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Doctor Aphra (Star Wars)
Dr. Aphra teams up with Darth Vader himself in the original script to the audiobook production-an expanded adaptation of the critically acclaimed Marvel comics series.
Dr. Chelli Lona Aphra, rogue archaeologist, is in trouble again.
A pioneer in the field of criminal xenoarchaeology, Aphra recognizes no law, has no fear, and possesses no impulse control. To her, the true worth of the galactic relics she discovers is found not in a museum but in an arsenal. This viewpoint has led to a lot of misunderstandings. After her latest plan goes horribly wrong, Aphra's roguish ways are on the verge of catching up to her. That's when suddenly Darth Vader, terror of the galaxy, swoops in with his lightsaber and . . . saves her life?
Don't get her wrong-it's not like she's ungrateful. Sure, her new boss is a lord of the Sith. And okay, she may have just become a pawn in a deadly game being played by him and his boss, who happens to be the Galactic Emperor. And yes, the life expectancy of anyone who disappoints Vader can be measured in seconds.
But she's back doing what she does best. She's got a ship to fly, a heist to pull, and two unorthodox but effective metal buddies: Triple-Zero, a protocol droid specializing in etiquette, customs, translation, and torture; and BT-1, an astromech loaded with enough firepower to take down a battlecruiser. Together, they might just find a way to get the job done and avoid the deadly performance review that waits at its conclusion.
Just kidding. She's doomed.
Dr. Chelli Lona Aphra, rogue archaeologist, is in trouble again.
A pioneer in the field of criminal xenoarchaeology, Aphra recognizes no law, has no fear, and possesses no impulse control. To her, the true worth of the galactic relics she discovers is found not in a museum but in an arsenal. This viewpoint has led to a lot of misunderstandings. After her latest plan goes horribly wrong, Aphra's roguish ways are on the verge of catching up to her. That's when suddenly Darth Vader, terror of the galaxy, swoops in with his lightsaber and . . . saves her life?
Don't get her wrong-it's not like she's ungrateful. Sure, her new boss is a lord of the Sith. And okay, she may have just become a pawn in a deadly game being played by him and his boss, who happens to be the Galactic Emperor. And yes, the life expectancy of anyone who disappoints Vader can be measured in seconds.
But she's back doing what she does best. She's got a ship to fly, a heist to pull, and two unorthodox but effective metal buddies: Triple-Zero, a protocol droid specializing in etiquette, customs, translation, and torture; and BT-1, an astromech loaded with enough firepower to take down a battlecruiser. Together, they might just find a way to get the job done and avoid the deadly performance review that waits at its conclusion.
Just kidding. She's doomed.
Readers Top Reviews
IlSolitoRedzIlSolito
Adattamento dell'omonimo audiolibro, che copre le vicende dell'archeologa criminale lette nei quattro volumi che compongono la serie a fumetti Darth Vader (2015). PRO: - Qualche piccola aggiunta inedita rispetto ai fumetti. - Nasce come audiolibro, pertanto può essere recuperato anche in tale formato. CONTRO: - Vicende già ampiamente note per i lettori di fumetti. - Costo eccessivo, soprattutto considerando che il dimensionamento è lievemente più piccolo dei classici romanzi in copertina rigida. - L'ottica esagerata della protagonista risulta pesante , in quanto si tratta della trascrizione di uno script in cui narratore e protagonista coincidono.
R. K.judy sheats
The Author attempts too much focus on relationship fantasy. Read the Marvel comic which came first, excellent characters, depth, and development. This reads like a cheesy romance. >>
C.TarboshLost_readin
I did not know this was a 'screen play'. It is NOT a novel. I wasted my money on a non-book masquerading as a book novel. Pretty rotten that they obviously made efforts to pass this off as a novel. Who the hell would want to read a stinking screen play? I'm not an 'actor' I'm a reader of Star Wars novels.
Xanatos
I enjoyed this. Wasn’t the greatest but I’ll be damned if it wasn’t pretty damn good. So yeah, read this.
