Anakin is very awkward and at times feels a little superfluous. I think Chen did a really good job of capturing the feel of Attack of the Clones. Well, Chen decided there needed to be more. The time of the Clone Wars has been mined for a lot of content in the Star Wars universe including an animated movie, a 7-season animated series, and a (no longer canon) two-part animated series before that. To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond master and apprentice. The two knights must learn a new way to work together-and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal-but uncertain-footing with the man who raised him. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone-and his former master’s insistence that he listen this time-Anakin’s headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling.

As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy-and senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet.Īmid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order’s most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers.Īfter an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened.

Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. Also, there are going to be some light spoilers after the summary, so consider this your warning, although, I’ll do my best to not go too deep. You can read the 352-page book now and Del Rey was kind enough to send me a copy of the book to review, although all the thoughts that follow are my own. This is a novel that follows Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker at the start of the Clone Wars. Last month, Del Rey released Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen.

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