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Star Wars: The Battle of Jedha (The High Republic)
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill, Kristen Sieh, Jonathan Davis, Sean Kenin Elias-Reyes, Philip Hernandez, Catherine Ho, Sullivan Jones, January LaVoy, Saskia Maarleveld, Brandon McInnis, Salli Saffioti, Marc Thompson, Shannon Tyo, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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Summary
After the events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi travel to Jedha in this all-new Star Wars audiobook original.
Jedha. The worn streets of this ancient world serve as a confluence for the galaxy. Visited by all, yet owned by none. Here, the Jedi are but one creed among many worshipping and studying the Force. From the Guardians of the Whills to the Path of the Open Hand, countless beings come to learn, and to share, in peace.
As all of Jedha prepares for its Festival of Balance, the galaxy still reels from the violence on Eiram and E’ronoh. But after foiling a plot to escalate the war between the two planets, the Jedi believe that a lasting peace may be within reach. Master Creighton Sun and Jedi Knight Aida Forte arrive on Jedha with delegations from both planets to formally end the “Forever War.” The Jedi hope that the harmony of Jedha’s many factions, along with the signing of a peace treaty, will create a symbol to the rest of the galaxy of what can be accomplished through unity.
But not all are happy with the Jedi’s involvement or ready to concern themselves with peace. Rumors begin to swirl that the Jedi bring war in their wake. The distrust and anger that for so long fueled the Forever War now threaten to corrupt the communities of Jedha. When violence breaks out on the sacred moon, the war that was meant to end on Jedha may soon engulf the entire world.
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- Matthew Howarth
- 21-02-23
Very basic story. Great cast
Nothing super exciting about this ‘battle’. Hard to follow what happened time to time. But was ok. Not phenomenal. Won’t listen/read again.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-02-23
just a bad book
nothing to like about thos one... the fact that i dont like radioplay do not help the fact..
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- Glyn
- 14-02-23
Only 1 small issue
I only really have one criticism of this Audiobook, and thats the dialogue for the Droid P3 (or C3 cant remember which lol) Dont want to spoil anything for anyone so wont say to much, other than I understand that it was tied into the story & had a point, just found it a bit repetitive at times, but other than that I enjoyed it, I'm a Star wars fan but I'm not a Star wars convention level fan
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- SS
- 30-01-23
The high republic is messy and lacking
Well another high republic book and another messy flow of continuity.
Who ever is running the story creating part of Star Wars set about telling us the tale of this high republic era, before the sky Walker eta.
Great love the idea. However their delivery is a bit piss poor.
I get they have adult age books
Young adult and child aged books but instead of keeping the narrative in each age group they seam to have mixed it between at least the young adult and adult.
There for when you haven’t read a book because you think it’s not for your age group your missing a chunk of the story. And what your reading or listening to because this is audible, the story isn’t making much sense.
Please please keep it clean
One story arch per target group don’t mix it
It’s just very disappointing that since Disney bought Star Wars we have only had maybe 4 or 5 good adult age group novels.
Legacy era please come back
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- Edward Stewart
- 23-01-23
An engaging story for fans of The High Republic
This was the first audio drama I’d ever listened to, and as both a major Star Wars fan and High Republic fan, it was everything I expected and more. The acting and story were brilliant. This will be getting many repeat listenings
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- L Schultz
- 21-01-23
Another great production
These multi cast productions are epic, As usual, the writers have knocked this out of the park.
A couple of voices (predominantly the kids) were a little grating, other than that, a stellar performance from the entire cast.
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- Dave P
- 14-01-23
Star Wars
Excellent the cast did an excellent job thoroughly enjoyed it will be looking for more like it.
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- Alex Helliker
- 09-01-23
A Fine Entry, But Not More
Star Wars Battle of Jedha is a fine entry in the High Republic’s phase two. For avid fans, this is an easy recommendation. This audio drama moves along a couple of key storylines and features a few favourite characters, performed lovingly by the excellent voice cast.
As is so often the case with Star Wars audiobooks, I cannot fault the production. Sound effects and music were mixed perfectly to complement and not overwhelm the voices of the performers, an attention to detail I wish films and television would focus on. As I alluded to before, my full compliments to the cast who take immediately to the material with passion and enthusiasm.
As to the story on offer, it is less than I would have hoped. Tempest Runner and Dooku: Jedi Lost are very much side stories and offer compelling explorations of notable side characters. The added depth and intrigue were welcome additions to canon. The Battle of Jedha feels therefore like a missed opportunity. It ably provides a good story for those already familiar with the previous entries for phase two (this is not a good jumping on point). However, I feel it does little more than that.
I was very pleased to see the return of the Path of the Open Hand, but saw less of them and in less depth than I hoped. Of the Jedi, Creighton Sun I recalled from Convergence and brings a little of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Stellan Gios. Ada Forte I also recall from Convergence briefly, and Silandra Sho I had not encountered before. Creighton and Silandra come off the best. Had I read Silandra’s debut novel then no doubt I’d have found her appearance more impactful, but I enjoyed her character. Ada was so-so.
