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Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi #5
A Tangled Web
Since evil Emperor Palpatine destroyed the Jedi Knights and seized power, his reign has been absolute. He controls the Senate. He controls the Imperial Army. He controls the galaxy. He is a Sith. And now, for mysterious reasons, he wants to control Ferus Olin, ex-Padawan. Ferus does not want to aid the Empire in any way. But when the Emperor threatens the lives of the people closest to him, Ferus doesn't have a choice. He agrees to go on a secret mission for Palpatine - to become a double-agent - and somehow keep his allegiance to the fallen Jedi Order. Can he succeed? Or are the Emperor and his henchman Darth Vader too powerful to overcome?
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 2006
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May 18, 2023
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive."
Seriously, I enjoyed this one.
Seriously, I enjoyed this one.
February 7, 2021
D U L L!!
I had high hopes for this one when it said Ferus would be linking up with Palpatine, but honestly, it was just another filler mission with a glimpse of a possible future encounter with evil. -_-.
ugh.
I had high hopes for this one when it said Ferus would be linking up with Palpatine, but honestly, it was just another filler mission with a glimpse of a possible future encounter with evil. -_-.
ugh.
January 3, 2023
Easily the best book of the series so far. I love the set-up of Ferus and Vader’s rivalry, it feels like things are really getting going and I cannot wait to start the next book!
February 19, 2025
Star Wars: Legends: The Last of the Jedi 05 A Tangled Web by Jude Watson
challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense
Fast-paced
Plot or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters are a main focus? Yes
3.5 Stars
Ah, the Emperor is devious. He knows how to manipulate people...and he does it all the time.
In some ways, I see the Orange Turd and the Smelly Musk being evil in a way. Accomplishing similar tactics, but bumbling along.
They may achieve the same wicked empire, but not in the planned and perfect way.
Reading these books, and living at this time in our world (2025), and seeing our Republic being dismantled and areas being destroyed for the greed of the powerful...well, that's not just fiction anymore. It is happen in the United States of America...and it sickens me.
This book had its moments, but was not as enjoyable to read, as the previous one (unfortunately).
challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense
Fast-paced
Plot or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters are a main focus? Yes
3.5 Stars
Ah, the Emperor is devious. He knows how to manipulate people...and he does it all the time.
In some ways, I see the Orange Turd and the Smelly Musk being evil in a way. Accomplishing similar tactics, but bumbling along.
They may achieve the same wicked empire, but not in the planned and perfect way.
Reading these books, and living at this time in our world (2025), and seeing our Republic being dismantled and areas being destroyed for the greed of the powerful...well, that's not just fiction anymore. It is happen in the United States of America...and it sickens me.
This book had its moments, but was not as enjoyable to read, as the previous one (unfortunately).
October 27, 2023
A fun read that tended to stretched credulity at times. I was really pleased to see Astri again. Watson is a master at utilising fan favourites from her previous series. And apparently she's a master at creating characters I just love to hate (i.e. Bog and Sauro).
November 21, 2023
I was pleasantly surprised by how many characters from Jude Watson's previous Jedi series made an appearance in this book! I'm curious to see what will happen next for Ferus (and I cannot wait for him to learn the truth about Vader).
March 22, 2016
The further I get in this series, the more I find myself wondering whether the author is doing what Lucas himself said HE was doing--creating a series of chapter-plays, with cliff-hangers to keep the kids coming back to the nickel matinees every week. The end of every book in the series (there are 10 altogether) ends in a way that makes me want to start the next book IMMEDIATELY.
That said, these are written for kids (the county library system labels them "Children's Series"), so they're not exactly Great Literature. But they're fun & propulsive, & the characters are drawn pretty well. And the kiddie aspect does have the advantage of making them short, quick reads :-)
That said, these are written for kids (the county library system labels them "Children's Series"), so they're not exactly Great Literature. But they're fun & propulsive, & the characters are drawn pretty well. And the kiddie aspect does have the advantage of making them short, quick reads :-)
May 4, 2017
So Ferus is doing That Thing (it makes me so sad :( ) and we go to Trevor's homeland.
Also, Xanatos was mentioned and my inner supernerd was really happy.
Recommened 9+ for Star Wars violence
Also, Xanatos was mentioned and my inner supernerd was really happy.
