What do You think about The Dark Rival (1999)?
Wonderful continuation as Qui-Gon begins to let go of the past and accept that his future is one that is linked to Obi-Wan. Highly recommend not only this book, but this entire series. Great background for Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's Master/Padawan relationship. Even though these are 'kids' books, they are filled with enough action/adventure to keep adults entertained as well.(Spoiler Warning)Obi-Wan meets Qui-Gon's previous Padawan. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are forced to work together to stop Xantos from destroying Bandomeer.
—Ruth
I was excited when I picked up this tale of young Obi-Wan Kenobi, since we know so little of his past. I was unable to find the first in the series, but I didn't think starting with the second would be a problem -- and it wasn't, in terms of being able to follow the story.Unfortunately, the writing was really lackluster. I found it difficult to care about the characters and the story never really gripped me, and I really think it had to do with the rhythm of the prose -- all short declarative sentences, as if it had been written for a very young age group. The odd thing is that I didn't notice this in another book I read by the same author. But for some reason, it really stood out for me in this book.
—Jamie Fessenden
4/5La verdad que no sé si cada vez se pone mejor o están casi todos igual de buenos, pero sí que es atrapante la historia.(¡al fin aceptó Qui-Gon a Obi-Wan como Padawan!) Más allá de que uno -habiendo visto las películas y siendo fan de star wars- sabe que tarde o temprano van a terminar siendo maestro y aprendiz, desespera e inquieta bastante lo mucho que tarda y duda en aceptarlo a Obi-Wan. De todas maneras, lo hace aún más atrapante y entretenido, pero no pude evitar sonreír cuando finalmente pasó y decir "¡cuánto te tardaste!". Conocer el pasado y secreto de Qui-Gon resultó interesante, y ver como supera todos estos obstáculos que le impedían seguir adelante y tomar otro padawan, interesa también. Es cortito como el anterior, pero está lleno de aventuras e intrigas. ¡A seguir con el otro!
—Alayne
