Saturday, June 11, 2022

Scott's Take: Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen


Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen takes place shortly after episode 2 and is told mostly from the perspective of Obi-Wan and Anakin as they deal with the changes in their lives. Obi-Wan has been assigned to the Jedi Council and Anakin is going to be promoted to a Jedi Knight. They are no longer master and apprentice. Anakin is also recently secretly married to Padme and still struggling with the loss of his arm. They are both dealing with the fact that they are now generals in the clone wars in their own ways. 

 

Cato Neiomodia is one of the premier home worlds of the trade federation and is allegedly neutral in the conflict between the Separatists and the Republic. It also has experienced a devasting bombing that is being blamed on the Republic. If Cato Neiomodia fully declares for the Separatists, they would gain a large number of new allies. Obi-Wan is sent on a diplomatic mission to uncover the truth and de-escalate the situation. Count Dooku has sent is own agent to help sway Cato Neiomodia to his side. Soon Anakin decides to join Obi-wan on his mission while disobeying the Jedi Council.

 


The author does a wonderful job of building on the foundation of the two main characters relationship and does an impressive job of keeping each voice distinct. The author shows a detailed understanding of the Star Wars universe in this reader’s opinion. Some minor details might not be as understandable for readers who are not very familiar with the Clone Wars such as the references to Mace Windu and shatter points. This reader highly recommends Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen even though some parts are a little slow and some of the language is a bit repetitive in word choice.

 

 

My reading copy came from the Bachman Lake Branch of the Dallas Public Library System. 


Scott A. Tipple ©2022 

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