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Into the Void
- Star Wars Legends (Dawn of the Jedi)
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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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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- AnthroGal
- 05-30-13
Pleasant surprise, best SW novels of late
What, no Marc Thompson?!? He pretty much makes or breaks any SW audiobook. He's like that familiar security blanket. And he's dang good.
But so was January LaVoy. Though she's no Marc Thompson, she rises to the challenge and exceeded my expectations, and quite frankly, I enjoyed her more than other non-Marc Thompson SW narrators. Not only that, it was fitting to have a female narrator with a novel that featured a female Jed'aii front and center.
Now, the story. I've been quite disappointed with the direction of SW novels as of late. Not enough to turn me away completely, but I think the quality of the stuff coming out lately has not been as great, the overarching story arcs/time frames (The Old Republic, namely) has been lacking for me.
This has revived my interest. This story is extremely interesting and opened up a whole new door in the SW universe. I still have some unanswered questions on the background (maybe I should read the comic book series) but perhaps as this period in the SW canon becomes more developed (here's hoping...) the answers will become more apparent. But there is a lot of potential in this time period that I am hoping for more to come out...
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- Michael Kendra
- 09-17-17
Really bad
This book is poorly written, stuffed with descriptive cliches, and offers nothing in the way of interesting lore to the Star Wars universe. Jumbled and hinting at more interesting stories we don't get to hear, each section jars with the previous one.
The performance was fine, but the story was written in such a way as to make all the protagonists dialogue stilted and forced with her main companion.
It's always odd to hear a narrator imitating the voice of the opposite gender. Most are quite passable, but this was a particularly bad one. Takes me out of the story I guess.
Mostly I spent the time wondering why all the characters were so stupid. Protagonist is almost entirely unlikable. Kind of like watching the prequel movies. As a fan of the expanded universe or whatever Disney is calling the books now, I'm disappointed.
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- K. J. Kendall
- 08-12-16
A lot of not much
Would you try another book from Tim Lebbon and/or January LaVoy?
Probably not
What was most disappointing about Tim Lebbon’s story?
The story was pretty bland and ultimately lifeless. If this hadn't been a Star Wars novel nobody would have published it. The main character was annoying, the villain one dimensional and pretty much everyone else in the story was a stock villain or bit player. I also found the use of the Star Wars themes in an attempt to create tension that simply doesn't exist was pretty sad.
What three words best describe January LaVoy’s performance?
Potatoes, not stuffing.
What character would you cut from Into the Void?
The real question is "what character would I keep?"
Any additional comments?
If you are the kind of person who puts "jedi" as your religion on official documents then this book will no doubt thrill you from the first syllable to the last implied period. Otherwise it fills your ears with harmless sound for a few hours.
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- Amber DeSadier
- 04-27-17
Good Lord Save Your TIME
As a Star Wars book, this is really not great. As a book book, its horrible. Terrible writing.
My main issue with this book. The whole reason for the conflict in this book is the Jedi pushing a kid to use the Force knowing that he has no ability in it. They ignore YEARS of this, knowing all it did was make the kid seriously unhappy and quite unhinged. He hated everything and they ignored the fact that he was NOT a force user. So wrong on so many levels.
First of all, he is supposed to have parents who constantly ignore his torment and constantly pressure him to just give into the Force like its a choice. Even after they realize he has no gift with the Force, they keep making him do what other Jedi kids do. They make him go through the trials. Serious negligence and I can't imagine Jedi parents (who can uniquely feel and understand the damage they are doing to him) doing that.
Second of all, you have his teachers. Je'daii who are WELL AWARE HE HAS NO FORCE ABILITY still pushing him every second as though it will somehow fix itself if he just tries hard enough. I know these people cant be that dumb. This was BEYOND negligent and thoroughly abusive. Everything about this scenario is unrealistic in the world of Star Wars and the Jedi, beginning or no.
This colored everything else about the book. Add to it, that its poorly written and I am out without finishing it. Screw this. The man dies at the end because people ignored him, tormented him, and held him to an impossible standard. I would rather not read that shit.
On the bright side the narrator did a great job.
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- Jacen
- 05-19-13
Sharp writing and a great story!
What made the experience of listening to Into the Void: Star Wars the most enjoyable?
Tim Lebbon's world building and prose. The man can write this stuff!
What was one of the most memorable moments of Into the Void: Star Wars?
The whole thing was so good that I can't really select one moment. And I really can't say that about too many recent Star Wars novels.
Have you listened to any of January LaVoy’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Nope. She was pretty good. I enjoyed hearing a woman's voice in a Star Wars book with a female protagonist. Marc Thompson is pure awesome and all but this was a nice change. I felt January made it easier to feel like we were inside Lanoree's head.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The climax of the novel was very emotional.
Any additional comments?
