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The only way to bring down the Sith’s most dangerous warrior may be to join forces with the dark side.
In the war for control of the galaxy between the armies of the dark side and the Republic, former Jedi Master turned ruthless Sith Lord Count Dooku has grown ever more brutal in his tactics. Despite the powers of the Jedi and the military prowess of their clone army, the sheer number of fatalities is taking a terrible toll. And when Dooku orders the massacre of a flotilla of helpless refugees, the Jedi Council feels it has no choice but to take drastic action: targeting the man responsible for so many war atrocities, Count Dooku himself.
But the ever-elusive Dooku is dangerous prey for even the most skilled hunter. So the Council makes the bold decision to bring both sides of the Force’s power to bear—pairing brash Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos with infamous one-time Sith acolyte Asajj Ventress. Though Jedi distrust for the cunning killer who once served at Dooku’s side still runs deep, Ventress’s hatred for her former master runs deeper. She’s more than willing to lend her copious talents as a bounty hunter—and assassin—to Vos’s quest.
Together, Ventress and Vos are the best hope for eliminating Dooku—as long as the emerging feelings between them don’t compromise their mission. But Ventress is determined to have her retribution and finally let go of her dark Sith past. Balancing the complicated emotions she feels for Vos with the fury of her warrior’s spirit, she resolves to claim victory on all fronts—a vow that will be mercilessly tested by her deadly enemy . . . and her own doubt.
- Print length400 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRandom House Worlds
- Publication dateMarch 1, 2016
- Dimensions4.1 x 0.91 x 7.5 inches
- ISBN-101101884959
- ISBN-13978-1101884959
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“Emotionally charged . . . Christie Golden does a wonderful job of capturing the characters.”—Roqoo Depot
“A cool inclusion into the Star Wars mythos . . . 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.”—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. . . . [She] uses this opportunity to craft Dark Disciple into a spy/espionage thriller.”—Tech Times
“Golden especially excelled at bringing Ventress’s biting but appealing personality to life. . . . She’s very much a woman trying to find her way, and Dark Disciple adds nuance.”—Nerdist
“Smart, captivating, and unforgettable . . . among the finest in Star Wars storytelling.”—Coffee with Kenobi
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Ashu-Nyamal, Firstborn of Ashu, child of the planet Mahranee, huddled with her family in the hold of a Republic frigate. Nya and the other refugees of Mahranee braced themselves against the repercussions from the battle raging outside. Sharp, tufted Mahran ears caught the sounds of orders, uttered and answered by clones, the same voice issuing from different throats; keen noses scented faint whiffs of fear from the speakers.
The frigate rocked from yet another blast. Some of the pups whimpered, but the adults projected calm. Rakshu cradled Nya’s two younger siblings. Their little ears were flat against their skulls, and they shivered in terror against their mother’s warm, lithe body, but their blue muzzles were tightly closed. No whimpers for them; a proud line, was Ashu. It had given the Mahran many fine warriors and wise statesmen. Nya’s sister Teegu, Secondborn of Ashu, had a gift for soothing any squabble, and Kamu, the youngest, was on his way to becoming a great artist.
Or had been, until the Separatists had blasted Mahranee’s capital city to rubble.
The Jedi had come, in answer to the distress call, as the Mahran knew they would. But they had come too late. Angry at the Mahranee government’s refusal to cooperate, the Separatists had decided that genocide, or as close a facsimile as possible, would solve the problem of obtaining a world so rich in resources.
Nya clenched her fists. If only she had a blaster! She was an excellent shot. If any of the enemy attempted to board the ship, she could be of use to the brave clones now risking their lives to protect the refugees. Better yet, Nya wished she could stab one of the Separatist scum with her stinger, even though it would—
Another blast, this one worse. The lights flickered off, replaced almost instantly by the blood-red hue of the backup lighting. The dark-gray metal of the bulkheads seemed to close in ominously. Something snapped inside Nya. Before she really knew what she was doing, she had leapt to her feet and bounded across the hold to the rectangular door.
“Nya!” Rakshu’s voice was strained. “We were told to stay here!”
