The main characters of this media tie in, star wars story are. Dooku offers to meet with yoda to negotiate an end to the conflict, and despite the likelihood of treachery, yoda decides that the. Shadows ran like black water, filling up the the alleys first, then climbing steadily higher, a tide of. Dark rendezvous is the single greatest piece of star wars eu literature ever. If you have a casuel interest in star wars it also stands on its own so its very accessable. Using filesharing servers api, our site will find the ebook file in various formats such as pdf, epub and other. The author really gets the dark and wise yet childish and devilishly playful side of yoda and has a real knack for the yoda brokenenglish popularized by frank.
One would expect the book to center around yoda, yet most of the novel finds him in hiding as he is being smuggled to an encounter with his former pupil count dooku. Clone wars by sean stewart book cover, description, publication history. The best part of this novel is yoda as a primary character. In a flash dooku saw how foolish he had been, trying to urge the old master to the dark side. With some surprisingly gothic influences and unconventional jedi characters, dark rendezvous is an unusual book thats worth a read. Why dooku thought dark side yoda was more powerful than. Before jumping from the window to run away, dooku tells yoda of a missile coming close to from area, targeted at the house, and every person in it. Scout gasped, crouched on her hands and knees, waiting for the stars to clear from in front of her eyes. The audiobook was performed by jonathan davis and was released by random house audio on november 23, 2004. If yoda ever turned that way, sidious himself would be annihilated. Sean stewart does a fine job of preserving the integrity of the characters and his take on yoda doesnt betray how he is portrayed in either the prequels or the original movies. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Yoda also manages to provide some of the laughs in the story as he hides within an r2 unit in order to sneak out of the temple. As the clone wars rage, jedi master yoda must once again face one of his greatest adversaries.
The clone wars have raged across the galaxy for almost two years, when the grand master of the jedi order, yoda, receives a message from separatist leader count. If yoda would unleash his 900yearold mind to the dark side even darth sidious would be annihilated. It was written as a replacement for escape from dagu. Yoda quotes by sean stewart meet your next favorite book. Dooku realizes his folly at attempting to turn yoda to the dark side. Star wars yoda dark rendezvous a clone wars novel hardcover. Dark rendezvous is probably one of the best sw books ive read in a long time especially compared to the lackluster jedi trial that occurs previously on the sw novels timeline. Or rather, it was yoda as he might have been, or could yet become. The topic of this article may not meet wikipedias notability guideline for books. Thirty months after the battle of geonosis, count dooku sends a message to master yoda, claiming to be tired of a war that has spun out of control and caused untold devastation to the galaxy. Sixtythree years later, jai maruk had been sent to the infirmary, and ilena xan had returned to her room, making preparations for the jedi apprentice tournament. This time, hes trying to set a trap for yoda under the guise of wanting to end the clone wars once and for all. But this book shows him as a person in no way i ever expected it.
Had i gone in with no expectations, i doubtless would have enjoyed ydr a lot more, but as it stands, yoda. The meeting will take place on djun, a planet steeped in evil. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. A trailer made for del rey fancorps to spread the word on star wars books. Dark rendezvous great atmosphere and setting on the spooky planet of vjun. Dark rendezvous must remain on that pile of star wars books labelled almost great.
To start with, dark rendevous feels like it was composed more for a more youthful audience. Yoda quits the rocket, inevitably enabling dooku and also time to get away. Aug 18, 2008 yoda turns around and faces dooku and for a moment dooku is aghast as yodas face is hidden in the shadows and he looks as though he was in touch with the dark side. I also get it that it might have seemed like a good idea i. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read yoda. The implications of that and the lessons learned by yoda are mentioned. For instance, i thought that it was difficult to accept that the ithorians would have such a vigorously sustained moon which is especially irritating considering that the way that its the ithorian framework is not significant to the story, and it could as effectively have been whatever other. Chances are slim that the treacherous count is sincere but, with a million lives at stake, yoda has no choice. Sure there are many books out there explaining bits of him.
Rather than reading about yoda, the novel is more centered on padawans scout and whei as they accompany yoda on his journey. It is set in the star wars expanded universe during the clone wars conflict between attack of the clones and revenge of the sith plot. Dark rendezvous is a star wars legends novel by sean stewart. Jonathan davis the savage clone wars have forced the republic to the edge of collapse. Thirty months after the battle of geonosis, count dooku sends a message to master yoda, claiming to be tired of a war that has spun out of control and caused untold devastation. Using filesharing servers api, our site will find the e book file in various formats such as pdf, epub and other. Download star wars yoda dark rendezvous a clone wars novel hardcover and read star wars yoda dark rendezvous a clone wars novel hardcover online books in format pdf. As the clone wars rage, jedi master yoda must once again face one of his gre. The savage clone wars have forced the republic to the edge of collapse. Press the button start search and wait a little while. Dark rendezvous is certainly worthy of ranking among these and their fellows as the crown jewels of the expanded universe, but, as a star wars book, i cannot say if it is any better than the best of those. It was originally only published as a paperback by del rey, but the science fiction book club published.
Dec 10, 2019 with some surprisingly gothic influences and unconventional jedi characters, dark rendezvous is an unusual book thats worth a read. Dark rendezvous by stewart, sean paperback book the fast. Dark rendezvous by sean stewart i love all of this. Click download or read online button to get yoda book now. Im admittedly not the biggest fan of the star wars novels but yoda. The first edition of the novel was published in november 1st 2004, and was written by sean stewart. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading yoda. I expected a superlative book, rather than a good one. Sean stewart as the clone wars rage on, yoda receives a message that his adversary and former pupil wants to meet secretly to discuss peace on the evil planet vjun and he must decide whether to trust dooku or. The book is part of the clone wars multimedia project. Yoda hefts his glow light, so shadows like waterskeeters dart away from them. Dark rendezvous is a 2004 star wars novel written by sean stewart and published by del rey.
Gray seems like a lovely person and i bet i would have the best time having lunch with her, but i. Yoda returns to his original trilogy roots as a cantankerous and enigmatic teacher, dooku is fleshed out even more and transformed into one of the prequel trilogys most compelling creations. All in all dark rendezvous is an excellent novel that ties in and fills in many gaps of knowledge concerning the clone wars, and as the final official chapter of the clone wars novels is a heavyweight ending to an engrossing threeyear campaign. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. What would you rate this book on a scale of 15 lightsabers. Dark rendezvous is one of the final novels in the clone wars story arc. This is the only star wars book ive read where yoda has such a central role in the story. To start with, dark rendevous feels like it was composed more for a. The night watch, clouds end, the new york times notable book resurrection man, the aurora. Dark rendezvous is the abridged audio version of the legends novel of the same name, by author sean stewart.
Yeah, dark rendezvous is one of the best books of the old eu. On top of all of this, we get great insight and perspective we get on yoda and a very close, personal story with dooku as well. A candle will i light, for you to find your way home. All this comes together to make dark rendezvous the definitive yoda novel as well as making him a character you want to see a lot more of. Yoda turns around and faces dooku and for a moment dooku is aghast as yodas face is hidden in the shadows and he looks as though he was in touch with the dark side. Dark rendezvous is a good action adventure novel and will statisfy any fan of the star wars universe.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 329 pages and is available in paperback format. It is set in the star wars expanded universe during the clone wars conflict between attack of the clones and revenge of the sith. During the height of the battle, on jedi knight escapes the carnage to deliver a message to yoda on coruscant. Clone wars by stewart, sean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jan 08, 2014 a trailer made for del rey fancorps to spread the word on star wars books.
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