Transition from formal Jedi to quiet rebel Fulcrum Aksoka Tanor is temporarily rudderless as she recovers from the past tragedies to an uncertain future。 She finds purpose in helping others who desperately need her help。 Several daring rescues bring her to the attention of enemy and friends。 She reconnects with the rebels and takes up resistance。 There are several allusions to past characters, both dead and surviving。 Plot threads in the future are acknowledged。
Diego,
2nd time reading, first time remembering anything! Great small story that felt really big!
RaresCriss,
Timeline: 18 BBY (BBY= Before the Battle of Yavin)NO SPOILERSMy thoughts:As a person who really likes the character Ahsoka Tano, I obviously loved the book。 I read it when it first came out, but I re-read it after the Season 7 of TCW (The Clone Wars)。 The story explains how the Ahsoka from The Clone Wars TV Show became the Ahsoka from Rebels, and really shows how mature she has become。 Things you might not like: There are some details that differ from the one's seen in the last season of The Clo Timeline: 18 BBY (BBY= Before the Battle of Yavin)NO SPOILERSMy thoughts:As a person who really likes the character Ahsoka Tano, I obviously loved the book。 I read it when it first came out, but I re-read it after the Season 7 of TCW (The Clone Wars)。 The story explains how the Ahsoka from The Clone Wars TV Show became the Ahsoka from Rebels, and really shows how mature she has become。 Things you might not like: There are some details that differ from the one's seen in the last season of The Clone Wars。 The most notable example is that in the Novel, Ahsoka's lightsabers were green at the Siege Of Mandalore, as opposed to the blue lightsabers we see in the Show。Conclusion:Overall, the book was a great read before and after watching The Clone Wars Finale, the inconsistencies weren't a problem for me, I easily just ignored them。 Ahsoka, as always, was a great character。 。。。more
Brittany Garcia,
Did the audiobook。 Ashely Eckstein is amazing。 It was pretty slow to start but hit its stride and I appreciate the throwbacks to Clone Wars episodes。 This is my first E。K Johnston book and I have been wanting to read some of their work and this was nice ease in。。。
Anita McDivitt Barrios,
Every generation has its Star Wars favorite characters。Mine is Han Solo。 (It was an 8-year-old's crush!)My teen daughter's is Ahsoka。We're avid Clone Wars fans, watched all the animated Star Wars series, and my daughter (18) grew up with Ahsoka as a role model。 (You may have noticed my Ian Doescher William Shakespeare's Star Wars series teaching units posted here。 ;-) So my daughter put this on hold at our library and read it, first。 I had to wait for it。It answers the question of what happened Every generation has its Star Wars favorite characters。Mine is Han Solo。 (It was an 8-year-old's crush!)My teen daughter's is Ahsoka。We're avid Clone Wars fans, watched all the animated Star Wars series, and my daughter (18) grew up with Ahsoka as a role model。 (You may have noticed my Ian Doescher William Shakespeare's Star Wars series teaching units posted here。 ;-) So my daughter put this on hold at our library and read it, first。 I had to wait for it。It answers the question of what happened to Ahsoka after Order 66, after she leaves her light sabers behind, after Palpatine takes over the Republic, everything crumbles and everyone she loves is crushed or killed。She's on her own, truly, forging her own path。 She turned her back on the Jedi Order long before this, but now grief is a daily, soul-crushing thing, and she keeps her head down on one planet, not using her Force powers, trying to blend in。But the Imperial touch is soon felt even there。 She steals a ship and leaves as soon as Imperial forces occupy her refuge, where she's been repairing ships for a family with a daughter she's just learned is Force-sensitive。 There's nothing she can do to help the little girl, she figures, and gets away before the Imperial creature sent to hunt her down can find her。She heads to a new planet, a farming planet, where she tries to start over again, keeping her head down, repairing farming droids this time。 But now there's a glimmer of resistance。 Of rebellion。 When an Imperial accountant arrives, primed to exploit the planet for all it's worth, literally (soil and people), she helps them organize and sets up a place for them to flee。 But when the going gets rough, she leaves, again, figuring her presence will only bring worse forces down on the planet。And she isn't wrong。 But she isn't totally right, either。 She goes back to the first planet, hoping to hide there, and rediscovers her strength。 (I won't say how; read the book and find out!)And now she knows there's something on the second planet that's calling her, beckoning her, something she's ached for, for a long time。 A second chance。 And she can't pass up the opportunity to fight for it。Enjoy this tale of Ahsoka's and get a glimpse of how she's recruited by Organa Bail into the budding Resistance。Looking for more book suggestions for your 7th/8th grade classroom and students? Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb。mystrikingly。com/ 。。。more