Nya whirled, her eyes flashing. “I am walking the warrior path, Mother! I can’t just sit here doing nothing. I have to try to help!”
“You will only be in the . . .” Rakshu’s voice trailed off as Nya held her gaze. Tears slipped silently down Rakshu’s muzzle, glittering in the crimson light. The Mahran were no telepaths, but even so, Nya knew her mother could read her thoughts.
I can do no harm. We are lost already.
Rakshu knew it, too. She nodded, then said, her voice swelling with pride in her eldest, “Stab well.”
Nya swallowed hard at the blunt blessing. The stinger was the birthright of the Mahran—and, if used, their death warrant. The venom that would drop a foe in his tracks would also travel to his slayer’s heart. The two enemies always died together. The words were said to one who was not expected to return alive.
“Good-bye, Mama,” Nya whispered, too softly for her mother to hear. She slammed a palm against the button and the door opened. Without pausing she raced down the corridor, her path outlined by a strip of emergency lighting; she skidded to a halt when the hallway branched into two separate directions, picked one, and ran headlong into one of the clones.
“Whoa, there!” he said, not unkindly. “You’re not supposed to be here, little one.”
“I will not die huddled in fear!” Nya snapped.
“You’re not going to,” the clone said, attempting to be reassuring. “We’ve outrun puddle-jumpers like these before. Just get back to the holding area and stay out of our way. We’ve got this in hand.”
Nya smelled the change in his sweat. He was lying. For a moment, she spared compassion for him. What had his life been like when he was a youngling? There had been no one to give him hugs or tell stories, no loving parental hands to soothe childhood’s nightmares. Only brothers, identical in every way, who had been raised as clinically as he.
Brothers, and duty, and death.
Feeling strangely older than the clone, and grateful for her own unique life that was about to end, Nya smiled, shook her head, and darted past him.
He did not give chase.
The corridor ended in a door. Nya punched the button. The door slid open onto the cockpit. And she gasped.
She had never been in space before, so she was unprepared for the sight the five-section viewport presented. Bright flashes and streaks of laserfire dueled against an incongruously peaceful-looking starfield. Nya wasn’t sufficiently knowledgeable to be able to distinguish one ship from another—except for her own planet’s vessels, looking old and small and desperate as they tried to flee with their precious cargo of families just like her own.
A clone and the Jedi general, the squat, reptilian Aleena who had led the mission to rescue Nya’s people, occupied the cockpit’s two chairs. With no warning, another blast rocked the ship. Nya went sprawling into the back of the clone’s chair, causing him to lurch forward. He turned to her, his eyes dark with anger, and snapped, “Get off this—”
“General Chubor,” came a smooth voice.
Nya’s fur lifted. She whirled, snarling silently. Oh, she knew that voice. The Mahran had heard it uttering all sorts of pretty lies and promises that were never intended to be kept. She wondered if there was anyone left in the galaxy who didn’t recognize the silky tones of Count Dooku.
He appeared on a small screen near the top of the main viewport. A satisfied, cruel smirk twisted Dooku’s patrician features.
“I’m surprised you contacted me,” his image continued. “As I recall, Jedi prefer to be regarded as the strong, silent type.”
The clone lifted a finger to his lips, but the warning was unnecessary. Nya’s sharp teeth were clenched, her fur bristled, and her entire being was focused on the count’s loathed face, but she knew better than to speak.
General Chubor, sitting beside the clone in the pilot’s chair, so short that his feet did not reach the floor, likewise was not baited. “You’ve got your victory, Dooku.” His slightly nasal, high-pitched voice was heavy with sorrow. “The planet is yours . . . let us have the people. We have entire families aboard, many of whom are injured. They’re innocents!”
Dooku chuckled, as if Chubor had said something dreadfully amusing over a nice hot cup of tea. “My dear General Chubor. You should know by now that in a war, there is no such thing as an innocent.”
