Master and Apprentice

Master and Apprentice

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  • Author:Claudia Gray
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Summary

An unexpected offer threatens the bond between Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the two Jedi navigate a dangerous new planet and an uncertain future。

A Jedi must be a fearless warrior, a guardian of justice, and a scholar in the ways of the Force。 But perhaps a Jedi's most essential duty is to pass on what they have learned。 Master Yoda trained Dooku; Dooku trained Qui-Gon Jinn; and now Qui-Gon has a Padawan of his own。 But while Qui-Gon has faced all manner of threats and danger as a Jedi, nothing has ever scared him like the thought of failing his apprentice。

Obi-Wan Kenobi has deep respect for his Master, but struggles to understand him。 Why must Qui-Gon so often disregard the laws that bind the Jedi? Why is Qui-Gon drawn to ancient Jedi prophecies instead of more practical concerns? And why wasn't Obi-Wan told that Qui-Gon is considering an invitation to join the Jedi Council—knowing it would mean the end of their partnership? The simple answer scares him: Obi-Wan has failed his Master。

When Jedi Rael Averross, another former student of Dooku, requests their assistance with a political dispute, Jinn and Kenobi travel to the royal court of Pijal for what may be their final mission together。 What should be a simple assignment quickly becomes clouded by deceit, and by visions of violent disaster that take hold in Qui-Gon's mind。 As Qui-Gon's faith in prophecy grows, Obi-Wan's faith in him is tested—just as a threat surfaces that will demand that Master and apprentice come together as never before, or be divided forever。

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RumBelle

My liking of Claudia Gray's Star Wars books has been hit or miss。 I really liked Bloodline, and I really liked this。 Some of her other books though, I could not get into, though I have not tried them all。Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are sent to Pijal to facilitate the signing of a treaty that will open hyperspace lanes and secure trade and commerce, especially with a company called Czerka that has been operating on Pijal for years。 The soon to be ruler of Pijal, Princess Fanry has been watched over for y My liking of Claudia Gray's Star Wars books has been hit or miss。 I really liked Bloodline, and I really liked this。 Some of her other books though, I could not get into, though I have not tried them all。Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are sent to Pijal to facilitate the signing of a treaty that will open hyperspace lanes and secure trade and commerce, especially with a company called Czerka that has been operating on Pijal for years。 The soon to be ruler of Pijal, Princess Fanry has been watched over for years by Jedi Rael Averross, who has a sad history。 He requested Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's assistance when terrorists began attempting to assassinate Fanray before she could be crowned as queen and sign the treaty。 From the start of their investigation Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan learn things are not as they seem, and the treaty has more problems than it solves。 Add to that a troupe of performing artists leading and Opposition to the treaty, two jewel thieves helping the Jedi, the fact that, due to an invitation to join the Jedi Council this could be Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's last mission together and mysterious blackguards that are causing havoc, and Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan have their work cut out for them。For almost all of this book Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan were at odds with each other, and as a result Qui-Gon seemed so unsure of not only himself but also his decisions。 This really seemed so at odds from the relationship we see portrayed in the Phantom Menace。 It was so at odds with the Qui-Gon I know from that film, and other books, and on one level I didn't really like all the friction and antagonism。 However, I know it was there to drive the story, and it did that well。 Qui-Gon has always been a favorite character so seeing him portrayed this way was hard。 The jewel thieves Pax and Rahara were wonderful characters, I especially like Rahara。 At one point toward the end her story took a very dark and sad turn and that made me so unhappy, but it worked out in the end。 I wish more books would be written about Qui-Gon。 He is, in my view, one of the best characters, and this one really dove deep into what he was like prior to the Phantom Menace。 It provided a lot of interesting insight。 This Claudia Gray book I really enjoyed, and I will try others。 。。。more

Nadine

entertaining; interesting insight into Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship and their respective characters。 admirable levels of self-awareness on the part of the Jedi, making it refreshing to read as i have rarely come across characters that have been written this way。 writing-style relatively normal (as in attracted neither positive nor negative attention), switches POVs regularly, allowing for different perspectives which is very intriguing。 good plot twists。 would read again for the brilliant entertaining; interesting insight into Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship and their respective characters。 admirable levels of self-awareness on the part of the Jedi, making it refreshing to read as i have rarely come across characters that have been written this way。 writing-style relatively normal (as in attracted neither positive nor negative attention), switches POVs regularly, allowing for different perspectives which is very intriguing。 good plot twists。 would read again for the brilliant lines (mostly Qui-Gon's) sprinkled throughout the book。 。。。more

