Happy May 4th!
So even though the most recent book I’ve read from Mike Chen is Vampire Weekend, I had to post about Star Wars: Brotherhood. I love Mike’s total devotion to this franchise. The story arc in Brotherhood is what really breaks your heart when you know later how it all ends when Obi Wan and Anakin are fighting in the hot lava. But for this brief perfect moment, just enjoy how they are no longer padawan and master but equals as Jedi-Knights.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights in a high-stakes adventure set just after the events of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: USA Today
The Clone Wars have begun. Battle lines are being drawn throughout the galaxy. With every world that joins the Separatists, the peace guarded by the Jedi Order is slipping through their fingers.
After an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order’s most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. As Obi-Wan investigates with the help of a heroic Neimoidian guard, he finds himself working against the Separatists who hope to draw the planet into their conspiracy—and senses the sinister hand of Asajj Ventress in the mists that cloak the planet.
Amid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone—and his former master’s insistence that he listen this time—Anakin’s headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling.
Once a Padawan to Obi-Wan, Anakin now finds himself on equal—but uncertain—footing with the man who raised him. The lingering friction between them increases the danger for everyone around them. The two knights must learn a new way to work together—and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war. To overcome the threat they face they must grow beyond master and apprentice. They must stand together as brothers.
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Today Mike tweeted about how he would like to write about Fennec Shand’s backstory, because of course, that would be awesome. Also, Ming Na Wen! I mean, come on. I would love to write that too. 
But mostly, I would love to write even more backstory on Chirrut Îmwe.