The Rising Force - Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #1 (Dave Wolverton)

The Rising Force - Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice #1

Dave Wolverton

Blurb: 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 anger and fear. Because of this, the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn will not take him on as a Padawan apprentice.

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

Only then can his education as a Jedi truly begin.

ISBN: 0590519220 (Paperback)

Year: 1999

Publisher: Scholastic

Pages: 171 (Fiction)

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Dave Stern)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Dave Stern

Blurb: The Power... An ancient relic called the All Seeing Eye that grants the owner the ultimate power in the universe. A power so immense that those who possess it could rule the world.

The Illuminati... A secret brotherhood hell-bent on finding the All Seeing Eye and taking over the world. A sinister band of men who will stop at nothing to fulfil their diabolical plot.

The Hero... Lara Croft! The greatest tomb-raiding high-flying adventurer of all time, who just so happens to hold the key to finding the All Seeing Eye.

Through the living jungles of Cambodia to the frozen wasteland of Siberia, Lara Croft takes you on her greatest adventure.

The clock is ticking and time is running out...

ISBN: 0743424298 (Paperback)

Year: 2001

Publisher: Pocket Books

Pages: 343 (Fiction)

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