The Deadly Hunter

Okay, so we can all pretty much agree that Qui-Gon was the worst Master ever, right? Poor Obi-Wan didn't stand a chance. And here's exhibit #5,392 why Qui-Gon was terrible: he watches Obi-Wan fall off a freaking skyscraper and does nothing. He doesn't try to prevent Obi-Wan from falling. He doesn't try to rescue Obi-Wan once he's fallen. He doesn't worry if Obi-Wan, who has established himself as more likely to be clumsy than super smooth with the Force, is injured or dead. He just does...nothing. "Whoops, there goes my Padawan off the side of a skyscraper and into the ether! Oh, well!"

Damn, Qui-Gon. That's harsh.

I love these early adventures of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. They always remind me that Obi-Wan and Anakin were not all that dissimilar. A young Obi-Wan had a lot of fear and anger in him and it was Qui-Gon that tempered him.

I don't think Obi-Wan was a bad master to Anakin, but I often wonder how different things would have been if Qui-Gon had lived and the duo had trained Anakin together. Because you know, knighted or not, Obi-Wan would have never legt Qui-Gon's side!

But I've gotten off track. This was a fun adventure for them. They're back on Coruscant, which is not often the case for this Master and Padawan pair. It took me a bit to figure it out, but I think I have a good idea who is behind the whole mystery. Didi and Astri seem to be safe show more now, but we've been left with a cliffhanger and the fate of our Master and Padawan is up in the air. I will immediately start the next book to see if I was right about the mystery.

I think the entire series is a must read for anyone interested in the expanded universe. show less

This book was more straight action/adventure than the last couple of books in the series. The benefit of this was that there were no philosophical questions that were only superficially touched on that I wanted to see more depth given to. There was just a bounty hunter that needed to be stopped and a mystery to unravel that had nothing to do with Obi-Wan's inner struggles. Which resulted in a decently fun time.

Nadie sabe su nombre, ni cuándo atacará.
Sólo se sabe que es una cazarrecompensas peligrosa y letal, y que su última misión la ha traído hasta Coruscant, hogar de los Jedi.
Su objetivo: Un viejo amigo de Qui-Gon Jinn.
Qui-Gon y su aprendiz, Obi-Wan Kenobi, intentan capturarla, pero fracasan.
Ahora, ellos también son su objetivo...