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Heir to the Jedi: Star Wars
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Series: Star Wars, Book 26
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
A thrilling new adventure set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and, for the first time ever, written entirely from Luke Skywalker's first-person point of view.
Luke Skywalker's game-changing destruction of the Death Star has made him not only a hero of the Rebel Alliance but a valuable asset in the ongoing battle against the Empire. Though he's a long way from mastering the power of the Force, there's no denying his phenomenal skills as a pilot--and in the eyes of Rebel leaders Princess Leia Organa and Admiral Ackbar, there's no one better qualified to carry out a daring rescue mission crucial to the Alliance cause.
A brilliant alien cryptographer renowned for her ability to breach even the most advanced communications systems is being detained by imperial agents determined to exploit her exceptional talents for the Empire's purposes. But the prospective spy's sympathies lie with the Rebels, and she's willing to join their effort in exchange for being reunited with her family. It's an opportunity to gain a critical edge against the Empire that's too precious to pass up. It's also a job that demands the element of surprise. So Luke and the ever-resourceful droid R2-D2 swap their trusty X-wing fighter for a sleek space yacht piloted by brash recruit Nakari Kelen, daughter of a biotech mogul, who's got a score of her own to settle with the Empire.
Challenged by ruthless imperial bodyguards, death-dealing enemy battleships, merciless bounty hunters, and monstrous brain-eating parasites, Luke plunges head-on into a high-stakes espionage operation that will push his abilities as a Rebel fighter and would-be Jedi to the limit. If ever he needed the wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi to shepherd him through danger, it's now. But Luke will have to rely on himself, his friends, and his own burgeoning relationship with the Force to survive.
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- Adam
- 17-05-2015
The new Star Wars canon. Finally on Audible Aus.
Heir to the Jedi is part of the exciting new start for Star Wars fiction. I am a big fan of the Expanded Universe, but found the sheer volume of novels quite daunting. I'll continue to read through the newly titled "Legends", but I have been gagging for the canon novels to hit Audible Australia. Unfortunately Heir to the Jedi is the only story to see the light of day thus far. A New Dawn, Tarkin and Lords of the Sith are nowhere to be seen. Come on Audible....time to play catch-up.
Unfortunately Heir to the Jedi is probably the worst Star Wars novel I've read to date. I can't fault the performance by Marc Thompson or the tremendous production values, typical of a Star Wars audiobook. I can however fault the story, which is real filler material. The Star Wars story group dropped the ball on this one. There are a couple of key moments that build on Luke's backstory, but these are few and far between. Action and adventure takes a backseat to an awkward love story, all seen through first person perspective. A nice idea on paper, but it didn't work for me. Here's hoping Audible pull their finger out and release the rest of the new books soon. Hopefully they are far superior to this very average release.
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- chris
- 01-04-2015
first star wars book.
this was my first star wars book and i thought there was no better time to start reading them since there was now a clear canon. i thoroughly enjoyed the story because it was something i never expected from a star wars story but it still had the charm of one. i dont ha e anything else to compare it to, but it was a very enjoyable experience and i wish the other canon books were avaliable in my region.
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- Dean M.
- 13-03-2015
Disappointing First Step.
This was my first audiobook. Didn't enjoy the story & felt that it failed to capture the spirit of Star Wars. I understand Kevin Hearne is an accomplished sci-fi author but his story feels out of its depth for the Star Wars universe.
Marc Thopmson's narration was okay but his character voices were terrible to the point of embarrassing. Would it have been so hard to cast a female voice talent into the female characters? Listening to his take on the female protagonist Nakari was like listening to a transvestite. His take on Luke Skywalker was marginally better but I didn't enjoy it.
Having looked forward to this title for a long time, I felt that Heir To the Jedi was a big disappointment.
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- Isaac Mitchell
- 03-06-2020
charming, if not stellar
I had low expectations for sure, but I was pleasantly surprised by well written character interactions, and how my interest was maintained by continual changing in setting, and intensity of the situation. overall enjoyable, if not a must read.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-01-2019
Bravo
abdolutley loved it, the ambient sounds and the excellent narration made it like my imagination was showing me a new unseen star wars movie.
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- John
- 24-06-2018
Good old fashioned Star Wars
it was amazing, just like an original movie slipped into the middle of hope and empire.
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- Russ Holdaway
- 15-01-2018
As always Thompson nailed it.
As a huge fan of Star Wars I love the fact that the EU is in this format, allowing me to keep up to date whilst at the gym. Marc Thompson remains one of my favourite audible narrators. He nails each character, as well as carrying the mood of the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-09-2017
grabs you from start to finish
loved it, all the way to end. Marc Thompson is fantastic. cannot wait for my next book
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- Luke
- 21-01-2016
listening to luke grow up a little.
first off the production, voice acting, sound effects and music is awesome.
the story was pretty cool in parts though didn't seem adventurous enough for me. the conclusion of the book was a little dry and could have been more effective.
