Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught

By: Michael A. Stackpole

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

Length: 3 hrs

Publisher's Summary

In this epic of unsurpassed action and imagination, Michael Stackpole helps to launch an exciting new era in Star Wars history. Onslaught pits the battle-tested heroes of the past - Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa Solo - along with the next generation of Jedi and droids, against fearsome never-before-encountered enemies from beyond the galactic rim....

It is a perilous time for the New Republic. Just when unity is needed most, mistrust is on the rise. Even the Jedi feel the strain, as rogue elements rebel against Luke's leadership. When alien invaders known as the Yunnan Vong strike without warning, the New Republic is thrown on the defensive. Merciless warriors, the Yunnan Vong glory in torture. Their technology is as strange as it is deadly. Most ominous of all, they are impervious to the Force.

Now Luke must wield all the awesome powers of a Jedi Master to defeat the gravest threat since Darth Vader. As Leia and Gavin Darklighter lead desperate refugees in a fighting retreat from Yunnan Vong forces, Mara Jade, Anakin, Jacen, and Corran Horn find themselves tested as never before by a faceless, implacable foe determined to smother the light of the New Republic forever beneath a shroud of darkest evil....

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Feel like I've been ripped off

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Nobody, should be ripped off. It's like it's less than 25% of the story.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Not sure

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

Done the entire story.

What character would you cut from Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught?

None

Any additional comments?

Do the whole story not an abridged version. I feel like I've been ripped off. Don't even want to keep Audible. The fact that the book is abridged should be highly visible.

Abridged books are terrible.

I read this book from cover to cover. Then I listen to the abridged version on Audible. So much of the story has been left out in the abridged version that it hardly resembles the original story at all. It is so disappointing to see audiobooks in this format. I have tried two different books in the abridged format to see if I could get used to them abbreviating the stories. I am sorry to say I will not try a third. The way the stories are butchered to condense them for the abridged audiobook format is such a waste. I cannot reconcile in my mind experiencing the story like this. It is no where near what the author had intended I am sure. Hopefully audiobooks publishers will read these reviews and understand how their customers are dissatisfied with their overall product.

Not what I expected

Occasionally the background sounds drowned out the narration. I also wish the book specified that it was abridged, at least in the description.

The Legends timeline is so much better!

The Star Wars legends timeline is so much better than the Disney "canon". Long live the expanded universe!

the books are better than Disney

the sound effects and music over power the story, there is to much missing from the book. yet this is still better than Disney

The war begins...

I have a hard time writing a review for this one. It’s actually an excellent abridgement (it’s all we are gonna get guys). All the stories are deep and compelling in the way that Stockpole excels at. This novel adds even more depth to Corran Horn.
Think of it as an audio movie a great novel, rather than grumbling about it being abridged.
PS. Disney? Want some money? I’d buy EVERY EU audiobook unabridged. So I’m sure I can’t be the only one...

loved the series in book form.

was great to read in book form... but translated into audio... not so great. for story telling, a lot has been cut out to keep the audio down to 4 hours a book

too short

my only complaint is it was too short, otherwise it was a great story. ahh.

Good continuation of the NJO series

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

Classic moral myth.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Anakin was my favorite character. He is being shaped to be the best Jedi of his generation.

What does Anthony Heald bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The inflection, tone, and exclamations bring the story to life. Anthony Heald has narrated several SW books, and I became familiar with his style. He was like an old friend telling a story.

Any additional comments?

This book brings us deeper into the world of the Yuuzhan Vong. We begin to learn more about their culture, and how different it is from that of the New Republic. They seem very powerful and cruel, verging on the sadistic. But we see signs that they are not invincible. This is part 1 of a duology within the NJO series.

Abridged sucks when it's an audio book

SW:TLotF and SW:FotJ are good because it's unabridged. One two three four five six seven

Great book but with not so much clear narration

Music and effects are too loud compared to the narration. I thought the narration itself was alright but lacked emphasis for the different characters, I sometimes found it difficult to keep up with who was speaking. I also found that, at sections the narration just got too fast, although this was uncommon. Story was great, well thought through and introduces, what I think, is one of the best enemies in the whole of star wars.

Overall story is great, but the narration and effects let it down, I was very tempted to give it a two but it was recorded a very long time ago.

As I was writing this and did a bit of googling for the date of release I discovered the most of the book had been missed out. I haven't read these books but I would like to listen to the whole of them.

The final overall score for me is a 3, great story that was shortened, and poor audio quality. If you like star wars legends content it is great to listen to, but we are paying the same price for this as some of the other great content. I would like this series to be re-done properly with better audio and effects and unabridged.

this isn't the full book

lots of content has been skipped?! The whole audio book is only 4 hours long for a 200-300 page book?