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Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Christie Golden (Author), Marc Thompson (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
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How long can the Jedi remain in power? How far will the Sith go to rule supreme? What chance do both stand against Abeloth?

As Luke and Ben Skywalker pursue the formidable dark-side being Abeloth, the Lost Tribe of the Sith is about to be sundered by an even greater power - which will thrust one Dark Lord into mortal conflict with his own flesh-and-blood.

On Coruscant, a political vacuum has left tensions at the boiling point, with factions racing to claim control of the Galactic Alliance. Suddenly surrounded by hidden agendas, treacherous conspiracies, and covert Sith agents, the Jedi Order must struggle to keep the GA government from collapsing into anarchy.

The Jedi are committed to maintaining peace and ensuring just rule, but even they are not prepared to take on the combined threats of Sith power, a deposed dictator bent on galaxywide vengeance, and an entity of pure cunning and profound evil hungry to become a god.

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  1. Listening Length
    14 hours and 44 minutes
  2. Author
    Christie Golden
  3. Narrator
    Marc Thompson
  4. Audible release date
    August 9, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B005GIH4GY
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 14 hours and 44 minutes
Author Christie Golden
Narrator Marc Thompson
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date August 09, 2011
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B005GIH4GY
Best Sellers Rank #17,101 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#440 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#672 in Adventure Science Fiction
#1,219 in Space Operas

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Jeffrey T. Munson
5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Of The Series
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2011
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Christie Golden has written an excellent book and has set everything up nicely for the final book of the series. In this installment, Ben, Luke, and Vestara are still hunting Abeloth and Ship. Vestara's former group, the Lost Tribe, have joined forces with Abeloth and are now intent on destroying the Jedi once and for all. Vestara, having conflicting emotions of her own, has solidly allied herself with Ben and Luke, but her new alliegance will force her to face her father, Gavar Khai in a duel to the death.

Meanwhile on Coruscant, the uneasy alliance put in place after the overthrow of Daala is facing new challenges, as multiple factions, including the Lost Tribe and Daala herself, strive to gain control of the Galactic Alliance. Several Senators and Moffs have conspired against the Jedi and are set on claiming the Galactic Alliance for themselves. But Luke has set a trap for the members of the Lost Tribe and is waiting to spring it. However, an entity of pure evil awaits. In Imperial Space, Head of State Jagged Fel has engaged Daala's star fleet in a battle to the death, but only one side will survive.

Luke's pursuit of Ship has led them to several planets throughout the galaxy, and now, He and his fellow Jedi are up against their biggest challenge so far, while Vestara, who has fallen for Ben, makes a life and death decision of her own.

The "Fate of the Jedi" series is nearing its dramatic conclusion, and Christie Golden has done a very good job of setting the stage for the final installment. The characters that have been around since the beginning continue to grow, and its easy to feel their triumphs and setbacks. I've been following the relationship between Ben and Vestara, and this book really sets the stage for what could be either a happy or tragic ending for them. All of the others, Luke, Leia, Han, Jaina, and Daala have maintained their strong personalities throughout, and they continue to do so here.

I highly recommend "Ascension". The stage has been set, now all we have to do is wait for the final installment.
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Nathan Lambes
5.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning of the End - An Excellent Build-up
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2011
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Golden gets a lot of flak on Amazon for the two entries to this series that she has contributed. I understood the frustration with "Allies" the previous book that she penned, as it was far too short and didn't really seem to get anywhere. Personally, however, I've always found her actual prose to be highly engaging with some fairly adept characterization of the newer cast members, particularly Ben and Vestara. This entry in the series has the same strengths without the wheel spinning of her previous effort.

The pace of the book is relentless with important events and revelations happening every few chapters until the eventual, cliffhanger ending. There were quite a few times when I found myself to be genuinely surprised by some of the twists and turns. And while there are some events that left me wondering why they had been included (the Skywalkers' day trips to Sith worlds) they always tied into either the larger story or were used to further a character arc.

The strongest thread, for me, was the story of Ben and Vestara where we finally get some forward momentum. Important, heart-breaking, decisions are made and their relationship progresses into a fascinating grey area that I can't wait to see explored more fully. Golden gives the Sith girl a humanity that other authors in the series haven't been able to muster so it's fitting that the fulcrum of her character arc is found in this book.

The major storyline, however, is that of the Sith infiltration of Coruscant through a seriously crippled government which, interestingly enough, was weakened by the Jedi themselves in their coup of Daala's regime.

