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| Deceptions |
| BOOK STORY |
| Jude Watson |
| Scholastic Books |
Story published as:
Paperback Youth Novel (2001) |
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1 review [Average review
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Synopsis:
As an apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi is blamed for the death
of another Jedi student. With the help of his Master,
Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan must fight to clear his name. But
even if he is found not guily, he has gained an enemy
for life - the dead boy's vindictive father.
Twelve years later, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Knight, with his
own young apprentice, Anakin Skywalker. Anakin doesn't
know about the secrets Obi-Wan is hiding. But as the
past comes back to attack them, Obi-Wan and Anakin must
fight deception with truth - and face off against
enemies both new and old.
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Chronology:
This story begins approximately 11 years before the
events of The Phantom
Menace and concludes 1 years after it (between 43
and 31 years before the Battle of Yavin).
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"Deceptions
is the first of a pair of Special Edition Jedi
Apprentice books that bridge the gap between the Jedi
Apprentice series and the Jedi
Quest series. The first half of the book deals with the
aftermath of the Xanatos incident, in particular an investigation
into Obi-Wan’s guilt regarding the death of Bruck Chun, while the
second half show events 12 years later, when Obi-Wan has taken
Anakin as his Padawan and finally catches up with Bruck's family
again. Plot-wise, it is nothing surprising - the story predictably
involves Obi-Wan's tense yet simultaneously farcical trial going
nowhere, followed by Kad Chun's misguided attempt at segregation and
Vox Chun's misguided avarice a decade later. There are cameos by
several of Watson's characters, including Andra and Denetrus from
The Day of Reckoning (both of whom I'd always thought were less than
appealing, but if you liked them, then bonus) as well as Tahl.
"The most interesting part of the book was the juxtaposition of
the two Master/Padawan pairings. As she would later do in Legacy
of the Jedi, Watson shows two very different relationships,
highlighting the stark contrast between Obi-Wan and Anakin as
Padawans. Also, seeing Obi-Wan at two separate points in his life
and the way the character is both changed (as in, matured) and yet
still the same person is very well done.
"As with many other Jedi Apprentice
books, it does what it does very well, but with a backdrop that
could have been so much more."
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