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Star Wars: The Living Force
- De: John Jackson Miller
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
- Duración: 16 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 517
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 488
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 488
The Jedi have always traveled the stars, defending peace and justice across the galaxy. But the galaxy is changing, and the Jedi Order along with it. More and more, the Order finds itself focused on the future of the Republic, secluded on Coruscant, where the twelve members of the Jedi Council weigh crises on a galactic scale.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Okay
- De J Vigg en 04-25-24
- Star Wars: The Living Force
- De: John Jackson Miller
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
Bloated with characters, but in the best way!
Revisado: 04-18-24
I’m not a huge fan of novels with large amounts of characters, especially POV characters. Here, we have close to 14 POV characters and it can get a bit much going from character to character and not seeing other characters for long periods of time. On top of this not really being a plot heavy book, this is definitely more of a book about learning about the distinct personalities of the council. Miller does all of the character work well and tie it in, but I wished it was much more focused between less characters. Every character does get a moment, which I do appreciate, but some definitely get more than others. What he did was good, but he definitely had wayyyy too many characters to juggle.
In terms of narrative, it definitely felt like a prequel book with a bit of an epilogue to the High Republic era. The indictment of the Jedi in this and especially the council, made it very much at home with the prequel era. The addition of Qui-Gon really helped here and definitely helped set up the indictment of the council I referred to and really made a strong point.
Overall, I enjoyed it but the juggling of characters was a bit jarring. I am a prequel fan, so I’m a bit biased, but I do think that this is at least a worthy novel to check out and Marc Thompson always does great narration.
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Something Like an Autobiography
- De: Akira Kurosawa
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 9 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 54
The distinguished filmmaker chronicles his life, from his birth in 1910 to the worldwide success in 1950 of his film Rashomon, and provides a provocative account of the Japanese film industry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The early life of Kurosawa
- De A. Parham en 06-26-23
- Something Like an Autobiography
- De: Akira Kurosawa
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
Outstanding Origin Of The Rise Of The Best Director To Come Out Of Japan
Revisado: 02-11-24
I started going through Kurosawa’s films a few months ago and am still going through them as of the writing of this review and I have watched all of the films covered. Let me just say that this was fascinating to hear it straight from the horse’s mouth about what molded him into one of the finest directors ever in the history of cinema. My only real complaint is that he wouldn’t oblige us with his analysis of some of his more popular films like Ikiru and Seven Samurai. My theory is that he doesn’t want to talk at length about Toshiro Mifune. As he’s only touched on when desperately needed. If you’re looking to learn about the production of those films and films made post-Rashomon, you’ll be as disappointed as I was. That being said, this was a beautifully crafted biography exploring the man behind the camera and learning about his earlier works makes me want to rewatch those films in a new context.
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Outbound Flight
- Star Wars Legends
- De: Timothy Zahn
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
- Duración: 17 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 590
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 549
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 549
The Clone Wars have yet to erupt when Jedi Master Jorus C’baoth petitions the Senate for support of a singularly ambitious undertaking: the dream of Outbound Flight. Six Jedi Masters, twelve Jedi Knights, and fifty thousand men, women, and children will embark—aboard a gargantuan vessel, equipped for years of travel—on a mission to contact intelligent life and colonize undiscovered worlds beyond the known galaxy. Unknown to the famed Jedi Master, the launch of the mission is secretly being orchestrated by an unlikely ally: the evil Sith Lord Darth Sidious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Glad Marc redid Thrawns voice
- De Will D en 12-23-23
- Outbound Flight
- Star Wars Legends
- De: Timothy Zahn
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
A very unevenly paced story with a great narrator
Revisado: 12-28-23
Outbound Flight is one of those books where it’s soaked in lore from other novels. Some I haven’t read yet, so I will have to revisit it when I have read those novels. My main issue is that the main preface of the book doesn’t even happen until halfway through. With a book about an expedition, you’d expect it to be about the expedition… but it isn’t. You have several plots that just happen to converge for no reason. I love Thrawn, but he didn’t have to take up a large amount of page space. I get that Zahn wanted to give us the Thrawn origin story, but this is not the book to do it in. He did a way better job in his canon Thrawn books. There are 2 other characters that barely serve any reason to be in here, but since they’re not on the cover like Thrawn… I won’t divulge more than that. As well as these plotlines get set up, just to get resolved with not much time to live in the plotlines. As soon as you think you’re getting a grasp on everything, the end of the book is approaching. Safe to say, I didn’t enjoy a lot about this book. There are moments, and I think the characterization is very good. Unfortunately, that doesn’t save a very uneven book.
