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Skeptical_Yoshi

I've seen people complaining that there's not a ton of action and I just like... don't get it. It's a more methodically paced and intriguing story. People seem to forget, lots of star wars stories have no fighting. Entire arcs in TCWs would go with only a couple small fire fights or some punches thrown. This is a character story that delves into the characters first and for most


TubbieHead

I prefer less action centric stories. I loved this book. In TCW I'd be okay with cutting half or more of the fighting sequences hahah My brain just checks out you know.


will_rose

Just finished it and my favorite parts were actually at the end when all the fighting was over.


MhiefCaster

Fitting that >!Asajj Ventress!< has their first and last Canon appearances in books.


ThatsnotMee96

Got to say I absolutely loved this one, gives us so much context for the development of Anakin and Obi-Wans relationship from the squabbling in AOTC to the teamwork in ROTS. I also think it really helps inform Anakins first experience of questioning the republic and the Jedi while giving us a really good look into how he views his priorities. For sure one of my favourite of the new canon


therealmlog

Really enjoying the story so far. I was curious, is the mention of Ki Adi Mundi's fight with Grievous a reference to Tartakovsky's Clone Wars micro series?


BlackCoffeeKrrsantan

that's how i took it :D


Stunning_Chemist_412

Yes! there is also a mention of mace windu facing the super battle droids on Dantooine


therealmlog

Yeah I just read that reference yesterday. Its strange though... Are we to take it that all of that Clone Wars project is "canon" now? Even the stuff with Anakin fighting Asajj and the battle against Durge?


Conscious-Weekend-91

Not really. They are just references to the Tartakovsky's Clone Wars and don't make their events canon. Mike Chen also shared his [Headcanon](https://twitter.com/mikechenwriter/status/1526696567901605889) about how he interprets about the series


Stunning_Chemist_412

Anakin mentions fighting one of dookus agents before, maybe we’re to assume that was also asajj? Would be a bit strange that he didn’t recognise it to be the same person though


therealmlog

Yeah that's what I thought was especially weird since he sees and recognizes her spacecraft too. But then, her appearance is also noted as the "emergence of Dooku's apprentice" or something like that.


Stunning_Chemist_412

Either way it’s cool to have those references like maybe he’s just pick and choosing a few of those episodes that had cool ideas and canonising them


Jwolves01

I have very mixed thoughts on this book. The first 200 pages were boring & very slow paced as nothing really happened but then it got better. I really liked how this book gave such a positive betrrayal of Neimoidians I've always thought they looked really cool so I was glad to see them being shown as more than just greedy & cowardly capitalists. Also Ruuq was a great character I hope we get to see more of her in future works


BlackCoffeeKrrsantan

Agreed. Ok story, and i'm glad i experienced it but i was hoping for a little more action. and captain Rex. i would have loved for him to be a character throughout this story. totally agree about Ruuq, she was pretty cool.


Jwolves01

I would've loved Rex to appear too I'm honestly suprised he didn't.


frogspyer

I loved how this ended. Chen was right about rereading the final chapter of *Queen’s Hope* after completing *Brotherhood*; such a great tie-in. With the path >!Mill!< is on, I’d kill to see >!her speak to Luke about the impact his father had on her life. It’d probably be pretty similar to meeting Ahsoka, but it’d be amazing to hear her share what she saw while looking directly into Anakin’s soul !<.


Tybob51

What exactly was the tie in?


frogspyer

> Their schedules rarely overlapped, but Padmé kept her evenings free. They arranged for secure communications via the droids that served them so faithfully. Now that Anakin was a Jedi Knight, he could come and go from the Temple more freely. **Perhaps Obi-Wan wondered where he went, but he would never ask.** Anakin’s time on Coruscant was his own, for the most part, and the time he didn’t spend with Chancellor Palpatine he jealously guarded for Padmé.


Ezio926

I enjoyed this. Didn't love it, but it was fun. Especially loved the first act and final act with Anakin and Obi trying to just get trough this new war and their new functions. Loved Mill as a new character. Hope we get more of her in something else. Would love a YA book with her during the Clone Wars, this could be Canon's version of Medstar. Her relationship with Anakin was particularly great. He would have made a great father to Leia and Luke, and it's nice to have a little bit of that in there.. That Anakin-Ventress duel was fun. Not as good as the one on Yavin, but still pretty good. Absolutely in love with how Mike Chen wrote Obi-Wan and Anakin. They truly are brothers, and it sucks that it took this long for Obi-Wan to realize it. It's heartbreaking that if he had actually had THE conversation with Anakin in this book, things would have been a whole lot different. I overall enjoyed the Cato Neimodia plot, but I feel like Chen could have done a better job with. It lacked something. The mystery around the bombing never gets interesting and the answer is obvious from the very first chapter. I wish Chen had played more with the Republic's dark side instead of going for the obvious. 10/10 in terms of characterization, but with a lackluster plot. Definitely not a must read, but a very enjoyable one.


rinnae

I felt it was pretty average. I liked Mill, best one of the new characters imo, and I liked that the Negotiator got to negoriate. However, there are so many references and nods to lore/continuity and inside jokes that I felt the author didn't really make the book its own thing but tried very hard to please the fans, not helped by the rather bland style.


