Queen's Hope

De: E. K. Johnston

Narrado por: Catherine Taber

A peace-loving senator faces a time of war in another thrilling Padmé Amidala adventure from the author of the New York Times best-sellers Queen's Peril and Queen's Shadow!

Padmé is adjusting to being a wartime senator during the Clone Wars. Her secret husband, Anakin Skwyalker, is off fighting the war, and excels at being a wartime Jedi. In contrast, when Padmé gets the opportunity to see the casualties on the war-torn front lines, she is horrified. The stakes have never been higher for the galaxy, or for the newly-married couple.

Meanwhile, with Padmé on a secret mission, her handmaiden Sabé steps into the role of Senator Amidala, something no handmaiden has done for an extended period of time. While in the Senate, Sabé is equally horrified by the machinations that happen there. She comes face to face with a gut-wrenching decision as she realizes that she cannot fight a war this way, not even for Padmé. And Chancellor Palpatine hovers over it all, manipulating the players to his own ends….

©2022 E. K. Johnston (P)2022 Disney Lucasfilm Press

Great finish to the series!

Padme and her handmaidens are a great story that Im glad was told. It makes watching the movies more fun!

worst of the three

Like all of star wars under disney's thumb, it got worse.The longer it went. Very little in the way of climax, points or rise, and falls in story ark.

Also there were several bits about transgender stuff that We're super annoyingly shoehorned in and completely irrelevant. A clone trooper named sister that was not considered male? a character using nonsensical pronouns that (like in real life) Made it annoying two follow along during the dialogue. ugh.
On top of that, there was an annoying bit that seems to be referencing open border policy, kind of ideology. Which seemed like the author trying to make a subtle point about it. But hey, at least it was one of those planets that consider themselves pacifist, and nobody but a pacifist would be naive enough to support an open border policy.
Either way, those things we're annoying and distracted from the story itself.

Fun, Short, the inclusivity felt forced.

E.K. Johnston brings up gender (or lack there of) an awful lot. But if you listen there's actually also another great story about Padme and Sabe like the ones we've come to love from her last two books. It was a bit short but still a fun story set right after the events of AOTC. I hope to see another book by her maybe set during ROTS

A decent finish to a good trilogy

Despite chronologically taking place at the end of the trilogy, the story just felt more like a midpoint to a larger narrative, making the ending a bit underwhelming. Granted, the larger narrative is solved within the movies, but I feel the Padmé and Sabé plot line wasn’t resolved completely. That might be more of a taste issue than Johnston’s writing. Would still recommend the book and trilogy to any prequel or Padmé fans.

Heartbreakingly beautiful

New stories about Padmè always make me happy and a little sad they’re just a reminder of how tragically underused she was in the films it almost Mae wish we had an anthology film after ROTS and that’s when died The Queen of the Naboo deserves a proper sendoff.

Star Wars Romance Amazingness!!!

This is a great Star Wars story and gives the reader a greater view into the relationship of Padme and Anakin!

Couldn’t get into it

I’m not a fan a female narrators. I just don’t think they do different voices very good. The story itself might have been better read.

Not bad, but not great

Flipped a bit much between all of the characters without getting very in-depth with them. I would have preferred getting in depth with a few. First two books were better, this one left me feeling like something was lacking. Not missing anything if you don’t give it a go.

Star Wars Queen's Hope (Amidala Trilogy final)

Queen's Hope is the perfect final in the Amidala Trilogy.

Senator (ex-Queen) Amidala's Handmaiden's and Anakin Skywalker and Bail Organa and The Emperor contribute to the story-line as well.

E.K. Johnston is perfect in writing strong female lead characters and Catherine Taber (perfect in voicing Amidala in The Clone Wars) is the perfect Amidala and also in delivering the other voices. They are all different enough in tone.

I highly recommend this conclusion to the Queen Amidala's Trilogy.

Episode 0.0 for the Clone Wars

A fitting end for the Queen’s Trilogy! The standout of all these books has been Padme’s characterization and her relationship with Sabe. This was a fitting end showing how much they have both grown from one another. It was a good story and a lot of planet hopping which isn’t bad but definitely felt like it lost some of the focus.

Tabber did a great job as always for Padme and the rest of the cast of characters!

(For those concerned about “messaging” I had a good laugh. Something that’s barely even in it and when it is, serves the themes of the book did a lot for it. Completely overblown by some people.)