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Doctor Aphra

Doctor Aphra

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  • Author：Sarah Kuhn
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Summary

Dr。 Aphra teams up with Darth Vader himself in the original script to the audiobook production--an expanded adaptation of the critically acclaimed Marvel comics series。

Dr。 Chelli Lona Aphra， rogue archaeologist， is in trouble again。

A pioneer in the field of criminal xenoarchaeology， Aphra recognizes no law， has no fear， and possesses no impulse control。 To her， the true worth of the galactic relics she discovers is found not in a museum but in an arsenal。 This viewpoint has led to a lot of misunderstandings。 After her latest plan goes horribly wrong， Aphra's roguish ways are on the verge of catching up to her。 That's when suddenly Darth Vader， terror of the galaxy， swoops in with his lightsaber and 。 。 。 saves her life？

Don't get her wrong--it's not like she's ungrateful。 Sure， her new boss is a lord of the Sith。 And okay， she may have just become a pawn in a deadly game being played by him and his boss， who happens to be the Galactic Emperor。 And yes， the life expectancy of anyone who disappoints Vader can be measured in seconds。

But she's back doing what she does best。 She's got a ship to fly， a heist to pull， and two unorthodox but effective metal buddies: Triple-Zero， a protocol droid specializing in etiquette， customs， translation， and torture; and BT-1， an astromech loaded with enough firepower to take down a battlecruiser。 Together， they might just find a way to get the job done and avoid the deadly performance review that waits at its conclusion。

Just kidding。 She's doomed。

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Reviews

Brenda Florentino-Weinstein ，

I laughed out loud with this book， the voice actors were great。 This is full of the og characters。 I’ll for sure check out the comic series！

Darryl ，

It was fun but I always struggle with these 'bad person helps other bad people do bad things' books。 Especially when there is no significant character growth。 It was fun but I always struggle with these 'bad person helps other bad people do bad things' books。 Especially when there is no significant character growth。 。。。more

Jon ，

An entertaining full cast retelling of Kieron Gillen's Doctor Aphra story from the Marvel Darth Vader comic books An entertaining full cast retelling of Kieron Gillen's Doctor Aphra story from the Marvel Darth Vader comic books 。。。more

Tina Christopher ，

I've recently fallen into watching the animated Star Wars shows and read Ahsoka， so I had a look through my library app to see what other books are available as audiobooks。 I randomly picked this one up because it has a full cast performing the story。 I had no idea who Aphra is， her backstory， or her motivations。 I only had a rough idea on when the story took place。It was interesting to explore this morally grey character and the full cast did an amazing job。 I don't care enough to look for more I've recently fallen into watching the animated Star Wars shows and read Ahsoka， so I had a look through my library app to see what other books are available as audiobooks。 I randomly picked this one up because it has a full cast performing the story。 I had no idea who Aphra is， her backstory， or her motivations。 I only had a rough idea on when the story took place。It was interesting to explore this morally grey character and the full cast did an amazing job。 I don't care enough to look for more on this character， but it was a fun listen。 。。。more

Gadi Zaig ，

A fun audiobook adventure that expands the world of the original trilogy where fans of that era can certainly enjoy Aphra’s witty humor， sarcasm， and overall character arc。

Dakota Morgan ，

An improvement on Dooku: Jedi Lost if only because Doctor Aphra tells a straightforward story with few characters and minimal flashbacks。 Essentially， cocky archeologist/thief Aphra joins Team Vader and becomes an obsessive acolyte even though he's repeatedly threatening to kill her。 Why is she so desperate for Vader's love？ Unclear。Regardless， Aphra is an amusing narrator， occasionally breaking the fourth wall and repeatedly lying about her motives。 It's fun to rattle around in her mindcage。 Th An improvement on Dooku: Jedi Lost if only because Doctor Aphra tells a straightforward story with few characters and minimal flashbacks。 Essentially， cocky archeologist/thief Aphra joins Team Vader and becomes an obsessive acolyte even though he's repeatedly threatening to kill her。 Why is she so desperate for Vader's love？ Unclear。Regardless， Aphra is an amusing narrator， occasionally breaking the fourth wall and repeatedly lying about her motives。 It's fun to rattle around in her mindcage。 The action and adventure are decent， if perfunctory。 Aphra goes from one planet to the next， teaming up with （and then betraying） numerous vaguely recognizable characters。 In the big finale， we even get Luke， Han， and Leia cameos， though the audio actors sound nothing like the live-action actors。Altogether， Doctor Aphra isn't a bad way to spend five hours commuting to and from work。 It's not at all earth-shattering， though。 The comic book series is far better。 。。。more

