Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space

The Clone Wars (2008-2010) #2

by Karen Miller, Jeff Gurner (Reading)

The Clone Wars have exploded across the galaxy as Republic forces and Separatists struggle to gain the upper hand. But while the Jedi generals work tirelessly to defeat Count Dooku and his rebels, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is hatching his own dark plans.

The Separatists have launched a sneak attack on Coruscant. Obi-Wan Kenobi, wounded in battle, insists that Anakin Skywalker and his rookie Padawan Ahsoka leave on a risky mission against General Grievous. But when Senator Bail Organa reveals explosive intelligence that could turn the tide of war in the Republic’s favor, the Jedi Master agrees to accompany him to an obscure planet on the Outer Rim to verify the facts. What Obi-Wan and Bail don’t realize is that they’re walking into a deadly trap concocted by Palpatine . . . and that escape may not be an option.

Inspired by the full-length animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the brand-new TV series, this thrilling adventure is filled with provocative, never-before-revealed insights into the characters of Obi-Wan, Anakin, Padme, Yoda, Count Dooku, and many other Star Wars favorites.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Fiction, Audiobook, Fantasy, Space Opera, Space

Audio

First published December 9, 2008

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. Please see this thread for more details.

Also writes as "K.E. Mills"

Lord, do you really want to know?

Oh, all right.

I was born in Vancouver, Canada, and came to Australia with my parents when I was 2. I think. Dad’s an Aussie, Mum’s English, go figure. Talk about Fate and Destiny. But three passports come in handy.

I’ve always lived in Sydney, except when I didn’t. After graduating with a BA Communications from the then Institute of Technology (now University) a few years ahead of Hugh Jackman, dammit, talk about rotten timing, I headed off to England and lived there for 3 years. It was interesting. I worked for a bunch of nutters in a community health centre and got the sack because I refused to go do EST with them (you stand in the middle of a circle and thank people for hurling verbal abuse at you for your own good, they said, and then were surprised when I said no), was a customer services officer for DHL London (would you believe at one time I knew every single airport code for every single airport in the world, off by heart?!?), got roped into an extremely dubious life insurance selling scheme (I was young and broke, need I say more?) and ended up realizing a life-long dream of working professionally with horses. After 18 grueling months I woke up, and came home.

Since then I’ve done customer service in the insurance and telecommunications industries, been a training officer, PR Officer in local government, production assistant in educational publishing, taught English and Business Communication at TAFE, been a supervisor and run my own sf/fantasy/mystery bookshop. Money for jam, there! I also managed to squeeze in a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature from Macquarie University.

I used to have horses of my own, and spent lots of time and money showing, breeding, training and judging, but then I came off one time too many and so a large part of my life ended.

When I’m not writing I’m heavily involved in the Castle Hill Players, my local community theatre group, as an actor, director, prompt, stage manager (but not all at once!) and publicity officer.

I’m a story junkie. Books, film, tv ... you name it. Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Galactica (the new series), Stargate, Firefly, X-Men, Buffy, Angel, Supernatural, The Professionals, Forever Knight, Due South, The West Wing, The Shield, Sandbaggers, Homicide, Wiseguy, The Shield, The Closer ... and the list goes on. And that’s just the media stuff!

I love music. While writing I listen primarily to film soundtracks, because they’ve been written primarily to evoke emotional responses in the listener. This helps access emotion during tough scenes. Plus, the music is pretty. At least the stuff I listen to is. Favourite film composers include Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, James Horner and John Williams. Vocalists I enjoy are Josh Groban, Russell Watson, Sarah McLachlan, Simon and Garfunkel , Queen, The Moody Blues, Steeleye Span, Meatloaf, Mike Oldfield ... anyone who can carry a tune, basically.

In short, I’m an only child with an overactive imagination, 3 dogs, 2 cats and not enough hours in the day. I don’t drink, smoke, or do enough exercise. I make periodic stabs at eating properly. Chocolate is my besetting downfall.

So that’s me. You can wake up now ...

Reviews

[Branwen Sedai *of the Brown Ajah* · Rating 5 out of 5]

"If we give ourselves permission to say this death justifies that one, then we truly are lost.

This book takes place right smack in the middle of the Clones Wars era of the Star Wars universe.

Holy shit this book was probably one of the BEST Star Wars books I have ever read. I may be a tad bit biased of course, since this era happens to be my favorite, but it's really more to it than just that.

The story was well crafted and pretty amazing, in and of itself. Unfortunately, a lot of books set within fandom universes tend to fall a bit flat, with grandiose action scenes canceling out any semblance of actual storytelling. Not true in the case of this book at all. The story was incredible, and delved into a lot of issues and questions that I have always harbored, such as; 'How in the world could the Sith take the Jedi by surprise so badly?' and 'Why do the jedi dislike/mistrust politicians?' Karen Miller did a spectacular job fleshing out this world and this story so well that it answered many of the questions I felt would never get answered adequately enough for me.

Furthermore, I have never experienced such exquisite character development in a Star Wars book before. Anakin, Padme, Obi-wan, Bail Organa, Mace, Yoda, and even Palpatine...I got such insight into their characters, more so than I ever experienced in the films or in other books. It was amazing and basically just a joy to read.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a four star in the real world, but so much better than most SW books that Miller desires the credit. A writer worth reading.

And the story is a genuinely enjoyable tale of two "regulars"--Obiwan Kenobi and Bail Organa--and a first dangerous mission which forces them to deal with each other as other than stereotypical Jedi and politician if they are to survive, let alone succeed.

The cover art has absolutely nothing to do with the story. Don't you hate that?

[Jonathan Koan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book was such a pleasant experience, because Karen Miller writes the characters, story, and universe in a way that just really resonates with me. I believe it is partially because she gets how to write the Prequel era, particularly the Clone Wars (this is a CW tie-in after all). But also because the type of story she tells I find really fascinating.

The first 35 pages of this book, which tell the aftermath of the Battle of Geonosis, was just heartwrenching! I was so moved by each storyline and thought that Karen Miller really did an excellent job setting the tone of the book.

I did also love the first half of the book, which follows Obi-Wan and Bail Organa as they each try to get information on the Sith and Separatist movements, and we also follow Anakin as he struggles with training Ahsoka and his relationship with Padme. And Palpatine shows up as a POV as well (which is actually a pretty fun/funny POV).

