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SkyeWalkers
The story unravels early in the Clone Wars, when Anakin is still a Padawan without an apprentice of his own and Obi-Wan takes his pupil’s close friend Halagad Ventor under his wing. The three Jedi are given a mandate by the Jedi Council to dethrone a genetics terrorist that has taken control of the distant planet Skye. With the help of the world’s native winged inhabitants and a squad of clone commandos, the three Jedi confront the mad scientist and his mutant army in his stronghold upon the planet’s highest and most sacred peak. The novella includes “Lone Wolf,” a narrative of Obi-Wan facing the realities of a Jedi outcast at the twilight of the Clone Wars as well.
258 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2011
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February 21, 2024
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This was the most confusing story I've ever read, with things happening that doesn't make sense and have no reason to happen whatsoever.
I didn't like the story that much but the fact that I didn't know what the hell was happening was the most annoying thing besides everything else.
I've found out after the fact, that this story is kind of a "retcon", trying to fix things in the timeline of the Marvel comic series for things that happened over there that made no sense? Don't know, and I don't really care that much now.
I will do however, re-read this (maybe) when I reach the comic series that's connected to the book as a "sequel" of sorts.
This was the most confusing story I've ever read, with things happening that doesn't make sense and have no reason to happen whatsoever.
I didn't like the story that much but the fact that I didn't know what the hell was happening was the most annoying thing besides everything else.
I've found out after the fact, that this story is kind of a "retcon", trying to fix things in the timeline of the Marvel comic series for things that happened over there that made no sense? Don't know, and I don't really care that much now.
I will do however, re-read this (maybe) when I reach the comic series that's connected to the book as a "sequel" of sorts.
January 13, 2026
I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 only because the story itself (if you remove it from the greater SWEU) was actually somewhat interesting and kept me reading. However, it was so hard to get past the constant corny fan service (every other page had some wise crack about a classic Star Wars line), the pretentious writing and abuse of adjectives, and the completely lore-breaking additions.
A mysterious second Padawan 6 months before Revenge of the Sith that we don’t hear about again until Peña’s next book which takes place much later?
Clones of Anakin and Obi-Wan?
Anakin getting in a lightsaber duel with this other Padawan, with Obi-Wan just admonishing him with a few words?
Anakin smiling after kissing a girl other than Padmé while he’s married?
It was just such a stretch that any of this would have happened in the 6 months prior to the events of ROTS. I had to pretty much entirely suspend disbelief to get through this.
A mysterious second Padawan 6 months before Revenge of the Sith that we don’t hear about again until Peña’s next book which takes place much later?
Clones of Anakin and Obi-Wan?
Anakin getting in a lightsaber duel with this other Padawan, with Obi-Wan just admonishing him with a few words?
Anakin smiling after kissing a girl other than Padmé while he’s married?
It was just such a stretch that any of this would have happened in the 6 months prior to the events of ROTS. I had to pretty much entirely suspend disbelief to get through this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 30, 2015
This is a truly brilliant piece of work, mixing equal parts fun and horror into a blender of Star Wars Clone Wars-era nostalgia with the backstory of an old Marvel comics story. Abel provides a master-level in Star Wars storytelling and continuity, proving his level alongside authors like James Luceno and Jason Fry. What is noteworthy is the inclusion of Halagad Ventor. Pena's personification of the character aside, he gets his Prequel moment, foreshadowing his chronologically later Legends appearance. Overall, a very good read.
May 28, 2024
Well this was painful.
First of all, this is using Young Reader logic. It’s following up on a lot of that material and it feels very much in line with it tonally and in its style, except it’s also one of the goriest Star Wars books I’ve read to date. It also has the most cursing of any Star Wars book I’ve read to date; I’m no prude, but it feels out of place in Star Wars when done this often. It’s also so riddled with in-universe curses that everyone feels out of character. Obi-Wan cursed. That’s just not what I expect from him.