Lebbon does an outstanding job inter-cutting a flashback of Lanoree's Je'daii training with her brother, Dal, and her pursuit of him 9 years later. It gave the novel a balance and depth that it wouldn't have had had Lebbon simply stuck with the chase and nothing but. It also serves to explain the differences between the modern Jedi and the ancient Je'daii.
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- John
- 06-05-13
Conflicted
First I want to say that I am conflicted on any new EU Star Wars books that are coming out after the Disney buyout. We really don't know if they are signed off on or what the deal is.
The Good: January LaVoy was a awesome choice for the Voice acting for the book, and she will melt your ears with her awesome voice. I would love for her to do more SW novels.
* These Je'daii are not your Jedi you know and love. They show there arrogance in the story and how they cross the line, but that is all the matter of perspective right?
*Some what graphic in fight scenes, this could be a bad also for a SW novel.
The Bad: Just about everything else about the book.
*It's to short for such a huge opening of a new timeline of the universe.
*The whole talking in first person and present tense format is a bit annoying.
* Introduction of profanity in a cleaver way, you will get the picture.
*The main character seems kind of off or just boring. Maybe I am being to critical of her, she does love to threaten just about everyone with death that she runs into.
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- Thomas
- 05-15-13
Not read by Marc Thompson, still very good
What about January LaVoy’s performance did you like?
I was originally dubious about January LaVoy narrating this over Marc Thompson (who I love), but she really pulls you into the book as much as Marc does for me. Good choice!
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- Meganerdman
- 03-21-17
Mediocre
This book had so much potential but the story was vague in its important story elements, its characters undeveloped and borderline child-like, and was horribly cliche. Didn't sound like it was written by an experienced author.
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- Pasqual
- 05-21-13
Good but not great.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would have used Marc Thompson instead.
Did January LaVoy do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
She did alight. She's no Marc Thompson though. And to all the people who keep stating she's saying Jedi wrong.. She's not! It's spelled and pronounce different in this book.
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- Katarina
- 06-02-17
Great narration but the story disappoints
I recently read the Dawn of the Jedi comics (three trade paperbacks) and was very enthousiastic about them - those stories I would rate five stars. So I was very excited to discover that there had also been written a novel with a storyline from that same - ancient Star Wars - period.
However, this story fell short for me. The characters felt very two-dimensional and the supposed heroine was, frankly, rather annoying and unsympathetic. Je'daii (pronounced correctly by the narrator) Ranger Lanoree came across as endlessly hasassing and nagging her brother, not accepting his making a different life choice. Now, this concept in itself I could understand, it is very human to struggle with choices close family members make that we maybe don't get. However, the author did not succeed in writing a gripping story about it, nor did he give his heroine anything remotely resembling an interesting internal monologue; she simply kept repeating how the Force was with her, how much she constantly was aware of it, and, frankly, how awesome it made her. Quite boring.
The author fails to explain what it's like to keep the Force balanced within you, since that is what it's like to be a Force wielder in these ancient times. There's not Jedi and Sith yet, no Light and Dark side wielders; everyone keeps Light & Dark in balance within them. Lanoree talks the talk but we never see her actually walking that walk, it's only the Light side that she wields. Only in the bonus short story that follows the novel (so don't stop listening!) we finally see a Je'daii choosing to wield the Dark side for a certain purpose, but still not Lanoree - and that short story is by a different author...
As for the "bad guy" in the novel, Lanoree's brother, the novel does not make clear at all how he reaches his point of Super Villainy. It starts out as him choosing not to have anything to do with the Force, and how he longs to explore the rest of the universe, which seem to me to be quite innocent thoughts. But why this is not acceptable in these Early Days is never explained (would have been interesting!), nor how this turns him into a full-blown psychopath in the end.
Then there was the sidekick to the heroine. A supposed 'true' bad guy with whom she partners out of necessity, but somehow he turns out pretty darn 'good' for a criminal. How he stays loyal to Lanoree confounds me, as she openly uses him and does not seem to care about his well-being at all. For instance, when he's injured she promises him that he'll get medical treatment once they reach her ship, but when they finally do, he doesn't get any treatment whatsoever. (sigh)
Had I cared for this character at all, it would have bugged me.
However, I did not care for any of them. I finished the novel because I kept hoping it would get better, but when it finally reached its so-called climax, I felt robbed.
In conclusion, if you'd like to find out more about the early Je'daii, skip this novel and get your hands on the comics, for they are truly awesome examples of Star Wars lore, with gorgeous graphic artwork.
Narration was good however, and I also liked the SW music and sound effects, although it was a bit weird to hear the same sound effects for the Light side of the Force as were used for the Dark Side in Darth Plagueis and Darth Bane.
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- Kris Spencer
- 07-12-13
As usual - Outstanding!
What did you like most about Into the Void: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Book 2?
