The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi

Star Wars Legends: Novels

by Ryder Windham

Hermit.
Mentor.
General.
Jedi.

Overlooked as a Padawan, he was to become one of the most revered Masters of all.

Sworn to serve the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order, his own apprentice would bring about their destruction.

Powerless to retrieve Darth Vader from the dark side, he would train the only one who could.

Author Ryder Windham brings together Obi-Wan's full life story, from his first meeting with Anakin Skywalker to his final meeting with Darth Vader--and beyond.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Adventure, Ebooks

214 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Ryder Windham is an American sci-fi author who has written over sixty Star Wars books, including novels, comics, reference books, and so on. He has also written junior novelizations for Indiana Jones movies. Since 1993, he has been working on Star Wars projects either by himself or with other authors. His reference book Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for three weeks in 2005. Although he has written lots of books, accepted interviews, and appeared at several fan-conventions, little is known about his personal life.

Reviews

[Marcos GM · Rating 3 out of 5]

[ESP/ENG]

Novela del antiguo canon de Star wars, el llamado Leyendas, en el que nos encontramos como bien indica el título la vida y obra de Obi Wan Kenobi.

Esta escrito de manera sencilla y fácilmente comprensible, pero nos cuenta muy pocas cosas nuevas sobre este personaje, cosas que esperemos poder ver en el nuevo canon. La historia está contada en un diario encontrado por Luke Skywalker en su estancia en Tatooine entre los episodios V y VI, donde conoceremos a Obi Wan desde su etapa como padawan hasta su muerte a manos de Vader, y su regreso como espíritu de la Fuerza, con intervalos de historias no vistas en la gran pantalla.

Por desgracia la mayoría de lo narrado es una recolección de los eventos de las películas, donde se integran muy bien escenas sacadas de estas frase por frase, pero que no aporta gran cosa.

Recomendable para fans de la saga que quieran saber algo más del personaje, siempre teniendo en cuenta lo dicho sobre que no es válido en el canon actual (por el momento)


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Novel of the old canon of Star wars, the now-called Legends, in which we find, as the title indicates, the life and work of Obi Wan Kenobi.

It is written in a simple and easily understandable way, but it tells us very little new things about this character, things that we hope to see in the new canon. The story is told in a diary found by Luke Skywalker during his stay on Tatooine between episodes V and VI, where we will meet Obi Wan from his time as a Padawan until his death at the hands of Vader, and his return as a spirit of the Force, with intervals of stories not seen on the big screen.

Unfortunately, most of what is narrated is a collection of the events of the films, where scenes taken from these, almost phrase by phrase that are integrated very well, but that does not contribute much.

Recommended for fans of the saga who want to know more about the character, always taking into account what has been said about it being invalid in the current canon (for now)

[Ron · Rating 2 out of 5]

A skillful patch of known and previous stories about Obi-Wan Kenobi, this books lacks the originality—the story—of books like Kenobi. However, for its apparent audience—young, even middle grade readers—it’s a satisfying story.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well-written, but too much rehash from the films.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book shows the life of Obi-wan Kenobi from his time as a padawan to Qui-gon Jinn to after his death on the Death Star.

[aleena · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5/5

im gonna be honest, the only reason i managed to enjoy my time reading this is bc i alrdy love obi wan and his story. i cant dislike him, no matter how dully he's written.

The writing was awful. It's literally the textbook definition of 'telling, not showing '. The stories were okay. I liked the idea of them, but the execution was..not great.
There was a severe lack of emotion. The only good lines were the ones alrdy from the movies 😭

now the part that actually made me want to rip my hair out in rage. tell me why the author managed to write an anakin & obiwan reunion scene as force ghosts and not make it emotional?? Not even a hug? Anything? Nothing?
Like they're literally two of the best characters in all of fiction, with the most tragic relationship arc to ever be shared with the masses and u managed to make an after-death reunion scene not sad? How is that even possible? what in the wasted opportunity??

The only redeeming factor this book had is that it's abt obi wan. Thats it. unsurprising, since the author cant even be credited for that.

