#Kenobi novel

[weregonnabecoolbeans]

Finished reading Kenobi by John Jackson Miller and I really love how no matter what, in every piece of star wars media he appears in, wherever Obi-Wan goes, EVERYONE he meets becomes completely obsessed with him

Every. Single. Time.

#obi wan kenobi #obi-wan kenobi #obi wan #kenobi #kenobi novel #kenobi john jackson miller #star wars #star wars novels #star wars prequels #sw prequels #clone wars #star wars the clone wars #every single villain devotes their life to killing a man with PLOT ARMOR #its actually so funny #maul dooku vader reva and random farmers scamming their friends on tatooine #the fact that so many people spent so long trying so hard to kill him #and none of it mattered because the very first star wars thing ever showed us that he could only be killed if he ALLOWED it to happen #what an icon #also anyone who doesn’t want him dead..and some who do too…all automatically fall in love with him #like all he did was be nice to her and annileen genuinely thought they were meant to be #and i read somewhere that tala from the kenobi series was supposedly in love with him too #i didn’t get that watching it but it is funny to think about #like they knew eachother for like a couple of days and she was ready to DIE for that man #im making fun of these characters #but he is my favourite character so apparently i am also not immune to the obi wan obsession #kate's post

[jedi-order-apologist]

Old News

Between university coursework and trying to prevent her kids from joining a rebellion and getting themselves killed, Annileen is still keeping plenty busy. One day, Jabe and Kallie bring home some copies of suppressed news articles, one of which features a familiar face... Written for Fandom Empire Prompt Tables 2024 - Prompt: "to destroy"

I was unable to determine if Star Wars had a space word for thermostat. If there is, let me know, because I spent too much time trying to figure that out.

Keeping a fire going in the daytime was still a novelty, but Annileen dutifully tended to it, the heat of it a familiar comfort. Intellectually, of course, she’d known that Tatooine had a hot climate, but it had still been a surprise to find out what the rest of the galaxy seemed to consider a comfortable temperature. The university covered lodging expenses, but that just meant they felt they could stick their nose into how Annileen set the thermal controls in her apartment, and she’d gotten several notices already about “reasonable usage”.

She’d considered telling them where they could stick those notices, but as tempting as it was, she didn’t actually want to jeopardize her place in this course, so she kept her mouth shut and turned the thermo to the maximum “acceptable” temperature, and turned to the fireplace for the rest.

With the fire taken care of for the moment, she then turned her attention to dinner prep, and once that was done, she could finally get back to her coursework.

Even without the store, she was still just as busy as ever, always juggling all the work that needed to be done. There were still people to feed, rooms to keep clean, finances to manage, and of course, kids to wrangle.

Speaking of her kids, she could hear voices outside the front door. The words were indistinct, but she didn’t need to make those out to know it was an argument between Jabe and Kallie. As usual.

CONTINUED ON AO3

#peppermint writes star wars fanfic #kenobi novel #annileen calwell #jabe calwell #kallie calwell

[bluntblade]

I rewatched Patrick Willems' Terrence Malick video right after reading Kenobi by Joe Jackson Miller, and now I can't help but imagine an adaptation of the book by Malick where Obi-Wan's internal dialogue to Qui-Gon is whispery voiceovers while he's beautifully shot being sad (beautifully) in the desert.

If some budding amateur filmmaker with access to a desert ever tries this and puts it on YouTube, Vimeo or what have you, please let me know.

#Kenobi novel #obi wan kenobi #Terrence Malick

[ameliasalt]

He turned and clutched at her shoulders, surprising her. "I failed everyone. Do you have any idea how many people have paid for that? Do you know how many people are paying, right now?" "I only know one," she said.

- Kenobi by John Jackson Miller

#star wars #star wars the clone wars #obi-wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #john jackson miller #kenobi novel

[mr-legoman]

Obi-Wan Kenobi nearly cucks a Texan water farmer on Tatooine in the Legends novel.

Legitimately Obi-Wan ends up in a lifetime movie with a single mother falling for him.

And it's one of the best Star Wars stories I have read.

#Star Wars #star wars legends #Obi-wan kenobi #Kenobi novel #Disney wishes its stories were as good

[notallthosewho-wanderarelost]

I read two Obi-Wan books in the run up to the Kenobi series premiere, and I keep waffling on whether I should write up a review on them or not, because I loved one and hated the other. Kenobi, by John Jackson Miller, which was one of the latest EU/Legends novels, and the new Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen, just released last month.

