The Defenders of the Dead

The Melinda/Daan arc is one of my all-time favorites. It shows how terrible Qui-Gon is at being anyone's Master (at the time, he eventually gets better) and how difficult Obi-Wan finds it to be his Padawan.

They are both struggling with trust and communication; I don't think they ever really learn how to communicate, they just use the Force as a stopgap to make up for the lack. Seriously, the Jedi need therapists to learn how to talk to each other and how to interact with the world at large. 🙄

Anyways, I'm definitely ready for the next book!

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are sent to retrieve a kidnapped Jedi knight on Melida/Daan, which has been embroiled in civil war for so long that neither side knows what the original offense was. More care and attention is given to creating memorials for the dead than to ensuring the living a decent standard of living. The Young are the youth of the planet who want to stop fighting and work together to actually create a life worth living.

As I get farther in this series, the things that strike me most is that this simply isn't the best form for these stories. The core of this book is fascinating, a good story worth telling. But the books seem to be under length constraints that mean the story doesn't get told particularly well. It's too show more superficial. Too much action-packed nonsense, not enough deeply considered reflection on the situation. Obi-Wan's defection to the Young lacks emotional resonance because the author didn't put any real effort into making it a believable defection. Honestly, the events of this book had more emotional resonance for me when retold in fanfiction, when the fanfic authors actually delved into what Obi-Wan's decision meant for him and for Qui-Gon, the long-term effects on how they approached arbitration and their role with the Jedi. I'm just not feeling any of that in this source material. Which is very disappointing, honestly. show less

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Los defensores de los muertos viven en el pasado mientras luchan sin cesar para destruir el futuro.
Se han olvidado de los Jóvenes, un grupo de rebeldes liderados por los adolescentes Nield y Cerasi.
Obi-Wan Kenobi tiene 13 años, pero su maestro Qui-Gon Jinn no supone que tomará partido por nundino de los bandos.
Pero cuando Obi-Wan encuentra a Nield y Cerasi, siente que debe unirse a la lucha... aunque Qui-Gon se lo prohiba.
La rebelión ha llegado a ser personal.