RDD
Sarah Kuhn’s “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” follows rogue archaeologist Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra and her droids, Triple-Zero and Beetee, as they work for Darth Vader in his quest to learn more about Skywalker, the pilot that destroyed the Death Star, without Imperial forces learning of his interest. Kuhn tells the story in the first-person from Aphra’s perspective, with Aphra narrating events for the listener (this was originally an audio drama) to fill in events from her own backstory as well as the various off-the-books tasks she performed for Darth Vader. Aphra first appeared in Marvel Comics’ “Darth Vader” no. 3 (2015) and has quickly become a fan-favorite character. In a franchise full of memorable characters operating outside the law, she’s particularly enjoyable, an Indiana Jones-type for the modern “Star Wars” fan. Kuhn writes Aphra brilliantly and has a lot of fun with her, weaving in events from Marvel’s “Star Wars” comics as well as other works set between “A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back.” This is a fun read that’s sure to entertain fans.
Short Excerpt Teaser
NARRATOR:
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. . . .
CUE THEME
SCENE 1. INT. THE ARK ANGEL. SOMEWHERE IN THE OUTER RIM.
APHRA:
Begin recording.
APHRA (narration):
The first thing you need to know: This time I'm dead. Definitely, definitely dead.
I've almost died before. So many times. "More lives than a tooka-cat," that's how Sava Toob-Nix used to describe me. And this story, the one that ends with me definitely dead . . . it all starts with one of those times I almost died.
So let's begin there.
We hear the blasts and explosions of a truly epic space battle-perhaps a bit exaggerated in its epicness because this is the story as Aphra's telling it, and she is nothing if not over the top.
APHRA (narration):
Imagine it: the most epic space battle you've ever seen. Lasers! Explosions! Things that go pew-pew! And right in the middle of it all, our intrepid heroine-that's me!-Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra. Rogue archaeologist, weapons expert, droid reactivator extraordinaire . . . and did I mention she is also extraordinarily beautiful? Raven tresses . . . that are usually a tangled mess, because they're stuffed under a very stylish aviator cap, complete with rakish goggles. Brown eyes that spark-yes, spark!-with a yearning for adventure. Intriguing electro-tattoos running down her right arm-foolish, youthful mistake, or sign of an irrepressible daredevil? That's none of your business!
Let's join her as she makes her grand escape from a gang of nefarious pirates trying to gun down her glorious ship, the Ark Angel!
A particularly loud boom! as Aphra's ship is hit.
APHRA:
Dammit . . . hyperdrive down, life support hit. Okay . . . okay . . . that's fine, nothing to worry about. Activate auxiliary systems and get the crew working on it right away!
A beat as she realizes she's talking to herself.
APHRA:
Oh, right. There are no auxiliary systems. And I don't have a crew. Time to get creative . . .
The ship's comm beeps with an incoming transmission.
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
Doctor Aphra! Surrender the valuable artifacts you have stolen from us and we will leave you and your ship be and continue on our way!
Aphra speaks to Maz as she tinkers furiously with her ship's control panel, trying to buy time.
APHRA:
Heeeey, Maz Kanata! Always an honor to speak to the galaxy's most-and I mean most-legendary pirate queen! I can't tell you the number of times I've dreamed of this moment, just the two of us on a comm while trying to shoot each other into the Void. I can't imagine why you're shooting at li'l ol' me, though, I swear you've got the wrong girl-
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
Spare me your legendary-and I mean legendary-falsehoods, Aphra, we know you have the antique stealth microdroid dust-
APHRA:
You wound me with these accusations!
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
My crew went to great lengths to secure an artifact so valuable, and you, no doubt, are planning on doing something extraordinarily stupid with it-
APHRA:
What, like use it?
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
Exactly.
APHRA:
Okay. Now this is getting downright personal. Is there no sisterhood among rogues anymore? Tell ya what, why don't we settle in at one of those backwater holes you love so much, have a drink, talk this out like the proper ladies we are-
Another boom rocks Aphra's ship. Her tinkering gets even more furious, more desperate.
APHRA:
That was very unladylike, Maz.
The Ark Angel lets out a series of frantic beeps.
APHRA:
Now my life support's failing, I probably only have a few breaths left in me, I'm going to die out here because you're convinced I took something from you and, worse yet, that I have some sort of nefarious plan for it-
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
You underestimate how well I-or anyone who's spoken to you for more than five seconds-know you.
APHRA:
Fine! Of course I took it! And of course I'm going to use it! You pirates think you understand the value of all these artifacts you so carelessly pilfer, but all you really understand is that they're old, and that means they need to be sold to a dusty old museum where they rot away into nothing. And all without ever being used for their true purpose, fulfilling their true potential-out there in the galaxy, having the extraordinary adventures they were meant for.
