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Dark Disciple: Star Wars

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In retrospect, I shouldn’t have been surprised at my strong reaction to Dark Disciple. A glimpse at the highest rated books on my Star Wars shelf shows a clear pattern: most of them involve an element of romance. On the whole, I’ve always found Star Wars novels to be exposition-heavy, which frequently throws up a barrier between the reader and the characters. On the other hand, a love story immediately changes those dynamics, because if you want to create an effective and believable romance between two characters, being able to get into their heads and hearts is the only way to do it.

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. In conclusion, I recommend reading the Wookieepedia summary of the book instead of actually reading it. Golden does good work with other established Star Wars characters, too. Commander Cody only appears briefly, but makes a very important distinction when he says he’d rather see a friend turn to the dark side than simply betray people out of some more secular meanness.

Next, the Jedi Knights sending Quinlan Vos after him is a hard enough pill to swallow. I'm not sure what the canon Quinlan brings to the table which would allow him to defeat the galaxy's greatest swordmsan after Mace, Yoda, Anakin, and Obi-Wan. What is Quinlan Vos' special ability that makes them think he can take Dooku? It's certainly isn't his gift for psychometry. That doesn't help fight a Form II lightsaber combat master.

Quinlan Vos, the Jedi Knight assigned the mission, sets out to find Asajj with the goal of getting her to assist him in assassinating Dooku.

In one key encounter, multi-layered symbolism underscores new paths taken by a fan-favorite Jedi.

Faux Affably Evil: As usual, A lot of emphasis is put on Count Dooku‘s attempts to come across as a Benevolent Leader, but they fall flat every time he doesn’t get what he wants.

The only way to bring down the Sith's most dangerous warrior may be to join forces with the dark side. Internal flap [ ] Aleena Jedi Master Chubor, who's killed in the first chapter when Dooku destroys the refugee fleet he's commanding. MTFBWY #7: Star Wars Books Editor Teases Future, Your Favorite Book by Siegel, Lucas on ComicBook.com ( March 11, 2015) (archived from the original on March 11, 2017) Her [Asajj Ventress'] strength and vulnerability resounded profoundly with me. […] I was in the throes of a bad breakup, and writing for Ventress and Vos was incredibly cathartic for me. […] At its core, Dark Disciple is a story of redemption; a story of how people can be unbelievably broken, and yet find a way to rebuild despite the odds. All of us are given chances time and time again to transform our lives, and it is our responsibility to seize those opportunities before they disappear." ―Katie Lucas [1] Shout-Out: a clone helping Anakin pursue Dooku and Vos and Ventress to Christopsis is named Threepwood.

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When one trusts another with his life, forged a bond is. In this position, neither Vos nor Ventress has been. Asajj Ventress, who has been many things in her life, slave child, Jedi Padawan, Sith Acolyte, Nightsister, Bounty Hunter, and now she is selected to be the representant of the Dark Side of The Force for the Jedi Council’s secret mission, even without her knowledge about it! Blood is already in the hands of the Jedi Council, and they think that the goal justifies the means, BUT maybe this time they put in motion such twisted unholy mission that it will smear their hands so deep that they won’t be able to clean them up totally. After betraying them twice and having only recently turned away from the Dark Side of the Force, the Jedi Council puts Vos on temporary probation and rehabilitation even though they are willing to give him a second chance at redemption. They let him go to Dathomir to return Ventress's body, but under Obi-Wan's supervision since it's a known Dark Side hotspot.

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