Noah

I do love Qui-Gon Jinn。

Q

I really enjoyed this book for the insight it gave into Qui-Gon。 I read it shortly after "Dooku" and it was interesting to see the impact the Count's teachings had upon Qui-Gon both as a Jedi and as a Master。 I really enjoyed this book for the insight it gave into Qui-Gon。 I read it shortly after "Dooku" and it was interesting to see the impact the Count's teachings had upon Qui-Gon both as a Jedi and as a Master。 。。。more

James Trexler

Gray brings her A-game to Star Wars yet again。 A fantastic exploration of the dynamic between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan years before Episode I。 While the secondary characters weren't ones I'd necessarily be invested in as far as future events go, they all played a coherent part in the whole story。 As far as the story itself, Gray weaves just enough mystery in to make you think you're on the right track while still leaving enough out to make you really want to confirm your suspicion。 I can pinpoint the Gray brings her A-game to Star Wars yet again。 A fantastic exploration of the dynamic between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan years before Episode I。 While the secondary characters weren't ones I'd necessarily be invested in as far as future events go, they all played a coherent part in the whole story。 As far as the story itself, Gray weaves just enough mystery in to make you think you're on the right track while still leaving enough out to make you really want to confirm your suspicion。 I can pinpoint the exact line where I thought I had the right answer, and I did, but the way it unfolded was not something I might have predicted which made it quite satisfying。 。。。more

Josi

I’m not sure how to rate this。 It was a good book as it is, and I really liked the characters and the development of their Relationship, but I didn’t always feel as if they were true to the characters known in later parts of Star Wars。 Still this was great, and learning more about obi-wan and especially qui-gon was great。 I guess it’s another high 3。5? Because I will surely continue reading…

Sean Talbot

What an interesting start to what will become one of my favourite pairings of Jedi to Padawan。This has a lot of great parts including the fact that it shows a relationship which is very rocky between Qui Gon Jinn and the Padawan Obi-wan Kenobi。  You saw a bit of it with The Phantom Menace which showed it wasn't perfect but there was still the great relationship which seems to not really be part of the beginning of the book。Obi-wan is as touchy as many youth and you can see with his impatience。  What an interesting start to what will become one of my favourite pairings of Jedi to Padawan。This has a lot of great parts including the fact that it shows a relationship which is very rocky between Qui Gon Jinn and the Padawan Obi-wan Kenobi。  You saw a bit of it with The Phantom Menace which showed it wasn't perfect but there was still the great relationship which seems to not really be part of the beginning of the book。Obi-wan is as touchy as many youth and you can see with his impatience。  Also learning that he was also found later as well and not as a baby shows why he was drawn towards Anakin at a much later time。I like the fact that he wants action but has no clue what could happen when he gets it。 Claudia Gray is a master of Star Wars writing and shows a grasp of being able to write another person's characters and still make them her own while also keeping the true to what the originator created。The old friend of Qui Gon seemed like such a scammer even though he is Jedi Knight。  I found it very strange that he wasn't expelled from the order。Seeing the past parts with Dooku was also great as you see what he was like and how he interacted with his Padawan。  I also see a lot of Dooku in Qui Gon and then in Obi-wanI think that seeing Qui Gon really and truly for the first time as The Phantom Menace didn't give a lot of depth to him was amazing。  Seeing what made him tick and how and why he was the way he was makes his just that much of a better character。 。。。more

Spoken30

It made me like Obi-wan even more!

