During star wars celebration anaheim, at the untold clone wars panel, we were treated to stills and uncompleted videos from some of the same unfinished clone wars episodes the book is based on. Jul 01, 2018 asajj ventress was born on dathomir into the nightsister hood, under the leadership of mother talzin who had been a former associate of the sith order. Ventress was first killed by anakin in the clone wars microseries, when they had their epic duel together. Ventress initially called vos the idiot when thinking about him, but it eventually turned into a nickname she occasionally used as a form of affection. Dark disciple is a star wars novel by christie golden. In the war for control of the galaxy between the armies of the dark side and the republic.
I suspect vos confrontation with the sleeper was added to book, and the training was shorter in the original script. Roqoo depot a cool inclusion into the star wars mythos. But i just feel the need to say, what an excellent book dark disciple was. This included seeing a sentence repeated twice in a row, something i dont recall seeing in a book before. In the final decades of the galactic republics reign, ventress was born into a clan of forcesensitive nightsister witches led by mother talzin on the planet dathomir. The clone wars, this new novel features asajj ventress, former sith apprentice turned bounty hunter and one of. Character profile for asajj ventress from dark disciple. Dark disciple by christie golden overdrive rakuten. Ventress and vos have a cool and compelling dynamic, and are used to explore more of what it means to flirt with the dark side. After a decade of helping the local population, ventress was orphaned once more when narec was killed by pirates seeking to end the jedis crusade on their world. Character profile for asajj ventress from dark disciple star. Based on a series of scripts originally written for the unaired seventh season of star wars.
Dark disciple, a novel adapted from eight unfinished. While its at times an exciting and surprisingly moving book, even if i didnt entirely buy into some aspects of the central romance, its also a book which adheres far too closely to the. When you take great and powerful villainous characters like ventress and darth maul and basically. Asajj ventress was born on dathomir into the nightsister hood, under the leadership of mother talzin who had been a former associate of the sith order. Quinlan vos, jedi master and former padawan to jedi master tholme, has been very busy during the clone wars doing undercover work for the council. By the time of dark disciple, ventress has grown a mohawk since her previous appearance in the clone wars. Jul, 2015 dark disciple is a dramatic and compelling continuation of the character arcs of ventress and vos from the clone wars animated series. The characterizations of familiar faces like anakin, obiwan, yoda, mace windu, dooku, and of course asajj ventress and quinlan vos were perfect. Asajj ventress was a dathomirian female who, at various points throughout her life, was a slave, a jedi padawan, an assassin of the sith, a nightsister and a bounty hunter. Are the jedi path and book of sith volumes part of the star. An au of the book the dark disciple where asajj ventress has gained a bounty hunting partner. The clone wars television series, comprising the episodes lethal alliance, the mission, conspirators. Dark disciple is a canon novel starring asajj ventress and quinlan vos, written.
Dark disciple is a canon novel starring asajj ventress and quinlan vos, written by christie golden for release by del rey on july 7, 2015. Dark disciple as it turns out is a pretty good read and stand alone book. Sw celebration untold clone wars dooku vs bounty hunters dark disciple. Ventress and vos have a cool and compelling dynamic, and are used to explore more of what it means to flirt. Dark disciple is written by the excellent christie golden and it essentially ends the story arc of the clone wars and asajj ventress and qunilan vos. The scripts and designs for the arc were adapted into a fourissue comic book titled darth maul.
Get up to speed on asajj ventress and quinlan vos, the unlikely antiheroes. At times a thrilling story about love and the power it holds, what it means to be true to ones self and the force, and the darkness. If you read christie goldens other star wars novels omen, allies and ascension then your familiar with her style. I always thought zahn purposely gave us this great logical and totally pragmatic character of thrawn and put him next to a crazy clone jedisith from this era to show us this. Dark disciple by christie golden captures the feeling of star wars. Dark disciple was written by christie golden, and adapted from eight unproduced episodes of the clone wars. I was so happy going into this book knowing i would be able finally see what became of asajj ventress. The novel is essentially an adaptation of quinlan voss storyline from the republic comics, just condensed and with some rather major divergences affectionate nickname.
