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Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #11

Star Wars: The Deadly Hunter

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Nobody knows her name. Nobody knows when she will strike. All they know is that she is a deadly bounty hunter--and her latest mission has taken her to Coruscant, home of the Jedi.

Her target: an old friend of Qui-Gon Jinn's.

Qui-Gon and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, make an attempt to catch her...and fail.

Now they are her targets, too.

128 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 5, 2000

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Profile Image for Dimitris Papastergiou.
2,524 reviews83 followers
December 11, 2022
This one started out fun and interesting and kinda mysterious, and then ended up being an ok story about some bounty hunter trying to kill someone for dumb reasons and then ending up trying to kill Jedis for also a dumb reason.

Oh well... not that bad, but not that good of a story either.
Profile Image for Branwen Sedai *of the Brown Ajah*.
1,065 reviews190 followers
March 22, 2014
"You are too hard on yourself, Padawan. That can become a fault if you are not careful, for anger at oneself is a destructive thing."

Time passes and it teaches.

After returning to Coruscant, Qui-Gon descides that he and his padawan will visit with an old friend of his, diner owner Diddi, before heading back to the Jedi Temple. When they however find out that a bounty hunter is after Diddi for no apparent reason, Qui-Gon decides they must get involved. What they uncover is a plot that may be bigger than the both of them can handle.

Love, love, LOVE this storyline! Murder! Mystery! Political intrigue! Bounty Hunters! This book is nonstop awesome and full of great, heart-stopping moments! This is probably my favorite book in this series so far, yet I have one small quibble...

GODDAMN THAT CLIFFHANGER ENDING!!!!!!!!
Profile Image for Russell Reidelberger.
185 reviews3 followers
February 18, 2013
WARNING: This is a nerd review.

I am trying to make my way through all of the expanded universe Star Wars books and comics. I'm trying to read them in order, using the Wookieepedia list. The number of stars I give each book is simply based on how much I enjoyed the story, not a comment on the quality of the literature.

This is the first part of a three part arc, that gets away from the thinly veiled philosophical debates (see my previous reviews) and gets back to more of the adventure/mystery that the Jedi's have to solve. Since it is the first of three stories, it is a bit slow, but the ending really sets up the next couple of stories.
Profile Image for Alyce Caswell.
Author 18 books20 followers
April 5, 2023
At last, another multi-book story arc to follow. At last, another decent instalment. Fast pacing, a cool bounty hunter with an even cooler weapon, new guest characters who I instantly like, and a mystery that isn't yet solved. I remember being so shocked by the cliffhanger - I wasn't expecting another arc after the previous two standalones - and the wait for the next book was downright torturous.

That said, I do think the truncated length of this one (roughly 10-20 pages shorter than usual) hurt the climax by making it feel too sudden.
Profile Image for Morgan.
Author 15 books100 followers
March 5, 2020
Qui-Gon really does exist on a steady diet of fresh air and determination! Going into the Room of a Thousand Fountains refreshed him more than a meal would have. Poor Obi-Wan is just a teenage boy who wants lunch. It was an intriguing, fast paced adventure, and it was cool to finally read Didi and Astri’s first book after all these years. Astri, please don’t marry Bog this time around, okay? And Jenna Zan Arbor is a respected scientist? Boy, people really don’t know who she actually is.
Profile Image for Jim C.
1,779 reviews35 followers
January 1, 2019
This is part of a series and this book can be used as a starting point as it begins a new story arc. This series is meant for a younger audience. In this one, a friend of Qui-Gon is the victim of attempted murder. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan investigate.

This book is more of a mystery novel with action scenes throughout. We follow the Jedi master and his padawan thru the investigation and I enjoyed this aspect of the book. It was a nice way of seeing that the Jedi doesn't have everything easily handed to them and they have to put the work in. I believe the highlight of this book is Obi-Wan. We are seeing him becoming more confident with his skills and I have enjoyed his development throughout this series. I did have one flaw with this book and that was the adversary. She seemed to be a better fighter than Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan together and this seemed a little far fetched. I understand the author needs someone to pit against the Jedi and be a constant foe but I believe she should have been downplayed a little more.