Kenobi is set when Obi-Wan first goes into hiding on Tatooine after giving baby Luke to Owen and Beru. It’s about 70% moisture farmer and Sand People drama, with the other 30% comprising Obi-Wan’s struggle to adjust to being in hiding- he tries to stay out of the moisture farmer drama but just can’t help getting involved to help people- and how extremely terrible he is at staying undercover. (Among other things, he meditates out loud and at one point gets overheard by a 15-year-old girl eavesdropping on him.) Also all the female characters have a crush on him- seems pretty legit. I loved this book a lot, even though a bunch of Tatooine OCs got more of the pagetime than Obi-Wan himself did. It was a really good story and the fact that it was smaller scale felt right for it. I love getting to see more about civilian life in Star Wars, and the ending to the whole civilian drama plotline had some surprisingly great thematic parallels with Vader. The Sand People getting more development was also great, even if it wasn’t completely unproblematic. This book also has Obi-Wan find out about Anakin’s murder rampage on the Sand People tribe in AotC, which was interesting, and the whole story is framed by a Sand People myth about the two suns that parallels Obi-Wan and Anakin’s story. Oh, and the book starts off with Obi-Wan landing on planet and almost immediately getting into a bar fight while holding baby Luke. A+.

In contrast, I hated Brotherhood by Mike Chen. It had all my least favorite Star Wars fandom takes, made canon. Even though existing canon actively shows that they’re not true!!! The Jedi don’t feel emotion, check, Mace hates Anakin, check, Qui-Gon was super perfect and him living and training Anakin would have been the solution to everything that went wrong, check. I’m so tired of these takes. There might be an element of Anakin being an unreliable narrator for some of those, but if so, it’s not well conveyed, to the point where I didn’t even consider it until I read a review of book. The writing comes off as mostly supporting what Anakin says. The other thing I couldn’t stand about this book is that it’s supposedly about how Obi-Wan and Anakin became brothers (it’s set at the beginning of the Clone Wars and starts with Anakin’s knighting) but it also establishes that for the past 10+ years of Anakin’s apprenticeship, they fought constantly. This book wants me to believe that after 10 years of fighting, they became as close as they were only during the war??? That apparently Obi-Wan literally raising Anakin from the age of 9 didn’t result in them bonding at all?? What????? And then the big reconciliation that is the start of Obi-Wan and Anakin’s relationship as brothers and as The Team....... is Obi-Wan realizing that Qui-Gon trusted Anakin, so he should too. It’s not anything to do with Anakin himself or Obi-Wan’s relationship with him, it’s just about Qui-Gon. I have no words.

The Sand People massacre is coincidentally also brought up in this book. Anakin actually tells Palpatine about it, hoping for validation of his feelings of anger, and of course Palpatine not only gives him that, but says he was right to do it and describes it as “justice”. Which is then followed up by Palpatine confirming that... no, the Jedi don’t feel emotions like normal people, and yes, Mace unfairly hates Anakin. Again, if this was supposed to be unreliable narration by Anakin, that’d be one thing, but the only thing the narrative actually calls Anakin out on is his prejudice against Neimoidians. As it stands, the narrative pretty much acts like Palpatine was right in this conversation, which is a big No-No for me. It’s either extremely poorly written Anakin-as-an-unreliable-narrator, or just canonizing Very Bad Takes. Also, the way this books acts like Jedi are bad and compassionless and Anakin is a super special snowflake for feeling emotions, unlike them? It misses the point very badly. The whole point is that Anakin was a great Jedi. That’s what makes his fall so tragic. Because Palpatine’s insane talent at manipulation and grooming aside, Anakin knew better, he knew right from from wrong, and he fell anyway. He made the wrong choice at a crucial time because of his fear, and that choice doomed him, his loved ones, and the galaxy.

Where Brotherhood shines, in my opinion, is in its supporting characters. There are 2 OCs who I really grew to love. The first is Mill Alibeth, a Zabrak Jedi Initiate (about 10 years old) who Anakin winds up bonding with, whose problem is that she can’t deal with how strongly she feels emotions through The Force- a problem that is a lot worse for her with the war breaking out. The second is Ruug Quarnom, a former Black Ops Neimoidian guard who becomes an ally of Obi-Wan’s as he investigates a mysterious bombing of a civilian sector on Cato Neimoidia. Obi-Wan’s plotline of solving the mystery behind the bombing is very interesting, and the only reason I actually kept reading the book. The development of the Neimoidian people was also great.