Dark disciple is a fun and pacey novel with charismatic lead characters in asajj ventress and quinlan vos, but it veers too close to the source material and never quite makes proper use of the book s expanded format. We identified as sith, but by his own admission in the book, he was not a normal sith. Jul 25, 2014 me personally i still count those excellent comics as cannon, i just mentally substitute thlome in dark disciple with some generic jedi who helped retrain vos after he lost his memory which makes a hell of a lot more sense than ventress killing tholme, i also think that after infiltrating dooku the first time and then going back to the jedi for a while after clone wars volume 6, after which. In dark disciple, the jedi council sends quinlan vos on a mission. I got a quick question that maybe someone can answer for me couldnt find a non spoiler thread to ask this on. Author christie golden paints compelling and deep portraits of both these characters. Asajj ventress has appeared in the following books. In fact, there were even a few short animatics of these episodes shown recently that appear in the book. Despite the powers of the jedi and the military prowess of their clone army, the sheer number of fatalities is taking a terrible. Most of the issues i have with this book and characterizations just stem from the tcws hit and miss formula. Christie golden does a wonderful job of capturing the characters. I enjoyed the eu dark horse take on ventress overall sometimes less is more.
She has an easy to read way about her that makes the books flow which is a good thing. After helping ahsoka tano prove her innocence over the bombing of the jedi temple, ventress le. The latest canon star wars novel, dark disciple actually comes from a script written by katie lucas, matt michnovetz, and dave filoni for the clone wars animated tv show before it was canceled. Books av dark disciple ventress vos novel spoilers. After dookus most recent and horrific attack against the republic, the jedi council deems that dooku is a threat that must be taken care of once and for all. While we dont get to see the later part of her life in the clone wars this can all be found in the book dark disciple. Reading dark disciple really feels like youre watching some of the best episodes of the clone wars. We last see asajj ventress in the season 5 final of the clone wars. Ign the clone wars have been a huge part of the star wars brand for years, and christie golden manages to craft a story worthy of the themes and characters that fans have come to relate to. Dark disciple must have had half of them but they were noticeable. Son of dathomir, released in august 2014 by the publisher dark horse comics. The novel is part of the clone wars legacy multimedia initiative, since it is based on an eightpart story arc that was scripted for the star wars. An au where ahsoka tano decides to try to make up her debt to ventress for trying to help during her trial and makes a decision that could change the entirety of the clone wars.
Along with that, one of the most compelling stories ive read from the star wars universe. The comic was the last star wars comic published by dark horse before lucasfilm transferred the license to marvel comics in 2014 104 and was collected into a trade. Its sad that we didnt see its 8 episode arc, but you still have them in book form. Jul 05, 2015 dark disciple, written by christie golden and adapted from 8 unproduced episodes of the clone wars tv show, follows two unlikely participants in a quest to assassinate the villainous count dooku. Praise for dark disciple reading dark disciple really feels like youre watching some of the best episodes of the clone wars. Early in her life, her coven was forced to surrender. I definitely enjoyed the book but i think that if it ended with dooku trying to kill ventress but vos sacrifices. Dark disciple spoilers dark disciple is a novel produced from a set of unfinished episodes from season six of star was the clone wars. Are the jedi path and book of sith volumes part of the. Later in the clone wars, she shows up again soon after anakin has become a knight in star wars repubilc, issue 71 or 72 and duels him. The only real oddity in this order is the compressed dathomir scenes. Okay so now that the summary is out of the way, let me tell you just how much i enjoyed dark disciple. Ive listened to the audio book and read the book as well, and i have to say that this was one that i really enjoyed. Ventress practically died escaping from the darkside.
