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Star Wars: The Living Force

By: John Jackson Miller
Narrated by: Marc Thompson
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In the year before The Phantom Menace, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the entire Jedi Council confront a galaxy on the brink of change.

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.

As yet another Jedi Outpost left over from the Republic’s golden age is set to be decommissioned on the planet Kwenn, Qui-Gon Jinn challenges the Council about the Order’s increasing isolation. Mace Windu suggests a bold response: All twelve Jedi Masters will embark on a goodwill mission to help the planet and to remind the people of the galaxy that the Jedi remain as stalwart and present as they have been across the ages.

But the arrival of the Jedi leadership is not seen by all as a cause for celebration. In the increasing absence of the Jedi, warring pirate factions have infested the sector. To maintain their dominance, the pirates unite, intent on assassinating the Council members. And they are willing to destroy countless innocent lives to secure their power.

Cut off from Coruscant, the Jedi Masters must reckon with an unwelcome truth: While no one thinks more about the future than the Jedi Council, nobody needs their help more than those living in the present.

This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF of a map of Kwenn

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Great Star Wars Story!

This was a Star Wars story every fan should have in their library. The action is jammed packed with excitement and good character stories. Definitely one of the best!

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Star Wars: The Living Force

Exciting story during the time-frame a few years before Star Wars I - The Phantom Menace.

Yoda, Yaddle, Mace Windu, Sifo-Dyas, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and many more all star in this adventure where the Jedi will have to team up with the Republic army when Outposts are being decomissioned but also pirates are teaming-up and attacking Jedi and the people of a planet.

The main villain was abandoned by the Jedi (by Master Sifo-Dyas) and wants to take revenge on the Jedi by killing as many of them as possible.

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You know it's good

Only half way through, but solid story overall and as always excellent narration from Mr. Thompson!

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Another Canon Miss

Whew they really put Mark through the hoops on this one. So many different voices and he does a decent job of keeping each distinct…if annoying.

Story is standard Disney SW mess.
Reads like a cartoon not a novel.
Any Immersion is due to Mark and the SDX team working overtime, not the author.
Granted giving each of the 12 council members + necessary side characters is a tall order to fill.
A few nice moments for sure, but if you’re on a budget-skip. This is not the SW book you were hoping for.

Dissatisfied ending




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Marc Thompson is amazing

Thompson is an amazing narrator. love how he does all of the different voices. he narrates Star Wars well.

story was okay. I thought the Jedi council Members were underpowered.

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Brilliant

A brilliant tale of small actions making a big difference. It’s the people that matter. Lots of nuance in this story too

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Character development

Thank you so much for continued development of these characters! Its great to learn of their stories and background

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great Jedi council book!

this is everything I love about the Jedi. each Jedi on the council had their own arc in the story and it all ties together at the end. would love to see a movie or series about this.

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Classic Star Wars story telling at its finest with one of the best narrators out there for audiobooks

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Great performance

Always love to hear Marc Thompson narrate. This book was intriguing and a fresh story that included character’s perspectives that we don’t usually get to see. We get a look into the state of the order and council before the phantom menace and see the factors that are slowly eating at the order. Highly recommend.

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