“Count, I repeat, our passengers are civilian families,” General Chubor continued with a calmness at which Nya could only marvel. “Half of the refugees are younglings. Permit them, at least, to—”
“Younglings whose parents, unwisely, chose to ally with the Republic.” Gone was Dooku’s civilized purr. His gaze settled on Nya. She didn’t flinch from his scrutiny, but she couldn’t stifle a soft growl. He looked her up and down, then dismissed her as of no further interest. “I’ve been monitoring your transmissions, General, and I know that this little chat is being sent to the Jedi Council. So let me make one thing perfectly clear.”
Dooku’s voice was now hard and flat, as cold and pitiless as the ice of Mahranee’s polar caps.
“As long as the Republic resists me, ‘innocents’ will continue to die. Every death in this war lies firmly at the feet of the Jedi. And now . . . it is time for you and your passengers to join the ranks of the fallen.”
One of the largest Mahranee ships bloomed silently into a flower of yellow and red that disintegrated into pieces of rubble.
Nya didn’t know she had screamed until she realized her throat was raw. Chubor whirled in his chair.
His large-eyed gaze locked with hers.
The last thing Ashu-Nyamal, Firstborn of Ashu, would ever see was the shattered expression of despair in the Jedi’s eyes.
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- Publisher : Random House Worlds; Reissue edition (March 1, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 400 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1101884959
- ISBN-13 : 978-1101884959
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 4.1 x 0.91 x 7.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #33,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #487 in Women's Adventure Fiction (Books)
- #1,038 in Space Operas
- #1,656 in Science Fiction Adventures
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About the author
Award-winning and eight-time New York Times bestselling author Christie Golden has written nearly fifty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Among her many projects are over a dozen Star Trek novels, a similar number for gaming giant Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and StarCraft novels, three books in the nine-book Star Wars series, Fate of the Jedi, which she co-wrote with Troy Denning and the late and greatly missed Aaron Allston, and the novelization of Star Wars: The Clone Wars unaired episodes, Dark Disciple, which many reviews and lists have cited as the best of the new canon novels.
2014 saw the publication of no fewer than four novels. They were the highly successful World of Warcraft novel, War Crimes; Blackbeard: The Lost Journal, a companion book to the video game “Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag”; a second Assassin’s Creed book, “Assassin’s Creed: Unity--Abstergo Employee Handbook” and The Accidental Knight, a novel set in the world of Cryptozoic’s online card game, HEX.
2015 saw only one book published, but it was a big one- her fourth Star Wars novel, Star Wars: The Clone Wars—Dark Disciple, novel featuring the popular characters Asajj Ventress and Quinlan Vos.
In 2016, Golden revisited two favorite franchises with Warcraft: Durotan, the prequel novel to the movie, Warcraft, based on Blizzard’s games, as well as the official novelization of the film itself. November 15 sees her returning to the world of Assassin’s Creed with Assassin’s Creed: Heresy, in which she introduces high-ranking Templar Simon Hathaway, who explores history at the side of Joan of Arc. Her September short story “Promises to Keep,” in the anthology Fractures, in contrast, marks her first exploration into the world of Halo
Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successful Vampire of the Mists, which introduced elven vampire Jander Sunstar. To the best of her knowledge, she is the creator of the elven vampire archetype in fantasy fiction. Several original fantasy novels include On Fire’s Wings, In Stone’s Clasp and Under Sea’s Shadow, the first three in her multi-book fantasy series “The Final Dance”. She is delighted to see her first original novels, Instrument of Fate and In Stone’s Clasp, available in an entirely new format as online books nearly fifteen years after their original publication.
Prior to her job as prolific bestselling novelist, Golden attended the University of Virginia, where she won the Clay E. Delauney Award for Playwrighting. She worked at USA Today and served as an editor at Orbit Video Magazine and The Retired Officer Magazine. She also worked as a teacher with the Writer’s Digest School, and currently accepts clients for in-depth critiquing. You can find her at christiegolden.com, on Facebook as Christie Golden, and on Twitter @ChristieGolden.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia with stints in Michigan, Virginia, Colorado, Tennessee, and Texas, Golden has returned to Virginia for a spell.
