Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars)

By: Cavan Scott

Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Pete Bradbury, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Sean Kenin, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Carol Monda, Robert Petkoff, Rebecca Soler, Marc Thompson

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's Summary

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Dooku: Jedi Lost (Star Wars), by Cavan Scott, read by Orlagh Cassidy as Asajj Ventress, Euan Morton as Dooku, Pete Bradbury as Gretz Droom, Jonathan Davis as Qui-Gon Jinn, Neil Hellegers as Ramil, Sean Kenin as Sifo-Dyas, January LaVoy as Jor Aerith, Saskia Maarleveld as Jenza, Carol Monda as Lene Kostana, Robert Petkoff as Ky Narec, Rebecca Soler as Yula Braylon, and Marc Thompson as Yoda.

Delve into the history of the sinister Count Dooku in this audio original set in a galaxy far, far away….

Darth Tyranus. Count of Serenno. Leader of the Separatists. A red saber, unsheathed in the dark. But who was he, before he became the right hand of the Sith? As Dooku courts a new apprentice, the hidden truth of the Sith Lord’s past begins to come to light.

Dooku’s life began as one of privilege - born within the stony walls of his family’s estate, orbited by the Funeral Moon where the bones of his ancestors lie interred. But soon his Jedi abilities are recognised and he is taken from his home to be trained in the ways of the Force by the legendary Master Yoda.

As he hones his power, Dooku rises through the ranks, befriending fellow Jedi Sifo-Dyas and taking a padawan of his own, the promising Qui-Gon Jinn - and tries to forget the life that he once led. But he finds himself drawn by a strange fascination with the Jedi Master Lene Kostana, and the mission she undertakes for the Order: finding and studying ancient relics of the Sith, in preparation for the eventual return of the deadliest enemies the Jedi have ever faced.

Caught between the world of the Jedi, the ancient responsibilities of his lost home, and the alluring power of the relics, Dooku struggles to stay in the light - even as the darkness begins to fall.

©2019 Cavan Scott (P)2019 Random House Audiobooks

hard to stop

great listen, if your looking for lore and background you won't be disappointed, great cast of voices really paints the story

Something new

Format-wise I think that this is very promising. a lot could be done, telling stories like that.
Story-wise, I was unsettled at first. I've always wanted to know more about Dooku but the way the story was presented made me wonder if it was the best way to do so. ultimately I went with it and enjoyed it thoroughly. Congratulations to the writer, the cast, and all the other people who worked on this.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Enjoyable story but confusing at times

For the past 2 years I've listened to all of my Star Wars books, I like the extra elements it brings. With a full cast this book is unique amongst them all, and I was interested in that it is audio only.

The voice actors are all excellent, and for the most part the story is enjoyable.

My only gripe is the 'audio only' nature of the story. At times you have different characters talking to each other, but without the additional descriptions that a normal book provides ("Qui Gon said"; "Dooku answered" etc) you sometimes can get lost on who is saying what. There was a moment where a lot of grunting type noises were happening - no idea what was happening there either! A normal book would have an explanation, a narration to enable you to visualise the moment. In this you don't know if a scream is from getting shot, stubbing a toe or treading on some Lego.

Still worth a listen in my opinion, but I would like to hear/read an 'unabridged' version which adds the additional narration required if you were to read it.

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Brilliant

Loved this book from the storyline to the voice cast, this book makes the world feel alive. Highly recommend to prequel era fans and to people that want to learn more about the mysterious Count Dooku. Also has some ties to other books such as Claudia Gray's Master and apprentice as well as the universe at large.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Should have been better.

First let me say this is an excellent performance from the cast, with one glaring exception. Why oh why did they think it would be acceptable for Count Dooku to sound nothing like Count Dooku? Voices aside, this is a mediocre tale for a character who has one of the most intriguing backstories in all of Star Wars. You're hooked at the beginning, but as the story nears an end you realise you're not going to get any particular payoff, nor will you gain significant insight into Dooku's turn to the darkside. Satisfaction denied.

Full cast doesn't work

Really struggled listening to a book from from the point of view of one of the most engaging dark side charectors in the franchise when shes made to sound like a 19th century Middle class house wife. The whole thing sounds more like The Archers than Star Wars. There was no need to present this story in this way and it just made it almost unlistenable.

Love the idea, story is great style needs refining

As the title implies it's a great listen but I feel the pacing needs help. Also the first person and internal monologue style doesn't always work.

All that said, it's still great fun and I loved the voice acting. A great addition to Star Wars.

Count Dooku's Back Story

Good story really fleshed out the character seen in Episodes II & III gives us insight to his past and how he went from being a Jedi Master to a Sith Lord. Well acted by a great cast.

Great Intro, but...

I just wish it had been longer. Also, despite the excellent voice acting of the cast, I was waiting to hear something akin to the original deep voice of the character. However, still a great listen and an excellent bit of insight into the mind of the character.

Excellent!

Really good story and interesting style of feeling it too. Loved it. Fully recommended!

I really like the actor who played Qui Gon Jinn too. the accent was really good

loved it!

this book does a great job of giving an incredible backstory to dooku, and his motives leading up to him leaving the jedi order, whilst giving a bit of backstory behind his assassin asaj ventress. My only issue is that there didn't seem to be enough to explain how dooku became a killer.

Excellent Audiobook

As a huge star wars fan, this is an excellent book to listen to, the voices, the sounds and the story is excellent, perfect for any star wars fan. Definitely one of the best Star Wars audio books out there!