I was a bit dubious downloading this as it was book 2 - but as with most of these books you dont miss out too much! I am looking forward to Book 1 being released here but this doesnt detract from this outstanding story! set before pretty much any of the star wars books out there it is a more - human- version of star wars. Outstanding story read perfectly by the author with the usual mix of star wars sound effects and musical scores - I highly recommend this!
What was one of the most memorable moments of Into the Void: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Book 2?
Listening to the differences in the early jedi philosophies - very different and interesting.
Have you listened to any of January LaVoy’s other performances? How does this one compare?
First time I have listened to this reader but she was very good!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes if I could have I would have (much like all the star wars ones)
Any additional comments?
I would like book 1 to be released here but love book 2 as well!
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- Daz
- 10-15-13
a very clever story
Where does Into the Void: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, Book 2 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
mid to high
Who was your favorite character and why?
i can't say that i have a favourite character, but they are significantly different to the shall we say modern day Jedi.
What does January LaVoy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
January is a new reader for the Star Wars extended universe. it's fitting that she reads a book set in a time when there are none of the usual characters you would expect to see in a star wars story. I would have to compare this story with another story where January reads with well known characters in it.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes but i found it quite hard going at first so i had to spread it over multiple sittings.
Any additional comments?
this story is definitely worth a read. especially when you look at the attitudes to the light and dark sides of the force from then and make coparisons to the republic and beyond era's. most interesting indeed.
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- Nick Lang-Yates
- 12-15-20
boring
struggling to continue this book. not sure if its the story or the narrator. doubt il finnish it
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- Anthony
- 06-09-22
stupid sound effects and music ruin it
stupid artificial voice effects, music, sound effects, ruin this audiobook
if i wanted a film experience id watch a film.
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- Dominique
- 06-14-17
didn't finish ...
the way the reader said the word jedi just got irritating as hell, I'm not usually a fussy person but it really grated.
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- Ant Clements
- 04-07-17
Great Book!!
So enjoyable in Audible much better than reading the book yourself!!
The story in this is both shocking and surprising
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- Jack Nyman
- 07-12-23
Loving it so far
My only gripe is the way she pronounces “Jedi”. Great story though and an interesting insight into Jedis of the past!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-20-23
Great Story
This is about the Je'daii, not the Jedi. So no, the narrator isn't mispronounced Jedi, because she isn't saying Jedi. Set thousands of years before the films, it's a great story to get a glimpse into the lives of force users of the time and how different they are to the Jedi
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- Matthew Johnson
- 05-08-23
great story
i didnt know that there was more to starwars before the movies and i ended up on here, i liked the story and it was detailed, the only thing that threw me off the the miss prenouceation of jedi. but i can forgive it becuase i cant spell lol
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- Sean Friel
- 04-26-23
A must listen
A brilliant story from before there was Jedi and Sith. A time when the Je'daii order lives in balance. A gripping story and a must listen for any fan of Star Wars.
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- Bungleboy
- 12-06-18
not bad
book isn't bad but finding out the rest of the series is unavailable sucks. I don't recommend for that reason
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- Tony
- 12-31-20
Wrong Title - Otherwise not a bad book
This was my first foray into the Star War novels so I picked this book expecting it to give me something along the lines of the origin of the Jedi - far from it and as of now I'm still wondering where the origins of the force and the Jedi came to be. The book itself is a light hearted read as long as you don't take it too seriously and you don't mind the over cliched use of the Force (it did tend to grate towards the end of the book though). I thoroughly enjoyed January LaVoy's reading and it suited the lead character very well. In summary, a good light hearted adventure read which does leave you wanting more. As far as an origin story goes, it did not deliver
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- James G.
- 09-13-23
Solid..!
It had its moments, good flow, characters were interesting, you may have known what direction it would take from the first 30 minutes but you were also sold..!
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- Jacob Gruis
- 09-23-22
Simply awesome.
Completely loved this audio performance, January Levoy does a refreshing and passionate job in delivering what was a well written and engaging story. About as Starwars as anyone could want and loads of extra lore about the Je’daii and Tython. 10/10 and couldn't recommend enough.
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- Aaron R.
- 01-21-22
Awesome story
Well written book, great story and characters.
narrator sadly had limit range and a lot of characters sounded the same
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- Anonymous User
- 10-25-21
Awesome book
Great book surrounding the origins of the Jedi. Only problem is that sometimes, it’s easy to lose engagement.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-31-21
Awesome
One of the best read it over and over
Worth a read if your a Star Wars fan
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- Anonymous User
- 08-01-20
loved the concept and journey
i enjoy every part of this story until the end. it leaves you wanting more and there is more story to be told. great narration and speed.
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- George
- 06-16-20
Into The Void - Review
Into the Void is set in a great time of star wars EU lore during the je'daii order the predecessor to the jedi, the main character Lanary is great and so is the main antagonist however the story is a little lack luster towards its finale and it leaves much open for another book in the series.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-16-20
Very well presented
Great story line that'll keep you on the edge of your seat with a clear audio deliverence.
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