I also liked how the book interconnected with not only the Clone Wars movie, but also some episodes of the Clone Wars tv show. It was a cool move to set the book during the Quest for R2D2 storyline.

Karen Miller takes a risk portraying Bail and Obi-Wan's relationship as so hostile initially. It might have seemed out of character, but she tries to show how they become friends and trusted confidants. I thought it was a brilliant move that really works here.

I did have one section of the book that I didn't love, and that was the section on Zigoola. The exploration of the dark side planet, mixed with it having such a small cast of just Obi-Wan and Bail Organa wasn't my favorite (and I don't necessarily blame Miller for this, because I believe any author writing this would struggle to keep my attention with this subject matter). However, Miller's writing of the character's relationship was enough to keep me reading.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I am now really looking forward to reading Karen Miller's Gambit duology in the next few months. 8.5 out of 10!

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in 20BBY

A decent story that's concurrently with the Clone Wars show, particularly with the Downfall of a Droid episode (so read the novel after the episode to be sure) from a different point of view, even though the novel starts before Episode II and mentions lots of scenes, like the Battle of Geonosis and whatnot, you get a lot of little details here and there from various character's different perspective.

The positives? Obi-Wan mainly here, going on a mission to a planet that's deep in the wild space and it reeks of the dark side of the force. It's just a simple adventure story that's well-written but that is all there is to it. Don't expect to be shocked with anything or for it to be your favorite Star Wars story.

[TheGeeksAttic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space was written by Karen Miller. This novel is part of the Expanded Universe, aka, Legends timeline. The tale takes place during the Rise of the Empire era, during the Clone Wars, 22 years before the battle of Yavin.

SUMMARY:
Control of hyper-space lanes have become essential at the beginning of the galactic conflict. The separatist movement has picked up speed in it's quest of acquiring space-lanes to disrupt supply lines to the Republic, such as Tiabani Gas and Kessel Spice. General Grievous, of the Separate Army, has become a thorn in the Jedi's side, keeping the order on edge at all times.

The Separatists are using brutal tactics to force planetary governments into withdrawing from the Republic. Intelligence has revealed that General Grievous has set sights on his next target, Bothawui, home-world of the Bothans. After Kenobi is injured during a terrorist attack on Coruscant, the Jedi Council appoints the newly raised Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker to lead a battle group to fight against the assault on Bothawui,

Once Kenobi is healed, he and Senator Bail Organa team up to meet one of Organa's mysterious informants with coordinates to the mysterious planet Zigoola, in Wild Space. Secrets of the Sith and a plan to overthrow the Jedi, may be found there. Kenobi and Organa are greatly challenged by the dark side.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:
The first few chapters of the book are extremely good. We get important details that I had assumed were always overlooked. Such great detail is poured out from the flood of tragedy that befalls the Jedi on Geonosis. I've always been curious with what happened after the battle; Karen Miller does a wonderful job laying it all out. The concern, the dread, the sorrow was expressed perfectly in the opening chapters. Miller does such a wonderful job of filling in the blanks between Attack of the Clones & The Clone Wars.

I was pleased with seeing a different side of Yoda, more grim and direct. It had been a long time since he'd had to use his Lightsaber, and seeing the conflict that Republic faces, was heavy on his spirit. He wasn't just the kind, wise Yoda we're used to, he was authoritative and direct.

Miller managed to put a little thing in this book that I thought was a brilliant move on the authors part. Palpatine had pushed the media to highlight Jedi they played a prominent roll in battles, brilliant because this cloud be used later in his Imperial propaganda pieces. The Jedi, did not like being on the forefront of the Holo-Net.

I was hearting that this story would be one of the worst, but I really have to disagree, I found it to be entertaining. That said, there are some things about this that are too silly, that in my opinion, somewhat belittle Obi-Wan. I thought the book, while mostly decent, has some really weird things, the title should've been "Kenobi Crisis."

I don't want to spoil the book for those that haven't read it, but if you replace the word "Sith" with "the dark side" so many moments would have been so much better. This mix up really is what deducted some points for the rating.

Do I recommend this book? If you like the Clone Wars, yes.

Rating:
This book receives a 3/5 stars, or a C+.

[vicky. · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book... okay.

-bail being the only politician ever. we been knew.
-padmé's portrayal was just like ??? most of the times she sounds like a 12 year old who is completely blinded by love, not someone who ruled a planet and is a current senator.
but i did like that at some points she stands up for herself and acts more like the padmé we know.
-anakin: ugh obi-wan is so annoying
also anakin: IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO OBI-WAN I WOULD KNOW IT, I WOULD FEEL IT
-literally palpatine knows that anakin would die for obi-wan in a second.
-anakin 'the only opinion that counts is obi-wan's' skywalker.
-obi-wan: jedi must no have attachments
also obi-wan: saying anakin is still his padawan, his duty. saying he misses him, waking up from nightmares screaming his name, worrying about him from across the galaxy,,
-yoda implying that both obi-wan and anakin have attachments and doubts that run deep MMmmh
-obi-wan admitting to padmé that he loves anakiN¡¡?
-obikin bantering in front of ahsoka sobs
-when anakin says that he and padmé could show obi-wan love HELLO¡???
-and then obi-wan says "we both love anakin, and we always will"??¿¿¡?
-"then Obi-Wan reached out his hand and pressed his palm briefly to Anakin’s cheek. Ahsoka saw his lips move. Saw him say: Well done.
And the look on Anakin’s face, at those two small words, brought her treacherously close to tears."
same
-anakin getting into trouble but KNOWING that obi-wan has his back and obi-wan TRUSTING that anakin will resolve the problem. i love
-is it a sw novels if obi-wan doesn't think about qui-gon at least once?
-whenever someone hints that obi-wan's destiny is as important as anakin's ... thanks i hate it
-"obi-wan doesn't always know what is best for him" "and you do?" "yes" ANAKIN NO LMAO
-Obi-Wan sighed, the sound almost a groan. “Anakin.”

“He’s gone,” she said firmly, darting a glare in Anakin’s direction. “You can rest.” Frowning, Obi-Wan rolled his head on the pillows. “No. No.”

