science fictions

An all around excellent book. The story is about Yoda travelling to meet with his former padawan, Count Dooku, and the four Jedi that accompany him on the way.

Every new character is memorable and great to see in action. The padawan/master relationship is really put in the spotlight in this book. One of the more memorable characters is Scout, who lacks skill, but makes up for it with spirit and sheer determination.

The Best part of this book is the confrontation between Dooku and Yoda. Yoda has always been one of the more mysterious characters, and while he still isn't completely revealed, you learn about him on a more personal level. His conversations with Dooku, and his flashbacks make for intriguing reading.

Very highly recommended to all Star Wars fans!!

I absolutely LOVED this book. I enjoyed that it focused on mainly one character (Yoda) and told the story revolving around them. In this book, yoda recieves a message from Count Dooku asking for a meeting on the planet Vjun. Dooku is Yoda's former apprentice and Yoda decides that he must go. It turns out that Dooku did not have a change of heart and he was trying to kill Yoda. Yoda does a good job of defending himself and only a cheap-shot by Dooku, saves the Count's life. It is similar to what he did in Attack of the Clones. I also enjoyed in this book the humor. I especially liked it when yoda was at the airport disguised as an R2 unit and bumping into things. I was laughing the entire time I read that part. I also enjoyed the flashbacks to Dooku's earlier life as a Jedi apprentice. Overall I loved this book and would reccomend it to any star wars fan or anybody for that matter.

YODA, DARK RENDEZVOUS is a valuable read providing a link in the STAR WARS saga of the separation of Dooku and Yoda. Sean Stewart's story timeframe is thirty-plus months after Geonosis, and the continuation of the Clone Wars. This is one story more dedicated (than others) to one of my favorite characters Yoda... 'Mmm'! Yoda's wisdom is expressed by the author: "But other things, inside you there are. The Force is inside you. A true Jedi lives in the Force. Touches the Force. It surrounds him: and it reaches up from inside him to touch that which surrounds. ... Not a pile of permacrete, home is. Not a palace or a hut, ship or shack. Wherever a Jedi is, there must the Force be, too. Wherever we are, is home."

Read and follow Sean Stewart's journey of Grand Master Yoda and Count Dooku of Serenno. The Count is a most-gifted Padawan and prime Jedi Knight in training with Master Yoda. The time has come for Dooku to go out on his own. Yoda tells him, "A candle will I light, for you to find your way home." They are joined as Master and Padawan, yet they end on separate paths, in different parts of the galaxy - respectively, the Jedi Temple and Chateau Malreaux on Vjun. Delight in the tournaments of young apprentices and come to know the places in the Jedi Temple -- the Combat Training Center, the Star Room, the Council Chamber, and the Room of a Thousand Fountains. Join Padawan Whie in finding out his connection to the Chateau Malreaux in which Dooku resides on Vjun (where the presence of the Force is powerfully strong). Enjoy the antics and character of Padawan Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy, her name shortened to 'Scout'. Scout is not strong in the Force, but she has wit, perseverance, determination, and dedication. Meet the 'Gran' beings, a deeply social, community-oriented folk. They have six fingers, are three-eyed with shaggy brows, goat-headed, and their faces are most suited to express worry -- her name is Maks Leem, a Master Knight in the Jedi Temple, and a favorite of the younger acolytes. The evil Asajj Ventress -- the scourge of the Jedi, her mission: to kill Jedi, and she keeps a tally, while begging for Dooku to train her in the 'dark side', but no, he says. Meet Fidelis ('the gentleman's personal gentlething'), and Solis, who are suspicious droids, as well as bad and good heroes.

It is invigorating for avid readers to be introduced to a 'new' writer, i.e., debut or one not read before. This is my first exposure to author Sean Stewart, and it is a pleasant one, prompting me to read more of his writings. Stewart is proficient in language, both technical and descriptive ('xeno-ethnologists', and 'sociolinguistical slovenliness') and maintains excellent dialog technique. The last few chapters are written with a masterly exchange between Yoda and Dooku, philosophically, with tender memories, yet the presence of the light and dark sides, and a physical battle. There are times that it appears to the reader's mind that the author veers off the path of the intended story line, i.e., Yoda and Dooku. But, surprisingly, it is enticement added to the suspense of the final meeting in YODA DARK RENDEZVOUS.