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“She was away, on the run again, and she had no idea where in the galaxy she was going to go next.” –Star Wars: Ahsoka
Star Wars: Ahsoka follows the journey of Ahsoka Tano one year after the Jedi purge of Order 66 as she struggles with finding a new identity in a galaxy that hunts down Jedi.
Written by: E.K. Johnston (author of Queen’s Shadow, Queen’s Peril, and From a Certain Point of View short story)
Published: October 11, 2016
When does Ahsoka take place?
One year after Revenge of the Sith during 18 BBY.
Synopsis:
After leaving the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars, and then surviving Order 66, Ahsoka Tano has been constantly in hiding from the Empire. She thought she was safe on the planet Thabeska, but the first Empire Day brings the arrival of Imperial forces to the planet causing her to flee. Now on the remote moon of Raada, Ahsoka begins to make new friends and a new life for herself. But again, when Imperial forces occupy her new home, she must decide to flee once more or stay and fight back against the Empire.
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After a bit of a slow start, Ahsoka turned out to be a very interesting read. I really enjoy stories that take place around this timeline that show what the galaxy was like during the early days of the Empire and how the Rebellion got started.
The book focuses on Ahsoka’s change between the Clone Wars and her role in Rebels, not only her vocation change but also how she matured. I enjoyed how nicely this book sets up Rebels and I actually enjoyed the secondary plot of the growing Rebellion outside of Raada’s occupation more.
Ahsoka did suffer a bit from character soup. Ahsoka’s small band of friends are all introduced very quickly and are given no development during the story. They are quickly cast aside after their role in the plot is over and it was a bit dry following along a story with only one main character.
Another issue I had with this book was similar to one I had with Queen’s Shadow—any action in the book is over very quickly. In this case, the build-up to the duel between Ahsoka and an Inquisitor was strung throughout the entire book, but then the fight only lasted about a page. It was disappointing that the showdown wasn’t given more focus after being alluded to.
There were random flashbacks throughout the book and even though I did enjoy the individual stories they told, it was a bit confusing having them not in any particular order nor were they all Ahsoka’s own flashbacks. There were some about her time during the Clone Wars, one from Anakin’s point of view about how he felt when Obi-Wan requested a new Padawan, and even one about Obi-Wan living on Tatooine.
Ahsoka is a YA novel and I would recommend it for fans of the shows The Clone Wars and Rebels, as well as the character of Ahsoka. Anyone also wanting to know more about the start of the Rebellion and Bail Organa’s role in it would enjoy this book as well.
Have you read Star Wars: Ahsoka? Is Ahsoka Tano one of your favourite characters from The Clone Wars?
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