Dark Warning (Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi, Book 2) (Paperback)

by Jude Watson (Author)
Key Phrases: living force, med droids, blaster bolts, Boba Fett, Polis Massa, Clone Wars (more...)

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Product Description

Obi-Wan Kenobi faces another threat in the time after Episode III.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 139 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Reissue edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439681359
• ISBN-13: 978-0439681353
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,947 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 2 in The Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi Series.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful New Series, August 15, 2005

By	H. Manges "Eternal SW Fan" (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I continue to be impressed with Jude Watson's writing. As an adult, these books fly by for me, but the writing never talks down to anyone. This series is especially enjoyable because it fills in some blanks for me about Obi-Wan's feelings about Anakin's turn to the dark side. We also get to hear from Qui-Gon. The best line from the book is, "If Luke is to rise, he must have somthing to join." Of course, this book is full of much action as the first one, but trust me, you'll like it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Thrilling and Exciting Novel, February 14, 2006

By	Stephani S. Peterson "Snow" (Utah, SLC USA) - See all my reviews

Dark Warnings
Last of the Jedi #2
-by Jude Watson

The Story
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ferus Olin have just reunited after the Great Jedi Purge. Ferus Olin, a former Jedi apprentice, is trying to return to the Jedi path. Obi-Wan Kenobi wishes to return to his exile on Tatooine as soon as possible. Trever, a stow-away aboard their ship, wants to stay with them but gets annoyed when they offer him a way to leave.

There is a deep rift between Obi-Wan and Ferus. Ferus wants Obi-Wan to be truthful and to stay with him, but Obi-Wan knows he has to go back to Tatooine. Obi-Wan witholds the knowledge of Luke's and Leia's births from Ferus, which makes Ferus angry.

On their quest, they meet new friends, Raina and Toma, and find an unknown and unmapped asteroid. There is where Ferus plans to make a base for surviving Jedi. Obi-Wan and Ferus discover from their new friends that a Jedi is in the Caves of Ilum, a place where the Jedi construct their own lightsabres. Ferus and Trever rush off to find this Jedi, Garen Muln, leaving Raina and Toma to take care of the asteroid base.

Meanwhile, Obi-Wan goes - to Ferus's great disliking - to stop the investigation of Malorum, an inquisitor of the evil and powerful empire. He wants Luke's and Leia's births to remain secret. He ends up killing one inquisitor, which hopefully makes his secret more safe.

While constructing his own lightsabre, Ferus finds Garen Muln and narrowly escapes with him and Trever. Reunited with Obi-Wan again, they bring the fragile and malnourished Garen to the asteroid. Raina makes a makeshift hospital to help Garen recover.

Obi-Wan leaves Ferus back to his exile on Tatooine. An angry Ferus leaves only with Trever to go in search of another Jedi who is rumored to be held as a prisoner on Coruscant. Obi-Wan now on Tatooine is mentally ready for the training his old master promised to give him.

Recommendations
I'd recommend this book to anyone, young or old. Make sure you read the first Last of the Jedi book intially, so you can find the sequel thrilling and exciting. I gave it four stars because at times Obi-Wan's thoughts were very boring;however, make sure you put this on your list of books to read.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cooper Lewis' review., November 30, 2005

A Kid's Review

I read The Last of the Jedi #2 : Dark Warning.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is a former Jedi Master of the old Republic. He is secretive and doesn't use his lightsaber unless completely neccessary. Aslo, he doesn't like to endanger himself too much.

Ferus Olin is a former Jedi Apprentice. He would do whatever it takes to bring down the empire. His Force connection is a little weak because he hasn't used it in a while.

In the book, Obi-Wan and Ferus learn that another Jedi is still a live- Garen Muln. Garen is hiding in the caves of Illum where Jedi go to face their greatest fears and to get the crystals for their lightsabers. Meanwhile, Imperial Inquisitors are searching Palis Massa, where Padme gave birth to Luke and Leia! So, Ferus goes to Illum to get Garen and lightsasber crystals, and Obi-Wan goes to Palis Massa to stall the search. Ferus battles gundarks, his fears, and a fleet of Stormmtroopers to get Garen and the crystals. While stalling, The Inquisitor finds Obi-wan found out and the Inquisitor gets killed running away.

The setting of the book is Illum and Palis Massa. The time is after Episode 3.

The theme is bravery.

I liked it because it was very climactic.