This is beginning of a new story arc so this book was more set up and setting the stage. The battle at the end was well done and there is an excellent cliffhanger that does leave the reader wanting to jump right into the next book.
Profile Image for Bernard.
Author 16 books11 followers
October 21, 2014
These books are fun, quick reads. And yes, they're for younger readers, but remember, I'm on a personal mission to READ ALL STAR WARS BOOKS. (Well, most of them.) With this book I think I'm finally caught up through the year 2000. But on to this book: I feel like there should have been more Coruscant in the prequel trilogy. The entire planet is one big city? Ok, prove it! Let's see the shady parts, the sunken dregs below the city, etc. This book gets into a little of that, but also continues to expose the mind of Qui-Gon as the rock-solid, steady Jedi Master and Obi-Wan the young apprentice. The best part of the book is probably the fancy things the bounty hunter (pictured with laser whip on cover) can do. From her collapsible skeleton, to the aforementioned whip, her ability to disguise and infiltrate and stay one step ahead of the Jedi, she makes a fun and formidable villain. But I won't spend too much time on this review, as the book itself was a cliffhanger and I can't really review the entire plot as a result. After all, the point is--
Profile Image for Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library).
4,895 reviews88 followers
June 30, 2018
This one was a touch better than the last two Jedi Apprentice novels, thanks to a higher action and suspense quotient, not to mention the cliffhanger ending. However, some slightly creepy details involving murder investigations make The Deadly Hunter inappropriate for some youngsters who might have read and enjoyed previous books in the series; discerning parents and teachers might want to read this book before handing it to their children.
Profile Image for Alayne.
423 reviews61 followers
November 27, 2015
Estuvo muy bueno. Uno de los mejores (o el mejor) de toda la saga hasta ahora.
Me pareció diferente a los demás y mucho más interesante. Todo el misterio que envuelve el problema principal y el personaje tan raro de la villana me gustó aún más.
Que transcurriera en Coruscant me encantó. Lo sentí mucho más cercano que cuando transcurre en otros lugares.
De los más atrapantes de estos libros por el momento.
Y ese final...
Profile Image for Drew Ck.
57 reviews5 followers
June 3, 2015
Obi Wan and his Jedi Master Qui Gon are on a mission for friend to stop a Bounty Hunter from killing. Th trouble with stopping the Hunter is, she's a master at disguising herself and she's an advanced fighter able to take on the Jedi with her laser whip.
Profile Image for Kat V.
1,180 reviews8 followers
April 14, 2021
4 stars. Definitely a good book. I don’t think it really needs to be read with any of the previous books but it definitely needs to go with some of the later books. Definitely some interesting and memorable characters, and a wild ending. Make sure you have the next book ready!
Profile Image for Cassandra.
266 reviews17 followers
August 2, 2018
I wrote two notes for this book, one was a thought Obi-Wan had "Will I ever get used to death?" and the other was that Obi-Wan is always hungry in this series. Let's delve into this.

I like that Obi-Wan is uneasy around death, he has seen people die but he's still bothered by it. I do think he gets used to it during the Clone Wars, but he never is able to just shrug it off and walk on. He's always wondering about what could have happened or feeling guilt over things he wishes he could've fixed (his time on Tattoine is one big guilt fest) and I admire that in his character. Before his life is over he loses tons of people, friends, fellow Jedi, Clone troopers, Anakin, etc and yet he keeps going until the end. It literally takes his best friend/brother cutting him in half with a lightsaber to take him out.

The food issue. Good gods above the kid is 14 years old and a growing teenage Jedi, feed him some food Qui-Gon! I must read five times in every book in this series that Obi-Wan is hungry, I've seen him eat maybe twice in this whole series. I get that we don't hear about them eat every time they actually do, but I keep hearing all the times he doesn't get fed. People are literally teasing Qui-Gon that he never feeds his padawan. I was not kidding about kidnapping him and giving him tea and blankets, but now the list in my head is including "lots of warm, filling food" as well. You're making me worry about a fictional character's food consumption Watson, its become that.

The book itself now. Meh, its the start of another 3 part series within a series and this one involved Jedi kidnapping, murder through blood draining, Senate intrigue, greasy dinners, and a terrifying bounty hunter that is almost un-killable. I like when a person can challenge a Jed, especially when you realize these aren't the battle hardened tough guys of the Clone Wars or Old Republic, they've been relatively spoiled as of late. So the idea of a bounty hunter who can kick Jedi butt isn't too unbelievable in this context. But to be constantly two steps ahead every single time seems a bit much. So the plot was meh for me in this one, I was more pondering along the lines of "Will Qui-Gon ever feed his padawan? Will Obi-Wan starve this whole book? Will we ever see a day where they just train in the Temple or hang around and be lazy? DOES QUI-GON NOT EAT AND THIS IS WHY HE KEEPS FORGETTING TO FEED OBI-WAN?". This man is like how I feel Luke Skywalker was as a Jedi mentor, he couldn't take care of a desert cactus, let alone a small child. Force, don't anyone give Luke Skywalker a small child, he doesn't know what to do with them.
Profile Image for zack.
1,322 reviews52 followers
May 6, 2019
We are all creatures who want peace and comfort. Yet we are Jedi. Our own peace and comfort is not what drives us. We are dedicated to a larger good. But always remember that the peace and comfort of just one being is what drives us, too.