Sam ，

Lotta unexpected plot points， but I mean this is the culmination of several comic stories all rolling into eachother from one person's point of view。 Frankly it flows way better than it should。 The cast in the audio drama is fantastic。 I do wish it was a little more focused from her point of view the jumping around often felt cut in the middle of the story momentum at times。 Lotta unexpected plot points， but I mean this is the culmination of several comic stories all rolling into eachother from one person's point of view。 Frankly it flows way better than it should。 The cast in the audio drama is fantastic。 I do wish it was a little more focused from her point of view the jumping around often felt cut in the middle of the story momentum at times。 。。。more

Chris ，

Love Aphra。 Wish this was a new story， but it was a fun way to hear an old one。

* A Reader Obsessed * ，

2。5 StarsFrom what I know， Doctor Aphra was introduced in the Star Wars comics， and this novelization of her adventures is only available as an audiobook atm。She’s a rogue archaeologist looking for the next big technological artifact， not only to bring her fame， but also the biggest possible payout。 Somehow， Aphra finds herself at the unfortunate mercy of Darth Vader as he makes her an offer she can't refuse。 Never to be pessimistic or to not make the most of a situation， Aphra is always looking 2。5 StarsFrom what I know， Doctor Aphra was introduced in the Star Wars comics， and this novelization of her adventures is only available as an audiobook atm。She’s a rogue archaeologist looking for the next big technological artifact， not only to bring her fame， but also the biggest possible payout。 Somehow， Aphra finds herself at the unfortunate mercy of Darth Vader as he makes her an offer she can't refuse。 Never to be pessimistic or to not make the most of a situation， Aphra is always looking out for numero uno no matter what， and that’s why she typically comes out on top。 Mesh that with classic Star Wars action and adventure， this takes place before The Empire Strikes Back where our beloved trio does make an appearance！Overall， I would say that fans will enjoy this segue with no problem。 It doesn’t hurt that this audiobook contains a full cast and plenty of nostalgic sound effects and musical score that really elevates the experience。 However， this fan of Star Wars found Aphra way too self-serving to truly root for her wins and thus when she succeeds， I wasn’t as inclined to celebrate like I normally do。 。。。more

Vik ，

I knew Aphra from the Star Wars comic run prior to reading the book， but not the Vader run。 This was a really fun introduction to her chaotic life & nature & adventures。 Definitely a nice change from other Star Wars stories and characters。 And I gotta say — her droids are some of my favorites in the franchise。 She’s brilliant， she’s funny， she’s reckless。 I’d recommend to anyone looking for a fun origin story for one unique archaeologist。

Brandon Nichols ，

A fun little jaunt through my favorite galaxy。 It occasionally left me a little lost， but I didn't mind。 Aphra feels very "lived-in" as a character。 It was a little hard to believe that some of her encounters with the galaxy's heavy-hitters would go so easily。 Hard to imagine Vader sitting through some of her schtick。 But all in all， I had fun。 More comedic than most Star Wars， but worth it for the joy of adventuring。 A fun little jaunt through my favorite galaxy。 It occasionally left me a little lost， but I didn't mind。 Aphra feels very "lived-in" as a character。 It was a little hard to believe that some of her encounters with the galaxy's heavy-hitters would go so easily。 Hard to imagine Vader sitting through some of her schtick。 But all in all， I had fun。 More comedic than most Star Wars， but worth it for the joy of adventuring。 。。。more

Samantha ，

I have mixed feelings about this one。 The story was interesting and fun， and the sfx brought some spice to the mix， but I feel that the performances hurt the story。Vader was great， I loved the timing on his delivery （but we needed more！）。Not sure what happened with Leia， she sounds exactly like Padme。 Really confusing。Triple zero and Beetee are glorious， just perfection （btw that torture scene caught me off guard… I literally swung my head around thinking my neighbor was getting murdered！ Fantas I have mixed feelings about this one。 The story was interesting and fun， and the sfx brought some spice to the mix， but I feel that the performances hurt the story。Vader was great， I loved the timing on his delivery （but we needed more！）。Not sure what happened with Leia， she sounds exactly like Padme。 Really confusing。Triple zero and Beetee are glorious， just perfection （btw that torture scene caught me off guard… I literally swung my head around thinking my neighbor was getting murdered！ Fantastic， well done！）I think Aphra could’ve used the most help。 She was quirky and fun and you could hear the smirk… but it felt like after every adventurous scene a switch was flipped and we’d instantly go from confident bravado to fearful whimpering。 I’m all for making characters relatable， but Aphra doesn’t seem the type to be blinking away tears and wiping snot from her nose every 10 minutes。 I believe seeing a characters fear and emotions is good， and I understand that this is a radio *drama*; it just feels like they added a bit too much。 I like the idea that she is recording this herself （a la Lando in the Solo movie）， but the “oh that’s embarrassing， computer delete （but actually don’t delete）” bit got old fast。 Just let her delete the sniveling and sappy bits， let’s get back to the action！ 。。。more

