Star Wars: Dark Disciple
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- Author：Christie Golden
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Summary
When the Jedi decide to target Count Dooku-Darth Tryanus- himself， they turn to his ex-apprentice， Asajj Ventress， for help in getting close to the slippery Sith Lord。 But when unexpected sparks fly between Ventress and Quinlan Vos， the unorthodox Jedi sent to work with her， the mission becomes a web of betrayal， alliances， secrets， and dark plotting that might just be the undoing of both Jedi and Sith - and everything in between！
Reviews
Marc Sellini
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I'm a MESS I'm a MESS 。。。more
Brianna Austin
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I couldn't put it down， I read it in one sitting。 It was an amazing arch and I'm so glad it got published since it wasn't apart of the show。 I couldn't put it down， I read it in one sitting。 It was an amazing arch and I'm so glad it got published since it wasn't apart of the show。 。。。more
Mr Ross BAYNE
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Excellent readGood narrative that keeps the reader engrossed and guessing。A complete tale that leaves me wanting more plus some context of just where and when this episode fits in， hence 4 stars。 I want a view of the bigger picture！
Tim Gray
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Enjoyable， but perhaps one to many reverses in the plot？
Serena Burroughs
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This one had me excited for sure！ Very intriguing story to me， with twists I didn’t see coming。 The biggest twist being … Me finding myself rooting for Asajj BIG TIME。 Loved it from the very begging to the end。 10/10 would recommend。
Robin
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from now on I’ll only trust lesbians on tik tok when it comes to Star Wars books 😌
Cody
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This arc was done far more justice in a book than it could have ever been in clone wars， as much as I love the show
Zez
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i am in so much pain。
Grace
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ugh can we not kill women anymore please I'm tired of this plot point ugh can we not kill women anymore please I'm tired of this plot point 。。。more
Anna
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Pain。
Chelsea Zukowski
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Dark Disciple not only breathes more life and complexity into two incredible Clone Wars characters - Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos - Christie Golden's book also delves so much more into the mysticism of the Force， in particular the dark side。 Though I didn't have high expectations going into this book （I listened to it through Audible）， I was blown away by the emotional intensity and high stakes。And I'll be honest， I wasn't the biggest fan of Asajj Ventress through watching her arcs in The Clon Dark Disciple not only breathes more life and complexity into two incredible Clone Wars characters - Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos - Christie Golden's book also delves so much more into the mysticism of the Force， in particular the dark side。 Though I didn't have high expectations going into this book （I listened to it through Audible）， I was blown away by the emotional intensity and high stakes。And I'll be honest， I wasn't the biggest fan of Asajj Ventress through watching her arcs in The Clone Wars。 Though I grew to respect her character in the later seasons， she still wasn't among my favorites from the prequel era。 I had similar feelings with Count Dooku - they both just seemed like filler characters that weren't fully fleshed out。 But after reading Dark Disciple and Dooku: Jedi Lost， I've grown to love the intense and heartbreaking story of Asajj Ventress。 Dark Disciple finally gives Ventress the spotlight， climax and ending her character deserves。 Her romance with Quinlan Vos was a juicy "enemies to lovers" trope and gave the Star Wars universe some much-needed sexiness。 Though the ending was devastating， the novel breathed so much more life into Ventress and her importance with the Jedi and the galaxy。 。。。more
Elwin Kline
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Very enjoyable Star Wars read。 Really well written approach to jumping back and forth between Light and Dark with this one。 Super fun。 Ventress and Vos twisted love story here is not your stereotypical teenage female audience target/focus type approach。 The author did a really great job here and thus far definitely one of the most interesting and complex romances within the Star Wars universe。Other random highlights: - More Dooku。 This book builds upon and enhances his power/villainous character Very enjoyable Star Wars read。 Really well written approach to jumping back and forth between Light and Dark with this one。 Super fun。 Ventress and Vos twisted love story here is not your stereotypical teenage female audience target/focus type approach。 The author did a really great job here and thus far definitely one of the most interesting and complex romances within the Star Wars universe。Other random highlights: - More Dooku。 This book builds upon and enhances his power/villainous character。 He Continues to grow into a great antagonist you love to hate。 - More Dathomir。- General Grevious appearance。 - Boba Fett and Bossk！- The sleeper。 I will just leave it at that。 Very enjoyable Star Wars book to add to the collection and reads like this make so glad I started this journey。 I honestly was going to give this a 4/5。。。 but I can't think of any reason or have anything negative to say about this book。。。 so I will have to give it a much deserved 5。 。。。more
