Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force is a Star Wars Legends junior novel written by Dave Wolverton. The book was published by Scholastic Inc. on May 3, 1999, and it is the first installment of the Jedi Apprentice book series. Jedi Apprentice: The Rising Force is set in the year 44 BBY, and it follows Obi-Wan Kenobi under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn.