Michael Tharp ，

Just too convenient of a plot。 Everything was always happening without explanation。 Dialogue was a bit weak and the entire thing was a narration。 I like the idea of the character but it ends there。

Pierce Gillard ，

As an audio drama adaptation of a comic book series， this was alright。 The cast was very good and production level high， but the story clearly was coking through a filter。 I enjoyed it， but it wasn’t the best if it’s kind I’d heard before。 Compelling characters I’ll look forward to reading more of later on a page。

Paul ，

Fun book with a great voice cast。

Colton Bliss ，

Enjoyed it until the end

Angèle （letmebebookish_） ，

C'était assez fun et chill， mais ça va vite par moment。 La façon de présenter Vador m'a un peu fait tiquer， il paraît trop sympathique au début， heureusement ça va mieux vers la fin。 Et puis j'ai pas vraiment accroché aux droïdes （c'est fou nan， moi qui suis généralement fan des droïdes）， mais ça me donne envie d'en découvrir plus sur Aphra， dans des comics。 Le format était sympa aussi （un script vu que c'était un audiobook à la base）， ça doit être cool à écouter。 C'était assez fun et chill， mais ça va vite par moment。 La façon de présenter Vador m'a un peu fait tiquer， il paraît trop sympathique au début， heureusement ça va mieux vers la fin。 Et puis j'ai pas vraiment accroché aux droïdes （c'est fou nan， moi qui suis généralement fan des droïdes）， mais ça me donne envie d'en découvrir plus sur Aphra， dans des comics。 Le format était sympa aussi （un script vu que c'était un audiobook à la base）， ça doit être cool à écouter。 。。。more

Raul Fernandez ，

Really fun audio drama basically fleshing out Doctor Aphra's introduction to the Star Wars Universe in the Darth Vader （2015） Marvel Comic run。 Definitely gives us a better picture of who Chelli Lona Aphra is。 I really wish they would do this for the rest of that Darth Vader run， and while they're at it， hit the main Star Wars comics to-- or， better yet， have someone write novelizations for these comics。 I think so many are missing out on these great stories because they happen to be in comic bo Really fun audio drama basically fleshing out Doctor Aphra's introduction to the Star Wars Universe in the Darth Vader （2015） Marvel Comic run。 Definitely gives us a better picture of who Chelli Lona Aphra is。 I really wish they would do this for the rest of that Darth Vader run， and while they're at it， hit the main Star Wars comics to-- or， better yet， have someone write novelizations for these comics。 I think so many are missing out on these great stories because they happen to be in comic book form。 My rating: 4。0 Stars。 。。。more

