Jedi Apprentice Books in Order
Jedi Apprentice contains 20 books, published between 1999 and 2002. The first book is The Rising Force (1999) and the newest is The Followers (2002). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 1999–2002
- Pages on record
- 2,207 in 16 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 37–55 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,207 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Jedi Apprentice is a Star Wars series of 20 novels for young readers, published from 1999 to 2002. The books follow the young Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Qui-Gon Jinn in the period before Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace. Jude Watson wrote most of the run, and Dave Wolverton wrote the opening book, The Rising Force (1999). The target readership is children aged 9 to 12, though older readers also took up the books. The Followers (2002) closes the series.
How many Jedi Apprentice books are there?
Jedi Apprentice has 20 books, released between 1999 and 2002.
Jedi Apprentice Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Jedi Apprentice books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Rising Force1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 2The Dark Rival1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 4The Mark of the Crown1999 · 131 pages · confirmed 2/419991312/4
- 5The Defenders of the Dead1999 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/419991442/4
- 6The Uncertain Path2000 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/420001402/4
- 7The Captive Temple1999 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/419991322/4
- 8The Day of the Reckoning2000 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/420001342/4
- 9The Fight for Truth2000 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/420001382/4
- 10The Shattered Peace2000 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/420001302/4
- 11The Deadly Hunter2000 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/420001182/4
- 12The Evil Experiment2001 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/420011442/4
- 13The Dangerous Rescue2001 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/420011382/4
- 14The Ties That Bind2001 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/420011362/4
- 15The Death of Hope2001 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/420011522/4
- 16The Call to Vengeance2001 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/420011342/4
- 17Deceptions2001 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/420011882/4
- 18The Only Witness2002 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/420021182/4
- 19The Threat Within2002 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/420021302/4
- 20The Followers2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
Jedi Apprentice Books in Chronological Order
In story order, The Rising Force comes first and The Followers comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 20 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 1The Rising Force1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 2The Dark Rival1999 · confirmed 2/41999–2/4
- 4The Mark of the Crown1999 · 131 pages · confirmed 2/419991312/4
- 5The Defenders of the Dead1999 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/419991442/4
- 6The Uncertain Path2000 · 140 pages · confirmed 2/420001402/4
- 7The Captive Temple1999 · 132 pages · confirmed 2/419991322/4
- 8The Day of the Reckoning2000 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/420001342/4
- 9The Fight for Truth2000 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/420001382/4
- 10The Shattered Peace2000 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/420001302/4
- 11The Deadly Hunter2000 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/420001182/4
- 12The Evil Experiment2001 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/420011442/4
- 13The Dangerous Rescue2001 · 138 pages · confirmed 2/420011382/4
- 14The Ties That Bind2001 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/420011362/4
- 15The Death of Hope2001 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/420011522/4
- 16The Call to Vengeance2001 · 134 pages · confirmed 2/420011342/4
- 18The Only Witness2002 · 118 pages · confirmed 2/420021182/4
- 19The Threat Within2002 · 130 pages · confirmed 2/420021302/4
- 17Deceptions2001 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/420011882/4
- 20The Followers2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
Do you have to read Jedi Apprentice books in order?
You should read the Jedi Apprentice books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Jedi Apprentice book also stands alone.
Where to start with Jedi Apprentice
Start with The Rising Force (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jedi Apprentice book?
The Followers (2002) is the newest Jedi Apprentice book released so far.
Is there a new Jedi Apprentice book coming?
No next Jedi Apprentice book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jedi Apprentice at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jedi Apprentice title on record dates from 2002, 24 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jedi Apprentice books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,207 pages across the 16 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 135 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jedi Apprentice books, 14 of 20, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 20 titles, 18 are credited to Jude Watson and 1 to Dave Wolverton. One title carries no credit.
What the Jedi Apprentice books are about
19 of the 20 Jedi Apprentice books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 19 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 19 of 19 books
- Children's fiction 17 of 19 books
- CollectionID:swROTEj 16 of 19 books
- Kenobi, obi-wan (fictitious character) 9 of 19 books
- Qui-gon jinn (fictitious character) 9 of 19 books
- Star Wars fiction 8 of 19 books
- Star wars 7 of 19 books
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (Fictitious character) 6 of 19 books
- Adventure stories 4 of 19 books
- Life on other planets 2 of 19 books
- Space warfare 2 of 19 books
Characters in the Jedi Apprentice books
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
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