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Apocalypse: Star Wars Legends (Fate of the Jedi) Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Troy Denning (Author), Marc Thompson (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 765 ratings
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There can be no surrender.
There will be no mercy.
It’s not just the future of the galaxy at stake—
It’s the destiny of the Force.
In the stunning finale of the epic Fate of the Jedi series, Jedi and Sith face off—with Coruscant as their battlefield. For the Sith, it’s the chance to restore their dominance over the galaxy that forgot them for so long. For Abeloth, it’s a giant step in her quest to conquer all life everywhere. For Luke Skywalker, it’s a call to arms to eradicate the Sith and their monstrous new master once and for all.

In a planetwide strike, teams of Jedi Knights take the Sith infiltrators by swift and lethal surprise. But victory against the cunning and savage Abeloth, and the terrifying endgame she has planned, is anything but certain. And as Luke, Ben, Han, Leia, Jaina, Jag, and their allies close in, the devastating truth about the dark side incarnate will be exposed—and send shock waves through the Jedi Order, the galaxy, and the Force itself.

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  1. Listening Length
    16 hours and 30 minutes
  2. Author
    Troy Denning
  3. Narrator
    Marc Thompson
  4. Audible release date
    March 13, 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B007JQNDJ8
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 16 hours and 30 minutes
Author Troy Denning
Narrator Marc Thompson
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date March 13, 2012
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B007JQNDJ8
Best Sellers Rank #15,365 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#404 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#656 in Adventure Science Fiction
#1,037 in Space Operas

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Jeffrey T. Munson
5.0 out of 5 stars A Thrilling Conclusion To A Great Series
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2012
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For eight books, the "Fate of the Jedi" series has told of the battles between the Sith and Jedi. Now, in "Apocalypse", the series has reached its thrilling conclusion. This time, Coruscant is the battlefield. Abeloth, the destructive force being who has menaced Luke Skywalker for most of the series, has entrenched herself in the Jedi temple. Now, the Jedi must fight their way though thousands of Sith to reclaim their temple.

But, victory is not guaranteed, for Abeloth has the ability to take on more than one persona at a time. Therefore, in order to completely kill her, Luke and the other Jedi must kill every manifestation of Abeloth. Plus, Abeloth has her sights set on Ben and Vestara, hoping to lure them in to restore balance to the Force. But is Vestara really over her Sith background, or will she betray Ben and Luke and return to her former ways? And what of Luke? will he be able to kill Abeloth before it's too late?

I've been a fan of this series since the beginning, and I have been eagerly awaiting the release of "Apocalypse". It was worth the wait. Troy Denning has written perhaps the best book of the series. The action is fast-paced right from the beginning, and he does an excellent job of bringing all of the outstanding story lines together. I've been particularly interested in Ben and Vestara's story from the beginning, and Denning does a good job of bringing their story to a conclusion. Suffice it to say that sometimes love isn't enough.

I enjoyed this book very much and I'm sad to see this series come to an end. However, I believe that there could be a future series with the same characters that expands on the ending of this one. I certainly hope so. Highly recommended.
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V. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Like walking into a Sith Massage Parlor and asking for a Happy Ending via Force Choke. It's that good.
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013
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I read a few reader reviews that were left unsatisfied by Apocalypse for reasons I found a bit ridiculous and truly I couldn't disagree more. I expect a lot of slam bang in my climaxes, surprising twists, satisfying closure for our heroes and a little bit of door opening for that promising future. I believe Apocalypse: Star Wars (Fate of The Jedi) delivers on all cylinders. I'm being very sparse partly to preserve your reader experience and partly because I crash read half the book while intoxicated and only remember the spoilers, like when HAN SOLO killed BEN SKYWALKER!!!... No, seriously... That junk happened... Jk. I did just mention I was drunk. Anyway, Apocalypse was a tightly wrapped bundle exciting enough to keep me guessing and remained focused on it's target goal: keeping us locked in the Jedi world. In this case, I read insatiably every free moment, but I tend to get that way with books I enjoy. Hopefully, this book force choked you to climax as well. And if it didn't, well then I guess you weren't reading hard enough.
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Andrew P.
4.0 out of 5 stars Sound ending to Fate of the Jedi
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2013
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A little over a decade ago the folks responsible for overseeing the Star Wars Expanded Universe decided to embrace sprawling multi-author epics as the center of the adult fiction line. While there have been various standalones and short series since the late 1990s, much of Del Rey's focus has been on multi-year publishing events. This trend started with the New Jedi Order's nineteen books, continued with the nine volumes of Legacy of the Force, and now possibly concludes with the nine entries in Fate of the Jedi. While there are plenty of good stories and side plots contained within these thirty-seven novels, none of the three epics has offered a substantial enough storyline to warrant being spread across so many books. I've been reading the entire Expanded Universe using the in-universe chronology and getting to Apocalypse feels like a weight lifting.

The great news for Fate of the Jedi is despite its being stretched thin over too many books, the three authors have presented a highly consistent and generally very interesting tale. With Apocalypse, Troy Denning does indulge himself with some of his pet Star Wars creations: the insectile Killiks are wedged into the story and the not-very-relevant saga of the Barabels and their eggs comes to an end. But overall he follows right along with what the eight preceding volumes have established. Unlike his conclusion to Legacy of the Force, this book does not feel rushed and the length is warranted as he brings various plots to a close.

