Summary:
The Clone Wars have begun. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers.
After an explosion devastates Cato Nemoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order's most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Nemoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy - and he senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet.
Amid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone - and his former Master's insistence that he listen this time - Anakin's headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling.
Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal - but uncertain - footing with the man who raised him. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. The two knights must learn a new way to work together - and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Nemoidia and its people from the fires of war. To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond Master and apprentice. They must stand together as brothers.
My Thoughts:
I loved this. Some time after the events of Attack of the Clones, Anakin gets to become a Jedi Knight and Obi-Wan accepts a seat on the Council. Since they are no longer Master and apprentice, the men struggle to become confident in their new roles apart from each other while still occasionally working together. When Obi-Wan is sent on a diplomatic mission, he is to go alone. He finds help in Ruug Quarnom, a young guard who is wary of the Jedi but wants to find the culprit, even if it turns out to be the work of a Separatist and not the Republic. He stumbles upon damning evidence against the Republic, and Ruug finds damning evidence against the Separatists. But when Obi-Wan is caught with a communication device, he is imprisoned and put on trial. Despite the evidence pointing to both sides, the Nemoidians blame the Republic, thanks to another guard named Ketar. Ketar holds a grudge against the Republic, partially due to his parents' deaths and partially due to the influence of Ventress. Anakin swoops in to help just as chaos erupts, and Ruug helps find the truth behind the attacks - it was all Ketar and Ventress.
Despite this book being fast-paced, it develops the characters and story very well. We get to see the vulnerable side of Anakin when he's alone with his wife and when he tells Mill (a youngling) about his past growing up. We see Obi-Wan struggle to start treating Anakin as an equal instead of an apprentice, and his thoughts regarding Satine, a woman he's had feelings for. Even Ruug and Ketar feel like they could be actual people. I would definitely recommend this book to any Star Wars fan.
My Rating: 5 stars
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