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 recognized, 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.…
"Robin: Star Wars is a franchise that will never stop, including in audiobooks. Mary: I have served on a lot of different audiobook committees including the Notable Children’s Recordings. There is no deep dark secret about the deliberations of that particular committee: it’s open for people to come in and listen, so I’m not breaking any big secrets here. So I’ll just say that there was a Star Wars book, years ago, that made our Notable Children’s Recordings list. You might say to yourself, ‘ Star Wars, that’s not fine literature!’ But I always like to use a seesaw analogy for audiobooks. There can be a Pulitzer Prize-winning book that everyone recognizes as the finest literature, that gets a narrator who brings it down to not-so-good. The very best book in the world can have a terrible production and if you listen to it, you would think it was a terrible book. Conversely, there is the perfect balance. A lot of the time, that’s what the Audie Awards are going for: a book that is a great representative of its genre—because the Audie Awards have so many different genres: romance, business, etc—with perfect narration and audio representation. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount . Then again, there are the occasional books that are not the world’s best literature, but the audiobook production makes that book sing and turns it into something that brings a smile to your face. And the Dooku: Jedi Lost Star Wars book, with the sounds of the light sabres and the absolute re-creation of those voices from the movies, just makes it a joy to listen to."
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