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Into the Void: Star Wars Legends (Dawn of the Jedi)
By Tim Lebbon
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the origins of the Jedi order, as a lone Je’daii ranger fights to save their ancient homeworld, Tython, from disaster.
On the planet Tython, the ancient Je’daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force—and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je’daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy.
Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je’daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key—risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je’daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved—and whose life she must now fear.
On the planet Tython, the ancient Je’daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force—and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je’daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy.
Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je’daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key—risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je’daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved—and whose life she must now fear.
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Tim Lebbon
Tim Lebbon has written more than forty horror, dark fantasy, and tie-in novels, including The Silence, Relics, Kong: Skull Island, and the Noreela fantasy series. He’s also written hundreds of novellas and short stories, winning several prestigious awards, and has had his work optioned and made for the big screen. He lives in Monmouthshire, UK.
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Reviews for Into the Void
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was rather disappointing. It had SO MUCH POTENTIAL but the writing felt particularly blah with a heroine I never liked whether we saw her in the present or in flashbacks. Motivations were murky, and I felt the author sometimes took the reader's knowledge for granted, which is the shame, because portraying a society of Jedi BEFORE they were the Jedi we know and love (with lightsabers)? SUPER PROMISING. Unless you're a die-hard SW fan, I wouldn't recommend starting here.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Being a bit of a fanboy I enjoyed having a look at the distant past of the Star Wars galaxy. It cleverly kept all the franchise conventions, but dialled them back a few thousand years (you've still got droids, but they're stupid; you've still got cantinas, but they're taverns; you've still got space travel, it just takes ages). And, of course, you've got the super weapons, dogfights and mysticism. Star Wars is one of those franchises that often rhymes with itself, and those familiar elements are the plot equivalents of the leitmotifs in John Williams' score.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A story from close to the very foundations of the Jedi order and the beginning of everything Star Wars. A must read for any avid player of Star Wars The Old Republic.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Moderately interesting story. I liked the use of alternating the past and present to keep interest and transitioning at cliff hangers. The story was much like James Bond movies in that the main character cannot die although they should have been killed by the anti-hero.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/54 stars for originality, freshness, and a new and different look st Star Wars. For just the writing and plot I would give about 3-1/2 stars. There is one main plot line, that is fairly strait forward, and follows Lanoree Brock's relationship with her brother in the past and in the present. If you are going to read the Dawn of the Jedi comic series this book is a must read. Reading this book first allows you to jump right into the comic series without feeling lost. Through Lanoree you are introduced to the Tython system and the Je'daii's unique understanding of the force. The Je'daii do not focus on just the light side of the force, but instead the balance between the light and the dark. This allows them to occasionally do some very dark things, which is something we are unaccustomed to seeing of the Jedi. One of the payoffs towards the end of the book shows Lanoree going to a very dark place.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Dawn of the Jedi - Into the Void: Off the gridI can't say what I was expecting from this story, but whatever it was I got something different. This was meant to be the start of a series of novel tie-ins to the comic series Dawn of the Jedi. Like so many other EU promises, this series was shelved by the new story group at Lucasfilm. Honestly, I can't say that this was a bad choice (unlike the Sword of the Jedi series that was also canned). I was hoping for a sense of history in this novel - an origin story of the Jedi. That's how this was billed. There is absolutely nothing about this story that defines a history of the Jedi Order. The solar system that plays host to Into the Void could be any solar system at any time in galactic history. I found it to be very similar to reading the Lost Tribe of the Sith stories. The story of this novel is already 10,000 years at the start and that back-story to THIS back-story is never really explained at all. Apparently someone/something dropped off a sampling of galactic species (humans, Twileks, Wookiees, Cathars, etc.) on this Force-infused planet in a secluded system and left them there to develop a society that was at one with the Force (for the most part). That's it. That's the back story provided. Is that a history of the order? No. That's a side-quest. For all the reader knows, there were already Jedi at large in the galaxy when this started. Now perhaps if the series were allowed to continue, we'd see that these "Je'daii" eventually escaped their confinement and started the Order in the larger galaxy. But that's left unresolved by the novel's end.What we see is a series of worlds in a solar system who's cultures have developed that same age-old mix of awe and resentment of Jedi, their powers, and their assumed authority. Nothing new here. The only real difference is that instead of lightsabers, the Rangers (not Knights) carry a more traditional metal blade. But, like so many other mysteries of this novel, the swords themselves are somehow infused with the Force. That's one of the things that really bugs me about this novel - and really all ancient tales of the EU (like the Old Republic comics) - this idea that the Force