Into the Void

Star Wars Legends (Dawn of the Jedi)

By: Tim Lebbon

Narrated by: January LaVoy

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.

Critic reviews

“In a story filled with adventure, intrigue, and great quotes, there’s a lot to like in this book. Tim Lebbon dives into his very first Star Wars story with a great deal of success. He manages to spin a tale that feels like Star Wars, but also feels different from other stories that have been told before. While there is some threat of system wide destruction, the point is never pushed to being ridiculous. The characters feel believable and provoke interest. The attention to the characters never takes away from the plot. There’s also a remarkable balance between world building, plot and character development, and action. When it comes down to it, Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void is just great storytelling.”—Roqoo Depot

“A nice, compact Star Wars tale that both acts as an introduction to the Dawn of the Jedi period and a standalone story.”—Club Jade

“A solidly enjoyable read . . . a nice addition to the Expanded Universe.”—Tosche Station

“A good solid Star Wars adventure story with heart.”—Knights’ Archive

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...

Good story, bad pacing

I was enjoying the main plot but it felt unusually dragged out, and it would cover two point in time in one chapter but it wouldn't say when it changed, so it was easy to get lost, and that happened a lot! unless you're desperate for another star wars book after you finish all the others I would say skip this one. The only thing I really enjoyed were a few of the characters and finding out more about the early history of star wars

Great book!

I really enjoyed this story. Lanoree is a powerful jed'iia and it was fun following her journey learning about the earlier days of the force and Tython. January LaVoy was excellent in narration of all areas excluding the male parts. Her voice was perfect for Lanoree, unfortunately, her male voices sounded like stuffy nosed teenage punks. It was tough at times following make dialog and I found myself having to refers several times. Otherwise this audio book was great and worth the read!

Repetitive

The story is not bad, but it is the same events happening in different places.

Loved this book. The story line and also the read

I sure hope they add more from this series to Audiobooks in the near future!