Santiago,
Pretty good book, tells you pretty much everything about her after the Clone Wars and before Rebels
Diana,
A nice read that is essential if you're an Ahsoka fan。 Kind of sad that a bit of it has been retconned in Season 7 of The Clone Wars (and likely further in The Bad Batch depending on how the show continues), but a lot of it is still canon!The insight we get about Ahsoka's internal journey post-Order 66 in which she's trying to rediscover who she is with respect to the galaxy was great。 This character has come such a long way from the 2008 movie, and I believe this novel does a fantastic job of s A nice read that is essential if you're an Ahsoka fan。 Kind of sad that a bit of it has been retconned in Season 7 of The Clone Wars (and likely further in The Bad Batch depending on how the show continues), but a lot of it is still canon!The insight we get about Ahsoka's internal journey post-Order 66 in which she's trying to rediscover who she is with respect to the galaxy was great。 This character has come such a long way from the 2008 movie, and I believe this novel does a fantastic job of staying in character。 It probably helps that I listened to the audiobook as voiced by Ashley Eckstein herself, so I truly felt like I was right there with Ahsoka! I especially enjoyed seeing how she got her new lightsabers and took on the mantle of Fulcrum! Didn't really care for any of the characters on Raada except for Selda, who we do not see much of。 。。。more
Anna,
i'll admit, i haven't reeeeeeally watched the clone wars。 it's a kids show and i know that, but as an adult, there's just not the same magic。 it's entertaining, sure, but i get confused about the characters and how they fit into the canon of the movies and the rules they created there。 will i ever finish it? maybe。 but for now, i'll stick to the live action movies and shows and go from there, with the occasional book thrown in for good measure, because why not combine the two things i love dearl i'll admit, i haven't reeeeeeally watched the clone wars。 it's a kids show and i know that, but as an adult, there's just not the same magic。 it's entertaining, sure, but i get confused about the characters and how they fit into the canon of the movies and the rules they created there。 will i ever finish it? maybe。 but for now, i'll stick to the live action movies and shows and go from there, with the occasional book thrown in for good measure, because why not combine the two things i love dearly? so now you get why i was so surprised that i loved this so much。 it's by ek johnston, so i was expecting to like it, since i've liked her other books, but this! was! so! good! i wasn't even confused the whole time, which was a pleasant surprise。 the story is solid and i liked all the characters, especially the appearances by ones we all know and love from the prequel trilogy。 it probably helps with world building that the galaxy is established, but i felt like i really knew the planets we saw in the book。 the changing perspectives were clear enough to not be confusing, and the flashback scenes were a fun touch。 overall, i'd definitely recommend this to star wars fans; probably even more if, unlike me, you actually watched the clone wars。 i'm so glad this was my star wars book club's pick of the month because i discovered a new motivation to actually sit down with the clone wars and try again。 。。。more
Ally,
Watch CW and then Jump on thisI've read Queen's Shadows and fell in love so when I was finishing Clone Wars I knew this was next。 It was everything I'd wanted and more。 Any time I see E。 K。 Johnson 's name on a book I'll be picking it up now。 Watch CW and then Jump on thisI've read Queen's Shadows and fell in love so when I was finishing Clone Wars I knew this was next。 It was everything I'd wanted and more。 Any time I see E。 K。 Johnson 's name on a book I'll be picking it up now。 。。。more
Blair Lalor,
