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Here's the thing, I did not expect for these CHILDREN'S books to hit such genuinely heavy topics. I would make the argument that this book might have one of the less terrifying backgrounds, but I had to mention that somewhere.

I enjoy seeing the snot nose brat, Beju, get humanized as his anger is allowed to have reason. I also love the discussion of Legacies and how the act of dying and knowing death is coming allows room for people who previously feared honesty to embody it. Qui-Gon actually thinking about what the Jedi path means to him.

Obi-wan was also given the chance to stand on his own this book, and seeing him fail somewhat thanks to his naivete (which the writer allowed to be echoed in Qui-Gon) while also succeeding in broad strokes was very fun! There is a joke somewhere about Jedi and making friends and enemies on every planet.

An illegitimate heir, two powerful and surprisingly well rounded women characters, and poisoning from the outside was great.