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Title: Kenobi
Author: John Jackson Miller
Genre: Star Wars tie-in
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: Obi-wan tries to lay low on Tatooine after dropping off baby Luke. He isn't very good at it.
Thoughts: This book was rather better than it needed to be.
I've still got a deep affection for the Star Wars expanded universe, but I haven't had the time or energy to keep up with all of the books in years. So I tend to avoid a lot of the more continuity-heavy novels. Every once in awhile, though, there's a standalone that is wedged into continuity somewhere in the middle (within the boundaries of the movies), where I still know what's basically going on.
This is set immediately after the new trilogy. It's a surprisingly quiet book that deals with the small problems of a group of settlers on Tatooine and doesn't touch the larger universe at all. The fate of the galaxy is unaffected. Jabba is only referred to off-screen, and Obi-Wan is not even a viewpoint character. With the exception of some monologues, he's only shown to us through the eyes of others. And the characterization works well--there's the quiet dignity, the flashes of wry humor, and the deep woundedness you would expect. This Obi-Wan watched everyone he loved die, and is trying to find some way to go on, but without being emo about it all.
For the most part, this book is more about family and trust and the dynamics of power in a small community. It ties things up and puts the toys back in the toybox nicely for someone to play with them again later. It's no great work of literature, but it is a smart, touching look at a beloved character. Well written, well paced, and overall well done.
Author: John Jackson Miller
Genre: Star Wars tie-in
Thingummies: 4
Synopsis: Obi-wan tries to lay low on Tatooine after dropping off baby Luke. He isn't very good at it.
Thoughts: This book was rather better than it needed to be.
I've still got a deep affection for the Star Wars expanded universe, but I haven't had the time or energy to keep up with all of the books in years. So I tend to avoid a lot of the more continuity-heavy novels. Every once in awhile, though, there's a standalone that is wedged into continuity somewhere in the middle (within the boundaries of the movies), where I still know what's basically going on.
This is set immediately after the new trilogy. It's a surprisingly quiet book that deals with the small problems of a group of settlers on Tatooine and doesn't touch the larger universe at all. The fate of the galaxy is unaffected. Jabba is only referred to off-screen, and Obi-Wan is not even a viewpoint character. With the exception of some monologues, he's only shown to us through the eyes of others. And the characterization works well--there's the quiet dignity, the flashes of wry humor, and the deep woundedness you would expect. This Obi-Wan watched everyone he loved die, and is trying to find some way to go on, but without being emo about it all.
For the most part, this book is more about family and trust and the dynamics of power in a small community. It ties things up and puts the toys back in the toybox nicely for someone to play with them again later. It's no great work of literature, but it is a smart, touching look at a beloved character. Well written, well paced, and overall well done.