This was my first Star Wars read that wasn’t a movie novelization and overall I really enjoyed it。 The book answered a lot of questions about what happened to Ashoka after the Clone Wars and how she ends up in the position she is when she returns in Rebels。 Big props to Filoni for keeping true to this book when writing and working on the final season of Clone Wars。 (This book came out four years before it) Minus a few minor details he stuck really true to EK Johnston’s story of how Order 66 went This was my first Star Wars read that wasn’t a movie novelization and overall I really enjoyed it。 The book answered a lot of questions about what happened to Ashoka after the Clone Wars and how she ends up in the position she is when she returns in Rebels。 Big props to Filoni for keeping true to this book when writing and working on the final season of Clone Wars。 (This book came out four years before it) Minus a few minor details he stuck really true to EK Johnston’s story of how Order 66 went down for Ashoka or at least when she wrote the book there was already a general idea of Clone Wars Season 7 was going to end。 。。。more
David Taylor,
Well worth it。Chapla is one of the best! This book did her justice。 I enjoyed the story and was never bored。 This author's writing style was smooth and easy to read。 This is one of my new favorites。 Well worth it。Chapla is one of the best! This book did her justice。 I enjoyed the story and was never bored。 This author's writing style was smooth and easy to read。 This is one of my new favorites。 。。。more
Solace ,
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it, click here。 This book is a solid 4。5/5 and I have no problem giving this pook the utmost credit, I really enjoyed not only the story but the fantastic writing style。 I was a bit hesitant to get into any of the clone wars era books, having not finished all of the clone wars yet and all but to be honest I think that this book really sold Ahsoka's character for me。 I personally was first introduced to her when I watched Rebels for the first time this past year and I really thought her character was interesting This book is a solid 4。5/5 and I have no problem giving this pook the utmost credit, I really enjoyed not only the story but the fantastic writing style。 I was a bit hesitant to get into any of the clone wars era books, having not finished all of the clone wars yet and all but to be honest I think that this book really sold Ahsoka's character for me。 I personally was first introduced to her when I watched Rebels for the first time this past year and I really thought her character was interesting, then continued on with her brief appearance in season two of the mandalorian。 I was really looking to learn more about her character。 After Disney had announced the Ahsoka show I knew it was high time I got more into Ahsoka's story but to be honest I didn't want to watch the clone wars so I shelved the idea for a bit, It wasn't until I saw this book pop up in my recommended that I thought 'why not' and decided to go for it (and am I glad I did)。 Most star wars books that aren't novelizations of the films that I have read in the past seem to follow this very clear path that (if I wouldn't die for a character like Poe Dameron) I honestly would find very boring, but this surprisingly wasn't one of those books。 The pase was really nice and the story wasn't always super clear, there were times when I was able to guess what happened next but others when I was really surprised。 With most of the other books bringing in a well known character like Bail Organa or Hera seams almost kind of cheap in the sense that they are just there to grab the attention of the fans for that character but this book honestly felt like Bail quite honestly had a place there within Ahsoka's story。 As a huge star wars nerd who wants to know every little detail about what goes on in the minds of the characters and in their universe I really thought that this book was just fantastic for me and for anyone else like minded to be honest。 And even if you arent and you are just looking to know more about Ahsoka I do highly recommend you check this book out at some point。 On a side note I really enjoyed the LGBTQ representation in this novel, though quite small I did really enjoy the way it was worked it into the story and how it added so much more depth do the characters。 。。。more
Rachel,
This book follows Ahsoka a few years after the clone wars, leading up to her appearance in Rebels。 You definitely should watch Clone Wars before reading this one, as Ahsoka has changed after Order 66。 This was a pretty good read with a favorite character, and the flashbacks from other characters perspectives were interesting。
Jessica Hannon,
Ahsoka is such a great character! Love this book, if your a Star Wars fan it's a must read Ahsoka is such a great character! Love this book, if your a Star Wars fan it's a must read 。。。more
omiczech,
Krásně napsáno, skvělý překlad, ale kdo řešil technickou stránku e-booku by si zasloužil pranýř。 Je vidět, že nakladatelství Egmont e-booky nenávidí a čtenářům chce čtení co nejvíc znepříjemnit。 Zakódovat každou stránku na pevno doleva je vážně akt hodný temné strany。 Škoda, že zakoupenou knihu si člověk musí sám přeformátovat。