Secondly, the number of dialogue references used as Membah’berries had my eyes rolling out more than the Transformers. For Force’s sake, some sections had sincerely 4 or 5 in a row. It’s so hammy I wanted to scream.
Thirdly, no wonder this book was cancelled if for no other reason than it causes such a massive shift in the timeline. If Hal died, okay, maybe I can believe it on the same level that nobody mentions Ahsoka in Episode III. But he’s just left as Kenobi‘s apprentice. A SECOND apprentice, no less, which is in itself a massive shift in the status quo that should be addressed in other media. I get it if the intention was for this to be a series, I suppose, but why go through the effort if you could instead simply set this after Anakin’s knighthood?
Fourthly, the completely forced in rift at the tail end of the book is so totally out of place that it’s laughable. Nobody is in-character.
Even the prose is just… bad. This author opened a thesaurus and rolled a d20 to pick one. Again, it feels very Young Reader, but the word choices are ridiculously overkill. When you decide to go with “niggling,” you’ve gone too far, “irritating” would’ve been sufficient.
The only thing about this I actually appreciated is its attempt to fill in some gaps with Zahn’s version of the Clone Wars as depicted in the First Thrawn Trilogy. Some of that is fun, and it’s neat blending the aesthetics of the 03-era Clone Wars feel and that of the 08 feel. But beyond that, this is a big nothing sandwich that just makes you feel more hungry after than you did before you started eating. Blegh.
Edit: I’ll grant it that the mental gymnastics required to square Annual #1 from the ‘77 comic run is impressive. I wasn’t familiar with that, so I’ll have to give it props for its clever use of the Lightsaber Fealty thing they used to explain Windu’s blue lightsaber. That issue also necessitated Kenobi having multiple apprentices. I still just don’t think this was necessary, and it’s easier to simply dismiss that one issue. It’s not like this era was canon or that issue contributed greatly to the overall mythos. Neat attempt, but god, this was a lot of “meh” to garner a very little “hmm”.
First of all, this is using Young Reader logic. It’s following up on a lot of that material and it feels very much in line with it tonally and in its style, except it’s also one of the goriest Star Wars books I’ve read to date. It also has the most cursing of any Star Wars book I’ve read to date; I’m no prude, but it feels out of place in Star Wars when done this often. It’s also so riddled with in-universe curses that everyone feels out of character. Obi-Wan cursed. That’s just not what I expect from him.
Secondly, the number of dialogue references used as Membah’berries had my eyes rolling out more than the Transformers. For Force’s sake, some sections had sincerely 4 or 5 in a row. It’s so hammy I wanted to scream.
Thirdly, no wonder this book was cancelled if for no other reason than it causes such a massive shift in the timeline. If Hal died, okay, maybe I can believe it on the same level that nobody mentions Ahsoka in Episode III. But he’s just left as Kenobi‘s apprentice. A SECOND apprentice, no less, which is in itself a massive shift in the status quo that should be addressed in other media. I get it if the intention was for this to be a series, I suppose, but why go through the effort if you could instead simply set this after Anakin’s knighthood?
Fourthly, the completely forced in rift at the tail end of the book is so totally out of place that it’s laughable. Nobody is in-character.
Even the prose is just… bad. This author opened a thesaurus and rolled a d20 to pick one. Again, it feels very Young Reader, but the word choices are ridiculously overkill. When you decide to go with “niggling,” you’ve gone too far, “irritating” would’ve been sufficient.
The only thing about this I actually appreciated is its attempt to fill in some gaps with Zahn’s version of the Clone Wars as depicted in the First Thrawn Trilogy. Some of that is fun, and it’s neat blending the aesthetics of the 03-era Clone Wars feel and that of the 08 feel. But beyond that, this is a big nothing sandwich that just makes you feel more hungry after than you did before you started eating. Blegh.
