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Star Wars: The Fallen Star
- Star Wars: The High Republic, Book 3
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
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In this gripping sequel to Star Wars: The Rising Storm, the light of the Jedi faces its darkest hour.
Time and again, the vicious raiders known as the Nihil have sought to bring the golden age of the High Republic to a fiery end. Time and again, the High Republic has emerged battered and weary, but victorious thank to its Jedi protectors - and there is no monument to their cause grander than the Starlight Beacon.
Hanging like a jewel in the Outer Rim, the Beacon embodies the High Republic at the apex of its aspirations: a hub of culture and knowledge, a bright torch against the darkness of the unknown, and an extended hand of welcome to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. As survivors and refugees flee the Nihil's attacks, the Beacon and its crew stand ready to shelter and heal.
The grateful Knights and Padawans of the Jedi Order stationed there finally have a chance to recover - from the pain of their injuries and the grief of their losses. But the storm they thought had passed still rages; they are simply caught in its eye. Marchion Ro, the true mastermind of the Nihil, is preparing his most daring attack yet - one designed to snuff out the light of the Jedi.
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- TandD
- 14-04-22
Good but not great
This was an enjoyable story but for me fell a little flat in some places. My least favourite of the 3 high republic books so far.
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- Elliot Greenx
- 20-10-22
fantastic rollercoaster read
absolutely brilliant, had me crying a lot poor Orla but i thoroughly enjoyed this
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- Matt
- 14-06-22
Just keeps getting better
Can't wait for more stories from this era of Star Wars. Gets better with each addition.
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- Worthing Reader
- 27-01-22
Possibly the best yet!
Had me gasping in shock and heartbroken at times, this is a full on disaster movie in the Star Wars universe and I loved it.
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- Charlie
- 21-01-22
Good, but not as good as the previous two
The writing style was difficult to get used to compared to the previous two High Republic books. The narrator also seems to have changed their pronunciation of certain characters which was also jarring.
The story itself was great, filled with twists and turns and I can't wait for the next one.
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- Caleb
- 04-02-22
High stakes story, but smaller scale
Marc Thompson provides another excellent narration. The story left me a bit disappointed by its smaller scale and not continuing many setups from the previous book, but it's still a must-read for a High Republic reader. It's very refreshing to see meaningful character development and even surprising character deaths in the book.
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- paul murphy
- 24-03-22
Claudia Gray does it again
as does The High Republic. Another installment of this superbly put together, heartwarming AND heartrending series.
It'll make you laugh, cry, panic & fear for EVERYONE at varying times.
Claudia Gray not only gets you inside the minds of some of our most beloved (new ish) Jedi but she does it in a scenario where all hell is breaking loose.
The sense of disquiet and doom that pervades throughout is pretty glorious tbh & the audiobook exacerbates ALL of that.
Another highly recommendable book and audiobook. Bravissimo to all involved.
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- steven routh
- 01-04-22
Great story and continuation!
I’m loving the high republic story! This one is a little sad but a great continuation of the storyline!
Well worth listening to!
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- Olly Johnson
- 19-01-23
Okay, now I'm getting into this. Nice and focused.
I've never been one to entertain the "it gets good several books in" line of logic as a point in the favour of a book series, but I'd be lying if I said The High Republic isn't getting better the further in I go. The groundwork done in the previous books to establish characters and settings is put to good use here as the story narrows focus and zooms in on only a few of them to tell a more localised and compelling story. Also, it's apparent in this book that Star Wars as a setting lends itself really well to horror, as some scenes do a bang-up job evoking that tone.
Claudia Gray is ruthless in her treatment of the established characters in the best possible way, and clearly understands them well, in particular, the continuation of the story of Elzar Mann, continues to be a high-point for me.
though I do just have to mention, that there was one line, only one mind, that I thought was just...really weird prose. It stuck out enough that I don't actually think I need to say where it was. If you listen, you'll know. Other than that though, pretty damn good story.
The presentation is great as usual, if you've listened to most any Star Wars book on here you know what to expect.
Overall I'd say this is the best book in the series to date. Certainly had me more gripped than I expected. Still maybe a bit long for the story it's telling, but I felt less of that runtime this time. Lately the High Republic is going from strength to strength, and I'm very curious to see it continue.
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- Jackson
- 13-01-22
Less is more
This book has won me over on the high republic and I will be looking forward to the new novels. The light of the Jedi and the rising storm didn’t really do much for me but I enjoyed aspects of them. All the way through this book I was getting titanic vibes and it was genuinely exciting where it would go next. There was less main characters which I appreciated and far more casualties than I thought there would be (hat of for that one)
Grays writing was very good and knew how to bring tension, while having lighthearted conversations. Bel was definitely my favourite character, along with Elzar.
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