Title: Son of the Empire by MrsHamill
Fandom: Star Wars
Pairing: Obi-Wan/Qui-Gon
Categories: angst, action, AU, mystery, family, hurt/comfort
Length: Super!Epic (~110,000 words)
Warnings: character death (of an OC)

Author on LJ: hamillfic 
Website: http://www.hawksong.com/~thammill/

Review:
When a dangerous and mysterious foe begins conquering the universe, the Jedi and the Empire of the Sith are faced with the uncomfortable realization that they are going to have to work together to have any hope of stopping the invasion. To that end, Qui-Gon is sent as an emissary and to his surprise he finds that he has far more in common with the Sith royal family than he does with his own Jedi brethren, especially the eldest son and heir to the throne: Obion Kenobi.

Fair warning, the first couple of chapters of this story (before Palpatine is revealed to be a *gasp* Bad Guy (shocker!)) move very slowly and the last chapter moves too fast (and is a little too much like a deus ex machina). Between the two, however, you have an intricate, fascinating, tense thriller populated with an enormous cast of brilliantly drawn (and utterly captivating) OCs and canon characters. I'm especially impressed with the entire Sith royal family, all of whom are (I think) OCs except for Obi-Wan and Anikin. Each one is real and human and not at all Mary Sue-esqe. I also loved Maul, who isn't a bad guy in this fic, and who is far more layered and interesting than he ever was in the movies. Mix in a suspenseful plot in which anyone could prove to be a threat (thanks to Force compulsion) lightened by domestic and romantic drama featuring Qui-Gon and the royal family and you have a long, layered story that will take you hours (or even days) to read.

Son of the Empire