[cynthia parrish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh

It was well written but there was almost nothing that I didn't already know, like maybe one or two stories that weren't covered in the movies

[victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

when obi-wan and anakin reunite in the afterlife, and it's obi-wan's voice that guides anakin through the darkness and towards the light, towards him 😭😭😭

[Nat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good summary of the various Star Wars Obi Wan books, similar to an abridged anthology

[Graff Fuller · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi by Ryder Windham

Adventurous, challenging, emotional,
hopeful, inspiring, reflective, sad, and tense.

Fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0 Stars

Please take this with a grain of salt. I'm an older person....who's read, watched and consumed most everything about this time period (Prequels & Original Trilogy) many times...so reading this Middle Grade version of a story that I know well...was less than perfect.

Now, granted....if I was a young child, experiencing this for the first time (as an introduction...after being exposed to the Prequels, first...then watching/reading the Original Trilogy), then I might've rated it higher.

It did what it needed to do, but it just wasn't for me. Just saying.

Also, it being from the Legends lore, it lands completely different after the Disney Canon cohesiveness. Just my opinion.

Other than that, it was fun to be back in this "head space", with these beloved characters and reliving these moments with Luke and Obi-Wan (actually, From A Certain Point of View-esque feeling).

I have a number of the Scholastic books to still get through...and it is starting to (if not already) wear on me. Ugh.

[T.C. Slonaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as exciting as I hoped.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's not really any new content here (except for maybe some info on the Tusken Raiders), but it is a nice overview of Obi-Wan's life and plot lines.

[Adam Kiewel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked all the original parts of the book a lot. Added a lot of depth to the character. The big flaw was the odd decision to basically regurgitate large parts from the movies (but only some?)

[Sara Esa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a really good book, I really liked it.

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Obi Wan Kenobi!!!! 100/5 stars for the man, the myth, the legend.

Total score: 5/5 stars

[Ty Massey]

I thought that this was a really interesting book that explained details about Star Wars that I never knew before. If you're a Star Wars nerd, then you'll love this book. It was well written and very interesting. It explains Obi-Wan Kenobi and his journey's through being a Jedi. It starts when Luke finds Obi-Wan's journal and reads it. Then the book takes you through Obi-Wan's life from padawan to a force apparition. I think that this book showed every little detail that was not shown in the movies about Obi-Wan Kenobi. If you do not like or know anything about Star Wars, do not read this book.

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't really complain about one of the junior Star Wars books being, well, junior. I imagine that a young fan of Obi-Wan would be delighted. As an adult fan, though, it's a bit underwhelming.

Part of the issue is that it's mostly just a simple collection of dialog from the movies. The big problem with that is that there's no insight, and no filling in the blanks between scenes. This is especially problematic, I think, in the Episode One sections. There's a lot of in-between to explore there, and it doesn't happen here. There's also a lot going on with Obi-Wan internally, but you'd never guess it from here. Honestly, the movie sections could have been copied from the individual movie novelizations, and may have been. There are a few scraps of original story in here, and they're not terrible, but they're also nothing memorable. The characterization seemed to be pretty on, though, which is something.

The other issue is mainly me bringing probably unreasonably high expectations. If you've never read the Jedi Apprentice books, you really need to. They're not just good for junior Star Wars books, they're better than most of the adult books that had come out to that point. (Granted, it's not difficult to top The Crystal Star.) I guess I was expecting, or maybe hoping, that this would be in the same realm as far as quality goes. Not exactly. It's not that they're bad, they're just... shallow is the word I would use. Obi-Wan does things, but you never scratch the surface. There's just so much under the surface that it's a shame.

I would still recommend this book to hardcore Obi-Wan fans, or to younger fans, but for an adult reader it's just not really worth the time.