Ignoring Vokara Che’s reawakened anger, Anakin slipped around to the other side of the bed and took Obi-Wan’s hand in a firm clasp. “I’m not gone, Master. I’m here.”
🥺🥺🥺
-OBI-WAN NEARLY DYING BUT THEN SAYING HIS LOVE FOR QUI-GON AND ANAKIN STRENGTHENED HIM JASDDDFKHAHDSJKS
-bail's overall arc was... fine i guess. he argued with obi-wan about everything which got tired really quickly but at least he was competent

[Rebecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have no idea why I rated this 4 stars when I read it 6 or 7 years ago. I didn't review it back then, and I have no idea what I liked about this Sith Holocron of a book.
The characters are all out of character. None of the characters behave in a believable manner. Everyone is angry and shouting for most of the book. What we are told about these characters doesn't match what we see. The dialogue stinks. It is over the top, mellow dramatic, and makes little sense. Discussions end as arguments, or start and end as arguments. The topics of discussion are forced and happen because the plot demands it not because it flows naturally from the characters. This means the themes do not work organically in the story. It also means that all of the pain and injuries in this book happened to force the characters to think, feel, and behave certain ways. Bail and Obi-wan become friends, not in an organic or believable way, but because the author literally breaks her awful out of character fan fiction versions of them to make the story happen.
The characters do not drive this story. I'm not sure this book had characters. None of them feel fleshed out. They are simply punching bags shaped like beloved Star Wars characters who spoute ideas and messages until the plot forces them to change their opinions.
This was almost as unpleasant to read as Tess of the Dubervilles by Thomas Hardy. That had beautiful prose though. This author can't even manage that much. Is it to much to ask for good stories driven by fleshed out characters who learn and grow? Is it to much to ask for good prose that isn't riddled with sentence fragments and an obvious need for a thesaurus? I don't think so.

My professors may have been right about me having sadomasochistic reading tendencies. Brace for incoming book rant review.

[C · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the worst Star Wars novels that I have read. It takes a full half of the book to even find its way to the actual story, is repetitive, hits its climax far too late and is just a tedious read - start to finish.

The worst part? It's a good premise. It could have been so much more.

The only way I could recommend this to you is if you are the type that would want to read some short mildly erotic (and unintentionally hilarious) fan-fictionesque scenes between Anakin and Padme. (I only mention it at all because it seemed strangely out of place in a Star Wars novel - at least the dialogue between them was far less hideous than the "blinded by love" atrocity in Revenge of the Sith.)

[Iset · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh dear. I have a bad feeling about this. This is the second novelisation of the Clone Wars animated series that I’ve read and not enjoyed, and by a different author to boot.

What’s common to the two of them is that the episodic nature comes through again, as we dawdle around doing something other than the main plot according to the book’s blurb. And the cover, showcasing ranks of clone troopers, is deeply misleading since we never see active battle in this story. I expected an adventure story of Obi-Wan and Bail Organa on Zigoola. That’s what the blurb told me I’d be getting. They don’t even arrive until the last third of the book. Wild Space? The only thing wild about this book are the wildly out-of-character portrayals.

Everyone behaves like a damn child in this book. Padmé is totally selfish in love, like a rebellious teenager – we’re in love and I know what’s best for my man and screw you, Jedi Order! We’re told that Anakin is a hero but he never does anything heroic, and being inside his head is a constant stream of bouncing off the walls of pride, jealousy, and vicious spite. Obi-Wan is just bitter… so very bitter about everyone and everything that isn’t the Jedi Order, while Bail Organa is his opposite, trusting in his own goodness, but otherwise deeply cynical about everyone else, including the Jedi. Even Yoda comes across as callous and uncaring, bullying other Jedi with no regard.

Every conversation between two characters is a struggle, and I don’t mean that in the good way where a book has challenging obstacles that raise the stakes and keep things interesting. I mean that in the way that a two-year old will throw a tantrum while you’re trying to dress them – i.e. it’s tedious and unnecessary. Characters that are well established in the lore as being friends or allies are suddenly suspicious and downright paranoid of each other’s motives, and whatever is said is taken in the worst possible light, so that accusations and recriminations are thrown around constantly and everyone is miserable.

By the Force, what has been done to these characters?! It’s horrid. None of their personality traits that I would consider defining features are present at all. Obi-Wan is lacking his patience and careful consideration. Bail is absent his basic optimism in most beings. Padmé’s selflessness has been erased. Yoda’s wisdom as a teacher and way of explaining and comforting has been replaced by irritability, self-absorption, and a power complex. Seriously, it was so bad, I had to keep putting the book down every few pages, appalled and warding off a headache.

So, would I recommend this book? Yeah – if you’re a Sith you’ll love it! The Jedi are utter hypocrites crippled by fear and pettiness, and everyone else is selfish or can be bought for the right price. Palpatine is really the only character who is true to himself. Who would want these ‘good’ guys to win when you could just watch the galaxy burn instead?

1 out of 10

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Karen Miller really delivered the messy Anakin/Padmé/Obi-Wan/Bail content I didn't know I needed. I honestly howled at several points in this novel and this was one of my favorites:

Love doesn't weaken us. It makes us stronger. I wish Padmé and I could show him that. He's very alone.

OK ANAKIN. I lived for Ahsoka's "go away, these are MY DADS" energy when other Jedi tried to crowd her out to watch Anakin and Obi-Wan spar. And Obi-Wan stroking Anakin's cheek???? Palpatine is a shipper??? Bail thinks Padmé is in love with Obi-Wan???? Bail creeping to watch Obi-Wan do shirtless yoga?? Bail and Obi-Wan flirting all the way to Zigoogoogoo?? Bail's "sooooooo Obi-Wan you and Anakin seem pretty ATTACHED" comments? Anakin running through a star destroyer in LEGGINGS ONLY to answer Obi-Wan's call????? And don't even get me started on Obi-Wan and Bail's Frodo and Sam moment getting to the Sith temple. Padmé's initial reaction upon seeing Obi-Wan's wasted ass: "ANAKIN WON'T BE HAPPY ABOUT THIS"

Y'all, I was living.

[takeeveryshot · Rating 5 out of 5]

five out of five for the sheer bravery of being so horny for obi-wan getting fucked up by everything around him

ANOTHER five out of five for making obi-wan beg for bail to seer him with a lightsaber. it's the greatest book i've ever read.

[Genevieve Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

The absolute pinnacle of Obi-Wan whump.

Obi-Wan and Bail Organa go on a road trip. All possible bases of torture are covered. It is literally impossible to overstate how much pain of every type is packed into this one book. Emotional? Physical? Spiritual? Psychological? We got 'em all, folks.

