The Rising Force

The Rising Force
AuthorDave Wolverton
Cover artistCliff Nielsen
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJedi Apprentice
Canon C
GenreScience fiction
PublisherScholastic
Publication date
May 3, 1999
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePaperback
Pages171
ISBN0-590-51922-0
Preceded byDarth Bane: Dynasty of Evil 
Followed byThe Dark Rival 

The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton is the first in a series of young reader novels called Jedi Apprentice. The only novel of the series to be written by Dave Wolverton, it was released on May 3, 1999. The series explores the adventures of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi prior to Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.