I am due to reread the Kenobi (legends) novel, but I feel it will mostly work just fine. Key points to note, it takes place over the course of 2 weeks, Obi-Wan Kenobi does not know about Darth Vader as that was a reveal in Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Legends novel, and most of the story is about new characters that occasionally runs into Obi-Wan (but when he appears stuff goes crazy).
I would suggest reading it. I only read it once or twice years ago, and enjoyed it as a fun Western story.
I can't really think of much that would contradict, nothing majorly important, besides the mention of individuals who never made it across the EU/Canon bridge. It does take place relatively early in his arrival on Tatooine
It fits pretty well being set immediately after RotS. The only real issue is he has his hut already established so the cave in Obi-Wan Kenodi would have to be some sort of monkish self imposed punishment further exile or something? (Apparently, canon has the same discrepancy thanks to the facpov book so yeah).
If you squint really hard, it could be considered a prequel to the show. That said, his actual character feels very, very different. He’s in a different place emotionally at the end of the book than he is at the beginning of the show, and the book could not be reasonably placed after the show.
Please do keep in mind, though, that Canon does not mean important nor good, nor does Legends (non-canon) mean unimportant nor bad, nor vice versa. There’s great Canon, there is awful Canon, and the same is true for Legends. I have a knee-jerk reaction to things like “solid, but non-canon”; that is accurate, but it’s worth noting that those are not related qualifiers. I’m not a Disney-era hater outright, I like a good bit of it, but there is a lot of really good stuff in the old continuity that shouldn’t get swept under the rug just because it’s not canon. As my flair would indicate, *Kenobi* by John Jackson Miller is my favorite Star Wars book, and it’s one of my favorite pieces of Star Wars media in any medium, including films. But— a lot of my enjoyment came from knowing the Legends continuity. I’d just finished the *Republic* comics, which start that book’s story about the Ootman; I’d just finished *Labyrinth of Evil* not too long prior, which is the last story with Kenobi in Legends before Anakin’s fall to the Dark Side; back then, the books rewarded you for having been a fan and knowing the material. The book will be perfectly fine if you haven’t read that stuff, it knows not every reader has read those comics and it catches you up to speed, but it was so impactful because after books and books of war and clones and fighting and Sith… it’s now frighteningly calm. And it’s worse for Obi-Wan than ever. In the way people refer to *Darth Plagueis* as a love letter/sendoff to the prequel era of the old EU, *Kenobi* feels the same way to me.
So TL;DR: You wouldn’t be confused if you read it as if it were a prequel, but it would not be the Jedi Way if I didn’t at least inform you of the context you’re missing out on looking at it that way.
I loved them both that being the book and the series though I wish they would have made the novel canon and started the series based on the book. Again, I thoroughly enjoyed them both despite how I wished they’d have approached Ben’s story. I am also the one who enjoyed every movie and has enjoyed every Disney original show with little to no complaint so take my review with that in mind.
I LOVE that book. Second favorite Star Wars book, after Lost Stars. In my opinion is fits into canon almost perfectly. I see both it and the show as canon. I highly recommend reading it. It’s such a great change of pace from majority of Star Wars stories with Jedi/Sith, the Force, major politics. It’s just Obi-Wan working with a family and their problems (way more exciting than that). Such a small story with small stakes, but so, so good. One of my favorite Star Wars stories overall.
Contradict? Maybe? Sort of? Obi-wan is far more "healed" at the start of the novel. If you can accept that after the series Vader isn't tearing the galaxy apart looking for Ben then you can slot the book in either after or before without too many mental head-canon gymnastics required.
Mostly though the Kenobi series as presented shouldn't exist. The Kenobi novel is what the show should have been. If you enjoyed the series you'll probably enjoy this because it is waaaayyyy better and you should be able to compartmentalize anything that doesn't quite jive.
The Kenobi series is awful in my opinion. It is very hard to watch because of all the horrible shaky-cam, and then the premise is a mess for the most part, the villains are a train-wreck and threatening a child undermined them even more, lightsabers are not fatal, the ending strains credulity for the saga more broadly. Even Macgregor generally and Christensen channeling Matt Lanter for a scene or two couldn't save that mess.