Edit 05/22/2025: I am... aghast.

This book is insane. Obi-Wan, by his very nature as 'the one who survives' in an incredibly tragic story, was created to endure suffering. I would argue that he is maybe one of the most whumpable characters ever invented by man, given that there's not only subtext holding him up as a lightning rod for every sad thing that happens in the prequels, but also explicit text where he himself acknowledges this as an in-world fact. ('Infinite sadness' YEAH OKAY WE GET IT.)

Somehow, this book takes that to another level. Just for that alone it would be legendary.

But it goes even further, giving us so many platinum tier character moments, unbelievable Obi-Wan and Anakin content, and also just some wacky shenanigans. I've read this book like three times, and every time it leaves me feeling like I need to lay down on the floor and wheeze for at least an hour after finishing it.

Some highlights:

• Immediately post-AOTC context. The scene of Anakin shouting at Obi-Wan when he wakes up in the Halls of Healing after Geonosis... burned indelibly into the gray matter of my brain.

• Yoda is NOXIOUS in this. He is so hard on Obi-Wan when Obi-Wan, again, I cannot emphasize enough, is not having a good time. Not only does he take Obi-Wan to task for not training Anakin well and force Obi-Wan to go and try to order Padme to break it off with Anakin, he delivers the worst line of all time: "But mothers die, Obi-Wan. Sad it is, but distract a Jedi death must not." Okay! All right! 'Mothers die,' thanks so much! I have to hand it to the Jedi haters - as a dedicated Jedi apologist, even I felt the tides of disdain rising inside me after reading that. If this was the only Yoda content I'd read, I would hate his guts.

• Padme and Obi-Wan's fight is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo awkward and I hate it. This is the ONLY thing I can think of during the horrible Padme/Anakin/Bail/Obi-Wan dinner party from Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth.

• Padme in general in this is kind of underwhelming. With only the possible exception of Queen's Shadow I struggle to think of a time when Padme was written really well, and not as a weeping, fragile damsel with very little to do on-screen except emote. Even her "don't diminish me!" speech to Anakin, which specifically addresses this, doesn't actually take the edge off her portrayal where she just comes off as immature and almost naive. TCW itself does a much better job at letting her be a real character.

• The one good Padme moment is when she yells at Bail on behalf of the Jedi while Obi-Wan just stands there awkwardly with (I'M SURE) his hands tucked into his cloak sleeves.

• I love this book SO MUCH for putting so much work into Bail's outsider POV. He flags so many things that we always just take for granted, like Padme's weirdly close relationship with the Jedi. The overall freakiness of Force powers. How far the ordinary people are from understanding anything about the Jedi and how they work.

• The LEGENDARY Obi-Wan & Anakin sparring scene... To the other 56 people who also highlighted the passage at the end about Obi-Wan touching Anakin's cheek and telling him 'well done,' I see you. I GET you. We are brothers in arms.

• I enjoy the Ahsoka highlights and POV as well. It's interesting to see rocky moments and missteps in her and Anakin's early relationship that never really get explored in TCW. She kind of has a rough time in this book, but I think it's very realistic given all *gestures at Anakin* that.

• It's so funny to me that TCW 1.06 "Downfall of a Droid" is happening offscreen during this. That's such a dumb little episode, meanwhile Obi-Wan is off somewhere in Wild Space psychically fistfighting the devil.

• Anakin redesigning the Venators. <3<3<3 I know the engineers HATED to see him coming.

• The entire Obi-Wan and Anakin relationship insanity is just cranked up to 100 throughout the entire book, which is impressive given that they actually don't spend that much time together. When Anakin is with Padme and then just goes 'wait... Obi-Wan is injured... I can feel it...' When Obi-Wan and Anakin are constantly fighting to see each other when, at different points, they each spend time in the Halls of Healing. When Obi-Wan is having prescient dreams about Anakin while he's lightyears away. When Anakin can just TELL something is going wrong with Obi-Wan from across the entire galaxy and says the only reason he's not disobeying the Council's orders and going to find him is because no one knows where he is. 'You don't ever keep him waiting.' Like, it's not made up. It's not fans exaggerating. They're just like this.

• Bail and Obi-Wan's relationship is incredible. They are so mean to each other and for literally no reason. The constant veiled insults. The weird power play and competitiveness. Bail making sure to land the ship in the most flawless way because he knows Obi-Wan is watching. Obi-Wan refusing to drink with Bail because 'alcohol is not recommended for Jedi' just to be petty even though we KNOW he drinks. It's like two hissing wet cats the entire time and it's so funny.

• Bail's progression went like this: that's Master Kenobi and he's kind of an uptight jerk --> that's Master Kenobi and he is LITERALLY a superhero --> that's my best friend Obi-Wan <3

• Am I stupid, or did Palpatine try to get Bail killed because he was worried he'd disrupt his plans by... having an affair with Padme? Sir, that's unhinged, and also the LEAST of your worries when it comes to Bail 'co-founder of the rebellion' Organa.

• I haven't even talked about actual Zigoola. I'm not sure I even can.

• Okay, I love how this book talks about Obi-Wan and the Force. I do wish Star Wars books in general put a LOT more prose effort into conveying to us how it feels, as a Jedi, to live in the Force, and this does a far better job than most.

• YODA AND MACE GOING TO EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO FIND OBI-WAN BECAUSE "HE HAS A DESTINY AS IMPORTANT AS ANAKIN'S." They've talked about this before, about what might happen if Obi-Wan was lost, but where??? I don't remember hearing about this in other media? DID OBI-WAN KNOW ABOUT THIS? I guarantee he did not.

• Anakin's insane, grandstanding warm-up routine................! He's got a massive case of main character syndrome and what makes it worse is that he's RIGHT.

• "You don't ever keep him waiting." I mentioned this before but I have to again just to say that this is what the extant canon Obi-Wan and Anakin books are missing: the vital undercurrent of mental illness.

[Zuzana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'd like to forget I've ever read this book. It's that bad.

Characters:
Everybody is so angry, and everybody's arguments are undercut by the lack of either competence or intelligence. Nobody acts like an adult. It would be fine if it was what the author wanted to impart - that all the main characters are bloody idiots - but she didn't want to do that. And that's bad writing.