Recommened 9+ for Star Wars violence
January 27, 2024
Ferus wird gezwungen in den Dienst des Imperiums zu treten und trifft auf Vader - Ich bin wirklich gespannt, wo das hinführt.
Die Story des Buches selbst hat Spass gemacht und gezeigt, was die zusammengewürfelte Truppe um Ferus auf die Beine stellen kann, wenn sie es sich in den Kopf gesetzt haben.
Außerdem trifft man in diesem Buch einige bekannte Gesichter aus den anderen Buchreihen von Jude Watson.
Die Story des Buches selbst hat Spass gemacht und gezeigt, was die zusammengewürfelte Truppe um Ferus auf die Beine stellen kann, wenn sie es sich in den Kopf gesetzt haben.
Außerdem trifft man in diesem Buch einige bekannte Gesichter aus den anderen Buchreihen von Jude Watson.
October 13, 2024
This is star wars! Diplomatic and action filled.
January 20, 2025
A pretty forgettable book with forgettable side characters being carried by legacy antagonists like Darth Vader and Palpatine, minus the Force lightning depicted on the cover. The best chapter was between Vader and Palps. If one was heavily invested in these characters, then maybe you can argue this is a pretty important book in the series. Of all the Jude Watson books, really. This is where the protagonist meets his rival.
January 5, 2019
Star Wars Legends Project #186
Background: A Tangled Web was written by Jude Watson and published in July of 2006. It is the fifth book of the Last of the Jedi series, following Death on Naboo (my review).
A Tangled Web is set a day or two after Death on Naboo, 18 years before the Battle of Yavin. The main characters are Ferus Olin and Trever Flume, along with all of their surviving allies from the previous books, including Solace, Oryon, Keets, Curran, and Clive Flax. Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine also appear, as well as Sano Sauro and Bog Divinian and a few others from Watson's other series. Most of the novel takes place on Samaria and Coruscant.
Summary: Summoned by Emperor Palpatine himself with promises of safe passage, Ferus gets an offer he can't refuse: Help the Empire restore the planetary network of one of the Core Worlds, taken down by sabotage, or lose his recently-captured friends Roan Lands and Dona Telamark. Ferus reluctantly investigates, tracking the saboteur, but he hopes that Solace and his other friends can rescue Roan and Dona before he is forced to provide the Empire with the key to dominating this world!
Review: It's always nice to see some recurrence of characters from earlier stories and series, as long as they don't feel like gratuitous cameos. There are certainly some Star Wars authors who insist on shoe-horning their original characters into every story they write while no one else finds them interesting enough to mention. That's not the case here. Watson brings back several characters she introduced way back, and she uses them well in roles where they fit.
What's less fun is the lack of tension I'm starting to feel in this series. It's not even so much the feeling that no important characters are ever in real danger, because that's to be expected to some extent, and truth be told, Watson has killed off characters before. It's that the characters barely seem to meet a challenge they won't overcome easily within the next handful of pages. In fact, at one point, we get this: "The five of them weren't exactly an elite attack group, but Trever had no doubt they would win." It's one thing when the reader notices the heroes can't lose, but when even they notice it, you've stacked the deck too much.
Watson also sometimes has a tendency to be sloppy with her descriptions and her action sequences. It's certainly not a strength, and most of the time the areas where she is strong more than make up for this, but it's usually not as flagrant as some of what's here. Late in the story, the characters are making an escape between two tall buildings, and this is the description: "They now had a bridge to cross over. Hundreds of kilometers in the air, with no railing ... but a bridge." Does Watson . . . know how far a kilometer is? Is she saying these buildings stretch up into space? The metric system isn't that difficult to grasp . . .
Anyway, the book is . . . fine. Not great, but okay. I hope things pick up soon.
C
Background: A Tangled Web was written by Jude Watson and published in July of 2006. It is the fifth book of the Last of the Jedi series, following Death on Naboo (my review).
A Tangled Web is set a day or two after Death on Naboo, 18 years before the Battle of Yavin. The main characters are Ferus Olin and Trever Flume, along with all of their surviving allies from the previous books, including Solace, Oryon, Keets, Curran, and Clive Flax. Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine also appear, as well as Sano Sauro and Bog Divinian and a few others from Watson's other series. Most of the novel takes place on Samaria and Coruscant.
