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Allegiance: Star Wars Legends

By: Timothy Zahn
Narrated by: Marc Thompson
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 Never before has the incendiary mix of action, politics, and intrigue that has become Timothy Zahn’s trademark, been mmore evident that in this new Star Wars epic. On the heels of the stunning events chronicled in Star Wars: A New Hope, the newly minted heroes of the Rebellion–fledgling Jedi Luke Skywalker, smuggler turned reluctant freedom-fighter Han Solo, and Princess Leia Organa, a bold leader with a world to avenge–must face the harsh realities of the cataclysmic conflict into which they have so bravely plunged. From this point forward, legends will grow, treachery will abound, and lives will be irrevocably altered, in the long, hard fight to counter the fist of tyranny and restore hope to a galaxy too long in darkness.

The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance was a decisive blow against the Empire, but Palpatine and his monstrous enforcer, Darth Vader, are no less of a threat. The brutal extermination of Alderaan not only demonstrated the magnitude of their murderous power, but served as a chilling testament to their resolve to crush the Rebel uprising. Standing against them, Skywalker, Solo, and the Princess remain uncertain opponents. Luke is gifted and brave, but unschooled in the power he possesses. Han has doubts about waging someone else’s war–and his contentiousness is one more burden for Leia to bear as she struggles to help keep the Rebellion alive. The three have been sent to mediate a dispute between Rebel Alliance factions in Shelsha Sector–agitating matters by forcing Han to deal not only with pirates, but with his more dreaded enemy, politics. At the same time, Mara Jade–all of eighteen and years away from her fateful meeting with Luke–is serving her evil master, Palpatine, well in her role as the Emperor’s Hand: tracking suspected treachery in the Empire to what may be high places–while trying to stay out of Darth Vader’s way.

But the Rebels will prove to be only one of the Empire’s concerns. For Imperial Stormtrooper Daric LaRone, his faith in the Empire shaken by the wanton destruction of Alderaan, will commit a sudden and violent act of defiance, and take four other enforcers with him, in a desperate bid to elude their masters’ wrath.

Each of these fateful actions, whether sanctioned, secret, or scandalous, will expose brutality and corruption, spur upheavals destined to shake the Empire to its core, and shape momentous events yet to come. Adventure Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction Space Opera Star Wars Interstellar Bounty Hunter
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Was great hearing a story from the storm troopers side. Recommend to any fan out there

Great Book

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Really good. It's rare to get a story from the other side of the star wars universe.

A great story from the other side of star wars

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Oversaw a standard Star Wars experience, not much depth to the characters with little variation on female voices and with a Sykwalker who perhaps would of been more at home in a school yard with the writer making him a bit to whiney.

Room for improvement

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At this point I've been hesitant to listen to new audiobooks that aren't written by Timothy Zahn/narrated by Mark Thompson (if it's not broke, why fix it?) and wanted to get through all his (Unabridged) books, and I guess I've left this one to last.

To be honest it's not that bad, explores a cool little side world of Stormtroopers with souls who question orders and makes you think about all the little people in the big galaxy out there. Mara Jade story is fun exploration of her Emperor's Hand backstory (I will take character building from the main crop of Zahn written SW characters anyday) but the actual plot does feel a bit thin. Better than nothing, but about time to change it up with something new. Another enjoyable Zahn outing.

PS: Listened to Dune after this, excellent read.

Hitting the brick wall of Zahn/Thompson

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