![]() I have always loved the star wars universe, but never read any of the books. My First exposure to the Extended Universe I plan on finishing the trilogy and than moving on to the other books I never got around to reading back when the Expanded Universe was still going. It's more akin to the Dark Empire audio dramas from the same era. I would suggest that you think of this as more of an audio drama than an audiobook. Not every Star Wars author was able to do what Zahn did with his series. I know the abridged factor will turn some people off, but honestly Star Wars novels are often filled with things that don't generally serve the plot. ![]() If you want to power through some of these older books to get through the Expanded Universe, I would say to give it a shot. He reads the material well, but lacks the Star Wars factor. He's certainly not monotone (thank God) but he's also no Marc Thompson or Jonathan Davis (two much better Star Wars narrators). ![]() By the end of this book, I grew more accustomed to Heald's performance. There's also audio effects that neither add nor detract from the experience. His voices for Han and Luke make me wonder if he's ever seen Star Wars. Unfortunately, he is not the best choice for Star Wars material. Anthony Heald is a brilliant narrator, possibly my favorite. I was never lost or left feeling that some major plot point was left out. I had read about it in latter books by Timothy Zahn (much better all around series, by the way) and wanted to finally hear the story of how Luke made his Jedi Temple happen. That was why I wanted to listen to this trilogy. The most important part of this story is Luke's attempt to recreate the Jedi Order. It's just the same old characters in a new journey. I've heard others say the same thing about him. There's something about KJA's writing that I've never enjoyed. I want to give a real review of this particular book for others who might be hesitant. Most of them are abridged, and this is no exception. I was very hesitant to buy this because I have heard mixed things about Star Wars audiobooks from this era. If you're hesitant about trying these abridged audiobooks, here's my thoughts. I doubt I will do any of the other Star Wars novels except those that have the Zahn / Thompson combo. It is the first time in 6 years that I've been so disppointed by both the narrator and the story that I haven't just looked at the good and ignored (or grimaced thru) the bad. But Anthony Heald, whose voice is remarkable, is now mispronouncing important names (Han and Corruscant both were teeth grindingly annoying). Mr Anderson has made Han Solo sound like an idiot with the line "before they turn us into Space Meat!". I devoured them and moved onto the next books (chronologically according to Wookiepedia) in the series. His voice acting was exception and the story was compelling. I just revived my interest in Star Wars by re-upping my Old Republic game subscription and read the Thrawn Trilogy expertly narrated by Marc Thompson. Yep, I'm that jerk that is going to review a book after the first 10 minutes.
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