Everything involving the jedi in dark disciple brings the book down, and removes us from this incredibly worthwhile story of vos and ventress. Jul 08, 2015 dooku, like ventress, sought to use the dark side but not be consumed by it. What happened to asajj ventress after the clone wars. Ventress and vos have a cool and compelling dynamic, and are used to explore more of what it. Dark disciple by christie golden from amazons fiction books. In the 2015 canonical novel dark disciple, based on unfinished episodes from what was to be season seven, ventress teams up with jedi knight quinlan vos in order to kill count dooku once and for all, and falls in love with vos. Dark disciple is a dramatic and compelling continuation of the character arcs of ventress and vos from the clone wars animated series. The only way to bring down the dark sides most dangerous warrior may be for jedi and sith to join forces. Dooku eventually kills her with force lightning on the planet christophsis.
With all due respect to the woman, this is a fact you could have deciphered on your own. Dark disciple takes place during the clone wars era and focuses on jedi master quinlan vos, former sith apprentice asajj ventress, and her former master count dooku. The clone wars, this new novel features asajj ventress, former sith apprentice turned bounty hunter and one of the great antiheroes in thestar wars galaxy. Dark disciple is a star wars expanded universe novel by christie golden which focuses on an alliance between the failedsithacolyteturnedbountyhunter asajj ventress and maverick jedi master quinlan vos, who has been ordered by the jedi council to assassinate count dooku in the hope that his death will bring a swift end to the clone wars. Asajj ventress a sister in the lonely night clone corridor. Ventress and vos have a cool and compelling dynamic, and are used to explore more of what it means to flirt with the dark side of the force. Ever since walt disney had acquired the rights from george lucas, all of the star wars books and comic books that were written prior to that are no longer canon, but rather they are considered to be a part of star wars legends. Jul 07, 2015 based on unproduced episodes of star wars. Dark disciple would be the vos on serenno ep, with ventress hiring boba and co. Basing her story on the fates of ventress and vos as planned out by lucas, michnovetz, and filoni, golden is able to use the novel to give the characters and their relationships even more time to develop and. The only way to bring down the dark sides most dangerous warrior may be for jedi and. At times a thrilling story about love and the power it holds, what it means to be true to ones self and the force.
I dont know about any of yall but i actually enjoyed the character ventress in the clone wars television show. Dark disciple what did you think of ending spoilers showing 1. At a very young age ventress was ripped from her family as she was given away as a slave to halsted to ensure the safety of her people. If dooku couldnt kill her before with force lightning in tcw s3, how could he did it in dark disciple. The clone wars and starring exsith bounty hunter, asajj ventress, and the unorthodox jedi quinlan vos, this new star wars tale of love and. Ahsoka tanoasajj ventress works archive of our own.
Where dark disciple really shines is in its characterization. Jul 05, 2015 dark disciple takes place during the clone wars era and focuses on jedi master quinlan vos, former sith apprentice asajj ventress, and her former master count dooku. Based on unproduced scripts from the blockbuster tv show star wars. This clarity and insight into the character alone makes dark disciple a mustread. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. In dark disciple, the jedi council sends quinlan vos on a mission to recruit asajj ventress to help assassinate count dooku.
Dark disciple provides examples of adaptation distillation. It feels like this book is spellchecked instead of properly edited. Enraged by the loss and bereft of guidance, ventress embraced the dark side of the force, deposing the local warlords and ruling in their stead. Dec 09, 2014 asajj ventress and quinlan vos strike back. Basing her story on the fates of ventress and vos as planned out by lucas, michnovetz, and filoni, golden is able to use the novel to give the characters and their relationships even more time to develop and room to breath. The only way to bring down the sith s most dangerous warrior may be to join forces with the dark side. Sw celebration untold clone wars dooku vs bounty hunters dark disciple duration. The plot of the book follows the adventures of quenlin vos and asajj ventress during a. The only way to bring down the siths most dangerous warrior may be to join forces with the dark side.
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