![]() ![]() Ī genre I never thought I’d encounter in Star Wars is murder-mystery food competition, but that’s basically a three-word summary of Recipe for Death. I really hope I’ll get to know more about her life between when this story takes place and The Force Awakens. Recipe for Death took place in Maz Kanata’s castle, which means she’s been alive and thriving for literally hundreds of years. The story also utilizes Dooku’s Sith apprentice and famous assassin Asajj Ventress as a narrator while on a mission for him to find his sister, which was a cool way to access his past and frame it in the present timeline of the rest of the story. Like I said, there’s probably a decent bit more that I didn’t fully comprehend because of it being a stupid audiobook, but I still really enjoyed what I did process. You’ll hear this from me many times as we move through Anakin’s arc, but the Jedi made a serious mistake by making it a rule you can’t form attachments! That you can’t love people! It’s what forces people away from the Order. ![]() While Dooku respected Yoda, he was also quite fond of another Jedi Master, Lene Kostada, who found and studied ancient Sith relics for the Jedi Order.ĭooku’s fascination with the Kostada and the Sith as well as the connection to his family he’s not supposed to know, specifically his sister, cause him to doubt his allegiance to the Jedi Order and eventually lead him to the Dark Side. I’m not sure it’s as well known that he grew up as a Padawan alongside Sifo-Dyas, who’s name is used to place the clone order on Kamino, and that the two were kind of friend-rivals while training. It’s well-known that he was Yoda’s padawan, became a Jedi Master, and Qui-Gonn was his apprentice. That being said, I did pick up on a few key things about Dooku that I found interesting. I struggled immensely with paying attention and not letting my mind wander while listening to the book, and because it flashed between the present and Dooku’s past, I had an even harder time keeping track of the plot. There is a script to read, but I opted to try the audiobook since that was how it was intended to be consumed and I had a three-hour plane ride. It was released as an audiobook original, not a novel, and is performed like a play with different voice actors playing each of the characters without any chapters or breaks. I was most excited about this when planning for the week, but it was difficult for me to get through and I honestly don’t think I got as much out of it as I could have. I’ve watched the prequels and Clone Wars so many times now that I’ve began to pick some of the perceived holes apart. Honestly, that’s one of the things I’m most excited about learning more about. While The Vow of Silver Dawn and Dooku: Jedi Lost take place later in the timeline, they’re still pre-prequels and did offer insight directly into what led to the rise of the Sith and the downfall of the Jedi. Not much happens of importance in the brunt of the story, but it ends on a cliffhanger involving a mysterious “system-wide mass casualty event.” My gut reaction says that maybe this is a sort of beginning-of-the-end kind of event, though that would be a really bad look for the Jedi considering the story takes place over 100 years before the prequels. The story followed Joss and Pikka Adren, two project managers ensuring the completion of the starship Starlight Beacon. PIKKA ADREN SERIESMy first two short stories both took place in this time period, with Starlight being the kickoff to a series of short stories and novels within the era that are being released throughout this year. ![]() I enjoyed getting to read about an era in the Star Wars universe that I really don’t know much about - the High Republic Era. I’m keeping a big document to log certain things as I read/watch to help decide what I should talk about and keep track of tie-ins to other works and the larger story. I’m still figuring out how I want to format these updates, so I apologize if things are a bit scattered for the next few weeks. I already picked a photo to headline the newsletter when I do finally get through it all. ![]() So instead, I’m just going to try and get as much done as I can each week and hopefully, I’ll finish it all in a timely manner. To finish it all in one year, I’d have to make it through 13 items each week.Īt first I didn’t think that would be such a tall task, but I was quickly proven wrong as I dove into this week’s material. PIKKA ADREN TVSome are entire comic book arcs or several TV episodes strung together. Not all the bullets are single items, either. The list of movies, TV episodes, novels, comics and video games that make up Disney’s Star Wars canon - not Legends canon, and not including things releasing this year - is over 600 bullet points long. I’ll be honest: I might be in a little over my head. ![]()
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