I also enjoyed a scene featuring the return of Dex early on in the story, and this book has a very cute Anidala date, even though it leans too heavily into the “Anakin is selfish” aspect of his personality in his choice of date spot for my taste. (Yes, he’s nascent Darth Vader, but that shouldn’t be coming out so strongly. There’s no point in his fall if he was never actually good.) This book also gets bonus points for recanonizing Obi-Wan’s Ben alias as having been a nickname Satine used for him (which was previously canonized in Kenobi and made me very happy), and for mentioning Anakin meeting Cal Kestis from Jedi: Fallen Order. Siri Tachi is also briefly mentioned! I’m not sure if this is her first appearance in Disney canon, but either way, she has a quick appearance in this book so she does exist in the new canon. Sister the trans clone from EK Johnston’s Queen’s Hope makes an appearance in this book too. Also, points for bringing in the furnace heart metaphor for Anakin from the RotS novelization, and tying it to a story Shmi used to tell Anakin.

This was mostly just incoherent rambling and I’m fully aware of that; if anyone wants an actual coherent book review for either book just let me know.

#it’s been like a month and I’m still thinking about both #kenobi was so so good #brotherhood is mostly on my mind as having wasted potential #i loved mill and ruug a lot though #kenobi novel #sw brotherhood #obi wan kenobi #a rare text post appears #sw books #sw #my stuff #also this was meant to be very off the cuff and informal so I glossed over a lot of things (like the sand people development in kenobi) #(it was interesting but also still problematic; I just wasn’t going to get into it here) #(ditto for the factors going into anakin’s fall- I have FEELINGS about that but this isn’t the place for them)

[arthur-kilgore]

Finished the Kenobi novel, I really enjoyed it. It was really interesting to see what themes were maintained between this and OWK - Obi-Wan’s self blame giving way to acceptance of the past, his struggle to let go of Anakin (which isn’t fully resolved, he doesn’t Know ™ by the end that Vader still lives but I’m pretty sure he’s having visions of what Vaderkin is seeing but didn’t realize it), the way trouble seems to always find its way to him, the way he values all living beings around him and protects everyone he can and generally rises above impossible situations.

There were also some very stark contrasts! This Obi-Wan was still extremely guilt-ridden over Anakin and blames himself for the fall of the Jedi Order, but he wasn’t as broken as in OWK - the best parts of who he is still shine and he doesn’t have to completely rediscover himself. It starts with him delivering Luke to the Lars’, so it’s all still very fresh. He doesn’t totally isolate himself from the local community, which is the center of tension in the novel. He gets very close to discovering/sort of realizes what Anakin did to the Tuskens, and I wish they’d explored that a little deeper.

I might write more about some great parts I haven’t seen others discuss yet; we’ll see. I don’t know if they’re doing novelizations for the new disney series’ but I’d love to see a novel version of the show, maybe with snippets of the decade prior showing how much he struggled with losing himself - I think it could be a very powerful story with potential to add even more emotional depth to the show.

#sw meta #cm reads #kenobi novel #obi-wan kenobi #star wars novels

[taxidermymuskrat]

The fact that the obi wan show wouldn’t decanonize the events of John Jackson Miller’s Kenobi makes me very happy

#unless they just flat out say the pika oasis doesn’t exist I won’t be convinced it didn’t still happen #obi wan show #obi wan series #obi wan kenobi #Kenobi #john jackson miller #kenobi novel #ben kenobi

[waldeinsamkeit-feeling]

still thinking about artoo telling anakin to look for a datajack in his ass

#obikin #star wars #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #obi wan #anaobi #artoo #r2d2 #rots novelization

[intermundia]

so there's this devastating period of dramatic irony during revenge of the sith where obi-wan genuinely believes that anakin died on coruscant during order 66, like he assumes anakin died a hero at the temple, going down with the order itself, because it doesn't occur to him that it may be any other way. his grief is overwhelming, he's shaking and lost and needs yoda to reorient himself back into being a jedi at all. he does pull himself together, but then matthew woodring stover decides to punch the audience in the gut anyway:

just look at obi-wan instinctively thinking of himself in the first person plural because anakin is so much a part of who he is and how he approaches the world, so deeply embedded in his language patterns too. like how many times must he have been accidentally slapped by memories like this, even after discovering what anakin became? his habitual jokes and quips are tied to the man he used to banter with so often. his mind is full of mines armed with grief haha