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- Daniel
- 06-07-2015
A fun adventure, but not very deep
It was an enjoyable journey, and I recommend it for any Star Wars fans. I guess I was just disappointed that nothing substantial happened. This didn't feel relevant to the new vs. old canon. It was more just "an adventure featuring Luke!" The story is also a little scattered. Overall I liked listening to this and sharing in Luke's successes and fears for the future.
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- Troy
- 29-06-2015
Enjoyable ride
I saw some other complaints about the book from other reviewers, and so I was hesitant at first to purchase the book. I was anxious, however, to read the new EU. I always love Marc Thompson and was pleasantly surprised by the story.
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- Troy
- 03-03-2015
Adventurers with Daddy Issues
If this novel were written outside of the Star Wars universe, I'd classify it as a simple, fun read. I have no problem with that because it captures the equally simple and fun tone of A New Hope, but without the level of epic that film introduced us to. All of the depth that's added to this story comes as a direct result of author Kevin Hearne delving into questions about Luke's character that Hearne has clearly pondered as a part of his own fandom.
This tale centers around a Luke Skywalker in transition. Immediately following the destruction of Death Star I, he is a hero to the Rebellion, but nowhere near competent with his abilities to tap the Force. He is perceived as more of an icon and less of a young man. Where this novel shines revolves around Luke's questions concerning his father, the Force, Darth Vader, and all of the unanswered questions that Obi-Wan left behind in the wake of the original film. Likewise, we can even see how the galaxy perceives the events of the Clone Wars, which Hearne uses to full effect. It's well done. The result is we see Luke at perhaps his most vulnerable, taking his next steps into the larger world of the Jedi Knight he'll become.
Luke is paired off with Katari Kelen, daughter of a biotech mogul who specializes in her own daddy issues and keeping us aware of just how young and inexperienced Luke really is at this point, illustrating just how much he would have to grow in the three years to The Empire Strikes Back.
I've read some of Hearne's other work, and his strengths and weaknesses are exactly the same here. He's excellent with characters and dialogue. His plots are uncomplicated and propel the story forward. But his world building is questionable at best. He creates some interesting and dangerous creatures, but in the little things he's far too Earthbound, taking me out of the Galaxy Far, Far Away. For example, the ever-ubiquitous coffee substitute "caf" from earlier Expanded Universe ("Legends") novels is all over the place here, and apparently buckwheat, noodles, salt, pepper, citrus, mint, "disposable eating sticks," and other such things from our own world can be found throughout the galaxy. I realize these are shortcuts to help make the Star Wars universe feel more real, but it brings down from epic to mundane by its very mention. Or I should say, it does for me. Maybe that won't bother others, but for me it's the little things that keep you in the story or yank you out of it. The good news is that when these things are brought up, Hearne uses these moments of down time to give us more character, which as I've said is his true strength as a storyteller.
Bottom line, it's not a great novel by comparison of the truly standout novels in the Star Wars line, but it's a fun one, and Hearne's character explorations of Luke make it a worthy addition to the new canon.
As narrator, I have to give top marks to Marc Thompson. As this story is told in 1st person, Thompson has to tell most of this book in Luke's voice rather than his own. Not only does he make the most of it, but he does a fantastic job bringing the other characters to life. This is to be expected, given that he's a Star Wars audiobook veteran, but credit where it's due.
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- rene
- 09-06-2015
Good Read
This a fun entertaining story of Lukes early jedi experience. Really good narration too.I would recommend this title.
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- Robert Winkle
- 08-06-2015
Great!
Great book, really enjoyed getting into Luke's head. I also like that Luke did get some tail after all! Miss Han and Chewy though always liked them
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- Daniel Bergeron
- 02-06-2015
Quirky, but still an enjoyable listen.
I didn't know what to expect in this first canonical novel featuring Luke Skywalker. I was expecting a story that was dark and grim. However it was a bit more lighthearted and quirky then I expected. If you don't let some of the cheesy romance get to you, you'll likely still enjoy what this book has in store.
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- A Texan 2
- 13-03-2015
Unimpressive first person story of an errand boy
This is supposed to be one of the first books of the "New Canon" of Star Wars, so I was interested to see what it would have to offer. Honestly, it doesn't bode terribly well for the future.
I wasn't familiar with Kevin Hearne's work, but this effort doesn't leave me inclined to check out his other material.
The novel is set in between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back and follows a young Luke Skywalker dealing with life after destroying the first Death Star and being fully involved in the rebel alliance. The story is a first person narrative. IMHO, there's no such thing as a good first person narrative story, but some are less terrible than others. This one definitely doesn't rise to the top.
