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A review by toggle_fow
Deceptions by Jude Watson
4.0
Well, THIS was important.
I debated whether or not to read this, since it's not part of the "core" JA series, but boy am I glad I did. This is the most important content I've stumbled across since No Prisoners.
First of all, the Senate conducted an inquiry into Bruck Chun's death at the request of his family members, and brought Obi-Wan to testify. I repeat, they brought fourteen-year-old Obi-Wan and twelve-year-old Bant in front of a Senate committee to testify. If Obi-Wan had been found guilty, he could have been tried in criminal court. I guess this is what happens when you turn over children to a pseudo-governmental organization and give fourteen-year-olds deadly weapons and even deadlier responsibility... but wow.
This entire process was horrible. The Jedi are terribly naive, Qui-Gon saying that the Jedi chose not to use a legal representative because truth was on their side. Obi-Wan likely would have been convicted of wrongdoing, if Qui-Gon hadn't shown up at the last second with some never-before-seen security footage. Qui-Gon, in particular, is crazy. He told Obi-Wan he was busy and might or might not make it to the trial. He might or might not make it to the trial where an experienced prosecutor would be cross-examining his padawan for attempted murder in front of the Senate.
What a mad lad. He's nuts, and it makes me a little angry on Obi-Wan's behalf.
The other thing we learned from this is that, apparently, the Jedi Temple doesn't have security monitors. You're telling me this entire drama went down with Xanatos and Bruck, and there's NO video evidence from any Temple security system????
The other half of the book is a parallel adventure following Obi-Wan and twelve-year-old Anakin. There's a little Garen content in the first half, but the second half is where we get the real primo stuff. Garen is almost as cool as Ferus Olin, though nobody really can match him. I could see Garen and Anakin having a really neat relationship.
As always, Anakin shines. He and Obi-Wan have such a great dynamic, and it's so interesting to me to see the Jedi way of treating young padawans. Anakin is twelve, and Obi-Wan is clearly protective, but he treats Anakin almost like an equal, theorizing and running plans by him, and allowing him to fight a dogfight on his own while Obi-Wan was occupied elsewhere. There's such a tension between the clear care in how he treats Anakin and the belief that "no Jedi is ever truly a child."
I debated whether or not to read this, since it's not part of the "core" JA series, but boy am I glad I did. This is the most important content I've stumbled across since No Prisoners.
First of all, the Senate conducted an inquiry into Bruck Chun's death at the request of his family members, and brought Obi-Wan to testify. I repeat, they brought fourteen-year-old Obi-Wan and twelve-year-old Bant in front of a Senate committee to testify. If Obi-Wan had been found guilty, he could have been tried in criminal court. I guess this is what happens when you turn over children to a pseudo-governmental organization and give fourteen-year-olds deadly weapons and even deadlier responsibility... but wow.
This entire process was horrible. The Jedi are terribly naive, Qui-Gon saying that the Jedi chose not to use a legal representative because truth was on their side. Obi-Wan likely would have been convicted of wrongdoing, if Qui-Gon hadn't shown up at the last second with some never-before-seen security footage. Qui-Gon, in particular, is crazy. He told Obi-Wan he was busy and might or might not make it to the trial. He might or might not make it to the trial where an experienced prosecutor would be cross-examining his padawan for attempted murder in front of the Senate.
What a mad lad. He's nuts, and it makes me a little angry on Obi-Wan's behalf.
The other thing we learned from this is that, apparently, the Jedi Temple doesn't have security monitors. You're telling me this entire drama went down with Xanatos and Bruck, and there's NO video evidence from any Temple security system????
The other half of the book is a parallel adventure following Obi-Wan and twelve-year-old Anakin. There's a little Garen content in the first half, but the second half is where we get the real primo stuff. Garen is almost as cool as Ferus Olin, though nobody really can match him. I could see Garen and Anakin having a really neat relationship.
As always, Anakin shines. He and Obi-Wan have such a great dynamic, and it's so interesting to me to see the Jedi way of treating young padawans. Anakin is twelve, and Obi-Wan is clearly protective, but he treats Anakin almost like an equal, theorizing and running plans by him, and allowing him to fight a dogfight on his own while Obi-Wan was occupied elsewhere. There's such a tension between the clear care in how he treats Anakin and the belief that "no Jedi is ever truly a child."