ShadowsOfWonder

3。5*In Master & Apprentice, we see Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi try to find their dynamic together。This book once again showed why Qui-Gon is my second favorite Jedi。 Claudia Gray nailed him perfectly。Qui-Gon and his presence definitely carry this book。You get a good insight into his thoughts and feelings。 Furthermore, you also see the influence Dooku had on Qui-Gon。 He is responsible for Qui-Gon's great interest in prophecies, which ultimately led to Qui-Gon's interest in Anakin。 3。5*In Master & Apprentice, we see Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi try to find their dynamic together。This book once again showed why Qui-Gon is my second favorite Jedi。 Claudia Gray nailed him perfectly。Qui-Gon and his presence definitely carry this book。You get a good insight into his thoughts and feelings。 Furthermore, you also see the influence Dooku had on Qui-Gon。 He is responsible for Qui-Gon's great interest in prophecies, which ultimately led to Qui-Gon's interest in Anakin。In addition, Dooku connects Qui-Gon and Rael Aveross。 Rael was basically banished from the Jedi after an incident and is now the Lord Regent of Pijal, the planet where the main story of the book takes place。He is a very special Jedi in that he doesn't really follow the rules or interprets them differently。His character was a good addition in the book because he showed a Jedi like we've never seen before, which also puts the Jedi order itself in a different light。His interactions with Qui-Gon also do a great job of showing what Dooku was like as a Master, which further adds Dooku's character as well。I also think Obi-Wan is very well done。 You can clearly see his character, how he rather sticks to the rules and dislikes the rather ‘alternative’ approach of Qui-Gon and later Anakin。 However, here he is even more insecure and naïve and therefore sometimes acts wrong。 Overall, though, I liked this young Obi-Wan and would like to see more of him。I also liked the dynamic between Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan。 The two are so different and still have disagreements even in TPM, so it's only logical that they weren't a dream team from the start。 How they both manage to work well together and trust each other over time was well portrayed here。Part of the book is told the story of Rahara Wick and Pax Maripher。 The two are criminals who are on Pijal's moon looking for fake kyber cristals。 Rahara is a former slave who managed to escape。 However, she is still haunted by her time as a slave。 Pax was raised by protocol droids and as a result often acts like a protocol droid。I found the individual stories of both characters very emotional and touching, but they also worked well together。Unfortunately, they ended up playing a rather small role in the outcome of the book, which I thought was a shame。 So in the end, their story was mostly irrelevant and only distracted from the actual story。Still, I enjoyed their story and would love to read how their story continues。 They are good characters with a good story - it just didn't really fit into this book。Another thing I would criticize is that everything was resolved way too quickly at the end。They took a huge amount of time throughout the book to properly build up the story and at the end everything was resolved so quickly that my brain could hardly keep up。I loved the very last scene though。 It was very sad compared to the hopeful, lively story before it。 However, it also connects the book more with the prequels and kind of puts everything in a different perspective。 Sad, but also beautiful。The book had a few small things that bothered me a bit, but overall I really enjoyed it。I thought it was great to learn more about Qui-Gon。 From what I heard, he's an incredibly popular character, so I'm surprised there aren't more with him anyway。。。。But at the same time I want to see more after the book - how Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon's story continues, more about Rael Aveross, more about Rahara and Pax。 。。。more

Tarah Nieuwoudt

The main outcome of this read for me is a new love of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon’s relationship。 It really puts their partnership in a whole new light。 The epilogue for sure made me weep, and now I’ll weep at the end of The Phantom Menace as well。 Was a bit of a slow read at times but I didn’t really mind, I didn’t think there was anything that could’ve been removed just to make the pace faster。 I also particularly loved the Dooku and Qui-Gon flashbacks - do I not hate Count Dooku anymore? Perhaps…

Stephanie

The first time I picked this up, back in 2019, I remember my expectations for it; I made the assumption that it would be a decent enough read。 Maybe being on the same scale as Claudia Gray’s Bloodline, but nowhere near being in the same league as Lost Stars and Leia, Princess of Alderaan。 The reason? Quite simple, really。 It’s because I wasn’t much of a Qui-Gon Jinn fan。So I was caught off guard, and pleasantly surprised, by how much I really enjoyed Master and Apprentice。Gray did an outstanding The first time I picked this up, back in 2019, I remember my expectations for it; I made the assumption that it would be a decent enough read。 Maybe being on the same scale as Claudia Gray’s Bloodline, but nowhere near being in the same league as Lost Stars and Leia, Princess of Alderaan。 The reason? Quite simple, really。 It’s because I wasn’t much of a Qui-Gon Jinn fan。So I was caught off guard, and pleasantly surprised, by how much I really enjoyed Master and Apprentice。Gray did an outstanding job of bringing these characters to life。 She was able to do something I hadn’t expected which was making me care for Qui-Gon Jinn。 Where before my appreciation for Qui-Gon was little, if not pretty much non-existent to some extent, this book caused me to really be appreciative of said character。I just loved the way she captured and showed the dynamic between Master Jinn and Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi。 And not just those two, but I also loved the flashbacks of Padawan Qui-Gon with his master, Dooku。 Additionally, Pax Maripher and Rahara Wick are another favorite duo of mine, and they’ve been that way ever since I first read this book。 They’re definitely characters I hope to one day see again。In regards to the story, it hasn’t failed thus far to keep me engaged and entertained, even though I know what happens, what transpires, and how it ends。At this point in time, Master and Apprentice ranks as being my third favorite when it comes to Claudia Gray’s Star Wars novels。 。。。more

Richard Pearce-moses

Pretty clearly YA。 Lots of sound effects, which were annoying and distracting, and narration was a bit over the top at times。

Yanka

Captó perfectamente la esencia del maestro Qui-gon jinn y de Obi-wan。 Estuvo muy entretenido y los cuestionamientos a la orden jedi y la República dejan a uno pensando。

Wgi091979

Fun read! Such a fun read, a great adventure, made sense with in the canon。 Highly recommend for sure, for all fans!

