Dark Warning

Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi #2

by Jude Watson

After the events of Episode III, Obi-Wan Kenobi is alone in the galaxy . . . and on the run from Darth Vader and the Empire.

Obi-Wan Kenobi faces another threat in the time after Episode III.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Ebooks, Fantasy, Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2005

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nobody writes Star Wars quite like Jude Watson; she does her usual great job again in this book.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Nice to see Obi-wan, Ferus, and Trever again. Glad they were able to find more Jedi. Good to see that resistances are popping up. Hope Obi-wan will do well when he goes back to watching over Luke.

Can't wait to read Star Wars: LOTJ: Underworld!!!!

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fun, action-packed book! The last quarter especially was incredible. I loved the interactions between Ferus & Obi-Wan and reading about Ferus's decision to re-embrace the Jedi lifestyle. There were also so many heart-wrenching moments as the characters reflected on the tragedies they've experienced.

To summarize my feelings, a quote from the book:
"Please state the nature of your condition."
The nature of my condition is heartbreak.

[Bailey Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Obi-Wan so much and Ferus is great.

Recommended 9+ for Star Wars Violence

[Jay DeMoir · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

Very fast paced & intriguing! Finishing this book helped me read my 2020 reading goal of 222 books! 😍🔥🖤😭✊🏾

Update 12/2024:
Working my way through this series again.

[Graff Fuller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars: Legends: The Last of the Jedi 02 Dark Warning by John Van Fleet, Jude Watson

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense

Medium-paced

Plot or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters are a main focus? Yes

3.75 Stars

What was Obi-Wan Kenobi doing, as Luke was growing up? He was watching and protecting him, but there WERE times where he HAD to go off-planet and follow leads on other Jedi, especially IF they were friends of his, and they NEEDED his help.

This is one of those stories, and I was/am here for it. I am actually enjoying this series, The Last of the Jedi...and feel that Jude Watson has a grasp on the character of Obi-Wan, and his primary need to watch over child of the "chosen one", and not allow anything to happen to him, OR Leia.

The story revolves arounda character named Ferus, and because of this character's characteristics, he's brought in a young kid within his sphere of influence, named Trever. 

Now that Obi-Wan is in search of Ferus, he also comes in contact with Trever...in things start to happen.

I love it when Obi-Wan gets frustrated over the obsticals in his way, whether they are people who do not conform to normal reactions, to those who are doing things that he does not agree with, or when things interfere with his own plans. He is a Master, but he's also a human with strengths and weaknesses, and I here for it.

Also loved how the omminous threat of the Empire is ever-looming, and how the strangle-hold that the Empire has, is palpable (no pun intended).

Two books into this series, and I'm glad at the direction, and how the characters are being introduced and used to tell this part of this tale...within the Extended Universe/Legends.

Will be reading The Last of the Jedi 03 Underworld by Jude Watson. She's becoming a favourite.  

[Brayden Raymond · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remembered recently that when I was roughly 7-8 I recall reading this novel multiple times. Looking back it definitely was one of the influences that would later lead me to more star wars books, and undoubtedly fueled my love for reading in general. To this day I remember the exciting story of Ferus and Obi Wan and finding the habitable secret asteroid. Unfortunately, presently (and even back then) the story does not fit with the timeline well, only adding to the convoluted nature of Legends that plagued it at all reading levels.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars, still fun but not quite as good as the first one. Honestly it felt like the first two books in the series really combined to be one book based on where this second one ended. It had to set up a lot of things and lay the groundwork for future plotlines so this one was a little slower but I’m definitely excited to see where book 3 picks up!

[Masharrat Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still no ending

[Jessica McKendry · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Dark Warning" picks up immediately after the end of the first book, so it kind of feels like book 1 and 2 should have been smushed into one book. I loved how this continues Ferus' story, and I LOVE Ferus and Roan's relationship. It makes me so happy.

Very excited for the next one!

[Lexu · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a bit smoother than the 1st one. Perhaps a bit too smooth. The scaling of these planets are sometimes so small. Meaning, when a character travels to find something, someone, or someplace, it's always at the 1st location the characters land from their ships. Despite there being an entire planet they never have to search for anything that's more than a few 100 meters away. In gaming terms, the galaxy is all instanced, not sandboxed. That's understandable though because this is something that is even seen in the movies. Degobah in Episode 5 comes to mind. It does move the plot along though.
Watson also draws from her own creations for adversaries so if one would have read her series of books back to back they would be familiar with her bestiary and dramatis personæ.

