Hello everyone!
This week's book blog post is a bit of a cheat, all things considered, but I didn't want to just not post anything since I will be out and about most of the day. I wanted to give you guys SOMETHING.
So I remembered that I'd read a very short book, more novella really, or a sort of children's version of a story, a couple of days back.
Once again I seem to be on a Star Wars binge as I've discovered The Clone Vars novelization, and I have to say it's the very first novelization so far that I want to have as a physical copy. Karen Traviss really seems to understand the characters well, she gives scenes time to breathe, and doesn't just tell the readers, she sort of shows them, too.
What I didn't know prior to reading Traviss' book (which I am right now) was that another one I had, in French, was basically the same thing - only condensed!
The Biblioteque Verte version has the Clone Wars animation cover, and even though it's French, I could absolutely see and feel all the puns thrown back and forth between the characters.
For now, however, let's jump right in.
Our story begins with Generals Kenobi and Skywalker having a time of it on Christophsis where they're attempting to overcome the Separatist droid army, with moderate success. Additional puns incoming in the original English version, but in the French one, Obi-Wan and Anakin still manage to razz each other while fighting.
They're outnumbered and outgunned, however, when a Republic ship arrives - though not with reinforcements.
Well, alright, SOME reinforcements.
It brings Ahsoka Tano, with news from General Yoda that Jabba the Hutt's sun has been kidnapped, and that she was sent to be Anakin's new apprentice (much to Obi-Wan's amusement and Anakin's chagrin, considering he DOESN'T WANT a Padawan!).
There's not much time to lose, however, as the droids attack again, and Anakin and Ahsoka head off to deal with the generator powering the shield the Separatists have going, and Obi-Wan ... ends up having tea with the Separatist general.
I'm not even joking. Only Obi can pull that one!
Anyway, Master and Apprentice succeed, the planet is theirs, and then Obi-Wan has to go to Tatooine to negotiate with Jabba about the Republic using the Hutt trade routes to move sources in the Outer Rim, while the other two Jedi fly to Teth to get the little Huttlet back.
Obi-Wan is moderately successful, but Jabba is also making deals with Count Dooku, who not only promises to bring back Rotta, but he gives Jabba "proof" that it was the Jedi who kidnapped his son in the first place, and who want to murder Jabba to take over his empire.
The Hutts should understand the Jedi more. COME ON.
Anyway, with a bounty now out on said Jedi, Anakin and Ahsoka find the little Hutt - only to realize he's sick AND that there's a Separatist assassin there to take them out (not to mention the 501st Legion). Ventress has a personal vendetta against the Jedi who apparently let her planet die, although she doesn't seem to miss the planet itself so much - it's the principle she seems to have a problem with. Or something.
Anyway, by the time Obi-Wan makes an appearance to get to his old Padawan, said Padawan and HIS Padawan are in an old ship blasting away from Teth and towards Tatooine - not even suspecting that Jabba's waiting to relieve them of their heads.
Anakin instructs Ahsoka to head to the palace with Rotta while he duels Count Dooku who intercepts his Jedi adversary, although somehow Anakin manages to both get by the Sith lord AND to Jabba before his Padawan!
Luckily Ahsoka has perfect timing, as does Padmé Amidala, who, after hearing of her husband's plight, did some investigating on her own (falling into the trap of another Hutt, Jabba's uncle, natch), got rescued by C-3P0, somehow much more useful than further in the films, and now supplies information to Jabba about who REALLY betrayed him.
All's well that ends well, as Obi-Wan would say, but in the shadows, Darth Sidious is cackling to himself, because the Clone Wars are going EXACTLY as he wants them to - regardless that he didn't get the Hutt routes for the Separatists!
Very fun, very short, and very French, this was a quick afternoon read that took me about two hours, and I'm now reading the more in-depth version of the same story, and loving it.
Then again, anything that has a person calling Anakin Sky-guy is bound to be hilarious!
xx
*image not mine
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