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Sword of the Jedi, #1
Like Young Gods
“What do you think?” Luke asks his nephew. “She has potential.”
“She bit me, Master,” is Ben’s stiff response. “Any opinion I give would be biased.”
Or: Everyone is connected, even if, sometimes, it's just by the skin of our teeth. Even in the midst of darkness, still, luminous beings are we.
“She bit me, Master,” is Ben’s stiff response. “Any opinion I give would be biased.”
Or: Everyone is connected, even if, sometimes, it's just by the skin of our teeth. Even in the midst of darkness, still, luminous beings are we.
336 pages, ebook
First published January 13, 2016
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September 3, 2018
This is the best fan fiction I've ever read. I am speechless by the gift of writing stories that has been bestowed upon the writer. As a great fan of the saga, this story has left me without sleep, with eyes filled with tears and heart filled with joy.
August 6, 2025
Por dios este fic🩷💘💗💝💓💘💖💓💕💓💘💗💝
El cariño y cuidado con el que trata a los personajes, la dulzura, el amor del tono TODOOO aaaa
ella nos dio el desarrollo de personaje que jj abrams nos robó
YA quiero leer la secuela
El cariño y cuidado con el que trata a los personajes, la dulzura, el amor del tono TODOOO aaaa
ella nos dio el desarrollo de personaje que jj abrams nos robó
YA quiero leer la secuela
February 26, 2020
BEST THINGS I HAVE EVER READ
Canon reylo whomst
Canon reylo whomst
February 26, 2020
4.5. THIS WAS SO GOOD.
February 27, 2020
Literally the cultural and emotional impact of the Bible.
Like Young Gods is the old testament, laying down the genesis and rules of everything.
Like Young Gods is the old testament, laying down the genesis and rules of everything.
April 7, 2020
amazing
April 12, 2024
this was so good its not even funny. no humor in that fact
October 3, 2020
Ooh adding this to books read? Hmm yes we're doing it. Unfortunately, this (and the follow up, To Kingdom Come) essentially ruined a lovely streak of in-universe film-divergent stories I was reading, and for that I cannot forgive it. One star off of six stars.
The absolutely mastery of the source material required to go into this sort of detail...it's just mind blowing.
The absolutely mastery of the source material required to go into this sort of detail...it's just mind blowing.
January 9, 2024
I’m calling it now 2024 is going to be my year of fan-fiction. I fully blame my sudden obsession with Star Wars on the book The Love Hypothesis. I didn’t even like Star wars & and within one year I have rewatch the Reylo Star Wars movies twice, binged the entire franchise, and now I’m reading fan fic 😅 what is happening? This was cute a lil what if Rey & Ben trained as padawan together scenario. Book ended when they were still fairly young so I’ll continue reading the second one bc I wanna see Ben get a redemption from the dark side.
May 6, 2022
I can't believe I got to read this legally for free... It's simply one of the best works of fiction I've ever read and it's a reylo fanfiction. The characterization is phenomenal, the plot is simply so interesting and I love Ben's descent into Kylo Ren. It was done so wonderfully. Simply simply amazing!
November 30, 2018
Hands down, best fan-fiction I've ever read. The story-telling and character development are just exquisite, and the research into the world-building is painstaking. I genuinely cried at the end of this series--If you like Star Wars fanfic, I can't recommend LYG/TKC highly enough.
November 3, 2021
An EXCELLENT "what if" scenario that feels right at home with the original Expanded Universe! This, along with its sequel, really blends the old and new "sequel eras" in a fun and exciting way. I highly recommend this, it's basically better than canon!
March 17, 2022
This was unbottled genius from start to finish. Felt like reliving falling in love for the first time. The fever of youth, the headiness of want. I wish I could erase my memory and recapture what reading this for the first time felt like. Stunning.
October 25, 2019
This series slayed me. I still think about it. Thea is a master writer and I feel blessed to see it happen.
June 12, 2024
Read this in about 2 sittings due to one very long train
journey 😁. Saw it recommended many times but because I am more invested in the enemies-to-lovers-trope when it's about Reylo it took me a while to pick it up. (Also: I was such a fan of Landscape with a Blur of Conquerors by the same author, I didn't think anything could compete, which is maybe unfair).
And what can I say: "Baby Reylo" was really worth it! The cuteness and sadness overload alone, but I really thought the relationship development from childhood friends to adult lovers was very well executed. (The chapter which contains the quote about "Like Young Gods"! 😭)
I was so scared of the end (although I knew Ben must turn to the dark side to make the rest of the plot possible), because this relationship they are having is so precious and Ben is so tormented already as it is.
I also liked the training scenes and how Rey develops from scavenger child to Jedi apprentice to Jedi Knight. She gets a found family, she grows up from a scared child to become an independent being. (Which one cannot say is true for Ben, sadly.)