Molly Kaye

Fun read。As always Gray knows the the star wars universe (outside of Skywalker's) better than anyone。 Audiobook had an excellent reader。 Would read again。 Fun read。As always Gray knows the the star wars universe (outside of Skywalker's) better than anyone。 Audiobook had an excellent reader。 Would read again。 。。。more

Kailey

I'm not big into Star Wars so I probably missed a lot of references。 But this book was really good! I'm not big into Star Wars so I probably missed a lot of references。 But this book was really good! 。。。more

Caleb Parker

Just makes me appreciate Qui-Gon Jinn all the more

Parker Kirk

Claudia Gray continues her dominance of post-acquisition Star Wars novels with this entry into the canonical lineup。This is a fresh take on the Master/Padawan relationship that nearly scratches the itch left by fans of the Jedi Apprentice series from the old Extended Universe。 This book provides a lot of context for the events of Phantom Menace as well as for some light being shed on certain events from Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith。The Exploration of Dooku’s, Qui Gon’s, and Obi W Claudia Gray continues her dominance of post-acquisition Star Wars novels with this entry into the canonical lineup。This is a fresh take on the Master/Padawan relationship that nearly scratches the itch left by fans of the Jedi Apprentice series from the old Extended Universe。 This book provides a lot of context for the events of Phantom Menace as well as for some light being shed on certain events from Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith。The Exploration of Dooku’s, Qui Gon’s, and Obi Wan’s characters especially are welcome and handled well by Ms。 Gray。Disclaimer: this is a politics-heavy Star Wars book。 There is some good payoff in terms of combat within the pages, but must of the “action,” as it were, is in the dialogue between the characters and politics within the plot。 Keep this in your TBR, especially if you are a fan of Prequel-Era stories, this is certainly the book for you。 。。。more

Kate H

I have always loved the Star Wars universe and especially the novels that were written about it。 My favorite titles have definitely been the ones written by Timothy Zahn but some of the new ones are nearly as good。 This book is great and it really fits into the Star Wars universe, it adds something new without distracting or detracting from the existing mythology。

Scarlett

Ok so, to start with my rating would be lower if this wasn't a Star Wars book because I rank them differently than "regular books" and the standard for them is very low so here we are。 If it was a regular book it might be a 3。5 stars because I would want to see more of Pax and Rahara。 So, the main thing that really makes this book is the characterisation and the insight into the Jedi Order。 I might be a little biased because the book agrees with me and provides back up for some many Star Wars op Ok so, to start with my rating would be lower if this wasn't a Star Wars book because I rank them differently than "regular books" and the standard for them is very low so here we are。 If it was a regular book it might be a 3。5 stars because I would want to see more of Pax and Rahara。 So, the main thing that really makes this book is the characterisation and the insight into the Jedi Order。 I might be a little biased because the book agrees with me and provides back up for some many Star Wars opinions I have however I'm also right so thank you Claudia Grey。 The way she writers how the Jedi Order is failing and how it interacts with the Republic is very well balanced。 I think the characters really drive the book rather than the plot but that isn't particularly surprising and I'm ok with it since the characterisation is good。 If you've read Jedi Apprentice then this book is for you basically。 Finally, what also makes this book appealing to me is how much they hammer in the foreshadowing because it then reaches a point where it's like "this lineage is doomed to repeat their own mistakes" which I enjoy。 。。。more

Rachel

I really enjoyed this Star Wars novel。 Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan aren't the most in-sync master and apprentice, but this novel alternates between their viewpoints and shows their relationship growing。 Great set up for The Phantom Menace, and how the characters develop to that point。 I really enjoyed this Star Wars novel。 Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan aren't the most in-sync master and apprentice, but this novel alternates between their viewpoints and shows their relationship growing。 Great set up for The Phantom Menace, and how the characters develop to that point。 。。。more

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Eva

All I can say is, Claudia gray has done it again。 Amazing book with an interesting plot and a surprising plot twist! Made me love qui gon jinn's character even moreAnd the 'after' part totally didn't make me cry。 All I can say is, Claudia gray has done it again。 Amazing book with an interesting plot and a surprising plot twist! Made me love qui gon jinn's character even moreAnd the 'after' part totally didn't make me cry。 。。。more

