Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

By: Sean Williams

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

The overthrow of the Republic is complete. The Separatist forces have been smashed, the Jedi Council nearly decimated, and the rest of the Order all but destroyed. Now absolute power rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious - the cunning Sith Lord better known as the former Senator, now Emperor, Palpatine.

But more remains to be done. Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for...and dealt with. These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor's ruthless enforcer, Darth Vader. In turn, the Dark Lord has groomed a lethal apprentice entrusted with a top-secret mission: to comb the galaxy and dispatch the last of his masters' enemies, thereby punctuating the dark side's victory with the Jedi's doom.

Since childhood, Vader's nameless agent has known only the cold, mercenary creed of the Sith. But his future beckons with the ultimate promise: to stand beside the only father he has ever known, with the galaxy at their feet. It is a destiny he can realize only by rising to the greatest challenge of his discipleship: destroying Emperor Palpatine.

The apprentice's journeys will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy. And he will be tested as never before - by shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes and stir within him long-forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name...and changing his destiny.

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I felt one with the force!

The narrator made it easy to differentiate between characters. I can't wait to listen the second book!

Good story

Good story,
fealt rushed at points and slow at others. pacing was a little off
characters where developed well with only a little for knowledge needed.
would suggest

Outstanding story!

It is definitely a must read for Star Wars fans. It explains the spark that ignites A New Hope and the following movies.

I loved the game and this was 10 times better. The story was super engaging, I literally flew through it in one afternoon. I couldn't stop listening. Galen Marek has to be my favorite Star Wars character.

Wonderful story

The author did an excellent job. Taking a game and putting ing a storyline can't be easy. Jonathan David is a terrific narrator and did a superb job!

a great justice for the game.

I played the game when it first came out and remember it being great. Stark I'll has been my favorite star wars character ever since. I long ago sold the game and wanted to get back into the story so I gave this book a go. normally I stray away from noveltized versions of games or movies. this wood was a wonderful suprise. it in fact did do the game justice. highly recommended.

just as good as the game

i loved playing the force unleashed as a kid, and the novle is just as exciting. jonathan davis is one of my favorite narrators that audible uses and i thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook.

great companion piece

this filled in some of the gaps that are missed when you play the game. great performance and companion piece 👏

Darth Vaders Apprentice

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams is an absolutely amazing video game novel adaptation. Williams follows the same plot of the game while adding a lot of depth to all of the characters. As I said all of the characters in this story have had an amazing amount of work put into them to flesh them out more then their video game counter parts. The story like the game is a roller coaster of a ride. The sound effects and music added into this novel adaptation is absolutely amazing. The lightsaber effects really enhance all of the fight scenes. The narrator Jonathan Davis did a stellar job at telling the story and truly bringing each character to life. All in all I would recommend Star Wars: The Force Unleashed by Sean Williams to anyone who is a fan of Star Wars or Video Game adaptations.

Integral to Hear/Read before playing the game

I listened to this book on the way down to Florida from Virginia before I played the X-Box 360 version of the game. If I hadn't, I would have felt the game was sub-par. The story given in the game is nowhere near as complete and epic as the audiobook/book. Now that I have heard the story, though, playing the game is very fun. The game's cutscenes are very short on dialogue and story, but the gameplay, ironically, is what feels most like the book I listened to.

My suggestion is to listen to or read the book before you play the game. You will enjoy the game a lot more if you do.

Good, but still many holes

It's a good listen and the narrator does an admirable job. I only had 1 issue with the voice acting and that was of Juno. Obviously a male trying to sound timid and feminine doesn't work well. I almost cringed every time Juno had dialog.

The story had a lot of potential. Yes it abridged and I have not read the book, so maybe there's more to it. Obviously after Episode III and before Episode IV, there's a whole lot missing. This book tries to bridge it and succeeds in some places and fails in others. The premise and story probably should have been a Trilogy itself to sort out the missing pieces and questions between III & IV. But, as is, The Force Unleashed is a decent listen and and intriguing view from the dark side and other Jedi Knights.