Scott Rhee ，

I’ve never been a big fan of audio books。 I find that I can mentally read faster than some of the narrators for audio books， which isn’t meant to be braggy， just factual。 I’ve listened to some fine books on tape back in the day， usually on long car trips by myself， but I much prefer sitting in my armchair with an actual book。Nowadays， though， I have heard that audiobooks are whole productions， with different actors playing parts， sound effects， and music。 Basically， they are old radio shows， whi I’ve never been a big fan of audio books。 I find that I can mentally read faster than some of the narrators for audio books， which isn’t meant to be braggy， just factual。 I’ve listened to some fine books on tape back in the day， usually on long car trips by myself， but I much prefer sitting in my armchair with an actual book。Nowadays， though， I have heard that audiobooks are whole productions， with different actors playing parts， sound effects， and music。 Basically， they are old radio shows， which I remember loving as a kid。 Stuff like “The Shadow” or “Lights Out”。 Sarah Kuhn’s “Doctor Aphra” is a script for the audiobook， and it works well as a script， so I can only imagine that it is excellent as a radio-play。I wasn’t sure how I was going to like this， but it turned out I didn’t have to worry。 It’s basically a novel in play form。 Most of the play is one long monologue by Aphra， with intermittent scenes involving other characters。Kuhn is a fine writer who captures delightfully the fun and sassiness of one of the newest and best characters in the Star Wars Expanded Universe。 I have enjoyed the Marvel comic book series immensely。If you aren’t familiar with Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra， this might be a good place to start， as it is roughly a compilation of her adventures throughout the comic book series。 Kuhn naturally fills in some of the gaps。Aphra is a rogue archaeologist， who loves a challenge。 She also hates when people tell her she can’t do something。 Indeed， she has an almost-pathological need to prove everyone wrong， usually to her detriment。 She doesn’t have a lot of friends， other than a homicidal protocol droid and an astromech droid loaded with an enough explosives to blow up another Death Star。 She also works for Darth Vader， sometimes。 Kuhn’s “Doctor Aphra” is， for the most part， funny and light， but it’s not mere fluff。 Aphra ends up doing a lot of something that she hates: self-reflection。 She hates dwelling on the past （ironic， considering her line of work）， but her past， more often than not， tends to catch up with her。Aphra is one of the first Asian characters in the Star Wars universe （pre-dating Rose from “Episode VIII: The Last Jedi”， I think）， so she holds a special place in the APIDA （Asian Pacific Islander Desi American） community。 Not that her race has any significance within the SWEU。 Her “Asian-ness” is actually quite meaningless in a galaxy in which there is no “Asia”。 Nevertheless， it’s an admirable attempt by both Disney and Marvel to be more inclusive。 Kuhn is a third-generation Japanese-American。 。。。more

Carter Landon ，

Listened to this one， super fun！ I loved the droids， and the journal entry format of it

Estauromai ，

Wow。 This book brings us to a new low in Disney Canon。 I've gotten used to the fact that Disney's version of Star Wars produces one-dimensional characters， shallow plots， and bad story lines。 This book， however， does all those things in a way I didn't think possible。 The only saving grace about this book is that it is a fast read。 As awful as it was， the pain of reading it didn't last。Here is Doctor Aphra。 Self-proclaimed expert。 She is inept。 The only way anything in the story works is the auth Wow。 This book brings us to a new low in Disney Canon。 I've gotten used to the fact that Disney's version of Star Wars produces one-dimensional characters， shallow plots， and bad story lines。 This book， however， does all those things in a way I didn't think possible。 The only saving grace about this book is that it is a fast read。 As awful as it was， the pain of reading it didn't last。Here is Doctor Aphra。 Self-proclaimed expert。 She is inept。 The only way anything in the story works is the author's liberal use of Dues Ex Machina。 The story doesn't make sense。 The plot is utterly unbelievable。 Worse， the author turns Vader into a bumbling idiot。。。 Emperor Palpatine into a moron 。。。 Leia into a shallow flimsy trope。。。 and Han Solo into a brainless one-liner。This doesn't even take into account the unoriginality of the character's team。 Stop me if this sounds familiar。 Main character， little droid who wheels around making beeping noises， and a protocol droid。 Add in a wookie who threatens to tear people's arms off [and while actually does]。 How original。This book starts with the narrator telling us she's dead。 By the half way point， the only thing keeping me reading was to cheer for her death。 Imagine my disappointment when the author uses one last Dues Ex Machina in the last page to keep Aphra alive。 There wasn't even the satisfaction of her death at the end to make the book worthwhile。Please， Disney。 Find more authors like Zahn。 He can write actually interesting novels。 。。。more

Josi ，

Entertaining， but I wasn’t as much a fan of aphra， and found her to be a little shallow。 And I’m not too into reading audiobooks。 But as I said， entertaining nonetheless， and once I got into the writing， it was fun to read。

Bianca ，

girl had me LAUGHING

denisa ，

chelli lona aphra if you’re reading this im free on friday let me know if you’re free this friday i wanna take you out on a date this friday if you’re free on friday night because that’s when im free

Catherine ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 this is more of a 4。5 star book， but i rounded up。 if you get the chance， listen to the audiobook for Doctor Aphra—it’s a full-cast recording， and a blast to listen to！ the only reason this didn’t get a full five stars was due to a disconnect in plot towards the end， and the initial padmé amidala slander which i will NOT tolerate。 otherwise， it’s a really fun book that provides a lot of info as to what happened between a new hope and empire strikes back