[Mitchell · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son picked this out and then read it in 1 sitting. He loved it. It is essentially a sequential collection of dialogue from the movies, cartoons and some other books. It makes the story of Obi Wan a single volume which was fun. Obi Wan Kenobi is my favorite of the Jedi. This book added for me a dimension of his fallibility and humanness. It explained (at least from this author's perspective) the reason, feeling and decision Obi Wan had when he walked away from Anakin/Darth Vader on Mustafar. I enjoyed it and it brought back a depth to the story that was lacking in the new trilogy of movies which I felt were to focused on effects and not enough on the acting and storyline. Interspersed through the book were some backstory and unique stories that were a lot of fun. The book filled in a few of the details about how Obi Wan Kenobi Republic General and Jedi Master became Ben Kenobi Hermit of the Jundland Wastes.

This book is a companion to the volume Rise and Fall of Darth Vader by the same author

[Brian Komo · Rating 5 out of 5]

The life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi by Ryder Windham is by far my favorite Sci-Fi novel of Star Wars he has written. I enjoyed almost everything about it. It talks about the well known Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi in his early stages as a padawan, to him becoming one with the force after getting sliced from his former Student and Pupil, Darth Vader. That's what I love about these books, the beginning to the end.

In the beginning, it starts with the interlude with Luke in Bens hut trying to find answers to build a new lightsaber. He then comes across Bens journal about him becoming a Jedi and him serving in the Clone Wars with the instructions on how to build and construct a lightsaber. Then the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi begins.

One thing I really liked about the book was how it talked about Obi-Wan's life on Tatooine after the Clone Wars. As a Star Wars fan that is one topic, we don't get much information from the movies. All we get from the movies is Obi-Wan delivering Luke to the Lars and leaving, and him Leaving Tatooine with Luke many years later.

[Ben Bumpus]

I read this book when I was eleven and it was cool.
I read this book when I was twenty three and it was cool.


Of course, now non-canon, still some very fun stories and insights connecting the dots before and between films. However, way too much rehash of the movies - lacking in originality. The new liberties that were shown though, were very well done, such as the A’Sharad Hett storyline and getting to see more of his path to becoming (again, non-canon) Darth Krayt. But all in all, despite the several very cool moments, even with this book being aimed for a younger audience, it feels a little disappointing. It was worth a revisit for me, especially on the dawn of “Kenobi” coming to Disney+, but it would not be worth a new read otherwise.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book i loved it great back story from obi wan's pov and Luke's it really filled in some blanks of obi wan's early life and how he was involved in luke and Leia's life directly and interactively very enjoyable for old school star wars fanatics and obi wan fans. It also shown how obi wan knew all along that Luke could detstroy the empire and redeem Anakin where he could not and how obi wan's and Yoda's training prepared Luke for that.

[Ellen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I was not as impressed with this book as I'd hoped to be. It did bring together many details from all of the movies, it felt like little more than a rehashing of scenes. Honestly, I much prefer the Jedi Apprentice and Last of the Jedi young reader series by Jude Watson.

[Lady Earth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nagyon érdekes regény. A kerettörténete szerint a A Birodalom visszavág után vagyunk, Luke, amig a Tatuinon várja, hogy a a többiek megtalálják, hogy Boba Fett kinek szállította le a karbonitba ágyazott Hant, addig Ben Kenobi kunyhójában bújkál és felfedezi Obi-van naplóit.