I had to take a break from this series, after reading ten of them, they were getting too much alike; and while the eleventh book remains much the same, it was nice to come back to it rather than head straight into it because I feel like I've got a slight different (less fed up) perspective now. While often acutely aware that I've left the target group age long ago, I still find Watson's books entertaining even if they aren't close to anything I'd pick up casually - but I definitely would've ten years or so ago. I think she is a great author, especially when it comes to writing scifi adventures for tweens and below, she combines all the nerdiness with proper life lessons and thoughtful situations that to me captures much of what Star Wars is about.
Profile Image for Jennifer.
71 reviews
February 21, 2024
Obi-wan has now been a padawan for about 1 year by this point (excluding the few months he wasn’t). I enjoyed the fact that we got to see some of Qui-gon’s non-Jedi friends, and thought it was kind of cute that he just on a whim decided to introduce Obi-wan (and then it ended up turning into a whole mission, as usual).

Obi-wan not wanting to go anywhere but back home to eat and sleep in the temple is such a mood, like, I would be so annoyed too, it sounds like his meal schedule is super inconsistent. Who wants to meet their parent’s - I mean - Master’s weird friends, just let the boy rest.

Loved the emotional moments and parts where Qui-gon was upset about things (could’ve used more of it tbh)

This one ended on a cliffhanger, which hopefully means the next one will have a little deeper emotional moments since they’ll be dealing with the same problems instead of hopping into a completely different mission.

Found myself wishing this was a tv series and making comparisons to Batman and Robin.
Profile Image for Graff Fuller.
2,053 reviews32 followers
February 18, 2024
The Deadly Hunter by Jude Watson

Adventurous, challenging, hopeful, inspiring, mysterious, reflective, sad, and tense.

Fast-paced

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

4.25 Stars

I was so glad to see that the story has moved to the more action-packed type story, instead of trying to be deep...for Middle Grade readers, 'cause that's boring!

Loved the side characters Did I and Astri (his daughter). Their banter is hilarious. Also, the mistrust that Obi-Wan feels towards (what he thinks is a sketchy person...and TBH, he is).

Then pops in a Bounty Hunter on a mission. We THINK it is one thing, but it was actually another (at least that's where my mind went...when the book ends (abruptly...I might add).

IMMEDIATELY picking up the next book in the series, The Evil Experiment. 
Profile Image for Cudahy Family Library.
129 reviews10 followers
March 6, 2023
‘The Deadly Hunter’ is the eleventh novel in the Jedi Apprentice series. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan have finally arrived home on Coruscant. Before heading back to the Temple, Qui-Gon wants to visit an old friend (who owns a diner that is reminiscent of Dexter from AOTC) and introduce Obi-Wan, but naturally it isn’t so easy. The duo gets pulled into a plot that involves an unknown bounty hunter. The book is at its core, a murder mystery, with multiple suspects. The mystery is well done, never showing its hand too early. The bounty hunter is an interesting new species we haven’t seen before and is one who can actually hold her own against Jedi and their lightsabers. We don’t learn too much about her, though the book does end on a cliffhanger so there will undoubtedly be more info in the next book. And what an interesting cliffhanger, poor Obi-Wan! I can’t wait to keep going with this series!
Profile Image for Genevieve Grace.
976 reviews116 followers
December 7, 2019
The beginning of a new mystery arc starring the one and only Jenna Zan Arbor.

The most fun to be had in this book was seeing Obi-Wan constantly confront the fact that he's been raised in luxury compared to most of the entire planet of Coruscant. What a contrast between young Obi-Wan who barely realizes that Coruscant has lower levels, and young Anakin who sneaks out of the Temple to root around in deadly garbage pits whenever he can.

There was also an interesting side note about a Force-sensitive boy whose mother had chosen not to give him to the Temple for training. I'm hoping as they follow the plot deeper into Jenna Zan Arbor's conspiracy that we get to hear more about him and why exactly he was "lost."
Profile Image for Robert Alexander Johnson.
230 reviews2 followers
November 11, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Solid Mystery Entry

Jedi Apprentice #11: The Deadly Hunter is an interesting and fast-paced addition to the series, though not quite as strong as The Shattered Peace. The story takes a different direction, leaning more into mystery than action, which makes it feel fresh and intriguing. I liked that the book didn’t rely heavily on the Force — instead, it focused on investigation, relationships, and problem-solving, which fits the idea of Jedi as mediators and thinkers.