Rosanne,
If you love Ahsoka Tano you need to read this。
Louica,
3。5
Helen,
my god。。。。 these bitches gay。 good for them, good for them
Zak Schmoll,
Ahsoka is a wonderful character in the animated series, and this book is a fun connection between Clone Wars and Rebels。 Because it was written a few years ago, there is an inconsistency with the ending of the final season of Clone Wars since that came after the book, but it only impacts the first few pages where the siege of Mandalore is described。 The remainder of the book does not seem to contain many major inconsistencies with canon as far as I can tell。This is a young adult novel, so it is Ahsoka is a wonderful character in the animated series, and this book is a fun connection between Clone Wars and Rebels。 Because it was written a few years ago, there is an inconsistency with the ending of the final season of Clone Wars since that came after the book, but it only impacts the first few pages where the siege of Mandalore is described。 The remainder of the book does not seem to contain many major inconsistencies with canon as far as I can tell。This is a young adult novel, so it is a very quick read。 The plot is not incredibly complex, but it doesn't really try to be。 There are a few elements that you know have to happen in the plot line, and I would say that the author does a pretty good job making sure those are hit。 Ahsoka's dialogue admittedly does not sound a lot like her dialogue from the show in my opinion, but her actions do seem consistent with her character。 Also, there are some fun flashbacks to moments in Clone Wars that I enjoyed。Overall, this is an enjoyable read。 If you ever read any of the Star Wars childhood series from Jude Watson a long time ago, this novel is reminiscent of those。 It features a fast-moving, relatively simple plot, but you love the characters from the franchise, so this story is fun as well。 。。。more
I really liked this book。 It's a quick read, and gives a good indication of what happens between "Clone Wars" and "Rebels" without changing the lore too much。 I would have liked a little more in that time-frame, but this was a good one all the same。 It's an all ages book, so if a family wants to read it together, it's really good for that。 I really liked this book。 It's a quick read, and gives a good indication of what happens between "Clone Wars" and "Rebels" without changing the lore too much。 I would have liked a little more in that time-frame, but this was a good one all the same。 It's an all ages book, so if a family wants to read it together, it's really good for that。 。。。more
Amanda,
Good plot but I was a bit disappointed。 I had hoped the story would cover more from rebels to mandalorian but sadly it didn’t。 Still an enjoyable read。
Randy,
This book bridges the gap of Ahsoka between The Clone Wars and Rebels。 While it gives some background to that time, overall I felt like the book failed to capture the mark of who Ahsoka is as a character。 Overall a forgettable Star Wars story。
Michael,
Fantastic!! Perfectly bridge's Ahsoka's time from Clone Wars to Rebels。 The writing is seamless and while the story isn't super complex like a Thrawn book, it is thoroughly enjoyable and touching。 Plenty of references to the rest of the Star Wars cannon to enjoy。 Couldn't stop reading it。Much has been written about the "contradictions" that now exist between Ahsoka and season 7 of the Clone Wars。 They are very minor IMO and don't impact the story in any way。 Fantastic!! Perfectly bridge's Ahsoka's time from Clone Wars to Rebels。 The writing is seamless and while the story isn't super complex like a Thrawn book, it is thoroughly enjoyable and touching。 Plenty of references to the rest of the Star Wars cannon to enjoy。 Couldn't stop reading it。Much has been written about the "contradictions" that now exist between Ahsoka and season 7 of the Clone Wars。 They are very minor IMO and don't impact the story in any way。 。。。more
Annesha Banerjee,
As someone who watched the Clone Wars TV show and cried (like most of us), this book made me feel super sad。 The book was slow in some cases, but it shows Ahsoka's pain after losing her loved ones really well。 E。K。 Johnston made me care about every single character in the book and it was lovely to read about a few familiar ones。 As someone who watched the Clone Wars TV show and cried (like most of us), this book made me feel super sad。 The book was slow in some cases, but it shows Ahsoka's pain after losing her loved ones really well。 E。K。 Johnston made me care about every single character in the book and it was lovely to read about a few familiar ones。 。。。more
Daniel,
Amaze balls
وائل ماهر,
