Name: Dark Disciple
ISBN: 9780099580133

Christie Golden

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!

Dark Disciple

I always really liked Ventress as a character and I thought this novel did an amazing job with her character and her story. A quick read of only about 240 ish pages for any fan of the Clone Wars. I always wondered what happened to Ventress and this story answered it and gave her an amazing story for the fans. Would recommend!

Ashley

I’ll write a review later after I process…. But WOW MY HEART IS BROKEN

Anna Ureta

I wish they had animated this story.

If you like Clone Wars and you like Ventress this book is for you!

Love all the sound effects and the background music as well that heightens the story.

Shawna Delellis

This book was incredible. Is such a page turner where you are constantly wondering what’s going to happen next. So much emotion!

Kimberly Burgess 

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Todd Luallen

A great adventure in the Star Wars universe. Asajj Ventress is truly a fascinating character, and it was a thrill to follow her exploits in Dark Disciple. This book gives a little insight into what the Jedi look like from an outsiders perspective. You'll see the Star Wars universe from the bounty hunter pov and you'll get an inside look into more of the "Dark Side" of the Force. 

In addition to the excellent story, Marc Thompson is also a spectacular reader, and the production of this audiobook was top tier. It really listens like radio theater with all the sound effects and voices they managed to throw in. Alien voices have alien voice sounds, robot 'beeps' are perfect, and spaceship sounds are dead-on. If you like Star Wars, I think you'll love this story and especially love the audiobook.

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           This has got to be one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read. The story itself adds so much to the characters I grew up with in The Clone Wars, and by the end of this book I came to love Asajj Ventress more than I ever thought possible. 

The relationship and deep bond between her and Quinlan Vos is something that, when torn apart at the end with Ventress’ death, absolutely cleaved me in two right with it. I will forever cherish the story between these two and I doubt I will forget them for a long, long time. What a beautiful example of inner struggles and light prevailing. 

Peace be with you, nightsister Ventress. You fought well.

Eva Bailey

I loved Asajj Ventress already but after this she has been cemented as one of my favourite characters.

Kireth Sandhu

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...

Jane Krauss

Wow, what can I say but THANK YOU CHRISTIE! 

I very much enjoyed the small prologue that felt like I was reading the text crawl. I always wanted to know more of Ventress' story and this is the perfect continuation of it. Using little nuggets of moments from The Clone Wars series was really great however even if you haven't watched the series the book is a good book with a great story. With a load of suspense and back and forth with Light Side/Dark Side, I was enthralled with Voss and Ventress' story. I have always been a Ventress fan and this book was amazing. I have so much more I could say but I don't want to spoil the book. 

Now, go and buy this book...

Cailin Duffy

*3.5

I would've done ANYTHING for the events of this book to have made it to the Clone Wars. The show ended before the episodes came out, but this book gives us the story of one of the most complicated characters and I'm so happy that the rest of Ventress's story exists in this form. Also, the quality of the Star Wars audiobooks continues to blow me away.

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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---Page 4 of cover.