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Star Wars: Weapon of a Jedi– A Luke Skywalker Adventure, is a junior novel written by Jason Fry. The book was published by Disney Lucasfilm Press as part of the Journey to The Force Awakens in 2015.
SUMMARY: This tale focuses on Luke Skywalker and the first use of his lightsaber in action. Luke is sent off on a mission to gather some intelligence on imperial business. But as the force reaches out to him, it pulls him in, luring him to complete his own personal mission… to become a Jedi.
Luke travels to an old Jedi temple and trains with his lightsaber. He also has some unwanted guests showing up.
CHARACTERS: Now let’s just talk about Luke. He is not a great character in this book. It drives me crazy how Luke is written and portrayed in books, be it legends and canon. Always ignorant and boring. There is one ignorant thing about him I believe is legitimate and it really is sad. He never knew his father, he hasn’t heard the truth about his father. So, he thinks his father was a great Jedi, and Luke wants to be just like him! Oh, Obi-wan and your point of view.
OVERALL THOUGHTS: Well, I thought the book was boring. Wild animals are involved in the so called climax. They gather around Luke in protective ring, giving him knowing looks of, we got your back. So bummed by this book.
I think this story would have been more entertaining as a comic. Seeing Luke use the saber would be cooler than reading about it in a junior novel. Between this and Heir to the Jedi, (review link to that posted below) I want to give up on Luke in the books. He’s my favorite character in the movies. Least favorite in the books… canon and legends.
RATING: I will have to give this book a 0 of 5. It was just way too boring.