Asajj ventress and quinlan vos novel synopsis the wookiee. Quinlan vos had saved his friend obiwan from a lot of troubles. Later in the war, vos was tasked by the jedi council to assassinate count dooku with the aid. Ventress and vos have a cool and compelling dynamic, and are used to.
No one of them had ever been as exasperating as quinlan vos. The books audio edition is narrated by marc thompson. Aug 12, 2018 no matter how much she had done to help the jedi in the recent past, ventress was an unknown quantity who still had badly needed information about one of the jedi orders biggest targets. A jedi with a sarcastic sense of humor and a reputation for not playing by the rules, quinlan vos was an expert tracker renowned for his ability to read memories from objects people handled. In an effort to gain that information, the jedi sent jedi master quinlan vos undercover in search of ventress. Ventress vs quinlan vos is not an even split in the dueling. Basically, quinlan vos works with asajj ventress on an undercover jedi mission to assassinate count dooku in o.
Dark disciple, the new novel by christie golden that was adjusted from 8. 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. So the council makes the bold decision to bring both sides of the forces power to bearpairing brash jedi knight quinlan vos with infamous onetime sith acolyte asajj ventress. 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. Thats like if han solo got married to another woman in the sequel trilogy. Aug 03, 2015 anyway, as the subject line reads, anyone read the new quinlan vos asajj ventress book titled dark disciple. Honestly, this book is emotionally charged like no other star wars novel thats been released in the new canon. Jul 07, 2015 asajj ventress and quinlan vos take centerstage in the new star wars novel, which returns to the clone wars era. A new dawn panel at san diego comiccon 2014, del rey books announced a new novel featuring asajj ventress and. The clone wars and starring exsith bounty hunter, asajj ventress, and the unorthodox jedi quinlan vos, this new star wars tale of love and loss, betrayal and redemption is being produced in creative collaboration with the lucasfilm story group and dave filoni, supervising director of the clone wars and executive producer of star wars rebels. Anyone read the new quinlan vos asajj ventress book. Dark disciple is a young adult novel featuring asajj ventress and quinlan vos, released july 7, 2015.
Aug 05, 2014 for me the book on the top of that list was a novel featuring my favorite expanded universe character, quinlan vos. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by. Asajj ventress and quinlan vos novel synopsis making star wars. Although this arc released as a novel, they showed us some unfinished animation from it. Pure lightsaber duel between quinlan vos and asajj ventress. Dark disciple story reels with asajj ventress, quinlan vos and. A new life after misery, a star wars fanfic fanfiction. Random house a onetime sith acolyte teams up with a cocky jedi to take down a.
As someone who never read the republic comics i really liked this. Asajj ventressquinlan vos works archive of our own. With del reys recent announcement of a novel featuring asajj ventress and quinlan vos, it seems like i got my wish. Maul has fused the yellow lightsaber of fallen sith apprentice asajj ventress, to the one half that remains of his original lightsaber.
Keep in mind, this book is based off of eight scripts for episodes of the clone wars that were never completed due to the shows cancellation. Dec 09, 2014 asajj ventress and quinlan vos strike back. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. In dreadnoughts of rendili, ventress and fellow dark jedi tol skorr fight obiwan and quinlan vos on titavian iv. Quinlan vos was a male kiffar jedi master who lived during the final days of the. Asajj ventress was a bit of everything, from a bounty hunter, to sith, to jedi, witch, nightsister and more. The two fell in love, and ventress trained vos in the ways of the dark side, but cautioned him only to use it as a weapon to kill dooku.
Star wars books editor teases future, your favorite book. A powerful force warrior with exceptional combat abilities, she wields dual curved lightsabers that can attach together and form a double. The jedi order partnered former master quinlan vos with ventress to assassinate count dooku. Mos eisley station asajj during cw specifically after she was dismissed by dooku quinlan during rots when order 66 went down b. In the final decades of the galactic republics reign, ventress was born into a clan of forcesensitive nightsister witches. Del rey books just announced a brand new novel featuring unfinished scripts from star wars. Trying to kill each other and flirting at the same time. Benjamin hart our friends over at making star wars have alerted us to a a synopsis posted by jedi bibliothek for the upcoming, and so far unnamed, novel featuring asajj ventress and quinlan vos. May 17, 2018 jedi bibliothek recently discovered more details about the newly announced star wars novel coming out on july 7, 2015. One of the finest star wars books ive ever read, i took my time to savor all the juicy details. Christie golden, katie lucas to track down count dooku, the jedi council turns to an unlikely pair, jedi knight quinlan vos and a sith named asajj ventress. I wonder if that is the determining factor in whether or not someone enjoys this book. I only ask because i consider myself a pretty huge quinlan vos fan and i still love watching the filoni clone wars series. Asajj ventress is a major antagonistturnedantiheroine in the star wars franchise.
Asajj ventress and quinlan vos have a lot of history in the old expanded universe. Apr 10, 2019 the love story that develops between vos and ventress felt a little rushed to me, it could have been fleshed out just a little bit more, but perhaps that is just publishers keeping the book to under 400 pages. 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. Dec 10, 2016 we last see asajj ventress in the season 5 final of the clone wars.
Asajj ventress has appeared in the following books. Dec 19, 2016 thanks for the a2a, i happened to read christie goldens novel dark disciple, which is based on eight unproduced the clone wars scripts. The clone wars, is being written by christie golden. Star wars the phantom menace the vintage collection quinlan vos figure.