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Customers find the characters great with lots of depth. They also describe the emotional tone as pretty emotional and well-done with romance. Readers say the plot moves quickly but isn't rushed, and the book content is enjoyable and pays homage to the Clone Wars. They appreciate the well-written dialogue that gives the book an unexpected depth. Customers also find the book satisfying and satisfying. They describe the philosophical ideas as surprising and deep exploration of Asajj Ventress and her relationship to the dark side. They mention the book delve into new force ability and completes redemptive arc of Lady Ventriss.
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Customers find the book content great, with incredibly important moments and payoffs along the way. They also appreciate the humor, joy, action, and fun guest appearances. Readers say the plot is great and pays homage to the Clone Wars.
"...It is that good. If you have an open mind about remaking a character or simply never read the comics then you will most likely love this book...." Read more
"...know going into it, that Dooku will survive, the novel still tells a great story...." Read more
"...More pleasantly, it also handled Asajj well, having her react to each of the book’s situations about how a viewer of the series would guess she would..." Read more
"...Great canon storyline! I really enjoyed this one." Read more
Customers find the plot of the book complete, suspenseful, and entertaining. They also say the story moves quickly but isn't rushed. They appreciate the complex characters, great action, and interesting use of side characters. However, some customers feel the twists and turns are predictable yet entertaining. Overall, they say the book is a love story filled with dark turns and glorious adventure.
"...Surprise ending. This book takes it all the way through.9) Sith training...." Read more
"...It’s a great addition to the series’ lore and great ending for one its most popular characters." Read more
"...They do not seem to have wants, needs, or even goals of their own...." Read more
"...The story moves quickly but isn't rushed, which is perfect for both Quin and Asajj as characters; neither are simple or quick-to-trust people, but..." Read more
Customers find the book well-written, with skillful description of action sequences. They also say the book is an easy read with recognizable characters and an unexpected depth. Readers also mention that the book has a complex individual and is the quickest read of the last few SW stories.
"...It also gives a lot more depth to Voss who was only seen a few times during the Clone Wars series...." Read more
"...an emotional, action packed roller coaster put together in a very coherent, and fun to read story line. Just get it!" Read more
"...She has an easy to read way about her that makes the books flow which is a good thing...." Read more
"...With an incredible voice actor who can imitate all of your favorite Star Wars characters to special effects sounds..." Read more
Customers find the characters in the book great and interesting. They also mention that Ventress has lots of depth.
"...Plenty of supporting characters...." Read more
"...This continues to develop her character and really rounds out her character arc...." Read more
"...a wonderful job of exploring two enigmatic, but very complex and deep characters...." Read more
"...blanks from The Clone Wars TV series rather well and handles every character with love and care (yes, even Dooku)...." Read more
Customers find the philosophical ideas in the book surprising and deep. They say the premise is strange and the book reveals the fate of Ventress and elucidates Count Dooku's weaknesses. They also say the book serves to expand and illuminate the new canon, and is part love story and part redemption. Customers also mention the characterization and chemistry is interesting. They describe the galaxy as gritty, martial, and mature.
"...Fantastic chemistry between Vos and Ventress...." Read more
"...a good-versus-evil action story, partly a love story, and partly a story of redemption, both for Voss and Ventress...." Read more
"...Huge surprise and they went a long way making this feel like a Star Wars story...." Read more
"...The author does a wonderful job of exploring two enigmatic, but very complex and deep characters...." Read more
Customers find the emotional tone of the book pretty emotional from time to time. They also say it's heartfelt and deeply understands the mentality of the characters. Readers also mention that the story has dark, adult themes that younger viewers may find disturbing.
"...It’s just as exciting as any episode or movie and as heartfelt as any good romance...." Read more
"...is joy, there is action (and plenty of it), there is despair, there is emotion...." Read more
"...I dare say, it's the most emotional story I've seen yet from Star Wars, and that includes anything with Ahsoka, which admittedly, is hard to..." Read more
"...The book also deals very well with romance, something that Star Wars novels have not always been that great at in the past...." Read more
Customers find the book incredibly satisfying, exciting, and keeps their attention. They also say it's uplifting and hooks them right from the start.
