Star Warshas debuted a surprising new story about Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The story is set afterThe Phantom Menaceand beforeAttack of the Clones, when Anakin is still a Jedi Padawan training with his Jedi Master. While manystories inStar Warscanonfollow Anakin and Obi-Wan betweenAttack of the ClonesandRevenge of the Sith, includingThe Clone Warsanimated series and the novel Brotherhood by Mike Chen, there are not as many stories set in the ten years betweenThe Phantom MenaceandAttack of the Clones.
The story, written by Bryan Q. Miller and narrated by Kevin Kemp, is called “Padawan’s Pride,“and has been released viaAudible. It follows Anakin and Obi-Wan infiltrating an underground podracing circuit to find a Republic spy who is believed to be a prisoner of the crime boss running the illegal operation. With Anakin posing as a podracer and Obi-Wan posing as his attendant, the duo’s relationship is tested in new ways in this adventure that takes place three years afterThe Phantom Menace.
What Does Padawan’s Pride Mean For Star Wars?
More Information About Anakin’s Early Jedi Years Will Be Revealed
“Padawan’s Pride” is set inan important period in Anakin’s life that has gone largely unexplored thus far inStar Warscanon. Based on the cover of “Padawan’s Pride,” which shows Anakin wielding a blue lightsaber, he has presumably completed building his own lightsaber at this point in his training and has gone through the Gathering ritual. In this way and in others, Anakin will have made significant progress in his training over the last three years, but he will still face certain struggles.
The Gathering ritual was first shown inThe Clone Warsseason 5.
He will still be missinghis mother Shmi Skywalker, who he has not seen in three years and will not see again for another seven. At 12 years old,he will be testing the boundaries of his relationship with Obi-Wan, and will be pushing those boundaries further during a mission that requires Obi-Wan to pretend to be his attendant. This will create more tension between them during their covert and high-stakes mission to rescue a captive Republic spy from the criminal underworld and will provide further insight into the earlier years of their relationship.
Will Star Wars Drop More Surprise Audiobooks?
It Could Work For Stories Of A Certain Length
“Padawan’s Pride” isa wonderful surprise that presents the possibility of moreStar Warsaudiobooks being unexpectedly releasedin the future. At three hours and 57 minutes, “Padawan’s Pride” is shorter than a standardStar Warsnovel. Any future surprise audiobook releases will likely also tend to be on the shorter side, while full-length stories like theupcomingHigh Republicnovelsand theReign of the Empiretrilogy will continue to be announced and marketed ahead of time.
Source:Audible
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