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Cover of The Empire Strikes Back - So You Want to Be a Jedi? by Adam Gidwitz
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These books are ranked using the premise labels extracted for The Empire Strikes Back - So You Want to Be a Jedi?.

Premise labels used: retelling, Jedi training, reader-as-character, mentorship, mindfulness, good vs evil, resistance against empire

This does not mean the books share the same plot, setting, quality, or difficulty. It means their premise embeddings are close.

Cover of William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return by Ian Doescher

William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return

Ian Doescher · 2014 · William Shakespeare's Star Wars

A Shakespearean verse retelling of Return of the Jedi, blending Star Wars spectacle with Elizabethan drama and humor.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.1609

Cover of William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope

Ian Doescher · 2013 · William Shakespeare's Star Wars

Star Wars Episode IV is retold as a Shakespearean play in iambic pentameter, with asides, chorus, and comic verse.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.1942

Cover of The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton

The Rising Force

Dave Wolverton · 2002 · Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice

A 12-year-old Jedi hopeful must face danger and self-doubt when a reluctant master, Qui-Gon Jinn, enters his path.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.1950

Cover of Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah S. Dawson

Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

Delilah S. Dawson · 2023 · Star Wars

A disaffected Jedi Padawan's search for belonging and truth drives her from the Clone Wars into the Inquisitors.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.2052

Cover of Destiny's Way by Walter Jon Williams

Destiny's Way

Walter Jon Williams · 2003 · Star Wars: The New Jedi Order

In a collapsing galactic war, returning heroes, political maneuvering, and a risky counterstrike reshape the Jedi and Republic.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.2056

Cover of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Vol. 1 by Daniel José Older

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Vol. 1

Daniel José Older · 2021 · Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021) (Collected Editions)

Young Jedi Padawans and a Force-sensitive teen collide with the Nihil during a crisis on Trymant IV.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.2119

Cover of The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection by Alexandra Bracken

The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection

Alexandra Bracken · 2018 · The Darkest Minds

Three linked novellas revisit key characters from The Darkest Minds through emotional backstories and missing scenes.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.2138

Cover of The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure by Jason Fry

The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure

Jason Fry · 2015 · Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Luke Skywalker follows the Force to a ruined Jedi temple and begins teaching himself to be a Jedi.

Semantic match: ranked by premise

Distance: 0.2191

Cover of Star Wars: Dark Apprentice by Kevin J. Anderson

Star Wars: Dark Apprentice

Kevin J. Anderson · 1994 · Star Wars: The Jedi Academy Trilogy

Luke opens a Jedi academy as war, Imperial raids, and a dark-side corruption threaten the New Republic.

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Distance: 0.2234