Az első sztoriban Obi-vant 13 évesen láthatjuk, ahogy Ilumon épp a fénykardját szereli össze Qui-gon Jinn felügyeletével. Aztán egy küldetésre mennek Ord Sigattra, ahol minő véletlen, Obi-van megismerkedik Dex-szel!
A másodikban ugrottunk az időben, már 25 éves Obi-van és épp a Tatuinon dekkolnak, miközben Qui-gon felszedi Anakint….mondjuk azt nem értettem, ha már napló, miért nem tudunk meg többet arról, hogy érintette Obi-vant, amikor Qui-gon lepasszolta Anakinért. Erre nagyon kiváncsi lettem volna, hisz, láthattuk, hogy ott azért volt egy komoly besértődés – sajnos ennek taglalása ebből a könyvből kimaradt (még a Baljós árnyak-ban is több lelkizés volt)…Viszont kapunk egy adalékot arra nézve, vajon gondoskodtak-e vagy nem a Jedik Anakin anyjáról, es hogy miért nem izgatja magát Obi-van emiatt!
A nabooi események után ott folytatjuk, hogy Anakin már pár hete Obi-van tanítványa és összeismerkedik A'Sharaddal, annak a taszken-jedi Sharad Hettnek a fiával, akiről bővebben a Kenobi c. könyvben olvashattunk.
A filmekben (II. és III.) is látható részeken gyorsabban átugrik a könyv, bár a mustafari párbaj utáni gondolatait közli Obi-vannak. Ahogy hezitál látva Anakin vergődését, ahogy hibáztatja magát, hogy nem tudja megnyugtatni a haldokló Padmét, ahogy ledöbben, amikor Yoda közli vele, hogy ismét Qui-gontól fog tanulni…És nagyon izgi, amikor hosszasabban leírja, ahogy elviszi Luke-ot a Tatuinra. Közben hallja az Uralkodó rendelkezéseit, hallja az átlagemberek reakcióit a Jedikre, és ő nem szólhat semmit. Aztán egy duggal keveredik konfliktusba, aki majdnem leleplezi, mert észreveszi a gyorsaságát…és nagyon cuki, ahogy prüntyög a baby Luke-nak. :)
Innen már abszolút kronologikusan megy a történet, többek közt részletesen el van magyarázva, mik és hogyan is történtek a Kenobi c. könyv kezdetéig, ill.utána a Sötét nagyúr utolsó tatuini jelenetéig.
Már 2 éve a Tatuinon van, mikor megint találkozik A'Sharad Hettel, és nem éppen kedvező előjellel…Kicsit az az érzésem, mintha Obi-van Mustafar után könyörtelenebbé vált volna. Már nem törekszik a lehető leghumánusabb megoldásokra. Ha gond van, pláne ha Luke-ot fenyegeti valaki, kapja a fénykardját és lerendezi a dolgot. Gondoljunk csak A csillagok háborúja kocsma jelenetére (2 halott, 1 csonkolás pusztán mert kekeckedtek kicsit).
Aztán már csak egy véletlen találkozás van Luke 13 éves korában….mikor is Obi-van azon elmélkedik, hogy ő ilyen idősen szerelte össze az első fénykardját.
Mondjuk Owen Lars nagyon bunkó ebben a könyvben, s bár racionálisan érthetőek az indokai, amivel mindig elkergeti Obi-vant Luke-tól, azért azok a legszomorúbb jelenetek is egyben.
És 6 év múlva elérkezünk az események eseményéhez… az új reményhez, és az I.és II.résszel ellentétben itt kapunk egy csomó plusz infót: hogyan érzett Obi-van aznap ellenállhatatlan kényszert, hogy pont abba a kanyonba sétáljon el, és mit gondolt, mikor meglátta a nagyon is ismerős droidokat, hogy érintette, mikor Luke Obi-vanról kérdezősködött, és miert állt készen egyből elindulni – és vajon tudta-e, hogy már sosem fog visszatérni? Ráadásul, mielőtt indulnának, van egy kiegészitése a klasszikus jelenetnek.
Utána végigkövetjük, ha mozaikosan is, az eseményeket addig, amig visszakanyarodik oda, hogy Luke összeszereli a fénykardját Obi-van instrukciói alapján, és csak reméli, hogy nem fog felrobbanni a kipróbáláskor.
Aztán végigkisérjük Obi-vant, ahogy szellemként ott áll Luke mellett a 2. Halálcsillag elpusztításakor, látjuk a félelmét, amikor az Uralkodó a sötet oldallal csábitja Luke-ot, és látjuk az ámulatát, mikor kiderül, hogy végig Luke-nak volt igaza, Vaderben maradt még Anakinból elég ahhoz, hogy megmentse a fiát. Végre beismeri sajat magának is Obi-van, hogy mindeddig nem tudott megbocsátani Anakinnak, pedig csak ezzel tudja szabaddá tenni őt is és saját magát is.
És onnantól merő szipogasba megy át a dolog, ahogy Anakin és Obi-van újra egyesüléséről az Erőben olvashatunk…annyira megható!
Aztán amikor Yavin után 5 evvel vegül eljön az idő, hogy Obi-van elbúcsúzzon Luke-tól az álmában….hát folytatódik a pityergés…az ember Luke-kal együtt kiáltana fel „Ne hagyj itt!”
De Obi-van arca ellágyul, ahogy ránk mosolyog es azt mondja, „Az élet rendje az, hogy mindig továbblépjünk”. Elbúcsúzik Luke-tól és tőlünk, és pándimenzionális lényként végképp átlép egy másik dimenzióba….igazából minél többször olvasom el, annál borzongatóbb a vége. Olyan felfoghatatlanul emelkedett, mégis végtelenül szomorú.

