New Releases by Jude Watson

The shocking conclusion to The Last of the Jedi series! Former Jedi apprentice Ferus Olin must choose -- the way of the Jedi... or the dark side? The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.

This first volume in the Jedi Quest series begins an adventure that takes place between Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Strong in the ways of the Force, fourteen-year-old Anakin Skywalker is an ideal Jedi apprentice. But despite his legendary piloting and lightsaber skills, he has much to learn from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. When Obi-Wan and Anakin are separated during a mission, Anakin and the other apprentices—including his rival—must work together to survive.

Don't miss the exciting conclusion of the Jedi Quest series! When evil mastermind Granta Omega escapes from planet Korriban, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stop him before his sinister power grows out of control. But Ferus, Anakin's rival, is also searching for Omega, and Anakin sees this as a contest he must win. In any showdown between the two sides, there is only one guaranteed outcome: death.

Don't miss the eighth adventure in the Jedi Quest series! Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and a team of Jedi must infiltrate planet Romin, a refuge for criminals across the galaxy—including evil scientist Janna Zan Arbor, an arch-enemy of the Republic. Disguised as a band of thieves, the Jedi will have to master the art of deception to trap a master deceiver on a planet where lawlessness is law.

In this fifth volume of the Jedi Quest series, mysterious events are taking place: a Senator's son has vanished and a secret squad of renegade students exists in the shadows of his elite leadership school. Are these events linked, or is the disappearance the result of the Senator's political foes pushing the planet toward war? It is up to Anakin Skywalker and his rival, Ferus Olin, to solve the mystery and maintain peace by infiltrating one of the fiercest places in the galaxy: school.

Join Anakin Skywalker on Mawan—a planet decimated by war and chaos—in this sixth adventure in the Jedi Quest series! The Mawan population has taken refuge underground while three crimelords battle on the surface over the planet's resources. Only one group has a chance at securing peace: the Jedi. But is there something more sinister behind the chaos? What if, in order to save Mawan, a Jedi must die?

In this fourth volume of the Jedi Quest series, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi face a very elusive adversary, one who is as cunning as he is evil. After all, how do you defeat an enemy whose riches buy unlimited power, who is a master of disguise, and whom you cannot find? Their foe will stop at nothing to undermine the Republic and draw others to the dark side. And if the Jedi do not stop him, the whole galaxy will be in danger.

The 39 Clues is unstoppable! The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning four explosive books and a website that places readers right in the action. The Cahill family has a secret. For five hundred years, they have guarded the 39 Clues -- thirty-nine ingredients in a serum that transforms whomever takes it into the most powerful person on earth. If the serum got into the wrong hands, the disaster would rock the world. So certain Cahills have always made it their mission to keep the serum safe, buried, locked away. Until now. Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, are the latest guardians of the Clues. They think they've done everything right, but a tiny mistake leads to catastrophe. The serum is missing and Dan and Amy have to get it back and stop who stole it . . . before it's game over. For everyone.

Ferus Olin''s allegiance is to the Jedi. But when he''s summoned to see the Emperor, the Sith Lord makes him an offer he can''t refuse. If he can manage to prevent a planet from plunging into chaos, the Empire will spare Ferus''s captured friends. And if he doesn''t . . . they''ll die. Another heart-stopping Jedi adventure from bestselling author Jude Watson.

Ferus Olin''s allegiance is to the Jedi. But when he''s summoned to see the Emperor, the Sith Lord makes him an offer he can''t refuse. If he can manage to prevent a planet from plunging into chaos, the Empire will spare Ferus''s captured friends. And if he doesn''t . . . they''ll die. Another heart-stopping Jedi adventure from bestselling author Jude Watson.

The latest installment in the bestselling Star Wars series! Ferus Olin is playing a dangerous game. The Emperor wants to contain him. Darth Vader wants to destroy him. And the fate of the galaxy might hang in the balance.

Ferus Olin's allegiance is to the Jedi. But when he's summoned to see the Emperor, the Sith Lord makes him an offer he can't refuse. If he can manage to prevent a planet from lunging into chaos, the Empire will spare ferus's capture friends. And if he doesn't- they'll die. Another heart-stopping Jedi adventure from bestselling author Jude Watson.

The search for survivors continues in this next adventure from bestselling author Jude Watson. The Empire has taken over the galaxy. Anakin Skywalker is now Darth Vader. Most of the Jedi are gone . . . . . . but a few remain. And it is up to former Jedi apprentice Ferus Olin and his streetsmart sidekick Trever to find them. No lead is too big or too small . . . even if it means walking into a trap set by the Empire.

The penultimate installment to Jude Watson's Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi series.

The eighth book in the thrilling series from the New York Times best-selling author of Jedi Quest and Jedi Apprentice. As the Empire's power grows, rebels face a choice: Give in...or fight. Some form resistance on battleground planets. Some go undercover, trying to fight the Empire from within. And others watch and wait. For Ferus Olin, hatred of the Empire is personal. The things that have been closest to him have been destroyed. The Jedi Order he once belonged to has been decimated. And the future isn't looking much brighter...unless a true rebellion can be born.

Amy and Dan are hot on the trail of the fourth Clue, but their ruthless relatives will stop at nothing to eliminate them from the competition. Their hunt leads them to an ancient city that has been a hotbed of Cahill activity for centuries. The clock is ticking for Amy and Dan.

Could Amy and Dan's biggest enemy be . . . a friend? Book 6 in the bestselling The 39 Clues series challenges everything you thought you knew about the Clue race. Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, head to the Land Down Under to discover what their own mother and father knew about the hunt for the 39 Clues. But following in their parents' footsteps brings up lost memories for Amy so awful that she can't share them . . . even with Dan. Haunted by the ghosts of their past, chased by deadly competitors, Dan and Amy can't see who is an enemy and who is a friend. Their blindness leads to a terrible mistake . . and the death of a hidden ally.

Amy and Dan are in a race for their lives . . . and the enemy may be even closer than they think.

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Jedi Ferus Olin prepares for a confrontation with his former fellow student Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader, the deadly enemy of the Jedi Order, even as he faces the possibility that he himself has been corrupted by the Emperor

As Bail Organa strives to protect Alderaan and the Emperor seeks to tighten his grasp on the planet, double agent and Jedi Ferus Olin tries to uncover and protect the vital secret that Alderaan holds.

The empire is preparing a secret weapon, and rebel leader Ferus Olin appears to be helping.

Emperor Palpatine threatens to kill former Padawan Ferus Olin's captured friends if Olin does not complete a secret mission for him on the Core Worlds planet of Samaria.

After the events of Episode III, Obi-Wan Kenobi finds himself adrift in the galaxy . . . with Darth Vader on his trail.

Although it is understood that Jedi aren''t allowed to form attachments, Master Obi-Wan''s apprentice Anakin Skywalker has secretly married Padme Amidala and it is feared that having done so may affect his next important mission to locate a piece of technology during the Clone Wars.

In order to stop evil scientist Janna Zan Arbor from carrying out his villainous plot against the Republic, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and a team of Jedi infiltrate the planet Romin disguised as a band of thieves.

Grace has premonitions. They've haunted her since before her mother's death. She doesn't know how to deal with them, and doesn't want to. Then Grace's best friend Emily disappears. Can she be saved in time?

When the Jedi are called in to help pacify a chaotic planet, it should be a routine mission. But behind the chaos is an evil in hiding. The routine mission goes horribly wrong. When a longtime member of the Jedi High Council is killed, Anakin feels responsible.