His pain and suffering must be big and still he has a mission to do. He lost all his comrades, his home, and even he had to kill someone that he considered his brother (you have to realize that at that point he is so isolated on Tatooine that he still don't know that Anakin survived, even he doesn't know that the Republic became now an Empire). The reasoning of the change can be a little forced on its justifications, but the story is really good and way entertaining.Īlso, while maybe you maybe don't feel well that transition, instead you really can get into the mind of Kenobi and realizing all that he is enduring. The main purpose of this novel is show the change of the mighty Jedi Master Obi-Wan to the crazy old Ben, but remaining always as a Kenobi. And this western-like setting helps to get the best of each character about storytelling.Īlso, it's very interesting when you get inside of the mind of a Tusken Raider and how thinks and how reasons what happens around. Also, the author is able to put here and there, mentions of other worlds, so can feel that while the story is set on Tatooine, you have a sense of the larger galaxy.Ībout the characters in the book, I think that each of them are very well defined and developed, each of them have strenghts and weaknesses.

Mos Eisley, Mos Espa, Bestine, Anchorhead, etc. There is something appealing and mysterious about a desert world.Īlso, Tatooine is very important to the Star Wars franchise since it's the world that you get more in the films (once in Ep IV, twice in Ep VI, once again in Ep I, once in Ep II and yet once again in Ep III) and here, John Jackson Miller, makes a great job portraiting this alien planet and its elements.Įven you getting the richness of its inner cities, towns and smaller settings. Tatooine is one of the greatest alien worlds in Sci-Fi, conceived no doubt from stories of sword sci-fi like Barsoom, Scorpio and Dune. Also, there is moments of humor, not silly comedy, but good humor with taste. I liked a lot the tone of the story since the author, John Jackson Miller, made the novel into a western.ĭue the ambiance of Tatooine and the way of life there, the concept totally clicked and made the story even more entertaining. The story tells the arrival of Obi-Wan Kenobi to the desert world of Tatooine, along with the baby, Luke Skywalker. This novel is set between the events of 'Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith' and 'Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope'. A lost chapter in the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Star Wars by John Jackson Miller