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Star Wars: I, Jedi

By: Michael A. Stackpole
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author Michael A. Stackpole, one of the acclaimed masters of imaginative fiction, comes a stirring new tale set in the Star Wars universe, the story of Corran Horn, a heroic X-wing pilot who faces the greatest challenge of his life: trying to come to terms with his Jedi heritage and learning to use the Force--without succumbing to the dark side.

Corran Horn was an officer in the Corellian Security Force before casting his lot with the New Republic. As the grandson of a legendary Jedi hero, he has latent Force powers that have yet to be developed. But he has managed to distinguish himself with Rogue Squadron, the X-wing fighter force that has become the scourge of the Empire and of the pirates that prey on Republic shipping.

When a new pirate band begins terrorizing the space lanes, Rogue Squadron seems at last to have met its match. Led by an ex-Moff in an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, the pirates appear uncannily aware of the squadron's plans and tactics, and are able to detect and escape even the cleverest ambushes. Either there is a security leak...or the pirates have access to a dark and unnatural power that only a trained Jedi could contend with.

Then Corran's wife, Mirax, vanishes on a covert mission to locate the pirates' secret base, and Corran vows to find her. He begins Jedi training at the Jedi academy, hoping to develop his untapped powers. But as he grows dissatisfied with Luke Skywalker's methods, he will break with the academy before his training is finished.

Calling on his Corellian undercover experience, he infiltrates the pirate organization. His plan is daring and dangerous. He will learn what he can, sabotage what he can, and use every means possible to find his wife. And his very survival may depend on a terrible choice--whether or not to surrender to the dark side.

I, Jedi brings listeners into the startling, dramatic journey of a young man with a wild talent who must somehow master those powers within...or be destroyed by them.

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Critic reviews

"Stackpole adds many engaging details and minor characters of his own to the Star Wars universe and puts his skill at telling a fluid action story on full display here. This novel will play well among the loyal fans and can be enjoyed even by non-fans with a taste for star-faring swashbucklers." (Publishers Weekly)

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Only worth it if you havn't read the book

Taken on its own merits, this audiobook is ok. It tells the story of I, Jedi and covers all the major elements and plot points. Anyone who has not read the novel will enjoy this. Anyone who has read the novel will hate it. this is an ABRIDGED version of I, Jedi. nearly 600 pages reduced down to just under 3 hours of audio. An unabridged audiobook of that length should take 12-13 hours to run through, and as such the editing takes its toll. almost all the supplementary descriptions and non plot critical conversations that serve to immerse the reader have been removed or altered, leaving the final product feeling hollow and lacking depth.

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Abridged... really?

What disappointed you about Star Wars?

I honestly think that I MAY have enjoyed this book more if it was not abridged. I bought the abridged version because there was not an unabridged available. The scenes came... one right after the other in quick succession, not allowing the fullness of the story to be absorbed. I really wanted to like it... but couldn't find the rhythm.

Would you be willing to try another one of Anthony Heald’s performances?

I have heard Anthony Heald before in a business book, one of Chet Holmes' I think. In that genre he does well. In the Star Wars EU I don't think I will listen to any more if his performances, at least not until I have exhausted all other means. His personas were narrow and unconvincing and his narration was generally uninspiring. And how about those pronunciations?? Maybe I am just used to Marc Thompon (Whom I really enjoyed in the Thrawn Trilogy), but pronouncing the middle C in "Coruscant" and "Exar Kun" as Exar Kyioon... not my favorite.

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Although I enjoy the Star Wars Storyline, I was not convinced by the Exar Kun character. After 4,000 years of dormance, why come back now? Why not during the emperor's reign, especially if you claim to be so much more vastly powerful than him? I dunno, left something to be desired.

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Not the whole book...

I own this book, and this audio version doesn't include everything. You'll only hear the main parts of the story with much left out.

Please do not waste your credit on this.

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abridged didn't make sense

This story jumps around a bit and to sort Hopefully the unabridged version of the book is better.

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Way too abridged

Would you try another book from Michael A. Stackpole and/or Anthony Heald?

I love both the author and the performer. I grew up with their books and their narration, respectively. I've read the book probably 15 times. I'd buy another one of these in a heartbeat.

However, whoever edited the book for abridging made some really terrible calls, in my opinion. They cut out a lot of the fantastic characterization that Stackpole is known for in favor of fight scenes, which lack significance without really understanding the motivation. Leaving the whole Gantoris subplot really diminished the threat of Exar Kun; removing most of the character scenes from the Survivor subplot had very similar effects. When Corran finally faces Remart, it's hard to care.

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Abridged

This is a wonderful book, but the abridged version leaves a great deal to be desired. Characters are failed to be introduced, important scenes removed and the book several crippled. Please find a now abridged copy of this book for yourself

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abridged version sucks

i love this book. hated the abridged audio version. read the book, 10x better. so many elements that made this story great, like character development, do not exist in the abridged version.

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Loved Reading it, hated hearing it.

This was my favorite Star War EU book... until I listened to this performance. The voice actor makes the main character sound like an aristocrat, not Tough as nails detective. The sound effects and music take away from the experience, and the abridged version took a day of listening when the book used to take me a week of reading to finish. The whole thing felt hurried an disjointed. That's the last Star Wars book I invest in on Audible.

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Bad Abridged Version

I had read this book before and wanted to revisit it. I noticed something was off when I felt the pace moving too quickly and some of my favorite moments were missing. I hadn't realized it was a bridged before purchase. That's on me I guess but it doesn't change the fact that cutting out large chunks of story completely ruins the pacing and makes the story less believable. If you are interested I'd skip this version and just read the paperback.

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Great Story, But Wish It Wasn’t Abridged

I, Jedi is my favorite Star Wars book in print, and is an amazing story. My only one critique is that it is far too short and many great elements are left out. While this version is very well done and great in its own right, overall it could have been longer.

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