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Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi #4
Death on Naboo
Ex-Jedi Ferus Olin has been imprisoned by the Empire. His crime? Trying to save the Jedi Order. The sinister Empire won't be able to hold Ferus for long - not when he has a friend on the inside. But escaping is only part of the problem. Ferus's quest is going to take him to the planet of Naboo, where a secret vital to the survival of the Jedi and the entire galaxy is being kept...and is in danger of being revealed. In order to keep this secret, Ferus will have to face the ruthless Inquisitor Malorum. A battle will be fought - and lives will be lost. Who will die on Naboo?
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2006
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May 18, 2023
This author delivers once again.
February 17, 2025
This was so good! Bittersweet, too. Returning to Naboo pierced my heart in ways I didn’t think possible. Definitely worth reading and will probably read again in the near future.
Was really cool to see links to The Phantom Menace while also giving more background into our fallen forever Queen’s story. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. On to book 5 now
Was really cool to see links to The Phantom Menace while also giving more background into our fallen forever Queen’s story. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. On to book 5 now
February 19, 2025
Star Wars: Legends: The Last of the Jedi 04 Death on Naboo by Jude Watson
challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense
Fast-paced
Plot or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters are a main focus? Yes
3.75 Stars
Okay, this was a lot of fun to read. I use Star Wars novels (this being a novella) to inspire me...and it rarely fails me.
I fall into these stories so easily.
Ferus is the main character in this story, with his sidekick Tever. I am loving their dynamic, and how Ferus does things, knowing that Trever is going to do the opposite of what he said, but actually exactly what he wanted. Ha!
The Grand Inquisitor, Malorum...is the villain, and he knows something that cannot get out.
The secret has to be kept, at all costs. Our heroes have to do something that will is incredibly loud and explosive, but because they did/will do it...they know how the Empire is going to react to it. So good.
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense
Fast-paced
Plot or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters are a main focus? Yes
3.75 Stars
Okay, this was a lot of fun to read. I use Star Wars novels (this being a novella) to inspire me...and it rarely fails me.
I fall into these stories so easily.
Ferus is the main character in this story, with his sidekick Tever. I am loving their dynamic, and how Ferus does things, knowing that Trever is going to do the opposite of what he said, but actually exactly what he wanted. Ha!
The Grand Inquisitor, Malorum...is the villain, and he knows something that cannot get out.
The secret has to be kept, at all costs. Our heroes have to do something that will is incredibly loud and explosive, but because they did/will do it...they know how the Empire is going to react to it. So good.
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
November 21, 2022
Had this book for years… since at least 2008. Haven’t read it until now at the age of 23. I forgot how interesting this series was, though it was unfortunately not considered canon, along with the Expanded Universe (Legends) series after 2014.
October 27, 2023
I'm frankly amazed at how much Watson managed to cram into this book and how much impact it had on me as an adult reader, given that it's intended for much younger eyes. There's some really good stuff here. A prison where people are forced to work in factory, for some mysterious project... well, it's such a great concept that it's also shown up in one of my favourite Disney canon shows. Ha! The chapters set on Naboo are the strongest and most intriguing.
April 5, 2017
5 stars
Another good installment in the LOTJ series. Glad they were able to protect the secret. RIP Malorum. Wonder if Ferus will accept Palpatine's offer.
Can't wait to read Star Wars LOTJ: A Tangled Web!!!!
Another good installment in the LOTJ series. Glad they were able to protect the secret. RIP Malorum. Wonder if Ferus will accept Palpatine's offer.
Can't wait to read Star Wars LOTJ: A Tangled Web!!!!
April 26, 2017
(3.5)
Ferus and Trevor are dealing with the fall-out of Underworld and they end up on Naboo to protect Obi-Wan/Padme's secret. It was a great book because I was ACTUALLY NERVOUS that Malorum would find out because he was SUPER close.
This is a dang Scholastic book for 8 through 13 year olds I should not have been this nervous darn it.
Also, minus .5 stars for the Gungans.
Recommended 9+ for Star Wars violence.
Ferus and Trevor are dealing with the fall-out of Underworld and they end up on Naboo to protect Obi-Wan/Padme's secret. It was a great book because I was ACTUALLY NERVOUS that Malorum would find out because he was SUPER close.
Also, minus .5 stars for the Gungans.
Recommended 9+ for Star Wars violence.
