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Star Wars: The Approaching Storm

By: Alan Dean Foster
Narrated by: Alexander Adams
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In the years since the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, the Republic has continued to crumble, and more and more, the Jedi are needed to help the galactic government maintain order. As Star Wars: Episode II opens, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker have just returned from a mission on a world called Ansion. Written by beloved Star Wars veteran Alan Dean Foster, and starring a new character from the upcoming movie, The Approaching Storm tells the story of that daring mission.

The Republic is decaying, even under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, who was elected to save the galaxy from collapsing under the forces of discontent. On the tiny but strategic planet of Ansion, a powerful faction is on the verge of joining the growing secessionist movement. The urban dwellers wish to expand into the prairies outside their cities–the ancestral territory of the fierce, independent Ansion nomads. If their demands are not met, they will secede–an act that could jump-start a chain reaction of withdrawal and rebellion by other worlds of the Republic.

At the Chancellor’s request, the Jedi Council sends two Jedi Knights, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luminara Unduli, to resolve the conflict and negotiate with the elusive nomads. Undaunted, Obi-Wan and Luminara, along with their Padawans Anakin Skywalker and Barriss Offee, set out across the wilderness. Many perils lie waiting to trap them. The Jedi will have to fulfill near-impossible tasks, befriend wary strangers, and influence two great armies to complete their quest, stalked all the while by an enemy sworn to see the negotiations collapse and the mission fail....

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Critic reviews

“The best things are the new creations. The landscape and animal life of Ansion is wonderfully described. . . . [along with] some excellent fight scenes and a display of lightsaber gymnastics.”–SFX Magazine

“Foster delves into the internal conflict of Anakin Skywalker and the psyche of the Jedi.” –USA Today

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Wishes...

I just wish this and so many others weren't abridged... At least have a full version available for those of us who enjoy them. Please?

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Great great book

A must read. Plus it tells how our favorite Jedi gone Sith (skywalker) gets the scratch on his face
Had me on suspense. Love it

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Stop abridging these books!

The Star Wars books are amazing and full of small details that may make more sense in later stories. But when the books are abridged you miss many of the details. What is the point of abridging them?? And why do we pay the same price for a book that is 3 hours as apposed to a non abridged book that last twice as long? I'll admit I have listened to many abridged Star Wars books, only because I've listened to practicly all of the non abridged books. I've had to resort to listening to the abridged books now, and it makes me angry every time I pay so much for a partial book. Please stop ruining these stories!!

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quite enjoyable

this story was better than anything Star Wars that Disney has done by several orders of magnitude.

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The Mission Before Episode II

This was a nice book. The story takes place immediately before Attack of the Clones, and has Obi-wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker attempting to prevent a system from seceding from the Republic alongside Luminara Unduli and Bariss Offee. The characters have some interesting moments, and the interactions feel genuine.

However, if you are hoping for a grand story, this isn't the book for you. The conflict is major, though its solution is minor, and the book pads out the short mission by having the Jedi travel through the wilderness. Not much happens throughout the novel, and the antagonists are quite forgettable. If not for the Jedi cast it could've been dropped. It's a shame nothing of value really happened, because putting a cast of Jedi in a mission right before the eruption of the Clone Wars could have been far more interesting and fun.

The narrator was good, but his performance wasn't as good as some other narrators. Not to say he was bad, because he wasn't. But someone like Marc Thompson or Jonathan Davis would have made it a little more enjoyable.

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meh, abridged.

it was an interesting book but felt more like a filler story. I also cant help but wonder if the abridged left out some important details.

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The Approching Storm

I have read the book long before the audiobook and I have favorite spots, unfortunately 2 of those spotss are missing because ths book is abridged or shorten. So I give the this book only 4 stars

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I wish it wasn’t abridged

I truly wish this wasn’t abridged. I really enjoyed the story but I like the in-depth Star Wars books. It gives us a better understanding of our favorite characters.

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The EU

This story is by far superior to any of the new films. With music, sound effects, good voice acting. Who needs more anti films?
#amazing #longdrive #entertaining.

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The Approaching Storm is below average

The Approaching Storm was promising and could have been so much better if Mark Thompson had narrated it. I would also like to have learnt more about young Skywalker and his development of psyche.
The planet descriptions of Ansion are the better part of the novel and some new characters, natives of Ansion, are also contributing to the positive elements of the book.
The dialogue is not well written and the main story-line is sometimes artificial and "too much" of "too little"..
I like the framework of the story. It fits well to the rest of the movie prequel but is not fully worked out.
This was my 58th Star Wars novel and if you want something from the top of the table of Star Wars, go for the Old Republic novels, such as Deceived and Revan.
Fate of the Jedi requires that you follow the whole series (18 novels) with the soon grande finale Apocalypse being the best....
Joakim V. - Swedens's number one star Wars fanatic!

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