I had a (little) problem with how Ben's turning to the dark side is motivated. Because there is one final tipping point (on top of everything else that happens to make him question the Jedi Code more and more). And this is an action that kind of makes him a martyr which I found unneccessary. To motivate the villain's actions in one tragic event that tips the scale takes away complexity from their character. But we'll see how it is executed in the sequel, "To Kingdom Come". I cannot imagine right now how Rey will ever be able to hate Ben/Kylo Ren, though 😂. Hope the author will make this plausible.
journey 😁. Saw it recommended many times but because I am more invested in the enemies-to-lovers-trope when it's about Reylo it took me a while to pick it up. (Also: I was such a fan of Landscape with a Blur of Conquerors by the same author, I didn't think anything could compete, which is maybe unfair).
And what can I say: "Baby Reylo" was really worth it! The cuteness and sadness overload alone, but I really thought the relationship development from childhood friends to adult lovers was very well executed. (The chapter which contains the quote about "Like Young Gods"! 😭)
I was so scared of the end (although I knew Ben must turn to the dark side to make the rest of the plot possible), because this relationship they are having is so precious and Ben is so tormented already as it is.
I also liked the training scenes and how Rey develops from scavenger child to Jedi apprentice to Jedi Knight. She gets a found family, she grows up from a scared child to become an independent being. (Which one cannot say is true for Ben, sadly.)
I had a (little) problem with how Ben's turning to the dark side is motivated. Because there is one final tipping point (on top of everything else that happens to make him question the Jedi Code more and more). And this is an action that kind of makes him a martyr which I found unneccessary. To motivate the villain's actions in one tragic event that tips the scale takes away complexity from their character. But we'll see how it is executed in the sequel, "To Kingdom Come". I cannot imagine right now how Rey will ever be able to hate Ben/Kylo Ren, though 😂. Hope the author will make this plausible.
May 13, 2020
Hands down! the Sword of the Jedi series : Like Young Gods (and its sequel To Kingdom Come) are the best Reylo canon divergence story I have read and believe me, I have devoured hundreds of them in the span of three years. This is still the best so far. I have reread the series twice and they never lose their charms. The characters and their story arc are very well developed and told in multiple angles that make them feel real, alive and colorful. What makes the story really beautiful is how seamless the transition was; the way we see the world from child Rey's perspective, full of wonder and curiosity, to how she came to terms with and embraced her destiny 20+ years down the road, with her and Ben Solo's relationship being the anchor of the story. On top of that, Ben Solo's character arc are so beautifully written that his story come full circle in a way that even the canon (TFA, TLJ, TROS) can't live up to. I'm not exaggerating here and you will know what I mean when you read it yourself. And be prepared to bring a tissue and be content that your heart will be filled with joy!
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May 21, 2024
a top tier reylo au !!! i’ve read this like 5 times since high school like i became cool and understood what a real romance and slowburn was because of the sword of the jedi series and especially this book
BEGGING FOR NETFLIX TO PICK THIS FIC UP AND MAKE IT INTO A LIVE ACTION SERIES BC IT WOULD CHANGE LIVES
BEGGING FOR NETFLIX TO PICK THIS FIC UP AND MAKE IT INTO A LIVE ACTION SERIES BC IT WOULD CHANGE LIVES
September 2, 2024
It took me a while to finish it just because I KNEW it was going to break my little heart.
I just can’t deal with the yearning of these two. And how he insisted so much on lying to her about his feelings just to fall to the darkness 10 seconds later because of *her* and by the thought of losing her.
I loved it.
I just can’t deal with the yearning of these two. And how he insisted so much on lying to her about his feelings just to fall to the darkness 10 seconds later because of *her* and by the thought of losing her.
I loved it.
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January 9, 2025
“You and I, we are unchanged by time.”
This was beautiful and heartbreaking. I’m astounded by the research and care put into this fic. The characters felt so authentic to canon but fleshed out in new and unexpected ways. I can’t wait to read part 2.
This was beautiful and heartbreaking. I’m astounded by the research and care put into this fic. The characters felt so authentic to canon but fleshed out in new and unexpected ways. I can’t wait to read part 2.
July 18, 2019
One of the best fanfics if not the BEST fanfic out there!
February 27, 2020
This series is better than the entire sequel trilogy don't @ me
April 9, 2020
Tek kelime şikayetim yok mükemmeldi.
May 4, 2020
Awesome
June 22, 2021
Nobody writes mutual yearning like Thea does. NOBODY.
This is a work of art
This is a work of art
September 10, 2021
Incredible. If you like Star Wars, just go read it!!!
Diasterisms posted it for free on AO3.
Diasterisms posted it for free on AO3.
September 26, 2021
An incredible first installment to the Sword of the Jedi series.
January 5, 2022
Loggando una fanfiction come primo libro del 2022 perché dopo due anni di pandemia sono totalmente senza vergogna.
April 18, 2023
One of my favorite works of fanfiction. This should be canon.
August 11, 2023
4/5: back in my fanfic era. diasterisms never disappoints and this was too good.
September 1, 2023
3.5
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Was originally gonna rate this 2.8 but the last 30% upped the rating immensely.
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Was originally gonna rate this 2.8 but the last 30% upped the rating immensely.
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