Book Review Rewind: Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden

 Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,

   

  Written by Christie Golden, this novel was based on Katie Lucas' unproduced Clone Wars story arc featuring Asaaj Ventress and Quinlan Vos. Dark Disciple opens during a Separatist occupation of the planet of Mahranee. During the conflict, the Republic witnesses devastating circumstances. Under the leadership of Count Dooku mass genocide is committed against the people of Mahranee. Feeling that Dooku's power has grown too great, the Jedi Council deliberates as to what the Republic's next steps should be. After some time it is decided that assassinating Dooku is the only way to stop more lives from being lost. But since this is not the Jedi way, the Council decides to bring in someone who has no qualms about killing Dooku, Asajj Ventress. 

  But she will not cooperate freely, they believe. It is then realized that an undercover operative would be needed to convince the former apprentice of Dooku to end the dark lord's life. Enter Quinlan Vos. Brash, cunning, and expert undercover operative for the Republic, Vos is the man for the job. But can Vos convince Ventress to join him?

   This is an all-star cast of Clone Wars-era players that are written very well. Golden takes her time to establish worlds and character development without dragging the story. Her narrative is swift and is often presented in a way that is very cinematic in scope. She cares for Katie Lucas' script as if it were her own child, nurturing the original story as it grows into its own. She plays with the characters in a way that keeps us guessing until the very end just whose side they are on. We visit many places in the Star Wars universe, including the infamous Level 1313 of Coruscant. There are dozens of cameos, and references to the Clone Wars animated series that made this story fit perfectly into Disney-Lucasfilm's new canon. I was raging at the villains and cheering for the heroes. I felt immersed in the story and invested in the lives of the characters, as I was swept through this novel at hyper-speed.

  I read this in part with the audiobook. It was read by Marc Thompson, who did another fantastic job bringing to life the characters of the Star Wars universe. His narrating skills are some of the best voice-over work out there. Truly amazing!

  Dark Disciple never bores and always excites. It delivered an amazing ending that will leave you speechless. I gave this book five stars.  

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