"...advantage of working in prose instead of children's TV, Golden produces an exciting, conflicting narrative about betrayal and redemption, bringing..." Read more
"...Until now. I won't spoil it for you, but it incredibly satisfying and will give you feels...." Read more
"...you have or have not seen the series, this book will be an exhilarating experience...." Read more
"...were over turned by the fact that when it comes down to it, its predictable at best...." Read more
Customers find the beginning of the book has pacing issues and too many rapid chapter changes.
"...era, but in this story he seems to quick to judge and too quick to take extreme action...." Read more
"...Beyond that, the story pacing stutters just a little and there is a period near the end where things get a little too back-and-forth while you're..." Read more
"...My only complaint is that in some places the novel's pacing seems peculiar due to the fact that the basic story was designed to be told over 3 half..." Read more
"It starts well, gets extremely muddled and annoying in the middle, but then ends well. And Ventress gets an ending she deserves...." Read more
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The pros:
1) Fast pace. The book uses 6-7 pages chapters to move through scenes quickly and keep the characters changing their setting.
2) Ventress is exactly how she was in the show AND the comics. This characterization hit all the right notes.
3) Fantastic chemistry between Vos and Ventress. Again, push past the reinvention of Vos and the characters work so well together.
4) Plenty of supporting characters. You get your money's worth with this book because most of the popular Clone Wars characters are in this book and some play key roles.
5) Explores how attachments lead to the dark side. This was done in the Revenge of the Sith novel but it was a failure in the movie. This takes it even further.
6) Explores how love can pull someone out of the dark side. This was touched on in the Revenge of the Sith novel and with Return of the Jedi but not to this degree and it makes the puzzle pieces click into place.
7) True to the show. This is to a fault. Some of the scenes have major plot points summed up in a paragraph but the show did this a lot with the endings of episodes. If your only exposure to Star Wars is the films or show then this will seem on target.
8) Surprise ending. This book takes it all the way through.
9) Sith training. Sure we saw this in Plaguies, but this is more in-line with what may have been done to Vader if Sidious ever did take the time to train him. Rush him through and keep him angry is the way to do it apparently.
Cons:
1) Vos is gone. This is a new character with the same name and power. It really is disappointing.
2) The way key characters, in some scenes, kept getting away after getting captured and they never really get fully explained got on my nerves a little bit.
3) There is a huge payoff in the middle of the book....then it builds up to another one at the end. It was tough to read through the restarting of the plot after the big payoff in the middle.
4) The love story is a tough one to swallow when you step back and look at Ventress did to Vos and the Jedi in general.
I don't normally give out 5 star reviews and I debated whether this was a four or a five. I would rate this up there with Kenobi, Heir To The Empire and a few others. It is that good. If you have an open mind about remaking a character or simply never read the comics then you will most likely love this book. If you are a fan of Ventress then this is required reading. Do not miss this novel.
Ventress is one of the best new canon characters who was introduced in the Clone Wars series. This continues to develop her character and really rounds out her character arc. It also gives a lot more depth to Voss who was only seen a few times during the Clone Wars series. So, if you liked or loved the series, and especially if you liked the character of Ventress, this is a must-read. Even if you have not seen the series and only read some of the canon novels, I would still categorize this one as a must-read.
To briefly describe the story without spoiling it, the Jedi Council decides that the Clone Wars have gone on long enough and that Count Dooku needs to be assassinated. Not “stopped”, not “brought in” to faced justice, but ASSASSINATED, something against the Jedi code. They assign Quinlan Vos, a wild card Jedi, to the task, instructing him to seek the assistance of someone who can help him – Asajj Ventress, former apprentice to Dooku and someone the Jedi don’t trust. They meet up and Asajj agrees to help. As they prepare, something stirs between them, a love that may be the mission’s undoing.
This was an awesome story. It takes its time to set everything up, knowing it doesn’t have to conform to Cartoon Network’s broadcast schedule (fun fact kiddies: Star Wars wasn’t ALWAYS owned by Disney :) ) as well as knowing it needs to show the reader what’s going on without the show’s animation department. It goes from action-packed to thoughtful without giving you whiplash and has great suspense. You know Count Dooku will survive (spoilers: Revenge of the Sith occurs after The Clone Wars), but you find yourself rooting for Quinlan to survive, as well as Asajj.
