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Jude Watson paints such a vivid picture in your mind. It picks up right where #2 left off Ferus is standing in the rain staring at the Jedi Temple. You feel every emotion Ferus is going through. When he and Trever are going throw the Temple it is heartbreaking. Ferus is still looking for another Jedi which leads him far down below where other of Palpatine's enemies have fled too. You get a very good idea how things are in this new Empire. A better picture of the relationship between Vader and Malorum. When you get to the last page of the book your dying to get a hold of the next book in the series.

Underworld
The Last of the Jedi #3
-by Jude Watson

The Story
Ferus and Trever are trying to save a Jedi who is rumored to be held prisoner in the Jedi Temple. Ferus was a Jedi, once, and resigned. However, now he's trying to become a Jedi again. Trever wants to stay with Ferus and refuses every chance to leave.

The two sneak into the Jedi temple and try to evade stromtroopers, who work for the tyrraninal emperor. Ferus doesn't only try to fight the stormtroopers in the temple but also his feelings and memories from when he was a Jedi.

As they look for a possible prison in the Temple, they find that the rumors are made to lead surviving Jedi into traps. There really was no captive Jedi. Ferus and Trever flee the temple hastily.

Ferus and Trever meet, soon afterwards, and old friend Dexter Jettster. Dex has joined a group called the Eraced, which helps people disappear from the Empire. He tells them that one Jedi went to the crust after talking to him and said that if he ever needed her, he should look for Solace.

Then, part of the Erased, Ferus, and Trever go to find Solace, a place rumored to be on or even underneath the crust of Coruscant (the crust is the lowest level on the planet).

Finally, under the crust, they find a guide to lead them to Solace, but Ferus feels that there is something off. Will Ferus discover what that is, or will it be too late?

Recommendations
This book is greatly written and anyone who has read the first two Last of the Jedi books should read it. I loved it and read it at least four times, if not more. I can't wait for the next book to come out.

What a great continuation to the series! We get to go back to Coruscant and travel through her underbelly where those who don't want to be found go. Ferus is once again on his hunt to rescue a missing Jedi. But this time he'll have the help of Obi-Wan's old friend Dexter. What he finds is quite unexpected. Here we see where a true Jedi's loyalty lies. There's more action and adventure to be found in this story. You won't be able to put this book down!

This book was a VERY good edition to the Last of the Jedi series. I couldn't wait to see what happened! Ferus and Trever are such real characters, you can just feel their emotions. In this one, we get to go back to Coruscant and find out more about what the Empire is doing and what is happening in the core. I think that this book is very well done on the part of Jude Watson and I can't wait for the next one!

(Note that this review doesn't simply apply to this book, it applies to all of the Last of the Jedi books.)

This series is a fast-paced adventure series that takes Anakin's childhood rival, Ferus Olin, through various worlds and challenges, along with a few friends. The cliffhangers are so effective, that I just HAVE to read the next chapter, even when I want a break! Usually, I end up reading several more chapters, or even the entire book, in that period.

When the series was first coming out, I was drawn in to the first book by the action and fast-paced style of the book, which is somewhat different from the previous books that Jude Watson has written. I was left dying for more, and I would buy the new books whenever they came out.

Overall, this series tops anything else that Jude Watson has written (except for Legacy of the Jedi).

Underworld is the third book in the Last of the Jedi series. Jedi Ferus Olin and his young partner Trever head back to Coruscant to track down rumors of an imprisoned Jedi. Unsurprisingly (to me at least), the Temple has been turned into a trap that almost ensnares the two. There's some exciting scenes when Inquisitor Malorum and Darth Vader appear, and a nice appearance by Dexter Jettster from Attack of the Clones (he's had to abandon his diner and go underground since he's a suspected Jedi sympathizer). Sometimes these YA novels bring me as much satisfaction as the full-length adult Star Wars books, and at a much faster pace.

And it keeps getting better. The overall storyline is fairly straightforward, but it is all right. This is a great addition to what is becoming a great series. I do agree it is a shame that Obi is only mentioned and not seen, but it's ok. The ending is pretty good as well. The first "cliffhanger" in the series. It was nice to have Dex brought in, even if it is for just the one book. Of course, (minor spoiler alert) it never says that he dies, so maybe he'll be back in later editions of the series.
It will be interesting to see how many of the mentioned characters will end up dead before the end of the series. I have a feeling that two, maybe four, will end up "not alive" by book ten. And I think all have force abilities. Time will tell I guess.
I will say that it is starting to read more like Star Wars with each passing book. The epicness is starting to creep in. It went from sort of narrow - one person searching for another on one planet and small scale - to more epic - we are now getting galaxy-wide. The danger is ramped up a little with each passing page. The Empire is coming off as what we seem to remember from episodes 3-5 of the movies. Jude Watson has captured this dark period of the Star Wars universe very well.

I continue to enjoy this series even though I'm closer to 30 than 13. Watson is really an excellent writer. I was slightly disappointed that Obi-Wan only apeared in one paragraph. I had really hoped this series would focus on him, but maybe he will be in more of the later books. I still say you should read this book young or old.

The book is a little simple, but the story is very good. I plan on purchasing the rest of the series.

Over the years, Jude Watson has consistently turned out stories with action, adventure and a surprising amount of depth. These books may be written for 9-year-olds, but they can be enjoyed by Star Wars fans of all ages.

In this installment, Ferus Olin's quest to find Jedi survivors takes him to the very depths of Coruscant where he searches to find a mysterious place known as Solace. The book's cliffhanger ending will whet your appetite for book #4.