Summarizing Apocalypse seems a tad pointless: I would hope no one will pick it up without having read the rest of Fate of the Jedi and anyone who is already following along with the series will certainly finish with this final volume. But I'll mention a few things that were of particular interest to me. The book's pacing is solid: Mr. Denning does an admirable job of building multiple cascading action sequences as Abeloth's various avatars are dealt with. There's a real tension to the events on Coruscant as the Jedi infiltrate the Sith-run government and position themselves for the final conflict. Boba Fett swings into action with highly unlikely ally Tahiri in a gripping assault on Imperial labs.

One surprise in Apocalypse ties directly into one of the more cryptic story arcs of the Clone Wars television series. As a fan of that show, I was absolutely delighted at how the open-ended nature of the episodes in question dovetailed so neatly into the mystery of Abeloth. This cross-pollination of Star Wars stories is something I welcome for the heightened consistency and air of reality it gives to the galaxy far, far away. Mr. Denning uses the foundation those episodes offered and also utilizes the mysteries of the Maw and Centerpoint Station to give Abeloth quite a bit of interest. Her entire arc has a fantastical air about it considering her ancient lineage, her generically named locales (the Pool of Knowledge, for instance), and her seemingly almost limitless abilities. However, the authors have tied her sufficiently to key elements of the Star Wars universe for her to feel a true and reasonably grounded part of it.

I found Vestara Khai's arc somewhat disappointing when evaluating the series as a whole. The obvious paths were for her to either stay a Sith or be "redeemed:" in Apocalypse, one of these two options comes true and there's not much surprise about it. Her relationship with Ben Skywalker does seem to be fertile ground for future novels to play off of: whether that's the case remains to be seen, since at this point no one outside of the people making the movies knows whether the movie Episode VII will be set after these books and whether it will take anything in the Expanded Universe into consideration. Vestara did have some good sparring with Ben and their relationship matured him further as a Jedi: I simply would have liked to see a little more surprise in her ending. Perhaps that is yet to come.

The book also features a very nice nod to the Legacy comics in the form of an unexpected ally for Luke in his final battle. Like the Clone Wars tie-in, it's welcome to see the novels embracing other forms of Star Wars storytelling and making the sprawling universe more unified. There is still substantial mystery around Allana Solo's future and the various competing visions for who will sit on a throne overseeing the galaxy, but Fate of the Jedi does set some of the stage for the Legacy comics and also leaves plenty of room for yet more stories set in the intervening years. While not at the height of his Star Wars masterpiece Star by Star, Mr. Denning delivers a very solid conclusion to Fate of the Jedi with Apocalypse.
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Artur Escriva
5.0 out of 5 stars Esta en buen estado
Reviewed in Spain on May 10, 2019
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Con funda, muy bueno el libro ahora a leerlo
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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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Rafael
5.0 out of 5 stars Apocalypse
Reviewed in Brazil on May 27, 2014
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Ótima narrativa com os personagens clássicos do universo Star Wars! A academia jedi deve ser recuperada e Abeloth derrotada para que o caos não se instale no universo.
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Josh
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the series: Fate of The Jedi
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2014
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Book 9 is the final story of the `Fate of The Jedi' series.
(Review has no spoilers)

Review Summary: What a great book to finish on - it's one of the best of the series and creates a satisfying conclusion.

This is an action packed book that avoids the slow political manoeuvrings and court rooms of the previous releases and focuses on the destruction of Abeloth. Standing in the way of that goal, is The Lost Tribe of Sith and unearthing how to rid the Galaxy of Abeloth.

On two fronts Troy Denning is superb:
-First he links this book into the greater context of the Expanded Universe (more revealed below).
-Secondly the conclusions of the various subplots, are written in such a way to satisfy the reader's appetite but also leaving enough room for further spin offs.

To expand on the first point; you not only learn what Abeloth is and how to destroy her, Denning also manages to link Abeloth's story to an adventure Anakin Skywalker and Obo Wan Kenobi embarked on some 60 years previously. That adventure is actually screened in an episode of The Clone Wars Animated series (season 3, episodes 15-17), which I found was narratively very clever.

Denning also pens a cameo appearance of a member of the One Sith towards the end of the book.
(The One Sith are an important group of Sith that make their first appearance in the book series Legacy Of The Force set 2-3 years before and who are the main antagonists in the Legacy Graphic Novels with Cade Skywalker set 80 years after the Fate of the Jedi)

When I realised who it was I found this brief cameo mind blowing as it explains a lot of what happens in the Universe afterwards. (I can't say anymore without spoiling this book, or the Legacy series, but if you want more information feel free to message me).

Negatives:
Abeloth's powers seem slightly dumbed down in this book compared to the rest of the series, but the last Chapter helps rectify this very slightly.

If you haven't read any of the Fate of the Jedi series, I fully recommend them. Some of the books in the middle of the series drag at points (especially the court room and mind walker scenes) but it's a great series and by the time you finish this one you'll wish it didn't end.

5 stars out of 5
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kup
5.0 out of 5 stars Bonne fin de série
Reviewed in France on June 12, 2013
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Un livre qui se lit d'une traite, ou prèsque, et qui ne laisse personne sur sa faim. Une fin un peu connue d'avance toutefois.
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