is some sort of alchemy that can be physically harnessed and embedded into inanimate objects. It turns the Force that we all know and love into some sort of mystical technology. In addition, the abilities of these Je'daii seem different. There are things that they can do that "modern" Knights can do and vice-versa. This does a good job of severing any familiar ties one might connect between the EU we know and this "history." The protagonist just kept getting schooled again and again by common criminals - despite all of her bluster and confidence in her abilities and assertions of how great a Ranger she is compared to her peers. Another peeve of mine is the technology seen. If this is so many thousands of years in the past, why does the technology in use not look all that much different than what we see in the newer EU stories? Really it seems that the only technology missing from this society is lightsabers and hyperdrives. Are we really expected to believe that society is capable of so little technological growth over the span of millennia? Finally, I don't particularly like the tone of this novel. It has a more vulgar language than what EU readers are used to. Use of words like "ass" and "bitch" just seem unnecessary and sound like they were added merely for the sake of being edgy. It's not needed here and it detracted from what little enjoyment I could draw from reading this novel.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This could have been a really interesting concept, and maybe the comic book version is better, but I found myself feeling a bit "meh" about this one.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Book Info: Genre: Science-Fiction, Space OperaReading Level: AdultRecommended for: Fans of Star Wars, space operaTrigger Warnings: murder, violence, fighting, treachery, deceitMy Thoughts: This book is set about 25 thousand years prior to the dawn of the Empire, and is the first book in a proposed new series called Dawn of the Jedi. There is not as of yet any word on how many books will be in this series, or when the next one will be out, or indeed anything at all about the series other than it exists. There is a section at the beginning of the book (and at the beginning of Kenobi, which I just reviewed) that outlines all the books in the related various Star Wars series that are canon-approved and their connection in time to one another. I would recommend hard-core fans use that as a guideline. I know I would enjoy tracking down and reading the whole lot of them in chronological order just for fun!Tim Lebbon is a name that is known to me; he's written a number of books. Some (most) of the book is fairly well written, with lovely prose, but parts of it almost seem to be written by someone else, overwrought, wordy, and occasionally downright ugly, like this: “Close to the temple, near the sea, she can feel the Force ebbing and flowing through everything—the air she breathes, the sights she sees, and all that makes up the beautiful scenery.” The last part of the phrase is redundant and unnecessary, but still better than this one: “Her father will look silently into the forest, as if he silently years to explore that way.” Department of Redundancy Department, anyone? The worst of it is early on. As the story progresses, the prose smooths out significantly. It almost feels like there is more than one person writing the story. To say I was shocked to see this sort of stuff from a veteran writer is an understatement. Who really wrote this book?One thing that has always bothered me about the Star Wars universe is the very black and white notion of the Force, as someone has to be entirely of the Light and never touch the Dark. This has led to long discussions in our household. It seems the earlier incarnation of the Je'daii as seen in this book had a much healthier attitude and strove to maintain a balance, as shown in this excerpt of one of their books. “A Je'daii needs darkness and light, shadow and illumination, because without the two there can be no balance. Veer to Bogan [Typhon's dark moon, illustrating the Dark side], and Ashla [the light moon] feels too constraining, too pure; edge toward Ashla and Bogan becomes a monstrous myth. A Je'daii without balance between both is no Je'daii at all. He, or she, is simply lost.”150 pages of this book is taken up with excerpts and sample chapters from other books. The first is a short story called Eruption, also featuring Lanoree and is a fun and fast story. I did not go through all the additional excerpts and chapters, but there are a number of them, so that might entice people who are interested in the novels.Despite some of the problems early on, I really enjoyed this book. Much of the Star Wars fiction is really quite good, and this falls into that realm. While not among the very best of it, it's still an enjoyable book, and one I think many Star Wars fans will embrace. I'm especially interested in learning more about the early history of this civilization, so I'm looking forward to upcoming books in this series. Definitely take the time to check it out.Disclosure: I went out and picked up a copy of this book on my own, since I really wanted to read it. While originally approved for this through NetGalley, a glitch caused the book to not be delivered to me as scheduled, therefore I am under no obligation to anyone but myself for this book. All opinions are my own.Synopsis: On the planet Tython, the ancient Je’daii order was founded. And at the feet of its wise Masters, Lanoree Brock learned the mysteries and methods of the Force—and found her calling as one of its most powerful disciples. But as strongly as the Force flowed within Lanoree and her parents, it remained absent in her brother, who grew to despise and shun the Je’daii, and whose training in its ancient ways ended in tragedy.Now, from her solitary life as a Ranger keeping order across the galaxy, Lanoree has been summoned by the Je’daii Council on a matter of utmost urgency. The leader of a fanatical cult, obsessed with traveling beyond the reaches of known space, is bent on opening a cosmic gateway using dreaded dark matter as the key—risking a cataclysmic reaction that will consume the entire star system. But more shocking to Lanoree than even the prospect of total galactic annihilation, is the decision of her Je’daii Masters to task her with the mission of preventing it. Until a staggering revelation makes clear why she was chosen: The brilliant, dangerous madman she must track down and stop at any cost is the brother whose death she has long grieved—and whose life she must now fear.