Plot:
Gets about half the book before the plot (Obi-Wan and Bail's mission to Zigoola) starts to unfold. Actually there's not much of a plot - just instance upon instance of Obi-Wan (and sometimes Bail) getting injured. Well, poor Obi-Wan gets blown up, is caught in a speeder crash, a spaceship crash, a temple destuction, is mentally tortured, vomits or passes out every five minutes, falls down the ravine, his thigh gets torn, is bludgeoned by hales when caught in the storm and the list goes on. It's ridiculous.

"Kenobi howled, a shocking sound of rage and pain. His hand on the helm controls wrenched their small ship’s nose up, dropped its tail, dropped speed, tried to undo what he had done. And then, still howling, he let go of the helm completely. Unfisted his other hand, finger by finger, and turned away from the sight of oncoming death. Blood was pouring from his eyes, his nose, his mouth. He looked like a bleeding ghost, blood jeweled in his beard."

I could say a lot of things about this. But I just don't have the strength. It's honestly too much.

[victoria.p · Rating 3 out of 5]

All the Bail & Obi-Wan stuff is great (if a little too long); everyone else seems slightly off-character from the show.

[Tanja Mavie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it! It's a small miracle that with Clone Wars and the Prequels there's still a story left to tell about our beloved main characters, but this was actually very insightful and revealing about some relationships I have always taken for granted⭐️ Loved the banter between Organa and Kenobi, and younger me would've loved the corny anidala romance. Bonus points because Ahsoka was included🧡

[Adam Kiewel · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was enjoyable enough to read but it carries two big flaws. I can't buy into the characterizations of all the main characters, and it gets a little repetitive. I just couldn't stay immersed In the story when the three calmest and most collected characters in the universe are being combative and petty to each other. It didn't feel like any of the characters were actually well represented to when we see them in other works

[DiscoSpacePanther · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a Star Wars novel, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space is decidedly average. It takes a very long time to get started. Indeed, it is around halfway through the book that Obi-Wan and Bail embark on their secret mission. The entire first half seems to be taken up with characters having inner monologues with themselves about how unreasonable all the other characters are, and then snapping at each other in uncharacteristic ways.

Miller sets up antagonism between Obi-Wan and Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padmé, Yoda and Obi-Wan and Senator Bail Organa. This last in particular seems forced in the extreme, as Obi-Wan radiates such contempt for the senator as a politician that the other is immediately aware of it. Movie and Clone Wars TV show Obi-Wan was never this openly hostile to politicians, and it feels as if the author has over-emphasised this element in order to make the understanding and friendship that they come to by the end of the story more meaningful.

As for the story, it hinges on a trap that Darth Sidious has tasked Count Dooku with setting up, intended to rid him of a troublesome senator (Bail Organa) and a powerful light side influence on Anakin (Obi-Wan).

It all culminates in a sequence that feels like a very thinly disguised retelling of Frodo and Sam's journey across Mordor to Mount Doom. Sure, the powerfully evil artifact is not actually in their possession, but its effect on Frodobi-Wan is so similar that it might as well be.

Ultimately, although the characters are dragged through hell, at the end of the novel nothing is gained, no new insights about the Sith are revealed, no changes of note have happened save for Bail and Obi-Wan now respecting each other. There is no victory, and no defeat. Dooku laid an unsuccessful trap. Sidious is annoyed, but just goes on with his other scheming. Anakin and Ahsoka are peripheral, and Padmé exists only as a plot device to be sent on errands by Yoda.

It is totally inessential Star Wars reading - it won't leave a bad taste in your mouth, but you might not remember you've read it in six months!

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of a weird book, for the Star Wars oeuvre, much more Man vs. Nature and Himself than epic battles versus droid armies or Sith Lords.

Obi Wan grudgingly accepts to go on a vital reconnaissance mission with Bail Organa, a Republic Senator with whom he's never had many dealings and whom he views with distrust as a privileged, career politician.

The two get on each others' nerves immediately and amusingly, a situation exacerbated by having to share a small starship to maintain a low profile. Think of it as Planes, Trains and Automobiles...in space!

The final third of the book was a bit of a slog as the intrepid duo find themselves stranded in hostile territory, needing to build new courage and respect for each other in order to find an unlikely way home.

I would recommend this for anyone who is a fan of the Jedi, and of Kenobi in particular, as it delves far deeper than most SW books into his interior life and motivations, and how he relates to the Living Force.

Fans of Anakin, Ahsoka, et al. beware: they appear ever so briefly on the margins, mostly just to help tie the main story of Obi Wan and Bail into the broader continuity of the Clone Wars television series.

[Olivia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably the best Star Wars novel I’ve ever read. Karen Miller is a genius when it comes to writing characters and making them true to the ones we know and love. Obi-Wan and Bail were especially beautifully written. I so enjoyed reading how they became friends. The Attack of the Clones aftermath she included at the beginning was also a story that needed to be told, and who better than Karen Miller?

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am having so much fun right now, you don’t even know. This is the angstiest slice of a Space Soap Opera and that is just pure crack to me. I am rating this book based purely on its entertainment value (and OH, I was entertained).

The cover art should really be a distraught Obi-Wan wasting away in an off-world Space forest (slathered in war wounds, of course) while in true Star Wars fashion a cloudy visual of Padme feeding a naked Anakin chee-chees in bed hovers in the background.

[liv · Rating 5 out of 5]

the Bail Organa x Obi Wan enemies to lovers silly adventure I never knew I needed

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wild Space is book two in the Clone Wars series, roughly following the events of the movie release. To avoid trodding the same territory as the weekly cartoon show, Karen Miller’s debut Star Wars novel abandons Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano in favor of Obi-Wan Kenobi. The first few chapters confused me. Wild Space opens immediately after the events of AOTC--the Republic is cleaning up the mess, tending to the wounded, and sweeping away destroyed battle droids. Anakin’s just gotten his arm chopped off by Count Dooku and Obi-Wan’s being treated for his own lightsaber wound. Padmé, well aware by now of Anakin having been injured, is pissed. Namely, Yoda won’t let her in to see Anakin and, after reprimanding Obi-Wan for doing a bad job of teaching Anakin the dangers of attachment, orders him to speak to Padmé instead. The budding relationship must be stopped, at all costs. Under the impression that he’s finally convinced Padmé to leave the planet, and Anakin, on a short vacation, Obi-Wan leaves her apartment. But Padmé, as we all know, grabs Anakin as her escort and skips to Naboo for an impromptu wedding ceremony under the Jedi Order’s very upturned nose.

