Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance

By: Sean Williams

Narrated by: Marc Thompson

BioWare and LucasArts—creators of the hugely popular Star Wars:® Knights of the Old Republic® video game—have combined their storytelling talents and cutting-edge technology for an innovative new massively multiplayer online role-playing game that allows players to create their own personal Star Wars adventure 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader. Now #1 New York Times bestselling author Sean Williams brings the world of the game to life in his latest novel, Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance.

Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that’s drawing attention from across the galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic’s elite Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic’s envoy is not what he seems, the Empire’s delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can’t, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone.

None of these guests—invited or uninvited—have any intention of participating in the auction. Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.

But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they’ve never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy.

loved it!

pretty much the same as my other reviews. Mark Thompson did an excellent job narrating the story and the author did an excellent job writing it. I do very much love these Old Republic stories and I hope that more will come out, despite Disney's ownership of lucasfilm. after having listened to the other Old Republic audiobooks, I can definitely and very comfortably recommend the others!

awesome

good story. First time I went through this I couldn't keep my attention on it. this time was alot better.

Wow, highly recommended!

I was so enthralled with this book that I would listen every chance I could. It was well written and extremely well narrated. The story moved along nicely. Would actually listen to again.

Entertaining

Yet another great SWTOR book. I agree it had a bit of a slow start but for good reason. Read extreamly well, and the sound effects made for a stellar listening experiance.

Great

First, Mark Thompson's narration is impeccable. I love listening to him and would probably love any book that he narrates. Having said that I wasn't sure if I'd like these books because they were in the Old Republic-but I'm starting to really like the story arc