No Prisoners (Star Wars: The Clone
Wars) by Karen Traviss
Another Great Work From Traviss
The Clone Wars rage on. As insurgent Separatists fight furiously to wrest
control of the galaxy from the Republic, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
cunningly manipulates both sides for his own sinister purposes.
Torrent Company’s Captain Rex agrees to temporarily relieve Anakin
Skywalker of Ahsoka, his ubiquitous–and insatiably curious–Padawan, by
bringing her along on a routine three-day shakedown cruise aboard
Captain Gilad Pellaeon’s newly refitted assault ship. But the training run
becomes an active–and dangerous–rescue mission when Republic
undercover agent Hallena Devis goes missing in the middle of a Separatist
invasion.

Dispatched to a distant world to aid a local dictator facing a revolution,
Hallena finds herself surrounded by angry freedom fighters and
questioning the Republic’s methods–and motives. Summoned to rescue
the missing operative who is also his secret love, Pellaeon–sworn to
protect the Republic over all–is torn between duty and desire. And Ahsoka,
sent in with Rex and six untested clone troopers to extract Hallena,
encounters a new and different Jedi philosophy, which shakes the
foundation of her upbringing to the core. As danger and intrigue intensify,
the loyalties and convictions of all involved will be tested. . . .
Personal Review: No Prisoners (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) by
Karen Traviss
In 'No Prisoners' we get a sharp look at the concept of 'attachment', not
just among the Jedi, but among the troops and the Republic agents that
are also involved in the war. A group of breakaway Jedi is introduced,
following the teachings of a Jedi Master who is not as certain, as detached,
or as hypocritical as Yoda. Master Altis is a Jedi Master who lives the ideal
of compassion instead of just paying it lip service, and by letting himself be
fully engaged with the people around him, he illustrates the shortcomings
of detachment. Instead of talking about the need to be compassionate and
merciful, in an isolated temple on the wealthiest world in the galaxy, Altis'
Jedi deliver food and medical supplies to refugee camps on politically
unimportant worlds. They don't pity the people around them, they help
them rebuild. And yet, because they do not follow Yoda's dogma blindly,
Ashoka views them with undisguised hostility - in her limited experience
and education, one is either Jedi or Sith, with no middle ground. Altis'
followers neither hide, nor flaunt their romantic relationship, and it throws a
sense of confusion into the young Padawan, regarding her own sense of
attachment to the Jedi Order and her Master.
We see the beginnings of Anakin's love transforming into obsession here,
as well. His desperate longing for a normal relationship with his wife, and
yet his fear at losing the respect he has gained as a Jedi, twist Anakin, and
we see him go from a healthy if smitten mindset to a decidedly warped
longing for every moment. Again, Anakin is given no middle ground: if is he
to remain a Jedi and fulfill his duty, he must forsake his love. Even as we,
the readers, see Altis' Jedi carrying on their duties quite capably without
denying themselves love, Anakin does not and a chance to turn him from
his dark path is lost.
What? This is supposed to be a light adventure based on a cartoon and
glorifying the Jedi?
No. No, it is not.

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