[Patti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Obi-Wan Kenobi has left his charge over the baby Luke to try to help a former Jedi he found was in danger. Now traveling with Ferus Olin and a teenage orphan from the planet Bellassa, Trever, they are just one step ahead of the bounty hunter Boba Fett who is intent on capturing Ferus. Obi-Wan can’t take the chance of going back to Tatooine with the bounty hunter on his tail for fear that Luke’s existence would be discovered. When he learns an Imperial Inquisitor is taking a harder look at the medical outpost where the twins were born, he knows he must do what he can to throw them off the trail. Ferus would like to build himself another lightsaber but needs a Kyber crystal to do so. They soon also learn that there’s another Jedi alive and in hiding who might be gravely injured.

There’s a lot going on with different plots in Dark Warning. However, they work together really well in that it seems just an endless sequence of events that seems to want to thwart Obi-Wan from returning to Tatooine. He resigns to go back at the next chance, and then he finds out about the Inquisitor, and then another possible surviving Jedi. He doesn’t seem nervous about something happening to the infant, but knows the longer he’s away from him the more he’s taking a chance on not being able to get back there to protect him.

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[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

The second book in this series and it was very good.  The characters continue to grow which is what I really look for in a book.


Ferus still is showing an ability with the force that is taking its time to come back to life.  It is good as I am tired of seeing everything come so easily to out of practice or not trained force wielders 


Ferus finding out that the Jedi didn't all die when Order 66 was enacted was a happy moment but to realize that for the most part they were in hiding and wouldn't be taking on the Empire. 


I love the fact that he finds out that the Emporer and his evil henchman Vader are the Sith that all the Jedi had thought had been eliminated from the Galaxy.  This basically has showed that the Jedi had been powerless to stop the destruction of the Republic and from the complete anihilation of the Jedi Order.


The decision of Ferus was honourable to track down the last of the survivors of Order 66 and to make them safe in a hidden base.  He was pushing the seeds of rebellion. 


Great read.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my review of the other edition.

[Lady Earth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Az előző kötet függővége után ez ott folytatódik: nagy harcot vívnak hőseink Boba Fettel, mire sikerül lerázniuk. De kifogynak az üzemanyagból, így kénytelenek leszállni egy bolygón, ahol a helyi lázadás épp az utolsókat rúgja a Birodalom ellen. Kimenekítik a vezetőt és egy pilótanőt, majd letelepítik őket egy aszteroidán. Utána ketten kétfelé indulnak: Ferrus Ilum kristálybarlangjaiba fénykardba való kristályért, ill.megmenteni egy Jedi mestert, Obi-van pedig Polis Massára igyekszik, hogy kiderítse, hol tartanak a nyomozásban az inkvizítorok.
Végül úgy-ahogy sikerül mindkettejük útja: Ferrus megszerzi a kristályt, és megtalálja a haldokló Jedi mestert, aki odaadja neki a fénykardját, ill.Obi-van pedig kinyír egy inkvizítort Polis Massán, késleltetve ezzel egy ideig a nyomozást. Utána visszamennek az aszteroidára, ahol titkos bázist akarnak berendezni.
Ferrus nyaggatja Obi-vant, hogy csatlakozzon hozzá, mert Coruscantra indulna egy másik eltűnt Jedi nyomában, de Obi-van tudja, hogy nem teheti.
Visszatér a Tatuinra, és végre rájön, mi hátráltatta eddig a tanulásban, így Qui-gon elfogadja újsfent tanítványaként.
Ferrus pedig továbbmegy Treverrel Coruscantra, ahol szívfájdító az ő szemével látni a lerombolt Jedi Templomot…

/Obi-van itt kiszáll a történetből, a sorozat további részei Ferrusról szólnak, hogy kapják el Coruscanton, hogy lesz belőle kettős ügynök, és végül a nagy kérdés marad-e a Jedik útján, vagy ő is áttér a sötét oldalra?/

[Brian Washington · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars: "The Last of the Jedi Dark Warning" is a sneaky good book. Story-wise, we pick up with Obi-Wan and Ferus crossing paths. Ferus, who’s no longer a Jedi, learns the full truth of what’s happened and makes a decision the Order needs to be rebuilt.

That’s what makes him such a cool character. He wasn’t the Chosen One, but outside of Anakin, he was the best of the best. For him to walk away, only to now say, “We need to find the Jedi and put things back together,” is an unexpected twist that adds real stakes to the story in it's present stage.

The action here is fantastic very Clone Wars in tone. Obi-Wan ends up operating on the fringes while Ferus and Trevor develop a bond that feels like a Jedi/Padawan relationship, even though Ferus has stepped away from the Jedi and Trevor isn’t one himself.

We also get the introduction of the Grand Inquisitor, who catches wind of the birthing facility tied to Luke and Leia and becomes determined to uncover it. So, this book is cool and hitting on many threads we don't see in live action.

