Dark Disciple: Star Wars

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Other projects include a slew of Star Trek novels, among them The Murdered Sun , Marooned , and Seven of Nine , and "The Dark Matters Trilogy," Cloak and Dagger , Ghost Dance and Shadow of Heaven . Interestingly, or at least for fans, this novel is based on a story arc scripted for The Clone Wars television series that went unproduced after the show was canceled. The dynamic between Quinlan Vos and Asajj Ventress is the key relationship here and it works incredibly well. The attraction between the two is portrayed very well and is legitimately sexy – a word one doesn’t always use in relation to Star Wars. Both of these characters have their own complicated history motivating them and we see just what it is that intrigues each of them about the other, even as so much understandable wariness is also included.

In conclusion, I recommend reading the Wookieepedia summary of the book instead of actually reading it. For years, the galaxy-wide conflict known as the Clone Wars has raged. The struggle between the rightful government of the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems has claimed the lives of untold billions. Call-Forward: When Ventress brings Vos to Dathomir to train him, she reflects that Dooku will only be killed by someone with hatred in their heart. Much later, on one of Coruscant's floating parks, Ventress tells Vos that, whether or not the Jedi are able to kill Dooku, someone will. While it doesn't end up being Ventress or Vos, in the end, Dooku will indeed be killed by someone with enough hatred to match his.I certainly don't need romance in my Star Wars, but for me, it was more about watching Ventress being able to let her guard down and open up to someone. When one trusts another with his life, forged a bond is. In this position, neither Vos nor Ventress has been. Here, she never really rejects the Dark Side and when she does, it's for the somewhat prosaic reason of romantic love. I can't help but think I would have preferred her story to have something less traditional like wanting to take down Dooku for his crimes or facing Anakin Skywalker. Indeed, in the Republic comics, Ventress' best death (she had several) was when Anakin murdered her to protect the secret of his marriage. A pity that wasn't her canonical end.

Yeah, I don't know how to summarize my opinions on this book. I don't want to to insult Christie Golden as I absolutely adore her and still consider her novel, Arthas, one of my all-time favorite novels. Certainly, she can do romance since I found the Jaina Proudmoore/Arthas Menethil romance to be one of my favorite in the World of Warcraft universe. But this? Well, I just didn't like it. The writing was really done well, Golden did a much better job at depicting the Star Wars Universe than EK Johnson did with the Padme books in my opinion. Her writing seemed so flat, while Golden really did a great job at writing these characters, their drives and emotions, while also doing a great job at setting the scene. Together, Ventress and Vos are the best hope for eliminating Dooku--as long as the emerging feelings between them don't compromise their mission. But Ventress is determined to have her retribution and at last let go of her dark Sith past. Balancing the complicated emotions she feels for Vos with the fury of her warrior's spirit, she resolves to claim victory on all fronts--a vow that will be mercilessly tested by her deadly enemy . . . and her own doubt. As the war rages on in the galaxy, Count Dooku's tactics become increasingly brutal. The Republic cannot stand by while hundreds more innocent lives are lost.She has such a tough facade and reputation, rarely letting it slip, even for a moment. Reading her in the more vulnerable moments, particularly when she told Vos the truth of what happened to her fellow Nightsisters, it gave me all the feels. Younglings whose parents, unwisely, chose to ally with the Republic.” Gone was Dooku’s civilized purr. His gaze settled on Nya. She didn’t flinch from his scrutiny, but she couldn’t stifle a soft growl. He looked her up and down, then dismissed her as of no further interest. “I’ve been monitoring your transmissions, General, and I know that this little chat is being sent to the Jedi Council. So let me make one thing perfectly clear.”

Let's go with the fact the majority of the book is a romance, or an attempt to do a romance. The portrayal of the book is Ventress is a skilled seductress and femme fatale who Vos finds captivating. Well, I guess some people would find Ventress appealing. She's certainly a dominant female and Dark Side ladies have their appeal but mostly I've always found her a really nasty character with a smoker's voice. You will only be in the . . .” Rakshu’s voice trailed off as Nya held her gaze. Tears slipped silently down Rakshu’s muzzle, glittering in the crimson light. The Mahran were no telepaths, but even so, Nya knew her mother could read her thoughts. Book Ends: Ventress dies on Christophsis, which is the same planet where she was chronologically first introduced in the Canon. The story that follows is really all about Quinlan Vos and Asajj Ventress’ friendship. Sure, there are lots of fights (regular blaster battles, lightsaber duels, and space battles), more than one encounter with dear old Count Dooku, and a descent into the depths of the dark side of the Force, but at its heart, this is a tale of two people and the journey they travel together. Naturally, they learn many things from one another, and Ventress, in particular, finally fully emerges from her Sith shadow to fully reveal herself to the Star Wars world. As is to be expected, there was a ton of action in here. I loved the various battle scenes, but also loved the quieter moments between Vos and Ventress.

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Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print. Nope. It is good Star Wars fun from cover to cover. Sure, I have personal dislikes about certain things that occur in the novel, but I always suspend my disbelief when reading Star Wars and try to enjoy the pure sugar-coated fun of it all. The plot of Dark Disciple is based on eight unproduced scripts written by Katie Lucas from The Clone Wars that were written but not animated before the show was canceled. The eight scripts were divided into two four-episode arcs that would have been part of seasons 7 and 8 of the show. The episode titles would have been "Lethal Alliance", "The Mission", "Conspirators", "Dark Disciple", "Saving Vos, Part I", "Saving Vos, Part II", "Traitor", and "The Path".