Which leads to one of the best aspects of this book: it’s a well told love story involving Asajj Ventress, one of the last characters you’d expect to be part of one. I only know Quinlan from the one episode of The Clone Wars he appeared in but the book managed to match the character from the show. More pleasantly, it also handled Asajj well, having her react to each of the book’s situations about how a viewer of the series would guess she would. The romance grows slowly, with the characters resisting for understandable reasons before surrendering when they become comfortable and vulnerable with each other. I think the “still a better love story the Twilight” meme is overdone (and I’ve never read Twilight, so I can’t fairly judge) but I’m willing to nominate Dark Disciple as one such story.
One reader, either here or elsewhere, complained that the book assumes the reader has seen The Clone Wars TV series. I’m sort of on both sides of the fence. The book does go over the backstories and any element the reader needs to understand the story and characters. That said, I would highly recommend you watch the first six seasons of The Clone Wars before reading this. The elements I mentioned a sentence ago are there but having watched the show definitely helps. Seeing the 121 episodes of the first six seasons helps you understand the Jedi stooping to assassination to end the war and also helps you connect with Asajj when you’ve seen what she went through previously. In addition, I feel that for Star Wars books, there is a high likelihood that previous media may or may not play a part in the current story. Finally, these were adapted from scripts for potential season seven-eight episodes and should be treated as such: just as you’d probably not start a TV series at the end of its run (unless you just happened to catch a later episode; I mean a concentrated, planned watching of a series), you’d probably enjoy this book more after watching the great Clone Wars series.
That does to lead to my one real complaint: you can certainly see the signs this was adapted from tv scripts. Past events from earlier in the book are brought fairly repeatedly, almost like they’re recapping parts of the story you watched a week ago on TV. I feel Christie Golden could’ve adapted those parts out to hide it’s TV origins but it’s not obtrusive and is possibly helpful to readers who can’t read it in a day or so. To be fair, this was a problem for The Clones Wars movie (four episodes edited into one film) and is even evident, albeit less so, when watching the show an episode or two a day, every day (don’t let that deter you though; still a great show :) )
As for the audiobook, Marc Thompson was excellent. While a few of his voices sounded off (his Mace Windu sounded like a southern general in a Civil War novel rather than the Samuel L Jackson-played Jedi general in a Clone Wars novel and his Anakin was iffy), most of them were great. He matched Quinlan Vos from the show but, more importantly to me, he nailed Asajj’s voice, very impressive since he’s a man voicing a woman and Asajj appeared in far more episodes than Quinlan. Also, with all due respect to Corey Burton and Tom Kane, his Count Dooku and Yoda were flawless just like theirs (and considering Christopher Lee was reported as being impressed with Corey Burton’s portrayal of Count Dooku, that’s another layer of compliment). He acted the heck out of the book’s scenes and only the TV series cast could’ve done better.
Finally, for those who haven’t listened to a Star Wars audiobook before, be prepared for to hear the iconic sound effects and music from the Star Wars films. Huge surprise and they went a long way making this feel like a Star Wars story. The only possible complaint against them (I know, “How can you have a problem with John Williams’ score included on anything?” :D) is that I feel Kevin Kiner’s score from The Clone Wars would’ve been a better fit for this series set during and adapted from the series about the Clone Wars. Otherwise, John Williams' music is always a great treat.
This was a great Star Wars story and addition to The Clone Wars series. It’s just as exciting as any episode or movie and as heartfelt as any good romance. My only real complaint is that this would’ve been awesome animated. That said, you’ll be grateful a way was found to tell this story and full credit must be given to the series writers and Christie Golden. If you’re a fan of Star Wars in general, read this book. However, if you’ve seen and feel in love with The Clone Wars TV series, then DEFINITELY read this book. It’s a great addition to the series’ lore and great ending for one its most popular characters.
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Ventress e Quinlan Vos são uma dupla extremamente única, e a forma como os dois se relacionam é o ponto alto do livro.
Se você é fã da série The Clone Wars e dos personagens Assaj Ventress e Quinlan Vos, esse livro é uma leitura obrigatória.