Edit: I’ll grant it that the mental gymnastics required to square Annual #1 from the ‘77 comic run is impressive. I wasn’t familiar with that, so I’ll have to give it props for its clever use of the Lightsaber Fealty thing they used to explain Windu’s blue lightsaber. That issue also necessitated Kenobi having multiple apprentices. I still just don’t think this was necessary, and it’s easier to simply dismiss that one issue. It’s not like this era was canon or that issue contributed greatly to the overall mythos. Neat attempt, but god, this was a lot of “meh” to garner a very little “hmm”.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2025
Theres a lot to unpack about this book/these books. First, its unclear if they truly exist as they have no ISBN and I can only find mention of them as a PDF I got from another Star Wars chronology site (though I'd be willing to send a copy to anybody once I'm back in the US). Also I'm talking about them in the plural because there are two books here. Skyewalkers, pictured below that takes place in the very early Clone Wars, and then a short story called Lone Wolf that takes place immediately after Episode III. Both will be placed on my chronology.
*SPOILERS*
Skyewalkers. Obi-Wan is given a 2nd Padawan. The new one, Halagad, who lost his Master, who was super old to begin training, and received a medal from the Chancellor that he wears all the time, but became very close with Anakin. As if that wasn't enough Anakin and Halagad did an ancient Jedi ritual to show trust where they use each others lightsabers throughout the book. As if that isn't enough to get you hooked, theres some great banter as these Padawans have shared their secrets (their get-expelled-from-the-Order secrets) and more proof that Anakin should've never been promoted to full Knighthood. The actual plot is intense (& a little rushed) but enjoyable nevertheless. The ending resolves how we never see this specific double-Padawan duo again.
Lone Wolf. This short story features Obi-Wan ditching Grevious' starship while hiding himself and Luke from the newly formed Empire. It shows him grappling with the deaths he caused as part of the Jedi Order as well as his re-examination of some of the Code's interpretations.
*SPOILERS*
Skyewalkers. Obi-Wan is given a 2nd Padawan. The new one, Halagad, who lost his Master, who was super old to begin training, and received a medal from the Chancellor that he wears all the time, but became very close with Anakin. As if that wasn't enough Anakin and Halagad did an ancient Jedi ritual to show trust where they use each others lightsabers throughout the book. As if that isn't enough to get you hooked, theres some great banter as these Padawans have shared their secrets (their get-expelled-from-the-Order secrets) and more proof that Anakin should've never been promoted to full Knighthood. The actual plot is intense (& a little rushed) but enjoyable nevertheless. The ending resolves how we never see this specific double-Padawan duo again.
Lone Wolf. This short story features Obi-Wan ditching Grevious' starship while hiding himself and Luke from the newly formed Empire. It shows him grappling with the deaths he caused as part of the Jedi Order as well as his re-examination of some of the Code's interpretations.
August 23, 2023
This contains two stories. The main one, Skyewalkers, feels like it exists to explain how a story from the original Marvel series could make sense in later continuity. Kinda clever and eye-rolly at the same time. It often kinda reads like a catch-the-continuity-references type of story, which made it a bit less enjoyable the way it was executed. I preferred the other story attached to this, “The Lone Wolf,” which is about Obi-Wan and baby Luke on Nar Shadaa. Felt very real.
January 5, 2025
‘SkyeWalkers’ was a hard read. A good storyline, but far too many complex words that didn’t entirely fit into sentences for it to almost make sense, but still a good read for anyone who likes Star Wars.
‘Lone Wolf’ was heartbreaking as someone who adores Obi-Wan. His sheer love for Luke and his desperation for his survival hurts, but also the love he obviously had throughout his life for many a person which makes him think about his role as a Jedi.
‘Lone Wolf’ was heartbreaking as someone who adores Obi-Wan. His sheer love for Luke and his desperation for his survival hurts, but also the love he obviously had throughout his life for many a person which makes him think about his role as a Jedi.
March 2, 2026
Mixed bag. Story itself was interesting enough, but the dialogue would range from in character to reference-heavy annoyance. Halagad reeked of a self insert character.
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