Into the Void Part 3

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Welcome to our third of four check-in and discussion posts for our Book of the Month.

This month’s book is Into the Void (Star Wars Legends Novels) by Tim Lebbon
Chapters 11-15

Into the Void

1. We learned a bit more about Tre's past. Did this alter your opinion of him in any way?

2. Do you think the destruction of the domed city on Nox was integral to Dal's plans?

3. Any plot points in this section you found interesting?



FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off-topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part III of the book.

Comments

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1. Learning something about Tre's past via him just telling us about it didn't make a huge impression on me, perhaps in part because his description was still pretty vague. It also doesn't really seem to have thrown our main protagonist off-stride at all. Compared to the descriptions of the effect of the Je'ddai bombardment during the war on the domed cities, it felt a bit... thin?

2. I don't know if I believe that the destruction of the city was part of Dal's plans, but I think it'd be interesting if it was, because it shows that for all that he seems to hate the Force, his actions are producing the same consequences.

3. One of the things I find I like about the Je'ddai concept is that there are people who leave, and while the expectation seems to be that they'll wither away, there are at least some still around causing problems. One of the things touched on in the comics (but not so far in the novels) is that there are Je'ddai who leave the order to have children, some of whom then return to the order later on - there doesn't seem to be the prohibition on relationships that the Jedi would impose later.

The comics don't really go into a huge amount of detail about the war that saw those domed cities on Nox destroyed, but the Queen who led the opposing forces was popular, and there are strong divisions between her followers andthe Je'ddai, with a lot of people staying neutral.

One thing I saw and wanted to remember to mention; did you catch the mention of the "Tho Yor" floating around the high temple? The Tho Yor are floating ships that look like 8-sided dice... and they're the ships that brought the ancestors of the peoples in the Tython system here.

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1. I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling this way. Like... he doesn't seem dangerously evil to me.

2. Do Dal's comments about how his family all seem to be in some sort of cult and just blindly following this 'Force' thing kind of make sense in a weird way? (he didn't call it a cult, I'm paraphrasing)

3. It seems to be a choice for some to stay or go, but it also seems that Dal didn't feel like he had a choice. I'm a bit confused on that whole thread - like was it simply his family that enrolled him?

The prohibition of relationships was just so short-sighted and honestly doesn't make sense in the grand scheme of things as it seems rooted in fear. Fear of Jedi (Je'ddai) having something more important in their life than the order, fear that they aren't strong enough to manage emotional entanglement, etc. Fear is the opposite of what they preach - so it can't be something that was around or lasted for millennia. I honestly hate how everything in the Star Wars universe has to dance around that topic, to be honest.


One thing I saw and wanted to remember to mention; did you catch the mention of the "Tho Yor" floating around the high temple? The Tho Yor are floating ships that look like 8-sided dice... and they're the ships that brought the ancestors of the peoples in the Tython system here.
I did see mention of that, but didn't catch the connection. Thank you for pointing it out! Interesting.
Honestly, if Dal hadn't decided to kill off so many people on Nox, I'd be inclined to be on his side about exploring the ancestors and whatnot.