January 30, 2023
I absolutely flew through this book, and things are REALLY starting to get interesting (as if they weren't beforehand...)
I absolutely loved the twist at the end, and I'm so excited to see where Ferus' journey takes us from here.
I absolutely loved the twist at the end, and I'm so excited to see where Ferus' journey takes us from here.
December 13, 2024
This book reminds us how much of Star Wars storytelling is history not necessarily repeating but rhyming. This book rhymes with Episode 1. Interesting cameos and ending.
June 11, 2018
I gotta hand to Jude Watson. This series has been nothing if not consistent. And once again, she delivers with the 4th book in the Last of the Jedi series.
Though, so far, Death on Naboo has been the shortest, I think it’s probably been the best. The story is a lot of fun, with callbacks to Phantom Menace and R.A. Salvatore’s novelization of Attack of the Clones. It’s action packed and quick and insanely hard to put down due to cliffhanger chapter endings and a breakneck pace that doesn’t let the reader really even have time for a break. The return of the Gungans could have been skipped, but an absent Jar Jar Binks made up for that.
All joking aside, I’ve really enjoyed what Watson has written here. This series, though clearly intentioned for younger readers has been better than half of the original EU and canon stuff. Can’t wait to get started on the next one.
Though, so far, Death on Naboo has been the shortest, I think it’s probably been the best. The story is a lot of fun, with callbacks to Phantom Menace and R.A. Salvatore’s novelization of Attack of the Clones. It’s action packed and quick and insanely hard to put down due to cliffhanger chapter endings and a breakneck pace that doesn’t let the reader really even have time for a break. The return of the Gungans could have been skipped, but an absent Jar Jar Binks made up for that.
All joking aside, I’ve really enjoyed what Watson has written here. This series, though clearly intentioned for younger readers has been better than half of the original EU and canon stuff. Can’t wait to get started on the next one.
March 28, 2021
Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi (Book 4): Death on Naboo by Jude Watson
I'm reading through this Legends series with my 12 year old and finding that it gets better as it goes. This one has more action than the previous three with battle sequences on three different planets. Malorum, the Emperor's Inquisitor, is one of the few people in the galaxy who know that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker. His personal quest to discover what exactly happened to Senator Padme Amidala, her relationship with Anakin Skywalker, and whether she bore any surviving children, take Malorum to Naboo. Ferus Olin is determined to stop Malorum's quest at any cost, and his new freedom-fighting friends support his efforts. Jude Watson integrates new characters and familiar old ones. The conclusion of the book has an intriguing twist. 4 stars out of 5.
I'm reading through this Legends series with my 12 year old and finding that it gets better as it goes. This one has more action than the previous three with battle sequences on three different planets. Malorum, the Emperor's Inquisitor, is one of the few people in the galaxy who know that Darth Vader is Anakin Skywalker. His personal quest to discover what exactly happened to Senator Padme Amidala, her relationship with Anakin Skywalker, and whether she bore any surviving children, take Malorum to Naboo. Ferus Olin is determined to stop Malorum's quest at any cost, and his new freedom-fighting friends support his efforts. Jude Watson integrates new characters and familiar old ones. The conclusion of the book has an intriguing twist. 4 stars out of 5.
April 17, 2018
FIRST CHOICE BOOK Q4
I think this book is not bad for this series. I think the idea of Ferus being in prison and escaping is not a bad idea. I still think that the Ferus character should die at some point, the book is boring with a character that is so powerful that he can avoid death from everything, even from his rival malorum. Even after 3 books Ferus doesn't feel like a true character, more like a self insert of the author. And then there's the entire plot of Malorum figuring out what happened to padme amidala was a useless plot used to make the book bigger. extra points for being star wars. there also should've been more about the empire. I still find it good on how Ferus went to prison, the author is learning about good plot. I just hope ferus goes to the dark side
I think this book is not bad for this series. I think the idea of Ferus being in prison and escaping is not a bad idea. I still think that the Ferus character should die at some point, the book is boring with a character that is so powerful that he can avoid death from everything, even from his rival malorum. Even after 3 books Ferus doesn't feel like a true character, more like a self insert of the author. And then there's the entire plot of Malorum figuring out what happened to padme amidala was a useless plot used to make the book bigger. extra points for being star wars. there also should've been more about the empire. I still find it good on how Ferus went to prison, the author is learning about good plot. I just hope ferus goes to the dark side
November 28, 2019
Ferus Comes Into His Own, Embracing his Jedi Heritage
This was a very exciting chapter in the Last of the Jedi series filled with twists and turns that I did not see coming. Former padawn Ferus Olin begins to come into his own, embracing his Jedi heritage in his quest to find and unite former Jedi. He just has to get out of prison first. I am sorry there were no audiobooks for this series, they would've been wonderful.