Suyapa Dolmo-Arriola ，

Doctor Aphra is a scoundrel and a very likable character。 I really enjoyed reading this novel and getting to know more about her。 She is fun and charismatic。 I can't wait for more stories about her and seeing what trouble she makes along the way。 Doctor Aphra is a scoundrel and a very likable character。 I really enjoyed reading this novel and getting to know more about her。 She is fun and charismatic。 I can't wait for more stories about her and seeing what trouble she makes along the way。 。。。more

szara ，

The full-cast production is magnificent。 Unfortunately， Aphra is not a character for me， I didn't enjoy getting to know her thus I didn't enjoy her narration and that's the main reason for the rating; if I've read it instead of listening， I would probably give it 2 stars but I need to give credit to the experience overall。 I surprisingly enjoyed Vader here （usually I don't seek Vader content）。 I did like the romantic plot but Sana deserves better。 The full-cast production is magnificent。 Unfortunately， Aphra is not a character for me， I didn't enjoy getting to know her thus I didn't enjoy her narration and that's the main reason for the rating; if I've read it instead of listening， I would probably give it 2 stars but I need to give credit to the experience overall。 I surprisingly enjoyed Vader here （usually I don't seek Vader content）。 I did like the romantic plot but Sana deserves better。 。。。more

Katie Tano ，

3。5i liked it but expected more with it being about aphra

Michael ，

Fun， playful， and entertaining with a talented voice cast and sound editing bringing the genre and universe experience to life in my earphones。Pretty much the premise advertised is delivered in this 6-hour audiobook I was able to listen to while I worked， walked， and did household chores。Emily Woo Zeller is the lead voice actress in this story that sees Dr。 Chelli Lona Aphra， rogue archaeologist， employed by Darth Vader in between the Star Wars action of Episodes IV and V。We get what we expect o Fun， playful， and entertaining with a talented voice cast and sound editing bringing the genre and universe experience to life in my earphones。Pretty much the premise advertised is delivered in this 6-hour audiobook I was able to listen to while I worked， walked， and did household chores。Emily Woo Zeller is the lead voice actress in this story that sees Dr。 Chelli Lona Aphra， rogue archaeologist， employed by Darth Vader in between the Star Wars action of Episodes IV and V。We get what we expect out of a Star Wars adventure， along with some romantic backstory， and an overall plucky narrator's tale that plays with the fourth wall。Also features a voice cast playing Darth Vader， various droids and bounty hunters--including two Wookies--and the familiar Star Wars rebels of the era。A lot of story redundancy in terms of revealing Aphra's motivations that one could be critical of if reading this on the page， but overall if considering it as meant to be consumed quasi-episodically， that is probably what the publisher demanded to serve the median of the audience bell curve。Overall， an enjoyable side eddy in the Star Wars universe。 。。。more

Emma ，

Like Star Wars: Dooku: Jedi Lost， by Cavan Scott， Star Wars: Doctor Aphra， by Sarah Kuhn， is the print form of the script to what was originally an audiobook。 Furthermore， Doctor Aphra is an adaptation of the comics of the same name， with some of the Darth Vader comics thrown in as well。 I haven't read any of those comics。 In fact， all I know about the character of Doctor Aphra come from what I've read about her online。 But she's awesome， and I love her。 She's a rogue space archaeologist。 So， im Like Star Wars: Dooku: Jedi Lost， by Cavan Scott， Star Wars: Doctor Aphra， by Sarah Kuhn， is the print form of the script to what was originally an audiobook。 Furthermore， Doctor Aphra is an adaptation of the comics of the same name， with some of the Darth Vader comics thrown in as well。 I haven't read any of those comics。 In fact， all I know about the character of Doctor Aphra come from what I've read about her online。 But she's awesome， and I love her。 She's a rogue space archaeologist。 So， imagine a female Indiana Jones in space， who's just as badass and snarky。 （And funnily enough， Aphra shares a few scenes with Han Solo。 Take all the time you need to figure out why I might have enjoyed those interactions so much。）Like I said， Aphra's awesome。 I liked seeing her interact with the other characters， particularly those from the movies。 （Darth Vader， Luke Skywalker， Princess Leia Organa， the aforementioned Han Solo， Chewbacca， R2-D2， C-3PO and Emperor Palpatine。） Sana Starros， a character who also originated in the comics， but I best know from Star Wars: Last Shot: A Han and Lando Novel， had a very important supporting role。 It was great to see her again。 The characters new to this book were also pretty cool。 And the plot was interesting。 But you may have noticed that I gave this book a 3-star rating。 The reason is because I haven't read the comics， I felt somewhat disadvantaged going into this book。 However， I did like it well enough。 I just felt it could have been better。 。。。more

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