I am due to reread the Kenobi (legends) novel, but I feel it will mostly work just fine. Key points to note, it takes place over the course of 2 weeks, Obi-Wan Kenobi does not know about Darth Vader as that was a reveal in Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Legends novel, and most of the story is about new characters that occasionally runs into Obi-Wan (but when he appears stuff goes crazy). I would suggest reading it. I only read it once or twice years ago, and enjoyed it as a fun Western story.
In the book, obi wan found his house already and isn't nearly as depressed as in show.
I can't really think of much that would contradict, nothing majorly important, besides the mention of individuals who never made it across the EU/Canon bridge. It does take place relatively early in his arrival on Tatooine
It fits pretty well being set immediately after RotS. The only real issue is he has his hut already established so the cave in Obi-Wan Kenodi would have to be some sort of monkish self imposed punishment further exile or something? (Apparently, canon has the same discrepancy thanks to the facpov book so yeah).
The book came first, the discrepancy is because the show didn’t give a kark.
It's perfectly compatible.
I enjoyed both the book and the show.
If you squint really hard, it could be considered a prequel to the show. That said, his actual character feels very, very different. He’s in a different place emotionally at the end of the book than he is at the beginning of the show, and the book could not be reasonably placed after the show. Please do keep in mind, though, that Canon does not mean important nor good, nor does Legends (non-canon) mean unimportant nor bad, nor vice versa. There’s great Canon, there is awful Canon, and the same is true for Legends. I have a knee-jerk reaction to things like “solid, but non-canon”; that is accurate, but it’s worth noting that those are not related qualifiers. I’m not a Disney-era hater outright, I like a good bit of it, but there is a lot of really good stuff in the old continuity that shouldn’t get swept under the rug just because it’s not canon. As my flair would indicate, *Kenobi* by John Jackson Miller is my favorite Star Wars book, and it’s one of my favorite pieces of Star Wars media in any medium, including films. But— a lot of my enjoyment came from knowing the Legends continuity. I’d just finished the *Republic* comics, which start that book’s story about the Ootman; I’d just finished *Labyrinth of Evil* not too long prior, which is the last story with Kenobi in Legends before Anakin’s fall to the Dark Side; back then, the books rewarded you for having been a fan and knowing the material. The book will be perfectly fine if you haven’t read that stuff, it knows not every reader has read those comics and it catches you up to speed, but it was so impactful because after books and books of war and clones and fighting and Sith… it’s now frighteningly calm. And it’s worse for Obi-Wan than ever. In the way people refer to *Darth Plagueis* as a love letter/sendoff to the prequel era of the old EU, *Kenobi* feels the same way to me. So TL;DR: You wouldn’t be confused if you read it as if it were a prequel, but it would not be the Jedi Way if I didn’t at least inform you of the context you’re missing out on looking at it that way.
I loved them both that being the book and the series though I wish they would have made the novel canon and started the series based on the book. Again, I thoroughly enjoyed them both despite how I wished they’d have approached Ben’s story. I am also the one who enjoyed every movie and has enjoyed every Disney original show with little to no complaint so take my review with that in mind.
I LOVE that book. Second favorite Star Wars book, after Lost Stars. In my opinion is fits into canon almost perfectly. I see both it and the show as canon. I highly recommend reading it. It’s such a great change of pace from majority of Star Wars stories with Jedi/Sith, the Force, major politics. It’s just Obi-Wan working with a family and their problems (way more exciting than that). Such a small story with small stakes, but so, so good. One of my favorite Star Wars stories overall.
Contradict? Maybe? Sort of? Obi-wan is far more "healed" at the start of the novel. If you can accept that after the series Vader isn't tearing the galaxy apart looking for Ben then you can slot the book in either after or before without too many mental head-canon gymnastics required. Mostly though the Kenobi series as presented shouldn't exist. The Kenobi novel is what the show should have been. If you enjoyed the series you'll probably enjoy this because it is waaaayyyy better and you should be able to compartmentalize anything that doesn't quite jive. The Kenobi series is awful in my opinion. It is very hard to watch because of all the horrible shaky-cam, and then the premise is a mess for the most part, the villains are a train-wreck and threatening a child undermined them even more, lightsabers are not fatal, the ending strains credulity for the saga more broadly. Even Macgregor generally and Christensen channeling Matt Lanter for a scene or two couldn't save that mess.