اسوكا تانو هي اجمل شئ في سلسله حرب المستنسخين عمليا هي البطل الحقيقي هذه القصة مليئة بالإثارة في المقام الأول بينما تتعافى أهسوكا من تدمير الأمر 66 وفقدان أصدقائها ، تعمل على معارضة نظام قمعي على الكوكب الذي اختارت الاختباء فيه
Angelique,
While this book might have been aimed at younger readers, as a SW fan, I really enjoyed it。 Ahsoka is a great character who had suffered a lot of loss after Order 66 so it was interesting reading things from her POV。 She was closed off and guarded at the beginning but started opening up as the story went onOne thing I did not like was the random bits of the past thrown in because it was confusing reading about it at different points of the story。 They would have been better at either the beginni While this book might have been aimed at younger readers, as a SW fan, I really enjoyed it。 Ahsoka is a great character who had suffered a lot of loss after Order 66 so it was interesting reading things from her POV。 She was closed off and guarded at the beginning but started opening up as the story went onOne thing I did not like was the random bits of the past thrown in because it was confusing reading about it at different points of the story。 They would have been better at either the beginning or the end of the story。 But overall this was a really good book! 。。。more
Kim,
Ahsoka is my second favorite non-movie Star Wars character, so I of course enjoyed getting more of that her。 I felt like this book did Ahsoka justice, especially with her character's journey。 While the narrative is pretty jumpy (I kept rereading sections), it read a lot like a long Clone Wars or Rebels episode, so would be perfect to read between the two shows。 Ahsoka is my second favorite non-movie Star Wars character, so I of course enjoyed getting more of that her。 I felt like this book did Ahsoka justice, especially with her character's journey。 While the narrative is pretty jumpy (I kept rereading sections), it read a lot like a long Clone Wars or Rebels episode, so would be perfect to read between the two shows。 。。。more
Cary,
If I were to attempt to rate this more objectively, I'd probably give it three stars, I think。 But, for me personally, it rates four。I'm assuming anyone interested in reading this is at least familiar with the movies, and thus things like what happens to the Jedi in episode 3。 If not, there are one or two spoilers below。 You've been warned。I was a huge fan of the original trilogy (OT), though a little skeptical of putting cutesy spear-wielding teddy bears in episode 6, Return of the Jedi。 (Side If I were to attempt to rate this more objectively, I'd probably give it three stars, I think。 But, for me personally, it rates four。I'm assuming anyone interested in reading this is at least familiar with the movies, and thus things like what happens to the Jedi in episode 3。 If not, there are one or two spoilers below。 You've been warned。I was a huge fan of the original trilogy (OT), though a little skeptical of putting cutesy spear-wielding teddy bears in episode 6, Return of the Jedi。 (Side note, the episode numbering is in-universe chronological, not the real-world release order。)However, I found the subsequent movies in the meh to shitty range。 Except for episode 9, as the shittiness of episodes 7 and 8 had driven any desire to see it out of me。 Just。。。 bad dialogue, painfully bad humor, inexplicable character behavior。 Anyhow。。。 not a Stars Wars movie series review。 And in any event, I still love the SW universe and mythology。When the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series came out, I ignored it, though friends told me it was pretty good。 Like many, I was just in it for the movies。 I've read the novelization of Empire, and four of the early non-canon books。 (For the uninitiated, a lot of the early books and at least one early series have been declared non-canonical in the wake of the creation of a coherent Star Wars cinematic universe。) Finally, I took a leap of faith and started watching The Mandalorian。 It still had some flaws, but they were the flaws of A New Hope and Empire, not the painful shit from the later films。 And it was pretty damn good。 I mean, really surprisingly good。 Really, if someone came to you and said, "I want to make a million dollar [or whatever it cost] an episode show, about a mercenary and his little green, toddler, alien sidekick, oh, and you'll never see the mercenary's face because he always wears armor。" You would laugh in their face。 But, because it's SW and because Disney, for all its faults, does know how to make good shows, it works。 And works well。Anyhow, so with Mandalorian watched and my interest in SW rekindled, I decide to give Clone Wars a go。 And it's pretty damn good too。 