Star Wars: Legacy of the Force #8: Revelation

By: Karen Traviss

Narrated by: Marc Thompson

Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's Summary

During this savage civil war, all efforts to end Jacen Solo's tyranny of the Galactic Alliance have failed. Now, with Jacen approaching the height of his dark powers, no one - even the Solos and the Skywalkers - knows if anything can stop the Sith Lord before his plan to save the galaxy ends up destroying it.

Jacen Solo's shadow of influence has threatened many, especially those closest to him. Jaina Solo is determined to bring her brother in, but in order to track him down, she must first learn unfamiliar skills from a man she finds ruthless, repellent, and dangerous.

Meanwhile, Ben Skywalker, still haunted by suspicions that Jacen killed his mother, Mara, decides he must know the truth, even if it costs him his life. And as Luke Skywalker contemplates once unthinkable strategies to dethrone his nephew, the hour of reckoning for those on both sides draws near. The galaxy becomes a battlefield where all must face their true nature and darkest secrets, and live - or die - with the consequences.

©2008 Lucasfilm Ltd. (P)2008 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Well worth the money!

Very well done for a Star Wars audiobook. Even though it is abridged, the 6 hour run-time leaves enough material to make this audiobook entertaining. That said, you can still notice gaps where, I assume, material was cut out for the abridgement. This can be annoying after a while. I won't beat around the bush, I loathe any abridgement and I would encourage people to complain to the publisher so that they will begin releasing unabridged versions of these books. Other than that, this book was excellent. Marc Thompson is one of the most talented narrators that I have heard. It is a pleasure to listen to him. The different character voices that he assumes throughout the book are executed flawlessly and I had to keep reminding myself that it was the same person speaking. The writing, sound production, and music were all top notch. I would give this 5 stars if not for the abridgement.

One last thing, stay away from any of the star wars audiobooks that are less than 6 hours in length. They are so butchered by the abridgements, that they are not worth your time or money. Quite a few of these are narrated by Anthony Heald and he is just plain awful. I found this out the hard way. Just remember, Anthony Heald = extremely poor narration. Jonathan Davis = Extremely good narration. Marc Thompson = Outstanding narration.

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great narration and story line

If you could sum up Star Wars in three words, what would they be?

No more abridgment

If you’ve listened to books by Karen Traviss before, how does this one compare?

This series is written well enough it it hard to distinguish between the authors. That's how it should be

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No More Abridged Books !

I've been a huge Star Wars fan since I was kid and saw the original movie for a friend's birthday party on May 29, 1977, but I don't think I'll be buying any more SW books...

A) The abridged versions are terrible. A big part of the SW universe is the description, most of which is cut out in the abridgement.

2) The current and future books are all in nine-or-ten part series. It seems like the authors and publishers are just stringing the readers along... A single story from beginning to end costs well over $100.

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Needs unabridged

I hate these abridged versions of this series. Please release the unabridged versions. Things just seem to randomly happen. Characters just appear places they shouldn't be based on the story that's being performed. If we had the missing parts we'd have been understanding of everything that's going on.

love this series

loved it, great story and mark Thompson is the best reader for audio books I have a hard time listening to anyone else

Exceptional conflict between good and evil!

Love the goodness of humanness woven into the tapestry of Starwars: Legacy of the Force, Revelation

Mandolorian for life.

This book is amazing, and even more so when you find out that Karen Traviss has continued her story from the Republic Commando books.

Love it

Was missing some of the original book but it was still a good read Narrated very well

I love the Expanded Universe

Yes I know it is called Legends now or what not but I still prefer this to the story arc disney has plagued the Star Wars universe with now. All of the fantastic story telling truly resonates with me as characters have been developed and grown over time. I look forward to the time when this Expanded Universe and the Cinematic Universe finally coalesce and the journey can finally continue as it should have.

Directive Ben.

I enjoyed this story. It had some points that were interesting. I still enjoyed the Mandalor segments. And this had some good story elements.

great book

really enjoyed this book and would recommend this series to anyone who likes star wars

Amazing

Excellent story, great battling. Sad at the same time. Will always be my preferred star wars time line. Mtfbwy.

really bad book didn't enjoy it at all wanna swap

didn't enjoy it at all. thought it was not enough action and too much or not much else.