…És ha kibömbiztük magunkat, elfilózhatunk azon, mennyire más értelmezést ad a könyv Anakin kiválasztottságának, és a "Jedi visszatér" kifejezésnek. Én konkrétan meglepődtem az ilyetén értelmezésen, de lehet, hogy van, aki meg pont így gondolta…ez a szép benne.

Összegezve, elég mozaikos a könyv, de érthető, hisz egy egész életet (és azon túl) dolgoz fel elég kevés terjedelemben. Néhol persze tárgyalhatta volna bővebben a viszonyulásokat, de így is érdekes, és sok plusz információt közöl.

[Leslie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not enough new stories and too much rehashing of the old stuff.

[Alivia Brown]

This is peak parenting

[Kristi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it, but I was honestly disappointed with this book. Obi-Wan is one of my favorite characters, and Ryder Windham usually writes him well, but he felt overshadowed by Luke in this. I did like Luke's thoughts on what he learned from Obi-Wan's book. I can't even call it a journal because Obi-Wan skipped over quite a lot of events, and not much from what Luke read seemed personal. Many scenes and chapters felt like summaries from the movies with the occasional musing from Obi-Wan. I did like the offscreen moments (including off-page or off-panel from books and comics) and thoughts, such as when Qui-Gon tells Obi-Wan about the Tobal lens that he gave Shmi, the scenes before and after Anakin met A'Sharad Hett, Obi-Wan's flight to Tatooine with newborn Luke, Owen's hostility toward "Ben", the expanded fight with Hett, and how Obi-Wan keyed the book to Luke's fingerprints. I also enjoyed the new stories and scenes, such as Obi-Wan constructing his first true lightsaber (which apparently happens in between Jedi Apprentice books) and meeting Dexter Jettster, the Battle of Farquar III, and Obi-Wan taking to life as a hermit on Tatooine. I really liked the simple explanation of Obi-Wan choosing the alias "Ben" from Ben's Mesa rather than that awful Satine from The Clone Wars giving him that name. I loved Obi-Wan learning that he was wrong (and that Padme and Luke were right) about Anakin still having good in him despite becoming Darth Vader and learning to forgive his former apprentice and friend, helping him to achieve immortality in the Force. As this book was written and published before The Clone Wars really started fucking with continuity, I hate that the lines in the "journal entries" about Maul and Asajj Ventress refer to them being Rattaki and an Iridonian Zabrak, as I didn't mind their backstories being changed a bit. It's probably a good thing that the Clone Wars mentions in Obi-Wan's book were sparse because of that show fucking up continuity, changing characterization, and the timeline of events of the war.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taking place prior to Return of the Jedi, Luke has returned to Tatooine, specifically to "Ben" Kenobi's residence. There he finds a journal that Obi-Wan had left and as he reads it, he reflects back.
The author did a fantastic job interweaving scenes from the movie with other events in Obi-Wan's life that we don't know about. So many questions are answered here (like why Obi-Wan went by the name Ben, etc.), and that is the strength of the book.
I feel like the writing style was generally utilitarian. I would have liked to see the author get into the character's minds more, and invoke a little more emotion. I also feel that this book could have been, perhaps should have been longer. You know how it goes - when you're enjoying a good book, you want more.
Given that criticism, is this a five star book? Most of the time that I was reading it, I felt that it was a four star book, easily... not perfect, but a really good read. The fifth star came at the end. I won't spoil that.
Some final thoughts...
This book is not considered "canon", so the added details that the author imagined "don't count". Regardless of that, Ryder Windham did a great job delivering the history of Obi-Wan Kenobi. I suspect that I will read this book again and again. If you're a Star Wars fan, you should check this out.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a bit, it did feel strange having the first six movies novelized in a quick and simplified fashion. But Obi-Wan’s thoughts during certain moments really made it work in the end. Especially when he witnesses Vader’s redemption and we kind of see why he became a spirit. Obi-Wan realizes he was wrong about Anakin being irredeemable.