Once I got to chapter four, I realized the first few chapters were flashback and set up for the rest of the novel. The importance of attachment and its dangers fill the dialogue coming out of Yoda, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan’s mouths. And dialogue is mostly what this novel is built on. If you were looking for action, don’t expect it out of this one. I went in with an open mind; Karen Miller is new to the saga and not being familiar with any of her previous non-Star Wars books, I wasn’t expecting anything.

At first, I was impressed with her characterization of Padmé. Not a lot of authors get the chance to flesh out Padmé. Though, I couldn’t figure out if I liked her or not. I think the same problem I used to have with Leia, I was experiencing with Padmé. She came off fiery, passionate, and fiercely independent. This Padmé I could imagine spitting in the faces of the Jedi and in the next moment, composing herself to Senator-mode. She looked powerful and I liked that. But then she meets Anakin and turns into a giggling mushy pile of girl goo. Thankfully, by the end of the novel, she’s back to ass-kicking mode.

Obi-Wan was a different story. As the book kicks into gear, Obi-Wan is informed of a Sith plot to destroy the Jedi. His source, Bail Organa refuses to betray the confidentiality of his unnamed information supplier and forces Obi-Wan’s hand: either the Jedi accompanies him on this journey to unravel the secret and dispel the dangers or Bail goes alone. Obi-Wan has no choice. Bail’s friend of the Republic has given him only a set of coordinates, the first in a series of quizzical planet jumps that will lead them to the mysterious Sith planet, Zigoola. There was nothing strange about Obi-Wan or the Jedi here. They were aloof, meditative, and extremely cautious. This is perhaps Karen Miller presenting the Jedi Order to us through Obi-Wan, pre-Zigoola. These are the same Jedi who missed the appearance of Darth Maul and the mounting danger of Darth Sidious until it was far, far too late. The same Jedi who forbid attachment and are in the best position to develop a change of heart and overhaul some of their maxims and practices.

Since he was first introduced to us in ANH, Obi-Wan has always been the quintessential Jedi. He stood for the grand order long gone by the time Luke had the desire to go to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters. So I was pretty impressed Miller chose this particular Jedi to put to the judges.

Obi-Wan and Bail Organa make an unlikely pair--Kenobi’s dislike for politicians is well-known and we haven’t really seen that much of Bail at all. But the two need to bond and create the close, trusting friendship into which Obi-Wan turns to in his moment of need. Miller addresses the question of: how come Obi-Wan trusts Bail Organa so intimately at the end of ROTS? How can he entrust the safety of little Leia into this relative stranger’s hands? There has to be more to it than Bail being a staunch supporter against Palpatine’s Empire. And there is. This book proves it.

There’s a long hyperspace journey aboard a cramped ship and what seems like an even longer journey on a Sith planet bent on destroying Force-sensitives for Obi-Wan and Bail to get to know one another. They play cards, make small talk, and share food. But as the ship gets closer to Zigoola, Obi-Wan begins feeling the effects of the Dark Side and becomes gravely ill. Haunted by nightmares from his past, he starts to lose it. It’s at this point that Bail becomes a bystander. Frightened by what’s happening to the Jedi and determined not to be placated, Bail stays positive and helps Kenobi through his hellish personal journey.

The two bond and it’s all rather cute on some level. Obi-Wan gets sweaty, Bail blushes, but in the end, everything turns out okay. Kenobi gains some perspective on politicians, but Bail in particular and begins to see the uplifting effects of genuine friendship and learns that despite what Yoda, Mace Windu and the rest of the Jedi Order have preached for thousands of years, attachments really can be a necessary, positive thing to lean on.

I look forward to reading Karen Miller’s other Clone Wars contributions. She writes from a fresh perspective. It’s not the same old thing (not that I don’t like the same ol’ same ol’ of Star Wars). But--Zigoola, really? That’s not just code for that Sithy planet Ben found that Sithy spaceship on? How many Sith planets are out there, really? The Star Wars Universe is getting smaller and smaller, but for something like this to be pulled off, they need to make less cross references to the same planets in books spanning across decades. Besides, Zigoola’s just a silly name.

[Filip · Rating 3 out of 5]

At first I wanted to say that the pacing of this books is waaaay off, with the actual plot starting at over the 50% mark and then resolving itself much too quickly. But it seems that this book was focused mostly on character development/growth, not action. As such it is a bit hard for me to rate it. The writing wasn't bad, that's for sure and I liked how the author made the plot fit with the Clone Wars series. I am on the fence regarding whether Obi-Wan's actions were in-character, but other characters were done really well - especially the criminally underutilized in Revenge of the Sith Bail Organa. I liked also all the foreshadowing for Anakin's fall - it wasn't subtle by any means, but then again, it's not as if it is a big secret by now.

[Kat V · Rating 5 out of 5]

The writing is excellent AND the author clearly has knowledge of other Star Wars books! Fantastic. I’m in for a treat. I feel like so many answers to previously unanswered questions are going to be answered in here. There a lot of great insight into many different characters here. Note: I highly recommend reading this after finishing the Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest series. This is a really great book but the bickering between Obi-Wan and Bail does get a little tedious. Overall an excellent book and definitely worth a reread. 4.7 stars.

Teeny tiny minor spoiler: how many times is Anakin going to lose R2 and not erase his memory?

[Jared · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars Legends Project #131

Background: Wild Space was written by Karen Miller and published in December of 2008. Miller also wrote two of the other books in this Clone Wars tie-in series, and a couple dozen of her own novels.

Wild Space takes place during the Clone Wars, 21-22 years before the Battle of Yavin, mostly concurrent with the events of the episodes "Downfall of a Droid" and "Duel of the Droids" from the first season of The Clone Wars TV series. The main characters are Obi-Wan and Bail Organa with major roles for Padme, Anakin, Palpatine, Yoda, and Ahsoka. Most of the action takes place on Coruscant and on the planet Zigoola in Wild Space.

Summary: Some months after Geonosis, Bail Organa approaches the Jedi with an unusual piece of intelligence. A private informant whom he has never even met, but trusts implicitly, has warned him of an impending threat by the Sith. It is a warning that the Jedi, stretched thin though they are, can't afford to ignore. Obi-Wan, almost recovered from a recent injury in a terrorist bombing on Coruscant, agrees to accompany Bail. But unbeknownst to either of them, the warning is the threat, a carefully-laid trap by Darth Sidious to rid himself of two troublesome forces for good with one blow.