This book is a continuation of the clone wars tv series. A new dawn panel at san diego comiccon 2014, del rey books announced a new novel featuring asajj ventress and quinlan vos. Quinlan vos was a kiffar jedi master with a reputation for not following the rules and skill at undercover operations. Based on a series of scripts originally written for the unaired seventh season of star wars. Jul 25, 2014 why did they change quinlan vos love interest from khaleen hentz to asajj ventress. Clone wars season 7 sees maul repair his lightsaber with. Asajj ventress novel announced at sdcc 2014 mynock manor. Character profile for asajj ventress from dark disciple star. Dark disciple story reels with asajj ventress, quinlan vos. Asajj ventress cw vs quinlan vos rots battles comic vine. Dave filoni revealed that a new book, based on scripts for unaired episodes of star wars.
Obiwan kenobiasajj ventress works archive of our own. Jul 26, 2014 at the san diego comiccon del rey panel titled star wars. I dont even know what the plot will be, but i can imagine my own for now based on the series and the comics yes, i know. This video is her animated story, from her birth to her heroic and sad death.
Dark disciple is a canon novel starring asajj ventress and quinlan vos, written by christie. The plot of the book follows the adventures of quenlin vos and asajj ventress during a fateful campaign against count dooku. The jedi council sent him on a mission to assassinate count dooku, during which vos fell in love with the assassin asajj ventress and was forced to learn the ways of the dark side of the force. What happened to asajj ventress after the clone wars. The essential quinlan vos comics the star wars report. Count dooku vs sora bulq, quinlan vos and asajj ventress. Later in the war, vos partnered with asajj ventress, a former dark side assassin. Mar 12, 2020 dark disciple story reels with asajj ventress, quinlan vos and dooku with subtitles. She fought equally against obiwan, held her own against anakin skywalker multiple times feats of both are a huge list completely above quinlan. I was too excited to even attempt to wait making a trailer for this book. A powerful dark jedi and force warrior with exceptional combat abilities, she wields dual lightsabers with curved handles. The clone wars and starring exsith bounty hunter, asajj ventress, and the unorthodox jedi quinlan vos, this new star wars tale of love and.
Get up to speed on asajj ventress and quinlan vos, the unlikely antiheroes of star wars. It is expected to hit bookstores everywhere summer 2015. An adventure teaming shadowy jedi quinlan vos and former sith acolyte asajj ventress together. Ventress does not fight fair, which is part of what makes her such a deadly opponent, as luminara unduli almost fatally found out. Dark disciple is a star wars novel by christie golden. Despite her antagonistic history, she is a complex character who slowly but steadily develops into the moral antihero during the 4th season of the clone wars. In the clone wars, her role of being quinlan vos lover and later redeeming him through love appears to be inspired by the legends character khaleen hentz. After helping ahsoka tano prove her innocence over the bombing of the jedi temple, ventress le. He was an expert tracker and joined obiwan kenobi in the hunt for ziro the hutt during the clone wars after he escaped from prison.
Early in her life, her coven was forced to surrender. Asajj ventress and quinlan vos take centerstage in the new star wars novel, which returns to the clone wars era. 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. With quinlan and asajj at the core of this book, a lot rides on how attached readers are to their backstories. Focusing on asajj ventress and quinlan vos, and written by chritie golden, the novel will be based on the unfinished stories from the emmy award winning animated series star wars. Dark disciple is a lot of things, but in the end, its a painful, rapturous story. A new dawn, referring to both the book and new storytelling era it kicks off, a brand new novel was announced based off unaired scripts from the clone wars animated show, the novel stars asajj ventress and quinlan vos, authored by christie gold. I get that theyre trying to make new stories, but do they have to change to whole story of the clone wars to a point where characters dont act like their legends and film counterparts. When vos fell to the dark side completely under dookus influence, ventress vowed to save him.
Can he take them out or are his servants superior as a team. Asajj ventress, former sith apprentice and skilled assassin, was grumbling irritably because she felt so useless. Quinlan vos using his darkside skill to tam beasts which he learned from asajj ventress and dooku in dark disciple shown in star wars. Asajj ventress once was trained under a jedi named ky narec prior to the events from the clone wars. Written by christie golden, the novel will be based on the unfinished scripts of the emmy award winning series star wars. An unused the clone wars story arc, this story focuses on a mission starring asajj ventress and quinlan vos as they try to take down count dooku. Though jedi distrust for the cunning killer who once served at dookus side still runs deep, ventresss hatred for her former master runs deeper. When a mission to capture vos, lead by former sith assassin asajj ventress, fails, the republic send smiths third army to capture the renegade and assassinate the separatist leader, count dooku. The story follows quinlan vos as he is assigned a task by the jedi council to recruit asajj ventress to help kill count dooku.
Dark disciple story reels with asajj ventress, quinlan vos and dooku with subtitles. Jul 26, 2014 i was too excited to even attempt to wait making a trailer for this book. Quinlan vos is a kiffar jedi master and the son of kiffu guardians quian and pethos vos. We locate that with quinlan vos, that falls in love with the enigmatic and exotic asajj ventress in star wars. I was more upset about dookus portrayal than i was about quinlan s, obviously because i havent seen much of vos before, other than reading his wookieepedia article.
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