Kireth
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WHY: Following from Kindred Spirits and supplementing my Clone Wars TV show experience， Dark Disciple was one of the parts I was really looking forward to - 8 abridged episodes spanning a massive arc featuring a Jedi and Sith working together。STORY: This opens with a massacre by Dooku， and with the war dragging on the Jedi council make a dark decision against the Jedi code - sending Quinlan Vos， a Jedi， to assassinate the Count with the support of ex-apprentice Asajj Ventress。 As he attempts to WHY: Following from Kindred Spirits and supplementing my Clone Wars TV show experience， Dark Disciple was one of the parts I was really looking forward to - 8 abridged episodes spanning a massive arc featuring a Jedi and Sith working together。STORY: This opens with a massacre by Dooku， and with the war dragging on the Jedi council make a dark decision against the Jedi code - sending Quinlan Vos， a Jedi， to assassinate the Count with the support of ex-apprentice Asajj Ventress。 As he attempts to win her trust， acting as a bounty hunter and going on shared missions， he finds himself falling in love with the changed villain。 This was unfortunately the weakest part of the plot for me， as I found it hard to believe how quickly things happened - although this led to two great twists， at the midpoint and conclusion of the book。 I also found myself in disbelief at certain actions made during other key confrontations of the story， but from a bigger picture perspective the writers could not kill characters who need to appear later in the saga。 On the other hand， the dark side is also explored more deeply here but in a newly-depicted restrained manner which was liked。WRITING: I loved the seamless integration of TV series characters and locations， which made it easy to read and visualise these as a set of actual 22-minute episodes。 The writing was minimal in this sense， as the reader should know a lot about these characters and story archetypes before beginning the book。 However， I enjoyed how Golden was able to uncover more about Vos and Ventress's individual personalities through their perspectives， with the latter especially becoming one of my favourite characters from the Star Wars saga。WHO: This is really for the die-hard Clone Wars TV show fan who wants to know absolutely everything about the series cut short due to cancellation。 It is harder to recommend for even broader Star Wars fans， as it relies a lot upon knowledge of the show and characters established in it。 I'm now keen for the Son of Dathomir graphic novel， and plan on reading The High Republic: Light of the Jedi after finishing the Clone Wars， but am unsure of my Star Wars reading media plans beyond that。。。 。。。more
Navnit Pratik
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Just Marvelous！ These stories would have been the best episodes of The Clone Wars if it hadn't been cancelled。 🙌I'm glad that the stories reached us through this book。 Just Marvelous！ These stories would have been the best episodes of The Clone Wars if it hadn't been cancelled。 🙌I'm glad that the stories reached us through this book。 。。。more
Adrien
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A great take on an un-often tread path in the Star Wars universe， where the characters are very much situated in the twilight zone between the Light and the Dark sides。 Highly enjoyable and a must-read for fans of the franchise。
Mike
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Been on a Star Wars novel kick， and this one （for fans of the Clone Wars series at least） was a great summer read。
Katherine
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An emotional rollercoaster I was not expecting。 It was weird reading Starwars as a book for the first time， but it was really enjoyable。
Kels
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pro tip: do NOT read this after lost stars！！！
Sarina ❀