Plus, it develops the universe and mythology a lot, explores many characters (Obi Wan, Yoda, Mace Windu, Anakin, Bail Organa, Padme), and introduces a few new ones, including Anakin's padawan, Ahsoka Tano。 Ahsoka quickly became a fan favorite, got her own book (obviously), and has a limited series coming (next year, at a guess)。In the timeline of the movies, the series runs roughly from episode 2 through to the end of episode 3, but, being seven seasons long, adds a lot of detail to the period。 It's also about 30 times better written。So, now I feel like I can write a couple paragraphs about the book after writing a six-paragraph-long prelude。 The Star Wars universe is a big, complicated thing。I'll tell you right now, this is brain candy。 It's a solid book。 I didn't notice any glaring flaws in continuity or logical flow。 As near as I can tell, this was Johnston's first SW novel (she subsequently wrote two others), and I can only wonder how much backstory a new writer in the SW universe has to wade through before they can actually write something that fits into the grand scheme of things。 So, an A for presumed effort there。 It helps that Ahsoka is fairly self-contained。 It doesn't touch on too much outside of Ahsoka and the backwater planets she's on。 And maybe that's typical for new SW authors so they don't have to spend three months reading backstory notes right off the bat。 In fact, one of the story's principle tasks is to (re)connect her to what's going on (that being the start of the rebellion)。Ahsoka is popular for good reasons。 First, she's one of the few major female characters。 Though that hardly explains it, and it would be insulting to suggest that simply being female is what makes Ahsoka popular, both to the writers and to, well, most humans。There is one big reason to be skeptical, at least without seeing the series。 She begins the series as a sidekick (Anakin's), and so often the sidekick role gets botched terribly。 Plus, she's the only major new character, which seems to enhance the botchability in these things。 The writers, to their credit, did not make her annoying。 She's not just there for comic relief or to do stupid shit to create plot points。 She's a kid to be sure (maybe mid-to-late-teens at the start of the show), and does screw up at times to be sure, but she's learning -- and she does learn。 She grows, she gains new responsibilities and independence。 She leads trooper into battle。 She has agency。 And she's never sexualized。Ahsoka the book extends this arc of Ahsoka the character into her becoming a full adult。 She is one of the few Jedi to survive Order 66, but as she was away from the Jedi Temple, she does not know who else survived, only that she can no longer sense other Jedi through the Force。 She is young, quite alone, quite sad, and constantly in fear of being discovered by Imperials。As the Empire expands into the outer rim of the galaxy, Ahsoka skips from world to world, until she finally decides to stay and help the few hundred inhabitants of a moon about to have the resources wrung out of it by the Empire。The plot is nothing intricate -- this is Star Wars after all。 It took me just a couple dozen words to explain it。 But the action is fast, you care about the characters, and you hate the bad guys。 Sweetness for your cerebellum (don't come at me with your neuroanatomy)。Ahsoka's a bad ass -- she's a trained Jedi -- but not too bad ass。 Her training is incomplete for one thing。 And she just not as powerful as some of the more famous force wielders like Obi Wan, Luke, or Vader (to say nothing of Yoda or Palpatine)。 And she is as aware of these limitations as she is of her abilities。 Years of fighting in the Clone Wars given her a lot of practical knowledge of strategy and tactics, as well as experience in tangling with other force-wielders。 It makes for a satisfying story, especially when coupled with the strong reasons she has to keep her identity as a Force-wielder (to say nothing of as a mostly-Jedi) secret。 And along the way, you do get to meet a couple old favorites to boot: R2-D2 and Bail Organa。The audiobook is a delight。 It's read by Ahsoka's voice actress, Ashley Eckstein, and comes complete with lightsaber and other sound effects, R2-D2 beeps, and various stirring bars of John Williams's SW score。 Eckstein's a pro voice actress and you always know which character's speaking from the distinct voices she gives them。Bottom line: If you're a disillusioned SW movie fan, or just never ventured beyond the films, give Clone Wars a shot and then read this。 I sincerely doubt you'll be disappointed。Though I have not watched it yet, as I understand it, Ahsoka's story continues in the Star Wars Rebels animated series, though she is not a regular in it, and after that, the eponymous, upcoming limited series。 。。。more