Overall, this one hits hard. It delivers on Clone Wars vibes, Jedi/Padawan dynamics, and surprise appearances from characters we haven’t seen in a while. This is a sneaky good book. 4/5

[Justin Tapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars Legends: The Last of the Jedi (Book Two): Dark Warning by Jude Watson

I appreciate Jude Watson's writing style as I and my 12 year old progress through this series. Whether or not one thinks this series should exist, I think most can appreciate her writing style compared to other authors working on Legends series books.

Dark Warning features Obi-Wan Kenobi's rescue of Ferus Olin and Ferus' reconnection to the Force and his Jedi Padawan past. I will be curious to see how the remaining eight books develops and whether it incorporates anything "canon" from Rebels, such as E.K. Johnston's Ahsoka novel did. Thus far, the only continuity seems to be the Empire's use of Inquisitors to hunt down any pockets of rebellion and/or Jedi, and force ghost Qui-Gon Jin's eventual training of Obi-Wan into how to maintain his consciousness after death. If the stories sorely lack something, it's a sidekick droid presence.

I give the book 3 stars out of 5. We are already into Book Three: Underworld and I am finding Watson to have written it better.

[Xiaoguang Ouyang · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I feel the living Force

I read the book one quite a while ago and wasn't exactly fond of it. Now I see why, book one is like an introduction to the main cast, an appetite before main course. In this book the events get intense, actions pact in, and plots start showing twists. At places as remote as outer rim and as central as Coruscant, across the entire turmoil galaxy, the seeds of rebellion have been planted. It is thrilling to feel a gathering storm. Can't wait to read the next book.

[Maddax · Rating 5 out of 5]

5th choice Q3
I like this book. As always I have to give it points for being star wars. I like how the author decided that there should be a fight with boba fett instead of them just dodging him and doing a stealth thing. The main problem I have with this is that there isn't that much Vader which is disappointing. Some parts are good like The looking for answers for padme's death. At some points i'll admit I wished this book was going to be longer. Still Ferus seems like a too perfect character. But if you ignore Ferus it's a good book

[Jordan Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much like Desperate Mission, Dark Warning is a great addition to the Star Wars literary world. And so what if it’s intended reading audience is somewhere around “tween” age? The story is good, the action is nearly constant, and Jude Watson, like her other female peers who write for Star Wars has more than demonstrated her talent in being able to take the reigns and lead the story in fun and interesting directions.

Just wish she’d find better words and segues than “suddenly” and “just then”.

[mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the Obi Wan book you were looking for.

I felt an urgency of purpose throughout the book. An almost desperate need to keep going, to keep reading. This isn't just some rehashing of the movies, it's a tale off its own. A very well written one too.

Jude brings you into Obi Wan's world and shows you his pain. Then she less you down the Jedi path to teach you how to move past it.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still find it a bit of a stretch the Obi-Wan's involved but everything else about this works for me.

I continue to like Ferus and Garen. I like the way Jude Watson incorporates Jedi philosophy into her narrative and character arcs. Regard people's feelings but don't care what they think. Everyone lives with regret.

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

On the run from Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi helps Ferus Olin return to the Crystal Caves in a quest to retrieve a khyber crystal and build a new lightsaber. For a nascent Rebellion needs a strong leader, and Obi-Wan Kenobi cannot lead the Rebellion whilst protecting Luke Skywalker.

Watson's novel shows the beginning of the Rebellion and makes for an exciting chapter in her series.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as book 1, although it did have some welcome revelations (Garen!) and has set a framework for the rest of the series. I suspect it will switch mostly to Ferus now. I do not have high hopes for what will happen at the end of this series because I mean, really, where can it go? But I'm along for the ride anyway.

[Jacob Phelps · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so invested in this series! I love that we get to learn more about Feris Olin and Trevor. The dynamic of those two is pretty silly, and I'm interested in where it goes. Great second book. I recommend.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has it all: Boba Fett, Obi-Wan thinking about Anakin, monstrous creatures, force-ghost Qui-Gon and much more.

Book is written in an easy-to-read style that makes it perfect as a quick light read with enough characters (and places) to make it interesting but not overwhelming.

[Hazel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now the stories, heating up and it looks like we're going to be ditching Obi-Wan to focus of Ferus, which is a move I very much appreciate. I'm interested to see what adventures they go on in their attempt to gather together the Jedi.

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Watson is continuing a good storyline here, but the book itself suffers from being an obvious part two. It doesn't feel complete on its own and I recall other instalments in the series managing this just fine. I'll also miss Obi-Wan going forward.

[Jocelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found this at a Little Free Library a few months back. It wasn’t terribly good until about the middle. Then it got exciting for me. I’m not saying it was bad, just an okay book. I liked it, and was surprised to find some really good quotes in here too!

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the story. Obi wan re-discovering his connection to the living force was a beautiful character development. I am glad he was able to overcome his feelings of regret and care about folks again.