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I have been meaning to read this book for ages and my brother gifted me a Waterstones gift card for my birthday which I used to but this book - and it was worth it！From start to finish I was enjoying myself reading this book， the action， relationships， tactics and schemes - all of it was good。 There were some bits I didn't enjoy like the Jedi Order being arrogant and not being responsible of their own actions， but that's nothing new really。I was surprised Ahsoka wasn't mentioned as the book take I have been meaning to read this book for ages and my brother gifted me a Waterstones gift card for my birthday which I used to but this book - and it was worth it！From start to finish I was enjoying myself reading this book， the action， relationships， tactics and schemes - all of it was good。 There were some bits I didn't enjoy like the Jedi Order being arrogant and not being responsible of their own actions， but that's nothing new really。I was surprised Ahsoka wasn't mentioned as the book takes place after she leaves the Jedi Order where she and Ventress worked together， despite Barriss being mentioned for framing Ahsoka and bombing the Jedi Temple， as well as killing Clones and other people， you would think Ahsoka would be mentioned。The whole thing between Asajj Ventress and Quinlin Vos was very interesting and I love how it developed to actual love。Dooku is an asshole， nothing new。THE ENDING THOUGH！！ I finished reading this on the bus to work and I fought back tears because I have watched Ventress on screen since I was 12 and I watched her grow and develop into an amazing character， and to read those final pages with her final words。。。At least she's with her sisters now。 。。。more
Briana
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disney im suing you for not animating this storywhile reading， i was constantly torn between losing all hope for happy endings and being angry that this wasn't animated because it's written in such a VISUAL WAY （or maybe I'm just used to hearing all the voice actors whenever I read any of the dialogue and also the intro tho？？？ peak clone wars vibes）。 i think the good thing about it being in book format was that we were able to read their internal monologues/thoughts- it doesn't always translate disney im suing you for not animating this storywhile reading， i was constantly torn between losing all hope for happy endings and being angry that this wasn't animated because it's written in such a VISUAL WAY （or maybe I'm just used to hearing all the voice actors whenever I read any of the dialogue and also the intro tho？？？ peak clone wars vibes）。 i think the good thing about it being in book format was that we were able to read their internal monologues/thoughts- it doesn't always translate in animation so it was good to see on paper！anyways， I loved this book SO MUCH， ventress is literally one of my favorite star wars characters so obviously I was so excited to read this AND IT DID NOT DISAPPIONT！！ the snark， the SASS， the BANTER， the CAMEOS （obi-wan and anakin eSPECIALLY reading their dynamic hits different BRO PAGE 260 I WAS LITERALLY CRYING THEYRE SO STUPID， also yoda wisdom and internal jedi council complexities we love to see it）i definitely feel that some of the character development felt sudden， but again， there's a part of me that understands it because in episode format （which this book was basically written in）， time just passes really quickly and the time that it takes for people to develop is skipped over。 I'm also lowkey bitter that such a bad*ss like ventress seemed less powerful towards the end？？ i get that it's a character arc and everything considering all the people she's loved and been loved by， and now I'm slowly convincing myself that it's okay and it's all because of balance， but yeah， at times I wish （view spoiler）[ it didn't feel like she was willing to sacrifice herself for him when he betrayed her so many times however it could also be argued that she saved him from going down the same path that she did so it was a sacrifice for someone who she saw herself in not necessarily for love EHHHH it's all up for grabs （hide spoiler）] VOS AND VENTRESS dang， every single trope satisfied for real omggg， I loved the dymanic （an unexpected surprise because originally I was against a love interest for ventress） and the UNPREDICTABLE PLOT TWISTS REALLY HAD ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT （parallels between them and （view spoiler）[ anakin/padme （hide spoiler）] hurt so bad）also I love mentions of Barriss Offee and how the Jedi Council still makes poor decisions （bruh） SO INFURIATING WATCHING ALL THE LITTLE CLUES ABOUT PALPATINE NOT GET PIECED TOGETHER OR THEY SLIP AWAY OR WHATEVER AND IM LIKE BRUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHanyways I loved this book and even though it's not perfect， I have to give it 5 stars just because QUOTES， CHARACTER， ARCS， BANTER， COMEDY， the whole shabang， amazing favorite quotes: SOME SPOILERS HERE， READ AT UR OWN RISK"Most of the life， she had been with someone， only to inevitably lose them in the cruelest of ways。 。。。Dead now， all of them; they had loved her， and they were slain。 [。。。] There was [。。。] something terribly askew with a universe in which， out of all her allies and mentors， Dooku was alive and the others breathed no more。""'I wonder，' Vos mused， turning again to look at her。 'What's worse。。。