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Kenobi (Star Wars)
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Grabbed this from the library (so happy I can actually go to the library and look at books again!) TO get in the mood for the upcoming Mandalorian Season 2... I know this is a 'legends' book, but it's not like there's anything in it that can't still fit into the current canon.
The author says he set out to write a Western in the Star Wars universe, which he thinks is unique. You could really say the original is very Western like, but this one is REALLY right out of the 60s Spaghetti Western playbook.. if you change 'Tattooine' to 'Arizona' and "Vaporators' to 'cattle' and you're pretty much all set, as long as you can picture the Tuskens as the 'indians'.
That's not to say there no place for Ben Kenobi, as he gets some great moments of characterization as he meditates and attempts to commune with the spirit of his mentor.
There was also some fun continuity nods... they went a bit overboard with the blue milk, but making sense of Jabba's first comic book appearance was really fun. And hey, the author also used his entry in 'A certain point of View' for his Tusken character, so it's kinda sorta still official. Definitely just what I was looking for to get in the mood :)
The author says he set out to write a Western in the Star Wars universe, which he thinks is unique. You could really say the original is very Western like, but this one is REALLY right out of the 60s Spaghetti Western playbook.. if you change 'Tattooine' to 'Arizona' and "Vaporators' to 'cattle' and you're pretty much all set, as long as you can picture the Tuskens as the 'indians'.
That's not to say there no place for Ben Kenobi, as he gets some great moments of characterization as he meditates and attempts to commune with the spirit of his mentor.
There was also some fun continuity nods... they went a bit overboard with the blue milk, but making sense of Jabba's first comic book appearance was really fun. And hey, the author also used his entry in 'A certain point of View' for his Tusken character, so it's kinda sorta still official. Definitely just what I was looking for to get in the mood :)
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October 7, 2020
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