This was a very exciting chapter in the Last of the Jedi series filled with twists and turns that I did not see coming. Former padawn Ferus Olin begins to come into his own, embracing his Jedi heritage in his quest to find and unite former Jedi. He just has to get out of prison first. I am sorry there were no audiobooks for this series, they would've been wonderful.
June 3, 2022
This is a fascinating book. It's dark with more death in this than the other three in the series combined, and many miserable locations. However it feels like two books that were combined into one and the ending feels strangely rushed with lots of throwbacks to The Phantom Menace, a story I don't care for. However the dark and interesting locations and oppressive miserable feeling that permeates this book makes up for any of it's flaws.
January 5, 2019
Star Wars Legends Project #185
Background: Death on Naboo was written by Jude Watson and published in April 2006. It is the fourth book of the Last of the Jedi series, following Underworld (my review).
Death on Naboo picks up immediately after Underworld, 18 years before the Battle of Yavin. The main characters are Ferus Olin and Trever Flume, along with ex-Jedi Solace and recurring antagonist Inquisitor Malorum. Several of the surviving characters from Underworld also play a role, and as much of the story is set on Naboo, there are several appearances by characters like Captain Typho, Queen Apailana, and members of Padme's family.
Summary: Ferus has been taken by the Empire, shipped to a prison world from which escape seems impossible and facing imminent execution. As if that weren't bad enough, the safe haven he discovered on Coruscant has been smashed by the Empire, exposed from within by a spy, and his friends and allies scattered or killed. Meanwhile, Malorum still suspects that enemies of the Empire are hiding something about the death of Padme Amidala, and he is getting closer to the truth. Unless Ferus and the others can pull off a miracle, Malorum may uncover the most important secret in the galaxy!
Review: This is the weakest entry in the series yet, though certainly not for lack of a good premise. Malorum's suspicions about Padme's death make up the most compelling ongoing thread in the series, so I was excited to see them become the main focus of a book. The execution just wasn't that compelling. The bits with Ferus on the prison planet were solid, but once it got to Naboo I struggled to stay interested.
I think maybe that's because Watson tries to coast on familiar elements from the films: characters and dynamics we know, movie locations, etc. But Naboo actually isn't that interesting of a concept. It's gorgeous but boring. The kind of planet you'd want to live on if you were in the Star Wars universe, but not a great place for adventure. I mean, surely there's no one out there clamoring for more time with the Gungans (though Jar Jar, at least, remains thankfully absent).
There's also this weird plot device that functions perfectly well to drive the action of the story but doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Apparently, it's a tradition on Naboo that when a person dies, their grandmothers prepare the body for burial. When you think about it, this feels like a dark side to life on Naboo that we never imagined: How often do grandmothers have to bury their grandchildren? And who prepares the grandmothers for burial when they die? Think things through a little better, please!
C
Background: Death on Naboo was written by Jude Watson and published in April 2006. It is the fourth book of the Last of the Jedi series, following Underworld (my review).
Death on Naboo picks up immediately after Underworld, 18 years before the Battle of Yavin. The main characters are Ferus Olin and Trever Flume, along with ex-Jedi Solace and recurring antagonist Inquisitor Malorum. Several of the surviving characters from Underworld also play a role, and as much of the story is set on Naboo, there are several appearances by characters like Captain Typho, Queen Apailana, and members of Padme's family.
Summary: Ferus has been taken by the Empire, shipped to a prison world from which escape seems impossible and facing imminent execution. As if that weren't bad enough, the safe haven he discovered on Coruscant has been smashed by the Empire, exposed from within by a spy, and his friends and allies scattered or killed. Meanwhile, Malorum still suspects that enemies of the Empire are hiding something about the death of Padme Amidala, and he is getting closer to the truth. Unless Ferus and the others can pull off a miracle, Malorum may uncover the most important secret in the galaxy!