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Thrawn: Treason
- Star Wars: Thrawn, Book 3
- De: Timothy Zahn
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
- Duración: 13 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 17,518
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 15,774
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15,709
Grand Admiral Thrawn faces the ultimate test of his loyalty to the Empire in this epic Star Wars novel from best-selling author Timothy Zahn.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Big improvement over book 2
- De A Texan 2 en 08-03-19
- Thrawn: Treason
- Star Wars: Thrawn, Book 3
- De: Timothy Zahn
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
Great ending, not much else here tbh
Revisado: 12-16-23
This has one of my favorite space battles I’ve read in a book, and I’m not a huge fan of space battles in books. I’m not that visual, but I could see this one so vividly in my head. The main highlights much like Alliances fell into the character moments. Thrawn interacting with all of these other high ranking imperials was fascinating to read about and fleshes out this time period even more. This also addresses the problem with writing a character like Thrawn as your protagonist, as his character archetype can’t really hold up a book because of his unrelatability. And there’s nobody to really fill that role either. The conflict of the empire or the chiss and where his loyalties lie is probably the most compelling on a narrative front. Besides that, this just gives us more time with Thrawn. Which is good, but coming off how great the 1st one was and Vader crashing into the narrative in the 2nd book… it comes off a bit redundant and unnecessary. By far the most forgettable in this canon Thrawn Trilogy.
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Thrawn (Star Wars)
- De: Timothy Zahn
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
- Duración: 16 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 36,416
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33,126
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 33,041
In this definitive novel, listeners will follow Thrawn's rise to power - uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nice To Have Thrawn Back, But...
- De Michael Hicks en 09-06-17
- Thrawn (Star Wars)
- De: Timothy Zahn
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
This Is How You Do A Character Novel!!
Revisado: 11-27-23
This is probably the best character centric SW novel I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. The way Zahn gets you into Thrawn’s head and how his mind works is absolutely fantastic. I also loved the political intrigue and made me even feel tension on things I know is going to happen due to preexisting media. I also loved how Zahn managed to still give Thrawn the protagonist label while also keeping us in mind that he is a bad guy. With that as well, Zahn makes you care for Thrawn and root do him due to Xenophobia and the other hiccups that prevent him from rising the ranks even faster. My only complaint is that I can’t really visualize space combat and sometimes I tune out during the long monologues. As well as Marc Thompson with that A+ Lars Mikkelson impression gives you a whole other level of immersion. Can’t recommend this enough get it
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Star Wars: The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life
- De: Zoraida Córdova, Tessa Gratton, Claudia Gray, y otros
- Narrado por: Todd Haberkorn, Erin Yvette
- Duración: 7 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 187
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 187
The High Republic authors share unmissable short stories that bridge Phases, resolve mysteries, and offer tantalizing hints of what is to come. Rejoin the adventures of the Jedi and Padawans, Pathfinders and Path members, heroes and villains ahead of the launch of Phase III.
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1 out of 5 stars
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We are not all the Republic
- De bonita en 09-07-23
A Surprise To Be Sure, But A Welcome One
Revisado: 11-18-23
I was very iffy about reading this as I was trying to catch up for phase 3, but this is totally worth it. It’s a great way to bridge the gaps between phases 1&2 through the characters and the fact that it’s in chronological order. Some of these stories are better than whole books we’ve gotten from HR. The standouts are the ones by Charles Soule, George Mann, Cavan Scott and Justina Ireland. Those are the reason you should listen to this book. It’s not top tier audio production, but the story makes the production bearable. Would recommend for anyone reading HR.
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Path of Deceit
- De: Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
- Narrado por: Erin Yvette
- Duración: 8 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,056
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 955
The #1 New York Times best-selling series continues...for life and light! A provocative and thrilling young adult adventure set in the world of the High Republic, 150 years before the storytelling of Phase I. Meet mysterious cult members, daring explorers, Jedi peacekeepers and more!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another Disappointing High Republic Entry
- De Admiralu en 12-07-22
- Path of Deceit
- De: Tessa Gratton, Justina Ireland
- Narrado por: Erin Yvette
The Best YA High Republic Novel So Far!!
Revisado: 11-14-23
All of the context provided to Phase 1 alone is worth the read, but the fact that it tells a great story and opens up so many doors that Phase 2 can go through really makes me excited going forward. The standout was obviously Marda Ro, she’s probably one of my favorite book characters in SW and her fanaticism is written so well within the confines of SW. Cults are also a very interesting topic to explore in a YA book, but Ireland and Gratton get just dark enough to fit the tone but not too dark that it doesn’t seem like SW. Its a very challenging thing to do and they executed it flawlessly. One of the only YA books I’d actually recommend to a non completionist!!