to have unhappy stories， or have no story at all？'""Lights shone like eyes， and the whole thing reeked of power and the willingness to use it。""She awkwardly accepted Marg Krim's hanks and， much less awkwardly， the extremely large pile of credits he gave her。""'Sometimes it is a dark path we must tread so that long more for the light， we shall。'""'Former Sith，' Kenobi corrected， marveling not for the first time that he was now in the curious position of defending Ventress's honor。""Ventress felt a brief flash of amusement as she realized that for the first time， she was actually rooting for Skywalker。""'Sorry， Master Kenobi， you're breaking up！ I think something might be wrong with my comlink。' 'Anakin！' 'Some say I'm reckless， others would say I have guts。 It's subjective，' Anakin， who had clearly nothing at all wrong with his comlink， said。""Anything else you can get from the comb？' he asked Vos。 'Well，' Vos replied， 'it's owner used to flex in the mirror when he thought no one was watching。'""'Ventress isn't capable of anything as selfless as love，' Anakin scoffed。 'And Vos coulnd't possibly have cared about a murderess like her。 Besides， she's the one who took him to the dark side in the first place。' Padme shrugged。 'Stranger things have happened，' she said。 'And maybe， if she loves him， she's his way back from it。'""She was a righteous angel， intent on destroying the thing she believed Vos to have become， and for a fleeting instant Kenobi wondered if he ever appeared that way to those he was forced to slay。""With respect， I've learned something from young Skywalker，' Vos said。 'Sometimes， it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission。'""[Droids] expected their enemy to behave in a logical fashion。 For instance， Ventress's present tactic of flying straight at them-""'No， he's still alive， just unconscious，' he said。 Ventress closed her eyes， scowling。 'Damn。'""'Commander，' he said， ' how manymen should we bring to the hangar？' Cody chuckled humorlessly。 'For Count Dooku and Quinlan Vos？ Two hundred ought to do it。'"literally the entire sequence 259-261 ROGER ROGER 。。。more
Joshua Rollins
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Dark Disciple is an extremely enjoyable read all the way from start to finish！ It was nice catching up with some of my favorite characters from Star Wars Clone Wars。 On a mission from the Jedi Council to Assassinate Count Dooku， Asajj Ventress and Quinlin Vos must team up。 Asajj Ventress was definitely my favorite character throughout the story being told。 The story of Quinlin Vos is fascinating， he goes through quite a lot throughout the novel， especially questioning his Jedi Code and the desir Dark Disciple is an extremely enjoyable read all the way from start to finish！ It was nice catching up with some of my favorite characters from Star Wars Clone Wars。 On a mission from the Jedi Council to Assassinate Count Dooku， Asajj Ventress and Quinlin Vos must team up。 Asajj Ventress was definitely my favorite character throughout the story being told。 The story of Quinlin Vos is fascinating， he goes through quite a lot throughout the novel， especially questioning his Jedi Code and the desires of his heart。 Overall one of my favorite Star Wars Novels I have read to date。 May the force be with you！ 。。。more
David Tobón
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This book really felt like the Clone Wars， even in the pacing it can be felt when one episode started and finishes， and all the characters maintained their essence from the show。 The novel is more character-based than plot-based， something that made the story shine in its last third， but which left more to be desired during its middle parts， where Asajj and Quinlan turned from business partners to lovers。 I felt the set-up could've been more solid， it was good but I was expecting a deeper explor This book really felt like the Clone Wars， even in the pacing it can be felt when one episode started and finishes， and all the characters maintained their essence from the show。 The novel is more character-based than plot-based， something that made the story shine in its last third， but which left more to be desired during its middle parts， where Asajj and Quinlan turned from business partners to lovers。 I felt the set-up could've been more solid， it was good but I was expecting a deeper exploration of their differences and individual struggles， what they found in each other and in their feelings。The decay of the Jedi Order was excellently presented， the decision to assassinate Count Dooku was properly developed at the start of the novel and it is evident how the Jedi started losing their way prior to their fall in Order 66。 The concept of flirting with the Dark side and not being engulfed by it that is present in Ventress' and Quinlan's storyline added flavor to the conflict between the Light and the Dark， and presented a great conflict for the characters and the narrative。Dark Disciple was a fast and enjoyable read， containing some of the best stuff Star Wars has to offer。 。。。more
luc