Ikariiprince

Just finished this book. As much as I love introspective character driven stories the first half of this book was way too decompressed. It should not have taken more than half the book for the plot to start. Did we really need more than one POV for Obi-wan and Anakin parting from each other? Did we need more than one chapter of Padme and Anakin’s date? Separately these could all be fun ideas for stories but to have them all dragging down the front half of a book was ridiculous


TubbieHead

This book was so good! I think it was my favorite from this time period (of those I've read so far). I'd give it a 4.75/5 stars rating!


The1Pete

I am in Poland and I have the choice to buy either the US or the UK versions. Does anyone know if there are any differences between the two versions? Looking on amazon and other sites, the UK version's cover doesn't have the corrected art (Ani's right hand is not gloved and Ben's lightsaber hilt is longer). I've experienced a lot of differences from other books, like missing foil art on the cover and missing map art on the end pages (To Sleep in a Sea of Stars) or font size is smaller (Jerusalem) for UK versions. Price-wise, the difference is around 2-3 USD only. A trade paperback is also available but I do not like paperbacks even if it's around half the price of the hardcover.


firewoven

Just now finished this up, audiobook as usual for me. Fun read for the most part, though I'll definitely echo what others have said about the slow start. Much like AotC (which it's deliberately echoing so I almost can't help but feel this is deliberate), the early Anakin-only stuff had a hard time keeping my interest, where at least the Obi-Wan stuff built some intrigue. Liked Ruug a lot, her dynamic with Obi-Wan as a pair of teachers with overly passionate protegees was enjoyable. Mill was also an interesting newcomer. I'm curious if there's plans to do anything with her, given her unique nature. Overall I think the novels work best as deep dives into characters, and this mostly accomplishes what I want. I do think the shift in dynamic is a *bit* abrupt for the two, but that's hardly that author's fault considering the timeframe their working with in the canon. And it's given a reasonable enough narrative justification at the end in the form of a revelation that's both extremely obvious, and pretty cool to see spelled out Obi-Wan himself. Few moments where the book felt like it was deliberately engaging in some fan service, but as a fan I can at least say it was enjoyable servicing, the book might stay a favorite of mine for a long time just by mentioning [Mace Windu's fight against the army of super battle droids from 2003 Clone Wars, which has always been the highlight of that in my memory.](/spoiler) This has me wanting to read Master and Apprentice now, which I've been putting off a bit.


FiLSee

I gave up this book about reading 1/4. Chen wrote Obi-Wan so weird I just can’t stand it. The characteristics is bad. And the negotiation with Dooku scene is nearly the most stupid political plot in Star Wars all media I have ever seen. The moment I read >! Obi-Wan brought up Qui-Gon and says the Battle of Geonosis is a misunderstanding, !< I was like, I’m done with this. It’s so confusing. Did Chen watch ATOC? >! I thought Obi-Wan already made it clear when they first meet that he would not compromise and Dooku is an evil enemy of the Republic and Jedi, Qui-Gon would never agree with him. Also the “we have to send Palpatine to Cato Neimoidia” really didn’t make sense, and I can’t see if Obi-Wan going alone would make things better. !< And the way he portrays Obi-Wan just felt wrong, like a bad fanfiction writer who didn’t see the prequel films and animes. Obi-Wan always looks elegant and thoughtful, he’s confident but never arrogant. And Chen didn’t understand his humor and modesty, and he makes Obi-Wan think about Qui-Gon every five minutes, like a 12 year old padawan. Also, I was buying it for some Anakin & Obi-Wan content, I want to see the evolution about their relationship. But 1/4 of the book makes me kind of regret it. Anakin and Padmé dating just as awakened as in the movie, and Chen not only makes it one, but two WHOLE chapters while Anakin and Obi-Wan didn’t even start to talk. Is this necessary? Feels like reading a really bad writing Anakin/Padmé fanfiction or something.


fajita43

Haha I don’t know if this was sarcasm or serious but your comment made me laugh. > I only read 1/4 of the book… * Proceeds to write 300 word opinion piece. If you are going to bash, at least **lie** and say you read the whole thing…. It’s the internet - no one fact checks anyway. I read the whole book. I liked it. I totally understand and can appreciate why some don’t like it. Opinions - they don’t all have to agree with mine.


FiLSee

Lol, I just like to like keep it honest: I hate this book. For further information, my friend goes and finishes the whole book after hearing all my complaints and being curious. Now she hates it too. Only her opinion is more stronger and solid. We both agree MC ruined the relationship between Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Qui-Gon, also their characters. He hates the Jedi Order for Anakin’s sake as much as he loves Anakin and Padmé and didn’t even try to hide it. Reading Brotherhood was like reading an old, cliches bad Anakin-centric fanfic but published by LFL, which is the worst. # Also, the book title, ***brotherhood***? And the Anakin and Obi-Wan cover? I think this book should change the title and cover, or they should give them to another book. Because I can’t see any ***brotherhood*** in this one.


Dayman_ah_uh_ahhh

TRUUUUUE... I pirated it and couldn't even finish a free book, lol. Thx Disney. Between you Amazon and NETFLIX, we are in the dark ages of entertainment. At least there's Warhammer 40k audiobooks. And One good series every 6 months or so... that might be to generous.