I mean. How would you like it if someone put you in a museum, Maz?
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
You are telling me that in your custody, the antique stealth microdroid dust is going to have adventures? Rather than merely being sold to t...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. . . .
CUE THEME
SCENE 1. INT. THE ARK ANGEL. SOMEWHERE IN THE OUTER RIM.
APHRA:
Begin recording.
APHRA (narration):
The first thing you need to know: This time I'm dead. Definitely, definitely dead.
I've almost died before. So many times. "More lives than a tooka-cat," that's how Sava Toob-Nix used to describe me. And this story, the one that ends with me definitely dead . . . it all starts with one of those times I almost died.
So let's begin there.
We hear the blasts and explosions of a truly epic space battle-perhaps a bit exaggerated in its epicness because this is the story as Aphra's telling it, and she is nothing if not over the top.
APHRA (narration):
Imagine it: the most epic space battle you've ever seen. Lasers! Explosions! Things that go pew-pew! And right in the middle of it all, our intrepid heroine-that's me!-Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra. Rogue archaeologist, weapons expert, droid reactivator extraordinaire . . . and did I mention she is also extraordinarily beautiful? Raven tresses . . . that are usually a tangled mess, because they're stuffed under a very stylish aviator cap, complete with rakish goggles. Brown eyes that spark-yes, spark!-with a yearning for adventure. Intriguing electro-tattoos running down her right arm-foolish, youthful mistake, or sign of an irrepressible daredevil? That's none of your business!
Let's join her as she makes her grand escape from a gang of nefarious pirates trying to gun down her glorious ship, the Ark Angel!
A particularly loud boom! as Aphra's ship is hit.
APHRA:
Dammit . . . hyperdrive down, life support hit. Okay . . . okay . . . that's fine, nothing to worry about. Activate auxiliary systems and get the crew working on it right away!
A beat as she realizes she's talking to herself.
APHRA:
Oh, right. There are no auxiliary systems. And I don't have a crew. Time to get creative . . .
The ship's comm beeps with an incoming transmission.
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
Doctor Aphra! Surrender the valuable artifacts you have stolen from us and we will leave you and your ship be and continue on our way!
Aphra speaks to Maz as she tinkers furiously with her ship's control panel, trying to buy time.
APHRA:
Heeeey, Maz Kanata! Always an honor to speak to the galaxy's most-and I mean most-legendary pirate queen! I can't tell you the number of times I've dreamed of this moment, just the two of us on a comm while trying to shoot each other into the Void. I can't imagine why you're shooting at li'l ol' me, though, I swear you've got the wrong girl-
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
Spare me your legendary-and I mean legendary-falsehoods, Aphra, we know you have the antique stealth microdroid dust-
APHRA:
You wound me with these accusations!
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
My crew went to great lengths to secure an artifact so valuable, and you, no doubt, are planning on doing something extraordinarily stupid with it-
APHRA:
What, like use it?
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
Exactly.
APHRA:
Okay. Now this is getting downright personal. Is there no sisterhood among rogues anymore? Tell ya what, why don't we settle in at one of those backwater holes you love so much, have a drink, talk this out like the proper ladies we are-
Another boom rocks Aphra's ship. Her tinkering gets even more furious, more desperate.
APHRA:
That was very unladylike, Maz.
The Ark Angel lets out a series of frantic beeps.
APHRA:
Now my life support's failing, I probably only have a few breaths left in me, I'm going to die out here because you're convinced I took something from you and, worse yet, that I have some sort of nefarious plan for it-
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
You underestimate how well I-or anyone who's spoken to you for more than five seconds-know you.
APHRA:
Fine! Of course I took it! And of course I'm going to use it! You pirates think you understand the value of all these artifacts you so carelessly pilfer, but all you really understand is that they're old, and that means they need to be sold to a dusty old museum where they rot away into nothing. And all without ever being used for their true purpose, fulfilling their true potential-out there in the galaxy, having the extraordinary adventures they were meant for.
I mean. How would you like it if someone put you in a museum, Maz?
MAZ KANATA (on comm):
You are telling me that in your custody, the antique stealth microdroid dust is going to have adventures? Rather than merely being sold to t...