#agony! thanks #obi-wan kenobi #the team #obikin #sw books #rots novelization my beloved #sw

[gffa]

DEX FEELING GUILTY ABOUT TELLING OBI-WAN ABOUT KAMINO, GIVEN HOW IT LED TO DISCOVERING THE CLONES, WHICH LED TO THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEDI, LED TO A THOUSAND YEARS OF PEACE, REDUCED TO DUSH, THAT HE BLAMES HIMSELF FOR SOMETHING HE COULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IF HIS FRIEND DIED ON THAT DAY, IF HE PLAYED A PART IN HIS FRIEND'S DEATH, THAT PRECOCIOUS YOUNGLING HE MET ON LEHNARA, OR IF OBI-WAN HAD TO LIVE TO SEE THE MURDER OF HIS ENTIRE PEOPLE AND CULTURE. HI THANKS STAR WARS I'M GONNA GO FLING MYSELF INTO THE SUN NOW THIS IS TOO MUCH TO HANDLE (Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi: "The Veteran")

#lumi.txt #star wars #obi wan kenobi #dexter jettster #meta #novels #novels: from a certain point of view: return of the jedi

[yiliy]

"The callousness of it all struck Obi-Wan profoundly. Units. Final product. These were living beings they were talking about. Living, breathing, and thinking. To create clones for such a singular purpose, under such control, even stealing half their childhood for efficiency, ..."

"Obi-Wan looked up at the Kaminoan, to see his eyes glowing with pride as he looked out upon his creation. There were no ethical dilemmas as far as Lama Su was concerned, Obi-Wan knew immediately. Perhaps that was why the Kaminoans were so good at cloning: their consciences never got in the way.

Lama Su looked down at him, smiling widely, prompting a response, and Obi-Wan offered a silent nod.

Yes, they were magnificent, and the Jedi could only imagine the brutal efficiency this group would exhibit in battle, in the arena for which they were grown.

Once again, a shudder coursed down Obi-Wan Kenobi’s spine."

Star Wars - Episode II - Attack of the Clones Novelization

by R. A. Salvatore

#Star Wars #ObiWan #Jedi #Star Wars Clones #Attack of the Clones #Obi Wan Kenobi #Jedi Order #Jedi positivity #Star Wars prequels #AotC #in defense of the jedi #obi-wan kenobi #Attack of the Clones Novelization #SW prequels

[magnusbae]

been having some rough few days in the sw books tags

#it all sort of just glued together under that 'i'm better at hiding it' moment from tcw and now i am just LIKE NO OBI-WAN YOU'RE NOT BETTER #AT HIDING IT YOU'RE JUST LUCKY ANAKIN IS BLIND DEAf AND AN IDIOT ON TOP OF IT ALL #bloody touches his cheek tenderly and PRAISES HIM ALL THE TIME and wants to die with him and misses him till the point of FURY #cool cool cool cool coooooollll #obikin #obi wan kenobi #star wars #buns.misc #buns.all #sw books #star wars novels

[unspuncreature]

in the end, the shadow is all you have left

thinking about that moment in the rots novelization where anakin admits to himself that he wishes obi-wan would stay with him instead of going to utapau, but won’t say it. mmm i’m fine i’m fine

#anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #rots novelization #rots #star wars #obi-wan kenobi #star wars art #star wars fanart #anakin fanart #obi-wan fanart #scout.png

[thequeerlibrarian]

Wild Space by Karen Miller

#ok sorry but #this book is killing me omfg #the relationship between Anakin ans Obi-Wan is portrayed soooo good #karen miller is a genius #i fear I'm gonna post far more star wars quotes than booklr cares for but I'm obsessed #booklr #star wars #star wars books #starwarsblr #obi wan kenobi #anakin #obikin #kinda #my post #star wars novels #book quotes

[notallthosewho-wanderarelost]

Found this really cool post from John Jackson Miller that contains notes on his novel Kenobi! It’s even been updated to talk about how the book still dovetails with the Obi-Wan Kenobi show despite the book being part of the EU/Legends continuity, as well as how the people who worked on the show reacted to the book.

Apparently Debra Chow read it while preparing for the show, and Ewan McGregor read it after finishing filming!

Spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi through episode 6 at the link, and of course spoilers for the Kenobi novel.

#kenobi novel #kenobi #obi wan kenobi #john jackson miller #debra chow #ewan mcgregor #sw cast #owk cast #star wars #sw eu #sw #my stuff #links