I felt the absence of the Heirs of E’ronoh and Eiram, and the underuse of Gella Natai who I had grown to quite like during Convergence. I would have enjoyed more of Gella in this format as I connected with the character. I would have loved the Heirs to have their own narrators and to hear them bouncing off each other. Alas, it was not to be.
For casual fans, you could skip The Battle of Jedha. For more dedicated High Republic readers,I suggest you don’t.
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- Master AW Stephens
- 08-01-23
An audio drama that was a pleasure to hear
I highly recommend this, especially if you have read Star Wars High Republic Convergence.
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- BocciasBattles
- 08-01-23
A battle to behold!
A fantastic listen for fans of the High Republic! As always, production values, sound effects and music are top notch. Fitting within phase 2 of the initiative, reading or listening to Convergence is highly recommended before listening. There is a large cast who are all interesting, however at times this makes certain scenes cluttered and confusing. Overall, it added a lot to the phase, and introduced key elements for the next wave including new enemies, conspiracies, and teases of what is yet to come. The setting of Jedha was particularly inspired and I enjoyed learning more about the capital city, it’s cults and sects and the way of life there. A recommended listen for any die hard High Republic fan.
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- jason lewis
- 08-01-23
Great vocals, but I couldn't understand a thing!
I know it's an Audio Drama not an Audiobook, however the story needed a narrator to explain actions and scene details clearly. It was so confusing and infuriating trying to seperate character voices and decipher action beats. The voice actors were great and the sound effects were good, you just cant understand what's going on for most of the story.
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- Adam Moore
- 03-01-23
Explosive
What a ride! Continuing with The High Republic phase 2 this was such an exciting addition!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-01-23
Soap opera, when this book should have been dark and mysterious.
Aside from Convergence, it’s been a long time since I struggled this hard to get through an audio book - especially one this short. Minimal narration would have made this so much easier to follow - and i’d be able to take it a bit more seriously if the voice actors performed with the realization that the characters are witnessing terror attacks and an actual battle instead of making light conversation, laughing and making silly remarks.
As a massive SW fan, Phase two has been wildly underwhelming so far after Path of Deceit. I’m praying they don’t continue to use audio dramas for the main storyline novels (or whatever the hell this is considered) as they’re not a great fit for everyone.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-23
Poor Performance and Story
I’ve never really been of fan of audio dramas(non-narrated audiobooks) and this one certainly does not change that opinion. Out of the handful of ones that I’ve listened to the seem to come off as terrible at worst and lazy at best. I’ve never written a review for an audiobook before, but based on the large amount of positive reviews I figured I would give my seemingly unpopular take on this book.
The Story:
The main story for the High Republic saga overall has come to be one I’ve enjoyed a lot; this story however is not. The way it’s written seems to over-explain details that seem to be more obvious by the sounds of the scene itself and under explain some more important details. The characters themselves to come off as characters in a melodramatic Soap Opera rather than an anxiety inducing fight for life or death. And when deadly or near deadly scenes do occur I found myself wanting them to just end and move on as quickly as possible. The Soap Drama style of writing this book hand I feel overshadows what should be the key point in the book, the Battle of Jedha. Which unfortunately, gets lost in the underwhelming dialogue between characters who don’t seem to really be on edge even if they are in the middle of a war zone. I was originally brought to paying for this book because I wanted to know what happened after the events of Convergence and am disappointed by what seems to be a back step on the progress made by that book.
The Performance:
The voice acting itself also has it issues, and I am sure the writing certainly didn’t help, but the tone and pitch of the characters voices didn’t seem to match what was intended in the writing. Again coming off as a poorly performed Soap Opera and not mention the irritating droid P3 who seems to enjoy constantly speaking through metaphors making it even more difficult to understand what is going on.
The lack of narration in audio dramas like this one makes it critical for the dialogue and sound to guide the listener through the story without being too vague or too monotonous. I’ve still have yet to come across one that does this well and this one sadly is a far cry from what I would consider a good audio drama.
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- Jennifer
- 06-01-23
Don’t waste your time
No new info. No narration so when the fight breaks out all you hear are sound effects. Worst Star Wars book in the series so far
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- Kevin C. Isaacs
- 04-01-23
Finally something good f’n food
The last three High Republic books have been mediocre to horrible, so it’s nice to have a really good one again. Even got a bit misty eyed at the end
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- Chris
- 04-01-23
Loved it
The best of the Star Wars audio dramas to date. I typically prefer reading the script books but this was engaging from start to finish. Great addition to the High Republic.
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- Paul
- 03-01-23
the best
Literally I think the best book in this series short but still good the casting on this audible was great kept me interested the whole time
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- brian
- 03-01-23
Love the audio drama format
I understand an audio drama isn't for everyone, but, for someone visually impaired, it's excellent. I recognize most of the cast members, though their different voices for their characters did take some getting use to in figuring out who was who. Still, an excellent start for Star Wars in 2023.
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- matthew schwarz
- 08-02-23
Couldn't finish it. Do not like the audio drama
As someone who loves star wars and listens to most SW audio books, I couldn't stand this style. It was so hard to follow, the sound effects were often distracting, the lack of any kind of narration was unhelpful, and he voice acting felt forced a lot. Lots of awkward laughter throughout.
Go back to Marc Thompson's amazing performances please!
1 person found this helpful