Summary: Summoned by Emperor Palpatine himself with promises of safe passage, Ferus gets an offer he can't refuse: Help the Empire restore the planetary network of one of the Core Worlds, taken down by sabotage, or lose his recently-captured friends Roan Lands and Dona Telamark. Ferus reluctantly investigates, tracking the saboteur, but he hopes that Solace and his other friends can rescue Roan and Dona before he is forced to provide the Empire with the key to dominating this world!
Review: It's always nice to see some recurrence of characters from earlier stories and series, as long as they don't feel like gratuitous cameos. There are certainly some Star Wars authors who insist on shoe-horning their original characters into every story they write while no one else finds them interesting enough to mention. That's not the case here. Watson brings back several characters she introduced way back, and she uses them well in roles where they fit.
What's less fun is the lack of tension I'm starting to feel in this series. It's not even so much the feeling that no important characters are ever in real danger, because that's to be expected to some extent, and truth be told, Watson has killed off characters before. It's that the characters barely seem to meet a challenge they won't overcome easily within the next handful of pages. In fact, at one point, we get this: "The five of them weren't exactly an elite attack group, but Trever had no doubt they would win." It's one thing when the reader notices the heroes can't lose, but when even they notice it, you've stacked the deck too much.
Watson also sometimes has a tendency to be sloppy with her descriptions and her action sequences. It's certainly not a strength, and most of the time the areas where she is strong more than make up for this, but it's usually not as flagrant as some of what's here. Late in the story, the characters are making an escape between two tall buildings, and this is the description: "They now had a bridge to cross over. Hundreds of kilometers in the air, with no railing ... but a bridge." Does Watson . . . know how far a kilometer is? Is she saying these buildings stretch up into space? The metric system isn't that difficult to grasp . . .
Anyway, the book is . . . fine. Not great, but okay. I hope things pick up soon.
C
December 4, 2019
A Tangled Web of Treachery
This is book 5 in the Last of the Jedi series featuring former Jedi padawan Ferus Olin, Anakin Skywalker's rival. Jude Watson is a wonderful author and I love her world building. Characters that appeared in the Jedi Quest series appear in this one as well. She has the political climate and Jedi and Sith mythos down beautifully. I also love the direction the series is taking, with many twists and turns. Ferus now finds himself working for the Emperor and as a rival to Vader. He now has to watch his back more closely, but his friends are there to help. I am now halfway through the series. On to book six!
This is book 5 in the Last of the Jedi series featuring former Jedi padawan Ferus Olin, Anakin Skywalker's rival. Jude Watson is a wonderful author and I love her world building. Characters that appeared in the Jedi Quest series appear in this one as well. She has the political climate and Jedi and Sith mythos down beautifully. I also love the direction the series is taking, with many twists and turns. Ferus now finds himself working for the Emperor and as a rival to Vader. He now has to watch his back more closely, but his friends are there to help. I am now halfway through the series. On to book six!
June 13, 2018
A Tangled Web isn’t the most explosive or action-packed of the Last of the Jedi series, serving more as a filler to close a couple doors left open after A Death on Naboo, though that doesn’t make it any less fun or enjoyable.
Halfway through this series and it shows no signs of slowing down or changing for the worse. Gotta day I’m really enjoying Watson’s work and what she’s doing for the Star Wars brand with these books. Bit of shame that they’ve been classified as “YA” and thrown into the EU cuz they’re really far better than they’re given credit for.
Halfway through this series and it shows no signs of slowing down or changing for the worse. Gotta day I’m really enjoying Watson’s work and what she’s doing for the Star Wars brand with these books. Bit of shame that they’ve been classified as “YA” and thrown into the EU cuz they’re really far better than they’re given credit for.
May 23, 2021
This series continues to get better as it goes. The cast of characters gets a bit longer and the road the series is taking could go various directions. Thus far, Watson treads pretty lightly in canon-related areas, not trying to add anything that would dramatically alter the course of what is already seen in movies. The author seems more comfortable as she goes. The only downside to these books are that certain action sequences are difficult to visualize without illustrations. I give it four stars of five.