Review: This is the weakest entry in the series yet, though certainly not for lack of a good premise. Malorum's suspicions about Padme's death make up the most compelling ongoing thread in the series, so I was excited to see them become the main focus of a book. The execution just wasn't that compelling. The bits with Ferus on the prison planet were solid, but once it got to Naboo I struggled to stay interested.
I think maybe that's because Watson tries to coast on familiar elements from the films: characters and dynamics we know, movie locations, etc. But Naboo actually isn't that interesting of a concept. It's gorgeous but boring. The kind of planet you'd want to live on if you were in the Star Wars universe, but not a great place for adventure. I mean, surely there's no one out there clamoring for more time with the Gungans (though Jar Jar, at least, remains thankfully absent).
There's also this weird plot device that functions perfectly well to drive the action of the story but doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Apparently, it's a tradition on Naboo that when a person dies, their grandmothers prepare the body for burial. When you think about it, this feels like a dark side to life on Naboo that we never imagined: How often do grandmothers have to bury their grandchildren? And who prepares the grandmothers for burial when they die? Think things through a little better, please!
C
March 8, 2021
An offer of amnesty from the Emperor for Ferus Olin is conditional on him resolving a crisis on Naboo, which will give him the chance to follow Obi-Wan Kenobi's orders and protect the secret surrounding Queen Amidala's death.
Watson's writing is technically aimed at YA readers, but the plot deals with some complex themes and is worth reading.
Watson's writing is technically aimed at YA readers, but the plot deals with some complex themes and is worth reading.
May 15, 2023
For a series geared toward young readers, this 39 year-old has found it surprisingly enjoyable. The story and action move along quickly, so fast that if you find your mind wandering for a couple paragraphs, you may well have missed some big changes. The story and era are of interest, the characters are about a 80:20 mix of new and known characters.
November 13, 2023
Another fantastic book in the series! I really enjoyed spending time on Naboo & all the callbacks to The Phantom Menace. I also love Ferus & Trever's friendship so much! Trever is starting to care for Ferus like an older brother and it is so precious. If anything happens to them I will never recover.
March 8, 2019
I really love seeing behind the scenes of the aftermath the death of Padme, and how the mystery of her death even has some Jedi, like Ferus Olin, and even the Sith. I learned a little bit about Padme's family and traditions on Naboo, which was very interesting.
September 20, 2019
I havent been enjoying the Last of the Jedi series as much as the Apprentice or Quest novels until this book. Masterfully done with a few surprises to be sure but welcome ones. She really nailed it in this one.
December 28, 2019
It feels like this is where things start rolling. Everyone has something exciting to do without some of the strain in the previous books.
This is the Typho I was hoping for in Coruscant Nights. Good to see him however briefly.
This is the Typho I was hoping for in Coruscant Nights. Good to see him however briefly.
January 18, 2021
This series continues to keep me hooked. The characters are funny, witty, and a little crazy and it makes me want to keep reading. Seriously, If you haven't read this series, what are you doing!? You gotta check it out!
January 28, 2021
Not sure about this one, other than I approve
a certain death. About time! But why is the Senator's grandmother never mentioned again? And there's no follow-up on the repercussions. I felt like this episode was written by someone else.
a certain death. About time! But why is the Senator's grandmother never mentioned again? And there's no follow-up on the repercussions. I felt like this episode was written by someone else.
July 12, 2021
Love Reading
I love reading these short stories, it is good to hear what some of the characters did right after the Empire took power. Even though they are made for younger audiences, they are canon and well written so I’d recommend them.
I love reading these short stories, it is good to hear what some of the characters did right after the Empire took power. Even though they are made for younger audiences, they are canon and well written so I’d recommend them.
October 3, 2021
I love Naboo and it was great to learn more about Padmé's family (well, except what happened in this book). Also, listening to Ferus talking about Darth Maul's death is kind of sad/funny considering Clone Wars.
May 17, 2018
Really enjoyed this one...ending made me grin.
August 30, 2018
I’m finding this series is very juvenile. Way too convenient plot devices to move the story along.
February 26, 2019
Continued saga!!!
This book as all others follow a story line that would have been cool to see in movie form. Just a continuing Jedi saga.
This book as all others follow a story line that would have been cool to see in movie form. Just a continuing Jedi saga.
November 1, 2021
A fun little book that takes us from the Coruscant Underworld to prison, and finally to Naboo. Full of fun and exciting adventures.
December 16, 2021
not me crying over Padmé’s grandma 💀
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