Review: Weirdly, the thing I love the most about this book is almost a total aside from the plot I just summarized above. Miller noticed a large gap in the prequel canon, and she drove right into it. The novel begins in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Geonosis and spends its first few chapters dealing directly with the emotional fallout of the traumatic events at the end of Attack of the Clones that we never hear about. Anakin has gone significantly off-mission, dozens of Jedi are dead, Count Dooku has gone rogue, a war has begun, Anakin has lost an arm, and Obi-Wan and Yoda suspect that he and Padme have grown closer than they should. Miller deals with all of this, mostly from the perspectives of Obi-Wan and Padme, and she does it skillfully and weaves in major references to relevant events from the Jedi Apprentice and Jedi Quest books, particularly regarding Obi-Wan's relationship with Siri.

On that basis alone, I was totally hooked and sold on this book, but the rest is pretty solid as well. There are two things that Miller does particularly well: the internal lives and motivations of major characters (i.e. established characters that she did not invent) and protracted, often heated exchanges of dialogue between two or three characters. So far in this series, I'd say she and Traviss have written Anakin's character better than any other writer I can think of, to a point that almost redeems some of the biggest head-scratchers regarding how Lucas portrayed his journey to the dark side.

And Anakin isn't even that major of a character in this story. The real spotlight is on Obi-Wan, Bail, and Padme. She does a fantastic job with both Obi-Wan and Padme, but with Bail, she really has a chance to flesh out a character who has been a major presence in Star Wars, in some ways, from the beginning, without ever having been explored with any kind of detail. We know virtually nothing about the man who eventually raises Princess Leia . . . until now. I love the idea of sending the two guys who will eventually take charge of the Skywalker twins on a mission together before they really know or trust each other.

The novel's one major flaw to me is that there is an unbroken sameness to the last half that seems like it goes on a bit too long. It didn't particularly bother me, but I could see it really boring some readers. She sets up a situation that starts out as extreme, and then ramps it up and ramps it up . . . but there's really nowhere to credibly go. Obi-Wan and Bail end up in a really bad position, and in particular, Bail notes that Obi-Wan looks like he's on the brink of death, severely injured, psychologically at the breaking point . . . and then she stretches and pushes and extends that across multiple days of more extreme situations, but she's already maxed out her superlatives. So then we just get . . . Obi-Wan looking even more like he's on the brink of death, and now he's like super-extremely looking like he should be dead, and so on and on. She didn't leave herself anywhere to go, descriptively, which just makes the whole situation feel less plausible when it's supposed to be making it feel more intense.

Your mileage may vary on how serious of an issue this is, though, and for me, the character work more than made up for it. The book was probably a bit longer than it needed to be, but I wasn't rooting for it to end.

Also, quick aside: I don't get the cover with all the clone troopers and . . . is that Captain Rex front and center? I'm not even sure he appeared anywhere in this story, and there were maybe 2 scenes in the whole thing that involved clone troopers . . . What gives? This cover tells me less than nothing about the book. Do not like.

B-

[Corbin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh boy, what a doozy. If you've read this book, you probably know just why Wild Space is such an interesting one to talk about. I could imagine that if this little late 2000s to early 2010s division of The Clone Wars books were more well-known, this book would be INFAMOUS in the Star Wars literature community. And I think that, even though I read this book months ago, I still have a lot to say. And that's definitely worth something compared to A New Dawn or maybe even Jedi Trial, both of which I felt practically nothing towards. But Wild Space is a different beast entirely, and I think(?) I like it.

Let's start positively here: This is my first exposure to Karen Miller, and my first exposure to a female Star Wars author. She seems like a relatively "contained" figure in the SW literature catalogue. By that, I mean she's not an era-spanning author like Timothy Zahn or Alan Dean Foster, nor is she one who writes anything outside of the box or completely unique like James Luceno. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't COMPLETELY enamored with her writing style. It's incredibly bold and simple writing which might be a bit offputting for some, but I really loved it. I can't help but prefer Luceno's deep boil of interpersonality and subterfuge in his stories, but Miller took these little moments of character and plot and made them so bold and memorable. It feels a bit amateurish but in the best way possible, where she is expressing the characters and story as honestly as she intends them to feel. It's something else.

I also feel Miller's understanding of and subsequent niche interest in certain characters gives this story a great charm. This is a stronger Obi-Wan story than The Cestus Deception. It really challenges Obi-Wan's perceptions and biases and opens his eyes to something he didn't realize he even closed them to. That's what I wanted Cestus Deception to do, but (the abridged version, at least,) did not deliver. And Bail Organa, who Miller takes special care of writing, is well-done and a very cool choice to feature as a main character of this book. Seeing Obi-Wan and Bail embark on a mission together is something I didn't know I needed. And it really drives home Leia explaining to old Ben Kenobi that he served Bail in the Clone Wars. Miller clearly knew that this pairing would give more credence to Leia's logic in the original film, and to me that's kind of brilliant.

My last major positive I'd like to share is that Miller manages to take The Clone Wars, which in its infancy coinciding with the release of this book, was a very child-friendly show. But this is absolutely an adult book. There's so much violence and anger and misery and certain characters are pushed to their brinks (there's even a sexual innuendo and some verrrrry intimate stuff between Anakin and Padme which completely threw me off). But Miller manages to make that negativity and maturer stuff effective and servant to the story as opposed to being obnoxious or try-hard. I really liked the conversations the characters had and the horrifying events that play out in the first act of the book. It's a stark reminder that the Clone Wars were not fun and games, and it did well to set up the tone of the story.

Alright, so let me try to express why this book is held back from any sort of greatness for me. In short: the second half of the book may just be some of the worst Star Wars writing out there. Like, it becomes a REALLY difficult read when you get deep into the second act.
The first act was excellent for the reasons I stated in the last paragraph. And the second act started strong, but when you realize the ENTIRE ACT is Obi-Wan and Bail on their ship trying to follow the breadcrumb trail to Zigoola, the target planet of the book, you suddenly sink into your chair, completely bored. The tension and shaky bond between Obi-Wan and Bail can only carry the story so far before it gets old. And it gets VERY old.
But unfortunately, it gets even worse. When the pair finally gets close to Zigoola, Obi-Wan finds himself under the torturous spell of the Sith energy residing on the planet. He is subjected to a continual, constant stream of mental torture. And I don't know what happened, but Miller failed to keep this torture away from the audience. As Obi-Wan feels increasing pain, it dripped on to me as I read it. There were multiple points in the final act where I said aloud, "I want to be done with this book." Like, Wild Space was already kind of a miserable take on The Clone Wars which worked very well for me at first, but when it loses all but two of its characters and places said two in a spiritually draining location for chapter after chapter, it just becomes unbearable. It's such a hard crash of quality and keeps me from loving this book, even though I want to.