Overall, I've felt the Fate of the Jedi Series could have been several books shorter. It's suffered from lack of focus and some fairly strange pacing. Ascension doesn't have these flaws. It's tightly paced, feels important, and gives you a good sense of what to expect in the final book of the series. It's doing what a good middle book should do - up the stakes, and let us know who and what we're rooting for. Now if only the next book would release this year instead of 2012...
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Pablo Cafiso
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Star Wars book.
Reviewed in Canada on February 29, 2016
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Another great Star Wars book.
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carole
5.0 out of 5 stars another good one in the series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2012
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My son is the one who is really into star wars. He has shelves full of star wars books, mostly about beings I have never heard of. But just occasionally one will catch my eye and I will take it to bed and read it through, especially if it has Luke, Leia and Han in it. He bought the first one in the series, and I read that, and from then on I was hooked. Since then i have purchased the whole set one at a time, as presents for him, but really for me. Christie Golden has now written 3 books in this series and each one has been excellent. 'Ascension' is another good one. It answers some questions from previous books but then it sets other puzzles. the plots are well written and intertwined without being convoluted.By the end it left me wanting the next book but that will have to wait until my son unwraps it on christmas morning. A darned good read.
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Tazwalker
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
Reviewed in Germany on August 29, 2011
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Jetzt geht's richtig los!

Abeloth legt gleich mal richtig los und geht gegen Teile der Sith. Saber Khai und einige andere Verbünden sich mit ihr, was sie später bereuen sollen. Irgendwie war es zu erwarten, dass Abeloth sich nicht den Sith unterordnet oder nach ihren Regeln spielt. Sie fühlt sich zu größerem berufen.

Auf Coruscant wechselt der Machthaber wie die Unterwäsche mancher Leute. Erst Dorvan, dann ein Senator von Klatooine (dessen Name mir gerade entfallen ist). Zwischen drin sterben die Verschwörer auf einmal alle Weg und ein Senator Suldar, welcher eigentlich ein Sith ist, Zettelt einen weiteren Machtumsturz an.
Luke veranlasst seine Jedi den Planeten zu verlassen und wie wir herausfinden, hat er auch einen Grund. Die Sith sind schon längst auf Coruscant und ziehen die Fäden. Leia wird verhaftet (aber natürlich wird sie auch befreit).

Vestara möchte nun doch Jedi werden und kommt Ben näher, was beides nicht überraschend kommt. Auch nicht überraschend ist der Fakt, dass sie nach einem Einsatz auf der Suche nach Abeloth, welcher im übrigen ein riesen Spektakel für mich war, sich darüber klar wird, dass sie nie eine Jedi sein wird. Traurig aber wahr.

Ich muss das Buch noch mal lesen, hier passiert so viel und im Gegensatz zum fleißigen Mario (Hallo!) kann ich mich nach zwei Wochen nicht mehr an alle Details erinnern. Fest steht, solangsam kommt Sinn in das Wiederverwerten alter Charaktere und ich wage es zu hoffen, das in Apocalypse einige meiner Lieblinge auftauchen. An der Reihe wäre sie so langsam mal. Den Spoilern nach zu Urteilen steht uns mit diesem Teil der Serie erst der Auftakt zu einer gewaltigen Explosion zur Verfügung.
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Mr. J. D. Barker
5.0 out of 5 stars Edge of the podium stuff
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2013
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If you've been reading the extended universe series, then you'll know the Fate of the Jedi books are a bit tough to get to grips with initially but the way the story has developed, the family banter between Ben and Luke and the other aspects that characters go through makes these a great read, even if you weren't a big time fan.
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Cécile
2.0 out of 5 stars Bof, bof
Reviewed in France on October 27, 2011
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La série Fate of the Jedi avait plutôt bien commencé mais elle s'est enlisée au fur et à mesure des volumes de manière répétitive. Avec celui-ci, on touche le fond. Il y a bien quelques scènes ici ou là qui se détachent de manière positive, et c'est pourquoi je mets deux étoiles plutôt qu'une, mais franchement, je n'ai pas envie de relire ce livre ou même d'y penser. Une de mes plus grosses déceptions depuis que je lis des romans Star Wars et j'en ai lu plus d'une centaine.

Christie Golden ne capture pas l'ambiance Star Wars. Certaines scènes n'ont tout simplement pas leur place dans l'univers Star Wars. J'espère qu'elle ne sera plus engagée pour écrire dans cette univers.

Si vous voulez lire ce roman, de grâce attendez qu'il sorte en poche.
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