Lit Books Star Wars: Padawan by Kiersten White (Kenobi novel)

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PADAWAN

By Kiersten White
Disney Lucasfilm Press
Release date: July 26, 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi struggles with his place in the Force as a young Padawan in this coming-of-age adventure!

Obi-Wan Kenobi really wants to be a good Padawan. The best Padawan, even. But that’s feeling more and more impossible with his new master, Qui-Gon Jinn. All of Obi-Wan’s friends are off training to be real Jedi, getting mission experience, while he’s still on Coruscant, practicing his forms and sitting in silent contemplation. Ever since Qui-Gon’s former master, Dooku, left the Order, it feels like Qui-Gon has been too busy trying to connect with the Force or arguing with the Jedi Council to properly train his Padawan.

When Obi-Wan finally convinces Qui-Gon to take him on a mission to a remote planet once explored by an ancient Jedi, his master doesn’t show up the morning they are to leave—so Obi-Wan impulsively takes off by himself. Upon arriving on the mysterious, lush planet, he encounters a group of teenagers with no adult supervision—and who all seem to have some connection to the Force. Free from the constraints of the Order, Obi-Wan joins them in their daring adventures, but the Padawan side of him keeps questioning the teens’ strange relationship to the Force, and to the verdant planet around them, and what all of it might mean to his future. Obi-Wan will test the limits of his relationship to the Jedi and to the Force in this exciting, yet soulful exploration of one of Star Wars’ most enduring heroes.

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To me this smells like, while a Kenobi story, it features a different side of Qui Gon, who is distracted and possibly will be tackled in a separate story that tells his Force Shaman of the Whills meeting. At least he reads like that is what keeps him busy aside training his Padawan. Or what do you think?

 

The Qui gon jinn and Obi wan kenobi relationship begins.

 

The planet mentioned and its Forceuser culture seem to me like it could be one we already know? Well Ossus is no lush world and the Ysanna are not all teenagers. Maybe he encounters the freaky teenagers with superpowers from old marvel comics but I doubt it.

Though it might be a misdirection and the lush world is Mortis and the teenagers are Son and Daughter but younger lol with Father mysteriously busy offworld with Qui Gon? Ok, maybe too much hoping on that front.

Anyway encounter me hooked... I just hope Kenobi does not meet another redhead to flirt with. He already got Cerasi, Siri, Satine, Asaj and plenty others. Ok he should! It's Kenobi after all!

 

Also kenobi was 13 years by this novel.

 

I am not sure if he still is in this novel as it seems he got apprenticed a while ago but saw no action yet with his Master. So he might be 14-15 even. Though I do wonder, how does that jive with when Dooku left in new canon? I knew he left late in Legends but earlier in canon but what year exactly? Remind me please, cause I think when Kenobi was 13 Dooku was still in the Jedi Order. Or did they alter Kenobis age in TPM (27)?

also @Sinrebirth and One Canon can tell me how Kenobi and Qui Gons early time from Jedi Padawan book series in Legends fit with this then.

 

Dooku would have just have left or eill in a year or two. As Qui gon praises his padawan to his old master and he could never have contacted him after he left. He still is 25 in TPM.

 

Like i guessed, it will be before Mandalore arc with Satine. As that is 2 years after he becomes Qui gon's padawan.

 

Enter... SW Begbie

 

We probaly in a sequel to this novel, could be the third in a trilogy of the Qui gon and Kenobi's master-apprentice relationship.

 

I wonder if this will have any tie to the Kenobi series ? and if we find out where the name ben come's from.

 

I thnik both this and the other book will have small ties to the kenobi show, like where the ame Ben comes from, maybe we learn about his family.

 

I loved Master and Apprentice and am thrilled to have more content in this era.

 

Jedi Trainspotting

 

Choose a Master. Choose a Force Skill. Choose a big damn lightsaber. Choose death sricks. Choose glitterstimm. Choose to go joyriding in an X-Wing. Choose.....

 

This reads like a YA novel - which I'll still keenly pick up - but is it an adult novel?

 

LFL Press = Likely YA

 

This sounds an awful lot like the Melida-Daan plot, if the summary forgot to mention the civil war. Obi-Wan joining up with the Young, ditching Qui-Gon for a while, etc.

 

Kenobi :

 

So, what are the chances of getting an advanced copy of this or any of the books coming out?

 

Obi-wan wants to run off with some teenagers?

Read this before
https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Jedi_Apprentice:_The_Defenders_of_the_Dead

 

Having just re-read the Jedi Apprentice series, this has definitely been done before (Melida/Daan). Also in a childrens book.

 

I hope for similar Anakin vibes From youngling Kenobi, we know youngling Kenobi was a rebel before he apprentice to Qui gon jinn. And this book goes for him to learn to work with his Master. I wonder if he will also have crush before Satine, will we know any of his friends from legends and canon. Could we be getting a Rae Aveross cameo with Qui gon.