A review by crazycanadianwriting
The Desperate Mission by Jude Watson

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The start of a series that while it was released I wasn't aware of the series.  It is a book series that doesn't have as much to do with the main characters from the movies especially the prequels.

Yes in this book we do see Obi-Wan Kenobi which is always a great thing for my mind and it wasn't a finished Kenobi like you saw in the newer tv show about him.

Ferus Olin was a Jedi Padawan during the time that Anakin was with Kenobi as a Padawan.  He was the best apprentice until Anakin showed up.  He saw the darkness that was part of the chosen one and couldn't prevent it so left.

Ferus is to become a main character in this series and shows just what he would have been as a Jedi Knight or even eventually a Jedi Master.

He stands up for what is right and that means he is a target of the Empire.  To get at him they will use his friends against him which is why the old adage for Jedi is that you don't have attachments. They can't be used against you if they don't exist.

However that to me shows a weakness as you will be cold and distant and people won't trust you and won't believe that you will protect them when it is needed.  Attachments to people bring out the humanity and allows people to feel that you will be there for them when needed.

The Eleven was a group set up by Ferus Olin and Roan Lands.  The partners are very strongly linked together and is putting the people of Bellassa first and opposing the empire.

Trever is a younger person who has no family but has tried to do what he can to survive.  He doesn't have the same connection to the Eleven.  He is a favoured character for me as he has so much great qualities and I know that I wanted to see a lot more about him including what happened to his parents.

The story itself was very good and showed so much of what I loved about the expanded universe which is now legends.  

I also like seeing more about what these characters will do.  One thing I like is the individual books are shorter and are quick reads which gives you what you really need the taste of star wars.

In a lot of ways this to me is what the canon should have been.  Emotional stories about survivors of the war.  This is what I always wanted more from a sequel style something that would attach to you emotionally and get you invested in the lives of those who survived the purge but more so those who had fought in the wars that were linked to the Jedi but not Jedi.