with open arms. Instead, Qui-Gon
and Adi find themselves caught in a web of deception
while Obi-Wan and Siri are imprisoned in a school where
thought is dictated, dissent is forbidden, and detention
is permanent.
On this planet, the Jedi must fight for truth, even
though nobody wants to face it.
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 11 years before the
events of The Phantom
Menace (43 years before the Battle of Yavin).
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| Reviews: |
| Review by Bones, UK, 2011: |
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"The
Jedi Apprentice series begins a new set of
adventures after the Xanatos arc and now we see Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon
joined by fellow Jedi Adi Gallia and her new Padawan Siri on their
mission to the planet Kegan – an ostensibly idyllic, isolationist
world in the Outer Rim. This book really shows how far Obi-Wan and
Qui-Gon have come since the beginning of the series, as their
Master-Padawan relationship is juxtaposed with the newly linked Adi
and Siri.
"Kegan is a fairly standard “Big Brother” state
masquerading as consummate communism, with all the usual
pleasantries: youth indoctrination, permanent surveillance and “benevolent”
rulers. There is quite a firm moral message here, arguing that
mutual co-operation and understanding are vastly preferable to
outright dictation and that the ends do not justify the means.
"There are many good things here, not least of which is the
inclusion of Adi Gallia, as it is always interesting to see bit
characters from the films developed. Siri provides a useful mirror
to Obi-Wan, allowing him to reflect upon his own previous
impulsiveness and although Kegan is nothing new in and of itself,
Watson sculpts it well enough to be entertaining.
"This book doesn’t do much wrong, but most of it is pretty
standard fare nonetheless."
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| Rating: 3.5
/ 5 |
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