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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