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Midnight Horizon
- Star Wars: The High Republic
- De: Daniel José Older
- Narrado por: Todd Haberkorn
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,427
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,295
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,293
After a series of staggering losses, the Republic seems to finally have the villainous Nihil marauders on the run, and it looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Until word comes of a suspected Nihil attack on the industrial cosmopolitan world of Corellia, right in the Galactic Core. Sent to investigate are Jedi Masters Cohmac Vitus and Kantam Sy, along with Padawans Reath Silas and Ram Jomaram, all fighting their own private battles after months of unrelenting danger.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm spoiled by Marc Thompson
- De Red Redington en 02-16-22
- Midnight Horizon
- Star Wars: The High Republic
- De: Daniel José Older
- Narrado por: Todd Haberkorn
I Tried Really Hard To Like It, But I Don’t
Revisado: 09-24-23
This book suffers from a boring plot and a lot of characters that I could care less about. There are some notable standouts, like I did really like the Jedi in this book and I loved Kantum’s arc. Being the whole be yourself, not what people want you to be is a great theme for a YA book. Without anything interesting to actually root them for in doing, it still fell flat. Unlike a lot of the reviews I saw for this book, I really don’t mind the sexuality in the book per sey but I’m not a huge fan of sexuality and swearing in SW in general. It does serve the narrative but still. It was incredibly mediocre all the way around with the characters really pushing me through the book. Especially with the 1st appearance of Yoda in the series. Def not worth your time unless you want to read all the novels. 3/10
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Star Wars: The Fallen Star (The High Republic)
- De: Claudia Gray
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,429
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,070
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,065
Time and again, the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end. Time and again, the High Republic has emerged battered and weary but victorious thanks to its Jedi protectors—and there is no monument to their cause grander than the Starlight Beacon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not terrible but not great
- De Amazon Customer en 01-04-22
- Star Wars: The Fallen Star (The High Republic)
- De: Claudia Gray
- Narrado por: Marc Thompson
What A Gut Punch!!!
Revisado: 09-17-23
You thought the end of Rising Storm was bad… take the whole book. That’s how sad you’ll be. This I’d definitely the climactic finale of Phase 1 and you can feel it. All of the main characters from the books are here and are at their most vulnerable. Gray excels at characterization, always has. Not like in this book though. She made characters I already loved from the other books even better. To the point where some of them die, it’s truly heartbreaking and I was really bummed. Marc Thompson’s narration is unmatched here, he’s gives that extra push that really enhances the story and makes it go from pretty good to great. I also loved hearing his McConahuey, very nice touch as Gray actually fan casts her characters. I have 2 problems though. 1. Focusing on the plot here I think inadvertently undermines the great disaster, largely because it’s 1/3 of Light Of The Jedi and this is a whole book about this one thing. 2. I could’ve done without some characters even though I really like the characters. Unfortunately, they really had no need to be in the book.
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Star Wars: Tempest Runner
- The High Republic
- De: Cavan Scott
- Narrado por: Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,426
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,177
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,176
The Nihil storm has raged through the galaxy, leaving chaos and grief in its wake. Few of its raiders are as vicious as the Tempest Runner Lourna Dee. She stays one step ahead of the Jedi Order at the helm of a vessel named after one of the deadliest monsters in the galaxy: the Lourna Dee. But no one can outrun the defenders of the High Republic forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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need more
- De Sinder en 08-31-21
- Star Wars: Tempest Runner
- The High Republic
- De: Cavan Scott
- Narrado por: Jessica Almasy, Dan Bittner, Orlagh Cassidy, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Kathleen McInerney, Tara Sands, Vikas Adam, Jonathan Davis, Neil Hellegers, Saskia Maarleveld, Soneela Nankani, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo
Everything You Could Expect From A High Republic Audio Drama
Revisado: 09-10-23
Cavan Scott nails it on his 2nd time through with another villain origin story audio drama. Lourna Dee is by far one of the most fascinating Nihil and to see her story was insightful and heartbreaking all at the same time. The Way Cavan Scott portrays this as a cautionary tale is marvelous throughout the different themes established and payed off towards the end. The production is fantastic on this and the cast did a fantastic job, Jessica Almasy and Marc Thompson being the highlights. By far the best audio drama even though you can see where it goes, and it adds to the brilliance of the writing.
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