And not a Light Sabre in sight... Great...

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Great Story that blends superbly into the Star Wars universe, this tale lacks for nothing and it was refreshing to not have a Jedi, or a Light Sabre duel anywhere to be seen... Vastly superior to the movie (and I loved the movie), a really great read even for those not fussed by the Star Wars Universe.

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Nothing new but a good read

Unlike some movies that require a book for you to fully grasp the story, “Rogue One” IS the story and whilst this book doesn’t add anything to the movie, it’s just as good as the movie is.
Break out your popcorn 🍿 and enjoy IMHO the second best Start Wars story every (Empire Strikes Back is still the best).

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great story

people who like the movie should listen to this and the story about Jins father

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Rich in detail

The book has 5 times the information than the movie does. And explores Jins mental state beautifully and unseen in the movie.

Like the first book this series has wonderful sound effects from doors opening, spaceship, blaster fire, and the wind and birds of planets. A masterpiece of an audiobook.

4.5

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A worthy transition from screen to page

Fans of the movie will enjoy this audiobook, which builds on the movie with some excellent, in-depth storytelling by the author. At times it could be a little too in-depth - characters' internal dialogue could go on a bit too long and could slow down the pace particularly during action sequences - but overall it added a genuine richness to the story as told in the movie. There are neat additions in the form of document trails interspersed through the story.
The performance by Jonathan Davis was excellent with great voices, expressiveness, drama and characterisation. I found the sound effects distracting at first but you get used to them.

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Better than the movie

The original Star Wars was a space-faring Boys Own Adventure story and, while the second trilogy (episodes 1, 2 and 3) forgot his and focussed more on galactic politics and teen angst, Disney has restored Star Wars to its former glory.

The expanded novel universe of Star Wars, like many popular film and television tie-ins, is young adult fiction that should, nonetheless, appeal to the greater masses. Based on the film, rather than the other way around, the novel by Alexander Freed is a relatively accurate depiction of what’s seen on the big screen. Where books succeed over films however, is the added depth of characters’ inner thoughts and deeper motivations. Freed’s novel excels in this, making more sense of some of the dubious character decisions depicted in the film.

Jonathan Davis narrates the audiobook of Freed’s novel with the aid of sound effects and music, making it just as exciting and breathtaking as the film. The action levels are high and the descriptive prose of the book comes to life under Davis’ excellent narration.

This is one audiobook that is read quite slowly, possibly due to the targeted audience, but kicking the playback speed up to 1.25x or more only enhances the thrills.

The action in the audiobook, surprisingly, feels faster-paced than the film because of all the extra details thrown in about the characters and events. It’s an exciting listen that is sure to please everyone, not just Star Wars fans. Rogue One is a prequel story to the original 1977 Star Wars film, so it’s a great starting point for newcomers to the franchise who won’t require any background knowledge to enjoy this new Girls Own Adventure story.

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Enjoyable ebook

Well written and Jonathan Davis is as always A+ performance. Enjoyed very much listening to all the extra information that you never see on the big screen

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Enhance your Rouge One experience

I liked the movie. In particular I found how this sub-story avoided the childish elements of other Star Wars movies and even had a tragic ending. I saw this audiobook and thought it might fill in a few gaps in the story. Wow was I happily surprised. Listening to the excellent performances of this audio book was captivating. Suddenly the Rouge One story was more than interesting. It was emotional it was intriguing it was exciting it was tragic it had real heros. This audiobook elevates and enhances the quality of the Rogue One story to amazing level. If you liked the movie but felt it could have been better or there was more to the Rogue One story then you will really enjoy this excellent audio book as it expands and enhances the Rogue One story to legendary status.

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A classic.

This novel was a fantastic part of Star Wars lore, it was great narrative and well presented.

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Filled the movie out nicely

I liked the movie and this filled out the story nicely so the characters were bought more to life and you got to know what drove them.

well worth the listen

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