Star Wars Visions Ronin, Emma Mieko Candon
Star Wars Visions Ronin, Emma Mieko Candon
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Star Wars Visions: Ronin
A Visions Novel (Inspired by The Duel)

Author: Emma Mieko Candon

Series: Star Wars

Narrator: Joel de la Fuente

Unabridged: 12 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/12/2021


Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A mysterious former Sith wanders the galaxy in this stunning Star Wars tale, an original novel inspired by the world of The Duel from the Star Wars Visions animated anthology.
 
The Jedi are the most loyal servants of the Empire. 
 
Two decades ago, Jedi clans clashed in service to feuding lords. Sickened by this endless cycle, a sect of Jedi rebelled, seeking to control their own destiny and claim power in service of no master. They called themselves Sith. 
 
The Sith rebellion failed, succumbing to infighting and betrayal, and the once rival lords unified to create an Empire . . . but even an Empire at peace is not free from violence. 
 
Far on the edge of the Outer Rim, one former Sith wanders, accompanied only by a faithful droid and the ghost of a less civilized age. He carries a lightsaber, but claims lineage to no Jedi clan, and pledges allegiance to no lord. Little is known about him, including his name, for he never speaks of his past, nor his regrets. His history is as guarded as the red blade of destruction he carries sheathed at his side.
 
As the galaxy's perpetual cycle of violence continues to interrupt his self-imposed exile, and he is forced to duel an enigmatic bandit claiming the title of Sith, it becomes clear that no amount of wandering will ever let him outpace the specters of his former life.

About The Author

Emma Mieko Candon is a queer author and escaped academic drawn to tales of devouring ghosts, cursed linguistics, and mediocre robots. Her work includes Star Wars Visions: Ronin, a Japanese reimagining of the Star Wars mythos, and The Archive Undying (2023), an original speculative novel about sad giant robots and fraught queer romance. As an actual cyborg whose blood has been taken for science, Emma’s grateful to be stationed at home in Hawaii, where they were born and raised as a fourth-generation Japanese settler. By day, they edit anime nonsense for Seven Seas Entertain­ment, and by night they remain academically haunted by identity, ideology, and imperialism. At all hours of the day, they are beholden to the whims of two lopsided cats and relieved by the support of an enviably hand­some wife.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bria on September 02, 2021

Emma Candon has written something really really special here.......more

Goodreads review by Dan on November 14, 2021

I really wanted to like this book. There is so much backstory here to like. This alternate history of Jedi and Sith is a rich landscape for telling stories. The prose however tries to be poetic and instead tumbles ceaselessly into obtuseness. Every character’s inner monologue is SO conflicted, no on......more

Goodreads review by Khurram on February 16, 2024

I can't help but feel disappointed in this book. I love Star Wars and the Visions series, and Ronin was my favourite of the Visions series. The first three chapters of this book are the episode from the series the book carries on straight after the episode. A lone old warrior, seemingly moving around......more