Overall, read Wild Space if you're interested in seeing certain characters like Obi-Wan, Bail Organa, and Padme in more realistic scenarios in the universe. If you're interested in seeing why the main characters of The Clone Wars show need therapy, check this one out. But be warned: the second half of the book is a total failure and may ruin the entire experience for you. I was so entranced with the first half's plot that I suppose I can forgive the second half for some of its transgressions, but it's difficult.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story begins shortly after the battle of Geonosis featured in Attack of the Clones. I read this AFTER the Gambit books, which are set later in the timeline. I’ll admit that I’d skipped this one previously for a few reasons. The blurb didn’t really grab me, and the paper version is a larger-format trade paperback which seemed a little pricey. Also--although we shouldn’t judge books by their covers--the blah cover makes it seem as if the book is all about clone troopers. It isn’t. The publisher really goofed there; they should’ve commissioned an image of Ewan McGregor and Jimmy Smits in character in a spaceship.
But after reading the author’s Gambit books, I was very impressed with the way she fleshed-out the characters; and I wanted more. I wish I’d read this sooner.
I really enjoyed this. As a Star Wars fan-girl, I’m ridiculously pleased with the author’s depiction of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Bail Organa. The dialogue and inner monologues are wonderful. I won’t post an elaborate review with lots of quotes because this book has too many good lines to inflict on anyone but those who share my level of Obi-Wan-fan-girl-geekiness. Even despite the hell (or nine Corellian hells) the author puts Obi-Wan and Bail through, I still liked it, because of the way the characters dealt with it. The strength of the Jedi prevailed. Of course it would. It’s a story set before Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, so the reader knows Obi-Wan will survive. Sometimes it’s not the destination or the end of the story we read for but the journey of the story. And this is the most human I’ve ever seen the Jedi Master. Wow. Seeing a true friendship develop between two seemingly very different men from very different walks of life was a delight, including the very human bickering along the way. Obi-Wan wants to write Bail off as just another politician, but he changes his opinion. The author did a good job of showing why Bail would be called upon to serve as Yoda’s getaway driver in Revenge of the Sith and why he’d be entrusted to raise Leia.
I’ve seen some complaints about the Padme and Anakin scenes early in the novel, and I agree that they are super-sappy. But at least when Anakin is off on his own mission, Padme gets a chance to show her scrappy side again and is asked by the Jedi to fly to the rescue, which she does in style.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

1/5 stars: could be gayer, needs more clones
6/5 stars: that good good Kenobi angst mmmm yes good

On a more serious note (since, apparently, I do reviews for real now?), this book was both terribly frustrating (re: no clones) and wonderfully satisfying (re: KENOBI). It takes some of my favorite things about this Star Wars time period--focus on characters from the PT, give them decent characterization, much better dialogue, and some development and actual logic for their motivations in the movies--and winds them about my least favorite thing about this Star Wars time period--the unfortunate predictability of it all. It's not Karen Miller's fault that we KNOW Obi-wan and Bail survive their harrowing experience on Zigoola (heh, Zigoola. really.), and she does an admirable job of upping the stakes and adding in real tension between the two characters and their strained reluctant-partners-to-true-lovers-sorry-I-mean-friends relationship. But there is always that lingering, annoying gnat of spoilery foresight that all things Prequel suffer from: we know who lives, who dies, and who tells the story.

Though, as a buddy-cop story, this book works wonders: Obi-wan and Bail snark off each other majestically, and Miller really manages to capture the characters' tones from their movie dialogue without falling prey to the wooden tongues Lucas is so prone to giving his characters. I 100% read every one of Bail's lines in Jimmy Smitts' voice, and it was amazing. And though the pacing was occasionally a bit drawn out and laboriously plodding, it worked for the plot because...they were literally plodding through an evil wasteland trying to kill them. So it worked, in an annoying kind of way. The solution, I think, would have been to vary the plot, pepper in some of the Anakin-saves-the-Bothans plotline, actually give us some of the battle there to lend some action to the book. Also clones. But ultimately, I'm a sucker for angst, and Obi-wan's desperate, internal battle with the hurricane of the Dark Side was deliciously upsetting and proved again just how strong, resilient, powerful, and truly amazing my favorite character really is.

Or maybe I'm biased because I just love Obi-wan so much?

Also clones.

Seriously, your book is called CLONE Wars, where are my sweet, sweet battle boys, Karen?

[GodzillaGus · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Star Wars books I've read thus far in the timeline, with the 1st 4 chapters being the strongest start to a Star Wars book I've ever read. There's an array of emotions just there alone. Karen Miller really solidified the idea in my head that Yoda and Mace aren't the good guy role models we sometimes see them as. Yoda is... inhumane. For all the talk of his warm heart, I found him unrelatable, apathetic. As for Mace Windu, it was very interesting to see him in a state of vulnerability, however brief it was, and how even he had someone to lean on in Yoda. When it comes to the nature vs nurture argument of Anakin Skywalker, I can't help but believe that both Yoda and Windu have played their respective roles in Anakin's eventual outcome... but to what negative effect, I cannot quantify. Not to say that Anakin didn't make his own choices as well but that's a review for another book.
As for the rest of the 19 or so chapters, things cool down but Karen Miller's writing really carries the experience. People speak with their eyes when Miller writes. Sometimes the eyes are what's in focus within the frame of my imagination. Also the descriptive gore was quite impressive. Imagine the movie "The Passion Of Jesus Chris" for like 19ish chapters. Yeah.
I'll end by saying: If Karen Miller wanted to write Star Wars erotica, she could easily do it. There were times where I had to pause and ask, "wait, are we going there?" but alas, she only takes us to its door step.

[belén]

Born to be one of the best written enemies to friends I’ve ever read forced to have the ugliest cover one could ever come up with