
Star Wars: The Rising Storm
Star Wars: The High Republic
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Narrated by:
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Marc Thompson
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By:
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Cavan Scott
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The heroes of the High Republic era return to face a shattered peace and a fearsome foe, following the dramatic events of Light of the Jedi.
In the wake of the Great Hyperspace Disaster and the heroism of the Jedi, the Republic continues to grow, bringing more worlds together under a single unified banner. Under the leadership of Chancellor Lina Soh, the spirit of unity extends throughout the galaxy, with the Jedi and the newly established Starlight Beacon station at the vanguard.
In celebration, the chancellor plans The Republic Fair, a showcase of the possibilities and the peace of the expanding Republic - a peace the Jedi hope to foster. Stellan Gios, Bell Zettifar, Elzar Mann and others join the event as ambassadors of harmony. But as the eyes of the galaxy turn toward the Fair, so, too, does the fury of the Nihil. Their leader, Marchion Ro, is intent on destroying this unity. His storm descends on the pageantry and celebration, sowing chaos and exacting revenge.
As the Jedi struggle to curb the carnage of the rampaging Nihil, they come face-to-face with the true fear their enemy plans to unleash across the galaxy - the kind of fear from which even the Force cannot shield them.
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The length might be one of the drawbacks of this entry in the High Republic series, if I'm nitpicking; there's so many things all going on at once that it can be a bit of a test of how much information you can carry all at once through audio alone, and as such there are times when it feels like a little more brutality in the editing wouldn't have hurt.
Marc Thompson's performances are always so full of energy, passion, and commitment, and there's no exception to that here - I do feel like when he applies an Irish accent to characters, which he has done occasionally in other SW audiobooks, it comes off as hammy and cartoonist. The man is a genius, but I always feel my heart sink a bit when the Irish comes out.
A great book, I feel very strongly that Cavan Scott is much better at novels than he is comics. Wonderful production as usual, and Marc Thompson yet again giving every inch of himself to the performance.
Chaos!
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If you like Star Wars, you’ll love this!
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marc is amazing as allways perfect
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This is definitely a worthy followup to it's predecessors, though it does feel like we're still very much in the "set-up" phase of the overarching story. There's fun to be had here, Good characters and fun interactions aplenty, but the actual plot may leave you wanting.
A highlight character for this one, for me, is Elzar Mann, whose internal struggles and the results of them are an interesting high-point for me, and worth the credit for this book alone in my humble opinion.
Not that there isn't more enjoyment to be had, it's a nice look at the way the republic used to see the Jedi, and their working relationship with the senate, as well as the people, and how the Nihil have disrupted that.
The presentation is excellent as usual, full of the usual bells and whistles of sound effects and music backing up Marc Thompson, who, I'm sure could do this in his sleep at this point. The good old faithful Star Wars audiobook experience I've come to expect at this point, no complaints there.
All in all, this is a pretty good book. It does still feel like it's moving pieces around so other stories can take place, but it manages to keep the experience engaging and the characters interesting. I ended this listen looking forward to seeing where things go.
A worthy sequel, but with scattered focus.
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stunning
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Great start to the high republic
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Cav knows what he did.
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One of the best Star Wars stories written
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Like a lot of other people have been saying, this book goes hard in the middle of it and everything is in chaos. I genuinely enjoyed most of it but felt it could have had more casualties, that’s why I liked the Hetzal crisis in the last book, you felt the impact and I was interested.
All in all it was a decent audiobook, definitely the most tension I’ve seen in a Star Wars book in ages.
A good follow up to light of the Jedi
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