Jedi Apprentice : The Rising Force The Rising Force is the first book in the young readers " Jedi Apprentice " series and the only book in the series written by Dave Wolverton , all of the following books in the series having been written by Jude Watson . The series explores the adventures of Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi prior to the events of . 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 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 face off against unexpected enemies — and face up to his own dark wishes . " " Only then can his education as a Jedi truly begin . " Synopsis . Just before his 13th birthday , Obi - Wan Kenobi left Yoda and the other teachers at the Jedi Temple . He was not supposed to become a Padawan , rather , he was assigned to be a farmer . Trying too hard to become Qui - Gon Jinn ' s Padawan , Obi - Wan showed his lack of discipline , and that — in addition to Qui - Gon ' s mysterious past — kept them apart . But the Force kept pulling the two together : Obi - Wan resigned himself to the Jedi Agricultural Corps on barren Bandomeer , only to find that Qui - Gon was on a mission to the same planet . Traveling there on a mining ship , the two had to work together to forge a truce between the warring Hutt , Whiphid , and Arconan miners on board . The inexperienced Obi - Wan stirred up trouble but received plenty of chances to redeem himself later — after the pirates attacked and the ship crash - landed on a hostile planet with the crew still at each others ' throats . Plot summary . Obi - Wan sparred with another Jedi apprentice , Bruck Chun , under the supervision of Yoda . Throughout the battle , Bruck grew angrier and angrier , as did Obi - Wan , but Obi - Wan eventually emerged victorious , tiring his opponent to the point of defeat . Yoda dispensed sage advice , but neither apprentice paid attention . After their Master leaves , Bruck taunted Obi - Wan into another , unauthorized battle . Both boys fought until they were exhausted . Obi - Wan left the training area and returned to his room , but Bruck traveled up to the infirmary , muttered Obi - Wan ' s name , and pretended to pass out : his plan all along was to discredit Obi - Wan . Later that evening , as Obi - Wan bandaged his wounds , his clan Master , Docent Vant , arrived with shocking news : a datapad with Obi - Wan ' s orders to report to the freighter " Monument " for transfer to the Agricultural Corps . Obi - Wan resisted the decision , claiming that he could still become a Jedi Knight , but Docent was firm , and finally Obi - Wan conceded . He packed his bags , and after a tearful encounter with his Mon Calamari friend Bant , he went to bed in a state of despondency , in a world that now lacked meaning for him . The next morning , Obi - Wan prepared to leave . The medics healed his burns , and he traveled down to the refrectory for one last meal at the Temple . During breakfast , he said goodbye to his friends Garen Muln and Reeft , as well as Bant . All three reassured him , but he was unaffected by their consolation . It was the taunts of Bruck Chun and his friend Aalto that struck closer to home . Although Reeft broke the mood with some timely , food - related humor , it was clear that Obi - Wan felt that there was no hope remaining . He was wrong . On top of one of the Temple ' s tallest tower , in the Room of a Thousand Fountains , Yoda was arguing on his behalf . Although Mace Windu was originally skeptical , the testimony of Advanced Jedi Training Droid 6 , a witness to the fight , swayed him . Yoda said that both Bruck and Obi - Wan would be allowed to spar for Qui - Gon Jinn that afternoon . Later that afternoon , Obi - Wan and Bruck sparred . Obi - Wan was fighting well , but because this was his last chance to be claimed as a Padawan , he suddenly attacked furiously , defeating Bruck . He went to Qui - Gon Jinn , sure that now that he had proven himself , Qui - Gon would accept him as a Padawan . However , Qui - Gon disapproved of his aggressive fighting style , and rejected him , saying that Obi - Wan would be at too great risk for the dark side . Obi - Wan silently left the Temple , sadder than ever before . Meanwhile , Qui - Gon entered the Map Room , upset by the memory of Obi - Wan ' s expression . Yoda approached and confronted him , saying that if he did not take Obi - Wan as a Padawan , Obi - Wan ' s dreams would die . Qui - Gon prevaricated , saying that perhaps he would choose a Padawan next year . Yoda chided him for his reluctance , and reminded Qui - Gon that he too fought angrily as a boy . But Qui - Gon still refused to take Obi - Wan . Yoda warned him that if he did not choose an apprentice , he might end up with one anyway . Qui - Gon enquired as to Obi - Wan ' s assignment . Yoda replied that he was to work with the Agricultural Corps on Bandomeer , a statement that surprised Qui - Gon , who was just assigned a mission on the same planet . Yoda responded that Bandomeer is a good place for young Jedi to learn , and left Qui - Gon with the advice that he too still had more to learn . Both Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan left for Bandomeer , however en route they were attacked by unknown criminals . After working together to defeat the criminals , the two continued to Bandomeer . When they arrived , Qui - Gon discovered that the planet didn ' t need Jedi assistance after all and that it was all a ruse , set up by Qui - Gon ' s former Padawan , Xanatos , the leader of the criminals who attacked the two before , the Offworld Mining Corporation , a criminal organization terrorizing all of Bandomeer . Cover gallery . The different cover variations of " Jedi Apprentice : The Rising Force " .