I agree with some other reviews that I came across that this feels like following a video game character through a limited scope RPG. The events come across as tedious as, being both a first person POV and being about Luke Skywalker, the predicaments that Luke finds himself in can't result in any meaningful harm to him.
While the title Heir to the Jedi is a good one, this is not the story to attach it to. While there is some bits of Luke trying to sort out what he's learned from Obi-Wan and what he needs to do to become a Jedi, the book is mostly a series of errands that Luke gets put on.
Ultimately, this book does little to add to our understanding of Luke as a character, nor does it do much to give us a better picture of the Star Wars universe.
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- Matthew
- 01-08-2015
I liked it!
The ending was a little kitchy but otherwise it was fun. I liked the brain suckers too
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- Trevor Meek
- 05-06-2015
Better than I expected
I really liked the Givin, Drusil and hope for more Givin banter in the future. Marc Thompson brilliant as always.
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- Adam
- 05-06-2015
great story
I loved how Luke is very young in the force and really doesn't have a teacher. we see how he has to find ways to learn.
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- Alex
- 26-03-2015
A Fun Little Adventure
Heir to the Jedi is a fun little adventure book with little to offer but for the fact it's Star Wars, and more importantly considered canon.
Taking place after A New Hope, the novel follows Luke Skywalker from a first person perspective as he carries out various missions for the rebel alliance, leading up to an attempted rescue of a Givin who is under Empire control.
Along for the ride are R2-D2 and a burgeoning love interest Nakari Kelen. With the occasional appearance from Leia, Ackbar, Han and even Ben. But the focus is on Luke, and as it's written from his perspective we a privy to his thoughts and feelings on the force and what happened after he destroyed the Death Star.
The action and story plots are well paced and entertaining. Not amazingly written, but works well enough for this kind of tie-in and what you would expect from a title like this. Beneath the childish humour and cheesy sound effects (see below) hide however a rather dark and graphic book that can go from heads exploding to stupid one-liners in a paragraph. Along with this are quite a few downbeat moments that distract from the overall happy go lucky tone throughout.
The voice acting is great and Marc Thompson sounds as close to Luke as you could want. There are however a lot of sound effects and background music - running ships, jungles, lightsabers, robots - which may put a few people off.
Fun for what it is, but nothing special.
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- mr g j hughes
- 07-03-2015
Favourite author, favourite narrator.
waited a long time for this one! almost as excited about it as I am for episode 7, great story well read. An easy 5 stars
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- Tad
- 08-11-2016
Mildly entertaining
Seems a bit of a low key adventure after the Battle of Yavin. There are however decent aspects of Luke finding his place in the Alliance and the Force. Narration is good but the female human chatacters are done badly. The Nakari character is especially gratting and the performance detracts from a decently written character. Such a stupid posh english accent. Leia sounds weak too. Some other characters are really well done though, including Luke.
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- ILovePorkPie86
- 26-03-2015
the Narrator made this a 5*
If your a star wars fan then it is a must read purely to see what direction disney is taking the franchise now that most previous stories are no longer canon. The story itself was good even though was slightly predictable. However what made this for me was the Narrator. He did an outstanding performance each character had there own voice and personality also the emotion he portrayed in his voice made me care more than i probably would of if i'd of read the book. will be definitely checking out more novels he narrates. Overall not a bad start for the new star wars universe interested to see where they go next in the expanded universe.
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- Matt
- 19-04-2015
A better universe
Any additional comments?
Much more grounded than the previous (now retconned) Star Wars EU. It feels like it belongs with the movies and not with the lame over the top cheesy old EU books, where force powers just got crazier and crazier almost like each author was trying to outdo the previous. The book itself is good even if a little slow and cumbersome, it does however carry a nice piece of character development for Luke Skywalker off though.
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- Phil Hogan Mitchell
- 10-12-2020
interesting
an interesting Insight into luke's early attempts to learn the ways of the force
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- O. J. Jones
- 30-10-2020
Dull and disappointing
Well narrated, but a very dull story. I was really disappointed as I was looking forward to an expansion of Luke's story within the original trilogy.
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- Jon
- 25-06-2020
A good filler
Set between anh and empire, its a well rounded but non essential story. Marc Thompson is easily my favourite narrator and has done an amazing job with it. I enjoyed this book
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- Anonymous User
- 26-06-2019
Above average
Marc Thompson does another outstanding job. Unfortunately the story is quite lack luster. Seeing the story through luke was a nice change from other novels.
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- Stephen
- 10-01-2019
loved it
great story that gives more background adventures of Luke Skywalker inbetween orginal trilogy films, worth it
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