There are also stories in between movies, some from previously published stories and others completely new. The first meeting with Dexter Jettster is charming, though it feels like it doesn’t quite line up with what’s alluded to in Jedi Quest. And people who haven’t read Jedi Apprentice will have the fate of Xanatos spoiled for them. But as someone who read Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader and Star Wars Legacy #16, I really appreciated the effort to weave those pivotal moments in Kenobi’s Legends life into this narrative. For the latter, we see another side where we get Owen’s reaction to Kenobi regarding the Tusken attacks.

My one major gripe is a moment early in the book where Obi-Wan thinks the tragedy of Anakin’s mother made him more powerful. That doesn’t really sound like Obi-Wan.

So I think the ones who will most appreciate this are the ones most familiar with Legends. But for the movie moments, there are heartwarming moments.

[lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

well, let’s see

i was expecting a little bit more from this book. knowing it is legends i thought there would be little stories about obi wan that we didn’t know about yet, and yes, there were, but just a few. the rest of the book was a poorly written and rushed summary of the prequels and the ot, and i get it, it was nice having those stories with a little obi wan/ben insight, and i understand the summaries needed to be rushed, there was no place to write the whole books, they already exist on their own, but i mean, if you’re reading a book like this you are a star wars fan, there’s no other possibility, which means you know perfectly well what happens in the movies. i think the whole rushed and poorly written description of the plot could’ve been avoided in favour of more little obi wan moments that we didn’t get to see, in between scenes or, at the beginning of the book, from his padawan era. the ben kenobi chapters were amazing tho. i’ve read almost all star wars books that centers on obi wan and this was not good. but in this book’s defence, and the reason i gave three stars, there were 4-5 very special moments that made me suffer a lot. seeing obi wan’s thoughts on some movie scenes and especially the last moment with anakin’s ghost, wow, those were memorable and made me cry a lot and were not badly written imo, as the majority of the book was. those are the scenes i cherish and that made me at least satisfied with the book. onto the next star wars book!

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

Everyone knows how much I love Obi-Wan Kenobi so I will take ANY new content I can get. I was excited to be able to read this book, but a bit disappointed that more than half of it was just the dialogue of the 6 movies retold (word for word). I love the movies, and could picture everything so clearly because of how well I know them... but I wish there had been more new stories in the midst.

That said, the new portions were great! The parts of the story between Eps 3 and 4 were especially good.

It can’t be easy to fill in gaps of things that aren’t seen on screen or get into the psyche of a character that is so beloved (especially be new!), but this was great.

I don’t know that I fully agree that Obi-Wan would have fully given up ALL hope of Anakin still being somewhere in Vader... but then he was training Luke to face him, not save him, so it’s a fair train of thought.

Anyhow, any Obi-Wan content is welcome!

[Rocco M · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book a lot. I enjoyed reading this book because I'm a fan of Star Wars and because I understood references to characters and places. This book covers the life Of Obi-Wan Kenobi from his life as a Padawan training under Gui-Gon Jinn, to his demise on the Death Star in a duel with Darth Vader. My favorite part of the book is during the Clone Wars era because it covers Obi-Wan and Anakin's fight with Count Dooku, also including their partnership in the Battle of Geonosis, and their fight on Mustafar. The timeline is pretty accurate and the book accurately remakes scenes in the prequel trilogy of Star Wars. I think this book is a pretty easy read and I would recommend this book to fans of Star Wars and middle schoolers.