Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi: The Desperate Mission (Volume 1): Book 1

Jude Watson

Nov 2014 · Disney Chapter Book (ebook) Book 1 · Sold by Disney Electronic Content

About this ebook

The Empire has risen. The Jedi Order has been destroyed. As far as the Emperor is concerned, the Jedi are all but extinct. But on the remote planet of Tatooine, one Jedi Master remains: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Devastated by the loss of his fellow Jedi - and th betrayal of his former apprentice Anakin - Obi-Wan has been left with one last task: to watch over and protect a young child named Luke. When Obi-Wan finds out that a former Jedi apprentice has survived, he must make a painful decision: whether to stay on Tatooine or go on one last, desperate mission - right into the heart of the Empire.

Ratings and reviews

As a Padawan he made a great Jedi student. I've always loved his character because he was also strong like Anakin, although not the prodigal knight, he was the best student. Where Anakin was always egomaniacal, petulant, arrogant, jealous and simply a crybaby; Ferus Olin was selfless, wise, brave, helpful and generous. It is great to see he survived and hear more of his story. I'm personally glad to see that he was able to do more for the Galaxy and Anakin ever could. A must-read.

Although meant for young adults, I enjoyed the plot and pace of the story. Also, the occasional Jedi wisdom was not too heavy and I always love jedis in action, without too much fanfare. Good read!

Don't understand why Obi-Wan keeps Vaders secret. He's still out saving the gallexy.

About the author

Judy Blundell, pseudonym Jude Watson, is an American author of books for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers. Jude Watson is primarily known as the author of Star Wars books. Writing for the Star Wars franchise she works with editors from LucasBooks as well as Scholastic. Her debut came when LucasBooks recruited her to write the Star Wars Journal Captive to Evil by Princess Leia Organa, published by Scholastic in 1998. Beside the journals of Princess Leia, Queen Amidala (1999), and Darth Maul (1999), Watson is the author of three series that comprise about forty books: Jedi Apprentice (except for the first book), Jedi Quest, and The Last of the Jedi. She is also a co-author with K. D. Burkett in the Star Wars: Science Adventures series. Her other books include the romance series Brides of Wildcat County, the parapsychic science fictions Premonitions and Disappearance, and three books in the 39 Clues mystery adventure series. She won the annual National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2008 for the young-adult novel What I Saw and How I Lied, published under her real name by Scholastic Books. In 2013 she made The New York Times Best Seller List for her title Nowhere to Run.