Authored by Jude Watson, Secrets of the Jedi is a Star Wars Legends young adult novel. It follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, Legacy of the Jedi, by delving into the interconnected lives of three generations of Jedi. Key characters include Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker, who are all featured prominently. Scholastic released Secrets of the Jedi in March of 2005, and it was later republished in 2006 as part of an omnibus edition with Legacy of the Jedi.
JEDI ACROSS THREE GENERATIONS.
THREE SECRETS YET TO BE REVEALED.
A Jedi must never succumb to love....
Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, still mourning the death of his comrade Tahl, is ordered back to the Jedi Temple to recuperate. However, his respite is quickly disrupted by an urgent assignment: a technologically gifted young boy has intercepted a message indicating a widespread assassination plot targeting planetary leaders. Qui-Gon and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, must safeguard the boy from ruthless bounty hunter assassins and thwart the deadly scheme.
Joining Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan on this perilous mission are Jedi Master Adi Gallia and her impetuous apprentice, Siri. Obi-Wan and Siri have been friendly rivals for a considerable time. As the assassins close in, their relationship begins to evolve in an unexpected way....
Years later, Obi-Wan, Siri, and the boy they once sought to protect are reunited, with the fate of the Clone Wars hanging in the balance. Old tensions resurface, along with new conflicts and hidden truths. Obi-Wan's apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, harbors many secrets, and when his clandestine wife, Padmé Amidala, joins the Jedi mission, the stakes become even higher.
SECRETS HOLD INHERENT RISKS.
SECRETS ARE CHALLENGING TO KEEP.
SECRETS CAN BE FATAL.
The novel is divided into two sections, with the second section taking place "twenty years" after the events of the first. The New Essential Chronology, published in 2005, initially placed the latter half of the story in 19 BBY. However, The Essential Reader's Companion, released in 2012, ultimately situated it around 22 BBY.
- ISBN 9780439536677 ; March 2005 ; Scholastic Inc. ; US hardcover [5]