While it wasn’t bad by any means, it didn’t have the same balance or connection between characters that made the previous book stand out. The story was solid but didn’t quite reach the same emotional or narrative depth. Still, it was enjoyable overall and sets up the next book nicely.
Profile Image for Julie.
3,518 reviews51 followers
January 3, 2018
This entry was a little more exciting than the last. It also introduces Didi and Astri Oddo. Because I started reading the Jedi Quest series first, I've already read the book where Obi-Wan and Anakin meet up with Didi and Astri again later. Obviously it took some of the suspense out of it since I knew they were going to survive, but it was still fun to get their backstory. It also added some elements of confusion and mystery because some things were happening that didn't make sense with the later story (*coughFLIGHcoughcough*), but.... stay tuned.

This book is pretty fast-paced compared to some of the others in the series. It's also a cliffhanger - part one of a three-book arc.
Profile Image for Brad.
828 reviews
December 20, 2017
Obi-Wan and his Master Qui-Gon are trying to protect a friend who is harassed by a bounty hunter. This unknown assailant is a master of disguise and has the speed and reflexes to evade capture by the Jedi.
This book is part of another sub-series, as at the end of the story, one of the main characters is captured and... roll the credits. So Book #12 "The Evil Experiment" must hold part 2 of this story.
Profile Image for Roz.
343 reviews12 followers
June 12, 2019
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.
Profile Image for Jordan Anderson.
1,740 reviews46 followers
July 16, 2020
Getting this series back on track! After the boring The Shattered Peace I had my doubts that Watson had lost control of her series, but thankfully, that one was just a hiccup.

The Deadly Hunter puts the JA series back to where it was with a decent story, theme, and cliff hanger ending. This one is more of a mystery-murder plot that actually works well within the confines of Star Wars.

Looking forward to see how Obi Wan saves the day next.
Profile Image for Barbara Oudová Holcátová.
78 reviews5 followers
July 29, 2024
This wasn't really a whole book, more like half of one, given that not only is there a huge cliffhanger, but there's no resolution of the central mystery, which only comes early in the next book, which makes for a shit pacing, never mind that I guessed the answer on like page 50 (again, it's a book for kids, so fair enough). Watson trying hand at mystery wasn't bad apart from that, but then pacing and reveal is rather a crucial part of writing a detective story...
Profile Image for David Braly.
234 reviews
January 11, 2018
Nobody knows her name. Nobody knows when she will strike. All they know is that she is a deadly bounty hunter--and her latest mission has taken her to Coruscant, home of the Jedi.

Her target: an old friend of Qui-Gon Jinn's.

Qui-Gon and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, make an attempt to catch her...and fail.

Now they are her targets, too.
Profile Image for Adayla.
360 reviews
April 10, 2023
Read aloud with my boys, ages 5 and 7. This one was a bit more gruesome than I expected and read like a murder mystery for most of it. Then it turned into an action novel. This one in the series was a solid 3 stars for me until the last few chapters and then I felt-- ok yeah, this one can be a 4 too!

We are all eager to read the next one, like usual!
Profile Image for Zoey.
507 reviews5 followers
June 23, 2024
Now we’re getting back to what’s good about these books, and it’s not the one and done missions. It’s the plots that take several books to finish. I like how they bleed into each other and actually examine the effects of these events on the characters. Also, Obi Wan is very judgmental because he was so sheltered most of his life, so it’s interesting to see him actively work through that.
Profile Image for Gary Varga.
455 reviews
April 27, 2025
It is OK. The action is a bit limp. The emotions are a little two dimensional. The mystery somewhat overplayed.

Not as satisfying as many in this series but as the story that this book starts has not ended here then I hope that overall it will end up feeling a better read.

If you are reading the whole series then it is worth the effort. I would not recommend reading this book in isolation.
Profile Image for Daniel Gaul.
276 reviews1 follower
August 5, 2025
Not the greatest book in the series, but it has its points of interest. We are introduced to Jenna Zan Arbor, the next big villain after Xanatos, and Obi-Wan is introduced to two friends of the Jedi (who will later sell their business to Dexter Jettster!). A good beginning for the next arc of the series.
Profile Image for Still Life With Books.
253 reviews
May 6, 2020
Muy bien la antagonista de esta historia, y eso que dice literalmente tres palabras en todo el libro. Otro que acaba en cliffhanger, por cierto. No voy a poder esperar mucho antes de seguir con el siguiente.
Profile Image for K.
645 reviews3 followers
November 25, 2020
コルサントに到着してようやくテンプルに戻れると思いきやクワイガンの旧友の経営するカフェに寄り道することに。お腹をすかせたままクワイガンについていく健気パダワン、オビワン。ちょっとした寄り道のはずが、まさか最後はクリフハンガーとは。
次巻、オビワンはまたまた苦労するはめになりそうな。
オビワンってマスターにもパダワンにも振り回されまくってたんだなぁー。ああ、でもマスターとしてオビワンが鈍臭いのはクワイガン譲りだったりするのかしら。
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