Star Wars Recs

[thalia_seawood]

The following is a series of stories written after Star Wars - The Phantom Menace .
Some of the things happening in it, have been disproved by what happened in Attack of the Clones and Anakin is a bit too precocious at times IMO, but nevertheless these stories are an enjoyable read about the early training days of Anakin.

The Malastere series

Comments

[stephantom]

Hey, thanks for the pointer! I just finished the first one. I love these kinds of fics!

[thalia_seawood]

I'll try to post more recs in the future. I've read *a lot* of fanfiction over the years and have discovered that some enjoyable stories are very little known.
(Reccing stories could also be a neat trick to keep track of my own favorites.)

[juonetar]

This series is comfort reading for me. Obi-Wan and Anakin are both a bit too happy and cute to be realistic and in character (in my opinion), but that's also the reason why I love the stories... And I think there's some quality of O&A relationship which the Malastare series manages to show, and which often lacks in fanfic about Anakin and Obi-Wan.

[thalia_seawood]

Yes, the series is not perfectly in character, e.g. I don't believe Anakin would be so difficult, not when he's this young. He would be silent and on his best behaviour for fear of being sent away. Obi-Wan most likely would not start a fight in the podracing stadion, either. But like you said: It's comfort reading. And some moments between Anakin and Obi-Wan are spot on, especially when we take into account this was written before AOTC/ROTS.

The other story I recced, the one by geo3, is less comforting, but captures all the characters perfectly.