Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force

The Rising Force is the first in a series of young reader novels that chronicle the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi prior to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Publisher's Summary
Twelve-year-old Obi-Wan Kenobi desperately wants to be a Jedi Knight. After years at the Jedi Temple, he knows the power of the lightsaber and the Force. But he cannot control his own agner and fear. Because of this, the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn will not take him on as a Paddawan apprentice.

Now Obi-Wan is about to have his first encounter with true evil. He must face off against unexpected enemies - and face up to his own dark wishes.

Only then can his education as a Jedi truly begin.