Jedi Quest / Jude Watson : 4 of 5

Jedi Quest is a story to kick-off the new series to replace Jedi Apprentice, and I was a little concerned at first - how could it be as wonderful as the Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon tales? All I can say is wow - Jude Watson is going to do a fantastic job with the Anakin/Obi-Wan relationship! Now the depth of Obi-Wan's character is even stronger, since we've watched him grow up in 18 other books, and it's cool to see him try to follow in Qui-Gon's footsteps with Anakin. This plot is really bold, too, involving a slave trader, which of course gets to Anakin at the core - we immediately get insight into what's "going wrong" inside him. The story also blends past characters from Jedi Apprentice, along with appearances by Chancellor Palpatine (boo, hiss)! Excellent Star Wars candy!