January 19, 2021
This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time, and it may in fact be my favorite book of the series so far. There were so many moments where I audibly laughed out loud or gasped at the cliffhangers. I kept wanting to read more, and although it may have been short, it was a wild ride! I can't wait to get the last 5 books and read them!
November 2, 2019
Enjoyable
This book deserves 5 stars. It was a fun enjoyable ride. I could picture the battle scene. Having Vader in the story helps build the anticipation for a Fetus Vader showdown. Will continue reading the series
This book deserves 5 stars. It was a fun enjoyable ride. I could picture the battle scene. Having Vader in the story helps build the anticipation for a Fetus Vader showdown. Will continue reading the series
January 25, 2021
Too exciting, need sleep. Must. Go. On.
Another cliff hanger! How do kids manage to read so much? I'm a grown woman and a Star Wars lover, but this is exhausting!! Gloriously fun, but exhausting too.
Another cliff hanger! How do kids manage to read so much? I'm a grown woman and a Star Wars lover, but this is exhausting!! Gloriously fun, but exhausting too.
March 9, 2021
Now a double agent, Ferus Olin must struggle to assist the remaining Jedi as the Emperor requests he resolve a computer virus.
An interesting new chapter in the developing narrative, Watson keeps readers eager for more.
An interesting new chapter in the developing narrative, Watson keeps readers eager for more.
September 23, 2021
Double Agent
All you need to know is Vader's on the hunt. Ferus Olin is at the centre of the makings of Rebellion against the Infinitely powerful EMPIRE. Ferus is playing the most dangerous game of all, thinking he can out play Sheevie Palps aka Darth Sidious.
All you need to know is Vader's on the hunt. Ferus Olin is at the centre of the makings of Rebellion against the Infinitely powerful EMPIRE. Ferus is playing the most dangerous game of all, thinking he can out play Sheevie Palps aka Darth Sidious.
November 2, 2021
Ferus takes a job for the empire. He has no choice his friends have been captured, and he must do what he can to help them.
Another good book from the series. Very nice pacing, and continuously exciting.
Another good book from the series. Very nice pacing, and continuously exciting.
December 17, 2021
Palpatine: I need your help
Ferus: aw fuck what does he want with me, the last of the Jedi?
Palpatine, opening his beat-up dusty laptop with the ramen stains on the screen and the I 💙 Sith stickers peeling off the back: I’ve been hacked
Ferus: aw fuck what does he want with me, the last of the Jedi?
Palpatine, opening his beat-up dusty laptop with the ramen stains on the screen and the I 💙 Sith stickers peeling off the back: I’ve been hacked
April 30, 2018
Q4 second choice book
This book was not bad. Still gets extra points for star wars. I hope that Ferus gets killed in the end of this series. Ferus still feels too perfect. The other characters try to compensate for ferus's blandness. Palpatine only appeared for one small chapter. I honestly want ferus to go to the dark side. Ferus never used the force in this book. I really want a part referencing the death star. overall the book was not bad.
This book was not bad. Still gets extra points for star wars. I hope that Ferus gets killed in the end of this series. Ferus still feels too perfect. The other characters try to compensate for ferus's blandness. Palpatine only appeared for one small chapter. I honestly want ferus to go to the dark side. Ferus never used the force in this book. I really want a part referencing the death star. overall the book was not bad.
May 21, 2018
Fun read...reminds me of some of the old Rogue Squadron adventures....
September 1, 2018
A little bit better than the previous ones but still too many convenient plot devices.
December 28, 2019
Lune. Luke. Heh.
I have mixed feelings about Astri and Bog's relationship but it is a logical continuation from the previous books.
The plot keeps rolling entertainingly along.
I have mixed feelings about Astri and Bog's relationship but it is a logical continuation from the previous books.
The plot keeps rolling entertainingly along.
October 30, 2021
Halfway through this series, and even more familiar faces (from the Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest books) are showing up. Plus Darth Vader and Ferus interacting..... *ominous music*
April 16, 2022
Mein armer Anakin
June 12, 2022
A good premise that doesn't quite live up to it's potential, but is still fun and rewards readers of the previous series, without them being fully mandatory.
July 16, 2022
Back to waiting
A good read with the new obi-wan series out. It's fun to be a star wars fan. Great for pre teens.
A good read with the new obi-wan series out. It's fun to be a star wars fan. Great for pre teens.
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