Hank

I get that the story has to give more of its own backstory to fill in the blanks, but it breaks up the book and continuity too much - it would've been better with a full story of young Master Qui Gonn's adventures and then gone into Obi-Wan and his relationship。 I get that the story has to give more of its own backstory to fill in the blanks, but it breaks up the book and continuity too much - it would've been better with a full story of young Master Qui Gonn's adventures and then gone into Obi-Wan and his relationship。 。。。more

Rob McCormick

One of the best new canon Star Wars books!! Every chapter ended with an exciting cliff hanger that made you keep reading for hours on end。

caitlin

Similar to some of the other books, I found that the book could have been shorter。 I really liked the plot twist that happened within the book and found it pretty intriguing, but also I just felt that some of the book was too drawn out。

Meghan Kane

I liked claudias writing and interpretation in this book。 Much easier to follow than the new high republic series, but maybe because I know who the characters are。

Frida Andreasson

Probably more of a 3,5 than just a 3, but it’s not good enough for a 4 from me。Why?I think it tried to do a bit too much, cover so many things, themes and characters to properly delve into any one of them。 Is it about masters and apprentices? Yes。 Is it about faith? Yes。 Is it about differences both uniting and dividing? Yes, that too。 As well as freedom, authority, power, morality and more。With the title of the book what it is, I’d have liked a firmer focus on the relationship between master an Probably more of a 3,5 than just a 3, but it’s not good enough for a 4 from me。Why?I think it tried to do a bit too much, cover so many things, themes and characters to properly delve into any one of them。 Is it about masters and apprentices? Yes。 Is it about faith? Yes。 Is it about differences both uniting and dividing? Yes, that too。 As well as freedom, authority, power, morality and more。With the title of the book what it is, I’d have liked a firmer focus on the relationship between master and apprentice, and solidly on Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon at that。 Instead there’s also Qui-Gon and Dooku。 Dooku and another of his apprentices, Rael。 Rael and his apprentice。 Rael and a princess he’s raising as regent, and we even got a glimpse of Obi-Wan and Anakin。 Some of the other relationships helped make the one between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon stronger, but too often, I felt that it detracted from it。So what’s going on?Rael’s been acting as regent on a planet called Pijal for 8 years。 Now the princess is to become Queen, but it’s not as simple as that。 A new hyperlane is to be secures。 The monarch turned to a democracy。 The Czerka cooperation gaining from it all。 There are terrorists resisting this, and Rael want more Jedi on planet to help smooth the transition and keep the princess safe。 As a fellow student of Dooku’s he requests Qui-Gon。At the same time Qui-Gon will need to make an important decision about his future that will also affect Obi-Wan And! Two jewel smugglers have their sight set on Pijal。So, that’s a lot in 96 000 words。About midway to the last few chapters I wondered how this could be wrapped up with so much going on, and while Gray managed it, it was on the rushed side。That said, there were also things to like。 Pijal is vibrant。 The nature and culture are beautiful。The additions to Jedi culture with small additions that make the temple come alive were something I really appreciated。The reveal at the end of what was going on took me by surprise and was exciting。The characters felt true to my previous perception of them, and the new cast members were compelling and many of them competently fleshed out。 。。。more

Stuart Ramirez-McWhinney

I enjoyed this peak into the history of the characters of the story。 A little too much tell without showing of Obi Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship。 The flashbacks of Qui-Gon's apprenticeship seemed like an abandoned storyline because it doesn't exactly tie in with the A plot。 I enjoyed this peak into the history of the characters of the story。 A little too much tell without showing of Obi Wan and Qui-Gon's relationship。 The flashbacks of Qui-Gon's apprenticeship seemed like an abandoned storyline because it doesn't exactly tie in with the A plot。 。。。more

Mari Skyrin-Sarker

This is the very first Disney canon novel I've read。 I've enjoyed seeing some of Qui-Gon's childhood, a "sibling" Padawan and a younger Dooku。 I am, however, displeased with Obi-Wan's personality。 It seems to contrast with what is shown in the prequel movies。 Or maybe I'm just clinging to his Legends canon background and personality since I've grown up with it。 Some day, I will re-read the Jedi Apprentice series to see where I stand for sure。The story itself was enjoyable。 Not spectacular, but o This is the very first Disney canon novel I've read。 I've enjoyed seeing some of Qui-Gon's childhood, a "sibling" Padawan and a younger Dooku。 I am, however, displeased with Obi-Wan's personality。 It seems to contrast with what is shown in the prequel movies。 Or maybe I'm just clinging to his Legends canon background and personality since I've grown up with it。 Some day, I will re-read the Jedi Apprentice series to see where I stand for sure。The story itself was enjoyable。 Not spectacular, but okay。 。。。more