Star Wars: The Clone Wars: No Prisoners

By: Karen Traviss

Narrated by: Jeff Gurner

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

The Clone Wars rage on. As insurgent Separatists fight furiously to wrest control of the galaxy from the Republic, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine cunningly manipulates both sides for his own sinister purposes.

Torrent Company's Captain Rex agrees to temporarily relieve Anakin Skywalker of Ahsoka, his ubiquitous and insatiably curious Padawan, by bringing her along on a routine three-day shakedown cruise aboard Captain Gilad Pellaeon's newly refitted assault ship. But the training run becomes an active and dangerous rescue mission when Republic undercover Agent Hallena Devis goes missing in the middle of a Separatist invasion.

Dispatched to a distant world to aid a local dictator facing a revolution, Hallena finds herself surrounded by angry freedom fighters and questioning the Republic's methods and motives. Summoned to rescue the missing operative who is also his secret love, Pellaeon, sworn to protect the Republic over all, is torn between duty and desire. And Ahsoka, sent in with Rex and six untested clone troopers to extract Hallena, encounters a new and different Jedi philosophy, which shakes the foundation of her upbringing to the core. As danger and intrigue intensify, the loyalties and convictions of all involved will be tested.

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No Prisoners

Soooooo glad I waited this long to read this. I own all the Legends but in 2014 I started reading them very slowly. Maybe one “new book” a year.
Karen Traviss knocks it out of the park with this one, and I’ve enjoyed all her work. This book as you might have guessed..is about attachment. Without Anakin, Ashoka is sent on a mission with Captain Pellaeon and Captain Rex. The interactions are perfect. When Pellaeon’s girlfriend needs help (she’s a spy) he decides to take action, with an understaffed, not quite finished star destroyer. Soon they pick up some help. Jedi help. But not your usual Jedi...enter Callista. Along with her Master and other Jedi students. I could go on and on...but I won’t. This is great EU stuff. Oh...and I have to shout out that no one does better clones than Karen Traviss.
PS. This is among the best of Legends. Up with Kenobi, Maul, The Bane Trilogy, The Thrawn Trilogy. Seriously. I plan on re listening to this many times. I could honestly write an essay or paper on this book.
While the Star Wars Legends might be over, they live on. From Dawn of the Jedi to Legacy War. From 1974 to 2014. It’s a lifetime of superb stories.
Reviewed in 2020.

Good Book!

I really enjoy how this book dives into the differences in beliefs in the jedi and other sects. Highly recommend!

Good story but ABRIDGED. (Plenty of Captain Rex)

ABRIDGED: I was under the impression that this book was unabridged, but it is clearly labeled on the web (as opposed to the app) as abridged. I usually refuse to buy abridged titles. This one was at least coherent, but I can't help wondering what I missed. I will stick to the desktop site for purchases, going forward, if the book info isn't clear about this detail.

Narration/sound: The accent Dee Bradley Baker gives the clones in the TV series is more nuanced than this narrator's performance, so I found Rex a little jarring at first. Otherwise the narration was fine. He does female characters decently and I only noticed one mispronounced name (and that was one that only came up once).

The sound effects were well balanced so they stay in the background, rather than competing with the narration.

Story: I usually prefer canon novels to Legends, but this is one Legends book I'd like to see borrowed from for the new stories. Adding something like the Jedi group that features in this book to canon would add new dimensions to old themes in a positive way.

I really liked how the main characters of this one are folks smack in the middle of the gray areas of the clone wars, trying to make sense of it from a variety of perspectives.

I sometimes find battle sequences a bit hard to follow, but the author set the scene and described the action so well I enjoyed every minute.

The clones get some extra time that brings us inside their helmets; particularly Captain Rex.

Ahsoka is in this book, and is still very young, but only as a marginal character. So if you're here for her, there's not much to get excited about. There's a little more of General Skywalker, than Ahsoka, but not by much. They just weren't the focus of the story, which worked fine IMHO. They get plenty of limelight in other books.

Karen Traviss does it again

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, Karen Traviss once again crafts a quality story using primarily second tier and unexplored characters. Jeff Gurner has an admirable performance, his accents and inflections bringing depth to each character.

What other book might you compare Star Wars to and why?

Star Wars: Darth Plagueis. Both delve into the under-explored philosophical and political worlds in ways that are entertaining and leave you satisfied instead of bored.

Which character – as performed by Jeff Gurner – was your favorite?

Djinn Altis and Gilad Pelleaon. Jeff brings life to these two character through consistent voice work, that evokes the emotions experienced by them through out the story. Jeff also does a good job on the Maori accent used by the clones, making his reading of them similar to the animated television series.

Any additional comments?

The sound effects and music were a nice compliment to the book and story and only added to the ambiance, instead of intruding on the story like they are wont to do.

Good novel.

Although this novel drags on in the beginning, you will be pleased with the action in the rest of the book.

decent

gives a decent account of things. shows other force users other then light and dark. "not Grey per say" but different beliefs. I enjoyed the book. was boring at some short stints tho

Intriguing Plot and a great read.

Karen Traviss certainly has an interesting take on the Jedi Council, and the code it follows. The story is quite compelling, and even romantic in it's own way. She deftly hints at the direction of Skywalker's future while not overpowering the story with it.

While introducing a new sect in the Order I feel she opens up possibilities for authors to explore the EU without being trapped into the need for Jedi vs. Sith conflict. But also potentially interesting Jedi vs. Jedi conflict.

Not a bad story

The story overall isn't bad but it seems a bit obvious the author had an agenda in creating some alternate form of Jedi. Obi-wan is conveniently absent during Anakin & Ahsoka's turmoil. The more thoughtful take on the consequences of war was well done though.

Another Great Story!

Loved hearing more tales of Captain Rex, Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker. Sad that these kinds of tales from The Clone Wars are no longer being made.

Amazing

It's a really good story probably for 10+ kind of violent involves a lot of stuff blowing up.