Star Wars: Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth

By: Karen Miller

Narrated by: Jeff Gurner

Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's Summary

Planet by planet, darkness creeps across the galaxy. Among warriors and generals, among ordinary beings living in far-flung worlds, the fear will not go away: We are losing this war. . . .

Anakin Skywalker feels it, too. The Separatist Alliance, with ruthlessness and treachery, is beating the Republic to every strategic target. But after a costly clash with General Grievous for the planet Kothlis, Anakin has a mission that will focus his anxious mind. Alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi, he is posing as a long-lost native of Lanteeb, an impoverished world on the Outer Rim. This seemingly unimportant planet has drawn the interest of the Sepsand Anakin and Obi-Wan soon discover the disturbing reason: A scientist enslaved by General Lok Durd is drawing on Lanteebs one natural resource for a devastating bioweapon. Now Anakin and Obi-Wan have entered the eye of a storm. Their presence has been exposed, Lok Durds plans unveiled, and a fight has begun for survival behind enemy linesand a chance of winning a war that must be fought at any cost.

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Great story

I don't know why people are complaing, this was a great book to listen to. This series gives a lot of insight to Kenobi and Skywalker. I don't think Anakin's miraculous machine skills are overdone in this book, it's emphasized in many other books the great command he has over machines and karen miller just puts his skills to use in the book.

If you buy this one, you must buy the sequel

Any additional comments?

This is only half of the story of Clone Wars Gambit. The whole story consist of Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth and Clone Wars Gambit: Siege. It's really a long mission.

good storyline poor character portrayal

I listen to a lot of audio books because of the amount of time I spend on the road. I have enjoyed the fate of the Jedi unabridged series so much I thought I would give the clone war series a try. The storyline is good but the dialog between characters especially the Jedi are so hard to listen to sometimes I had to cut it off. Other than that if you are a star wars fan and have a free credit it’s not a bad choice.... if you have already listened to everything else.

Good book for Obi and Ani fans

This is a fun listen for anyone who wants to see more of Obi-wan and Anakin's relationship. It gives you real good insight of their toughts and emotions, which are not always those you'd expect.

This book is a two-parter so it ends abruptly and leaves you wandering just what happened next tough...

Some merit but lacks panache

So I'm a certifiable Star Wars junkie. Not the worlds biggest fan but I've probably read about 40 or expanded SW novels over the years. Some are great, many are ok, some are downright atrocious. This is in the ok category.

What I liked:
- Really liked the dynamic between Obi Wan and Anakin. Miller actually does the best job I've read of the many authors who've tried to tackle this tandem. She gives the relationship depth that most other books lack.
- I really like how she portrayed the emotional disaster that is Anakin. This is a big criticism of the Clone Wars. While the TV show provides glimpses of Skywalker's psychology that leads him to the Dark Side, Miller does an excellent job of portraying this character's many emotional foibles that eventually lead to his fall. I see some people writing this is over done but I appreciated the opportunity of exploring his instability.
- This is one of the more gritty SW novels I've read. Kinda reflects the SW universe where Han shot first (if you're a fan you'll know what I mean)

What I didn't like:
- While the advantages of writing a story about Obi Wan and Anakin are obvious, it's also really tricky because there are so many other stories and SW cannon around these characters. Yoda and Bail Organa too. The author takes liberties and this results in much gnashing of teeth. You could have wrote this story with a couple of secondary characters and still had a fine story but not creating inconsistencies with the ample material that covers these two main characters.
- The overall story plodded along and was predicable. It definitely didn't hook me in.
- Why are all bad guys so stupid in SW (Thrawn excepted). Despite having an ultra secure facility, the Jedi basically have full run of the place. They crawl through several hundred meters of air vents - really! Air vents is gotta be the oldest trick in the book! But I guess if you think about it, this is exactly what Han and Luke did in the first movie on the Death Star, but I digress. Sigh... SW isn't perfect.
- The author relies way too much upon Anakin's technical skills; we know that he's handy with fixing things, but some of the situations he resolves with this skill verge on silly.

So in a nutshell, it was ok read. Certainly not the greatest SW novel I've read, but an better than average attempt that gets the Obi Wan-Anakin relationship done right.