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-¿Y tu？ - le preguntó él-。 ¿Cuál es tu historia？ ¿O tampoco tienes una？- Oh， sí。 Claro que tengo una historia- dijo Ventress-。 Todo un montón de historias， en realidad。 - La historia de una muchacha entregada para ser esclava。 De una padawan jedi。 De un aprendiz de maestro oscuro。 de una Hermana de la Noche-。 Pero ninguna de ellas terminó bien。me duele todo
Bekah Irwin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ugh， this book。 So good， so engaging。 I really loved getting to see what a former servant of the dark’s life looks like after redemption。 To my knowledge， this is the first example of that happening。 All of the other times people have returned to the light， they’ve died moments later， so other than a moment where they save the hero， we don’t really get to see how it has changed their life。 We don’t get to see the tension and distrust from people around them who they hurt while they were living i Ugh， this book。 So good， so engaging。 I really loved getting to see what a former servant of the dark’s life looks like after redemption。 To my knowledge， this is the first example of that happening。 All of the other times people have returned to the light， they’ve died moments later， so other than a moment where they save the hero， we don’t really get to see how it has changed their life。 We don’t get to see the tension and distrust from people around them who they hurt while they were living in darkness。 This story explores that side a lot more and it was pretty interesting。 I loved the whole thing and I’m so sad Clone Wars was canceled before we got to see this beautiful story of pain， struggle， hypocrisy， and redemption。 This would have been one of the best story arcs of the whole show。 。。。more
Hannah
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Uhm？ Where does one start？ The first 20 pages were boring and I had to work my way through them。 I took a break from reading this fro a while， then started reading it again yesterday。 Now I finished it and IT WAS SO GOOD。 I also may have cried a little。。:（I definitely recommend this book！
Emma
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So in my read through of all Star Wars "new disney canon" material， I originally skipped over this book， but came back to it because of so many rave reviews。 I'm。。。 not sure I can fully agree with them？ It was a pretty good book， but not like 5-star mindblowing， imo。 Plenty of action and excitement， perhaps just a bit too much romance for my taste。 I found the ending to kind of be all over the place though。 Definitely still worth the read for any Star Wars fan！ So in my read through of all Star Wars "new disney canon" material， I originally skipped over this book， but came back to it because of so many rave reviews。 I'm。。。 not sure I can fully agree with them？ It was a pretty good book， but not like 5-star mindblowing， imo。 Plenty of action and excitement， perhaps just a bit too much romance for my taste。 I found the ending to kind of be all over the place though。 Definitely still worth the read for any Star Wars fan！ 。。。more
Alice Evelynn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Well， I am officially dead inside。 I'm gutted that the episodes were never finished and produced onto the show。 The story is amazing and one I won't forget soon。 I was always a fan of Ventress anyway but the book showed a new light to her character and she was more in-depth。 Vos wasn't used that much in the show which is a shame because he is definitely a character I would say was one of my favourites。 The ending broke me and the friendship between Vos and Kenobi was one that you could believe。 Well， I am officially dead inside。 I'm gutted that the episodes were never finished and produced onto the show。 The story is amazing and one I won't forget soon。 I was always a fan of Ventress anyway but the book showed a new light to her character and she was more in-depth。 Vos wasn't used that much in the show which is a shame because he is definitely a character I would say was one of my favourites。 The ending broke me and the friendship between Vos and Kenobi was one that you could believe。 We also got to see a new light to Dathomir， similar to the way it was shown in Jedi Fallen Order。I also enjoyed the difference between the Dark and Light。 There were times when you could feel sympathy for the Dark and annoyance with the light。 Particularly with their views on the clones and how the Council blamed Vos even though they were the ones that assigned the task to him。 I would highly recommend this book to any avid fan of the show and Star Wars as a whole。 。。。more
Dorian
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Quinlan is a simp。
Jayleen Luo
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I cried a lot it has a lot of character development
Eric
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If The Clone Wars Final Season is like Episode 2。5， then this is like Episode 2。25。 Some very solid Star Wars for sure
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