The Ties That Bind (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 14) [Paperback]

Jude Watson (Author), Cliff Nielsen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Star Wars, Jedi Apprentice

Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice is a The New York Times best-selling series. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi defy the Jedi Council to help an old friend in trouble. But are they taking on more than they can handle? A simple mission will prove to be the ultimate test of their allegiance to the Jedi . . . and to each other.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439139333
• ISBN-13: 978-0439139335
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,998 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written, July 11, 2001

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Bayley (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ties That Bind (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 14) (Paperback)

I have had the privaliage of reading this book already. I thought that it was one of the best in the series. Jude watson is a great writer and always manages to write wonderful (yet sort) stories. I have to say that this one of favorite boooks in the series. In this book obi-wan is now 16. And still under the training of Qui-gon Jinn. The thing that I really appreciated in this book is how jude watson shows how the relationship between them has grown since the last book "The dangerous rescue" The plot of this book begins with Qui-gon having a very powerful vision of his long time friend tahl in some sort of great danger. So he races back to the temple only to find that she is just fine and on her way to a mission to a planet that the two of them had visited 6 years ago. The planet's leader had been mudered and the temple had received a message from his twin daughters requesting help to get off the planet. Qui-gon does not want tahl to go by herself, still she does anyway. After a while Qui-gon gets anxious and decides to go after her even though it forbidden by the jedi council. He goes to the planet only to discover that things are not what they seem and that danger for the jedi is everywhere. This book is filled with suspense and some really great plot twists and I recommand it to anyone that is a fan of te jedi apprentice series. This book IS another really exciting cliffhanger, you have been warned.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ties that Bind, September 25, 2001

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An 11-year old reader (Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ties That Bind (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 14) (Paperback)

Exelent book! It may have been the weirdest of all the Jedi Apprentice books, but exelent. I didn't follow throguh, they get a little vague(if it's a typo, please excuse me)in some parts, and Oui-Gon sortta doesn't show his Paddawan that he cares about the mission that much. Still, I think it is one of the best. Well, I think they are all good exept for the first, which was by a different author(Dave Wolverton). I think that was good too, but not as good as the others.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 15, 2001

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"kandladin" (Castle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ties That Bind (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, Book 14) (Paperback)

Well, I must admit this one surprised me. It was starting to seem as if the series was past it's golden days, and I wasn't expecting much from this one, but it surprised me, as these books tend to do, by being not only well-written, but also having a unique and inspiring plot and well defined characters. Anyway, in this book Qui-Gon has a disturbing vision of Tahl, his childhood friend, in serious danger. He takes Obi-Wan and heads back to the temple immedietly, only to find her about to depart on a mission to a planet they had set to rights several years earlier, that is coming apart at the seams once again. The Jedi Council forbids him to go after her, but he ignores their warnings and follows her anyway, and what he finds is quite disturbing... Meanwhile, Qui-Gon also is somewhat perplexed at the sudden deepening of his feelings towards Tahl. Is it possible he could be falling in love? As you can probably guess, this book full of action and excitement as well as character stuff, so fans of either will be satisfied. My only real problem was that I didn't like that it skipped over so much time. (two years) In Deceptions it was fairly obvious that taking a Padawan was an issue for Tahl as well as Bant, and being that it has been a recurring theme throughout the series, I assumed it would be delt with, but now it has just been skipped over, so we'll never know what made Tahl change her mind about Bant. As for the Tahl/Qui-Gon thing, well, I could see it coming even in book five when she was first introduced, but being that these books are aimed at 8-12 year olds, (though older teenagers and adults read them shamelessly) I didn't think it was something they would address in this series. I'm not a big fan of romance at all, but there are some exceptions, and I happen to like this relationship. The down side is that since Tahl doesn't appear anywhere in Episode 1, we can only assume she dies in the next couple of books, which annoys me greatly, since she's always been one of my favorites. What's interesting about this is that it comes to terms with something that's never been mentioned before. It's fairly obvious that in the new order of Jedi, love and marriage between Jedi or even Jedi and non-force sensitives is no problem whatsoever, since we have examples such as Luke and Mara, Kam and Tionne, among others I'm sure; but when is this shown in the old order? It will be interesting to see how the Council reacts when they hear. Anyway, fans of the series will love this one, but if you're just starting out, read it from the beginning so it will make sense.