BTW: the narrator was great. I think it's the gentleman from the Clone Wars. A nice touch!

Horrible Book

There’s was almost zero action. There were two brief action sequences. One in the beginning and one in the VERY end. The rest of the book was all boring conversations and arguments between Obi-Wan and Anakin. I couldn’t believe it. Be warned.

Karen Miller should not be allowed to write.

Just terrible. I'd give it 1 star, but gave it an extra just because it's Star Wars. The author is awful and has another stinker (Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Wild Space) in the Star Wars universe.
Do people this bad have deals in place that allow them to write more books after the ones they've already written get largely bad reviews (which means it's not just me)? I got this without noticing the author's name. Otherwise I would have avoided it.

C3PO would be delighted by these SW "romance books"

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Different writer

What was most disappointing about Karen Miller’s story?

Her Writing

What didn’t you like about Jeff Gurner’s performance?

He's Ok

What character would you cut from Star Wars: Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth?

None of them were put to any good use.

Any additional comments?

Q.) When DO Jedi Knights not act like Jedi Knights? -

A.) When they're in a "romantic adventure" written by the INSIDIOUS-HACK-of-The-galaxy; Karen "Swarmy" Miller. (WORST STAR WARS WRITER EVER!)

STAR WARS was originally George Lucas' answer to the swash-buckling space-adventure of the awesome legendary "Buck Rodgers"! - the first Star Wars films reflect this: lots of action, many cliff hanger thrill rides. Awesome Indeed!

Now, how-ever, we have sadly gotten WAY off-track with a writer like Karen "Swarmy" Miller. She writes Star Wars novels like they are "Romantic Novels" …with great long chapters about people getting in touch with their inner emotions.

C3PO would be delighted by these books. "Oh my yes, this is so thrilling my heart is just throbbing… oh wait I don't have a heart. Oh, HA! indeed!"

This particular Snore-Fest has had …oh…let me count them up…hmmm… lets see…. not ONE LIGHT SABER BATTLE!

NOT ONE!

- I am 3/4ths of the way through-out his plodding, sentimental, teary-eyed emotional tale of people and their "feelings" in a galaxy far far away
…a galaxy that's supposed to be swept up in a HUGE WAR IN SPACE…except, with-out ever really showing the WAR IN SPACE!!!!

No War. Just lots of inner dialogue, and hand wringing, and worried looks, and over thinking about your feelings and other people's emotions.

C3PO chimes in; "Oh my R2-D2, this is simply super-fantastic, and so very wonderfully fascinating! Oh goodness me! YES Indeed!"

Hmmm…what the heck is going on here? What? Is Karen Swarmy Miller some one's niece? How'd she get this gig? Writing all theses mega-boring STAR WARS novels? She got black-mail material on George or something? Who's she light saber did she have to ignite to get this job?

TRANSMISSION TO LUCAS ENTERTAINMENT AND DISNEY- PLEASE - KAREN SWARMY MILLER SHOULD NOT WRITE ANY MORE ROMANTIC STAR WARS NOVELS ….please! Oh by the Force... please!

Recommend for the die hard fans

Loved the story and voices. Interesting perspectives on Obi-Wan and Anakin's partnership and personal struggles.

enjoyed the story

I enjoyed the story, I looking forward to the continuation. I am wanting to see how it ends..

Entertaining

If you are a fan of The Clone Wars this book does not really fit in The Clone Wars. It does not have the full excitement of The Clone Wars.

great what else is there to say.

a great book again with a compelling story, love star wars and that goes double for the clone wars.

wow

a real shame this is no longer canon. Jeff Gurner was amazing with all the different characters, particularly Obi one. it was like being in another film. can't recommend it enough. a must read for clone wars fans, and fans of obi one and anakin as they are the primary characters.

Love it

Finally a book that had me glued to my phone. Listening all day long. Only thing that disappoints, is the fact you have to buy two books, it ends with to be continued...

Great narrator, good story

If you're wanting something good to listen to and you're a fan of Star Wars (especially the Clone Wars) then you're in luck. The narrator acts out the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin especially well, and he's no slouch when it comes to the other characters either. Will definitely be getting Clone Wars Gambit: Siege once the month clocks over.