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"The
Changing of the Guard follows the Jedi to an oppressed planet
run by a lunatic dictator in order to track down scientist Jenna Zan
Arbor.
"Originally, I wasn't too impressed with the reintroduction of
Zan Arbor, as it seemed as though Watson was simply recycling her
characters from the Jedi
Apprentice series into the Jedi Quest
series. However, her performance in The Changing of the Guard
has caused me to reverse my opinion. Her presence brings a
satisfyingly twisted psychotic element that made the reading of her
passages most enjoyable.
"There were other factors in this book that were enjoyable,
such as Siri masquerading as an incorrigible flirt and Obi-Wan
impersonating a dandy criminal, as well as Ferus Olin finally
getting some decent fleshing out in the form of a revealing chat
with Obi-Wan.
"Other things were less convincing, such as the gang of four
criminals that were recently escaped and apprehended again that just
happened to be three males and a female who were the perfect cover
for the Jedi - far too convenient to be plausible. Also, there is
yet another coup. It is unfortunate that the Jedi get sent on very
similar missions over and over - a coup here, rival neighbours
there, diplomatic incidents somewhere else and so on. It makes the
series a bit too repetitive. This particular coup, though, was
rather well done, with the revolt being quite tragic in its
execution - an outpouring of rage from a repressed and downtrodden
people.
"Lastly, it was extremely fun seeing Mace Windu being his usual
awesome self at the end of the book.
"Overall, a fun and exciting book. Hopefully the last remaining
volumes will be just as good."
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