• Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  • By: Karen Traviss
  • Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (720 ratings)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

By: Karen Traviss
Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
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Across the galaxy, the Clone Wars are raging. The Separatists, led by Count Dooku, the onetime Jedi and now secret Sith Lord, continue to press forward, and more and more worlds are either falling, or seceding and joining the cause. Under the leadership of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the Republic heroically battles on, championed by its huge army of cloned soldiers and their Jedi generals.

Anakin Skywalker, believed by some to be the prophesied “Chosen One” destined to bring balance to the Force, is now a Jedi Knight under the tutelage of his Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Death is a constant possibility - and his chances of survival aren’t improved by the unexpected arrival of an apprentice: Ahsoka, a brash, inexperienced 14-year-old Padawan apprenticed to Anakin. But there’s no time for Anakin to question his latest orders: He and Obi-Wan have been assigned a new mission, and failure is not an option.

Jabba the Hutt’s precious infant son has been kidnapped, and when the frantic parent applies to the Jedi for help, it falls to Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka, and their clone troops to track down the evidence and retrieve the missing Huttlet. And more is at stake: For a grateful Jabba just might allow the Republic access to the Hutt-controlled space lanes that the Grand Army desperately needs in order to beat the Separatists into submission.

But the Republic is not the only power that craves access to those space lanes. Count Dooku, determined to win the prize for the Separatists, has set a trap for the Jedi. When they find the Huttlet, they will also find Dooku’s master assassin, Asajj Ventress, and countless legions of battle droids waiting to spring a trap.

The blazing new animated feature film Star Wars: The Clone Wars takes place in the years preceding Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and sets the stage for the groundbreaking TV series. Both contain all original material - direct from the brilliant imagination of legendary Star Wars creator George Lucas. And these exciting new adventures and characters are being brought to life in audiobook form by none other than number one New York Times best-selling Star Wars author Karen Traviss.

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Much better than the movie

This book really goes into character development and really made a full story, unlike the movie. I really enjoyed the Clone trooper characters Rex & Cody and they were barely characters in the movie. It also helps bridge the time between the Episode II and III movies.

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Fantastic work!

It is incredible how Karen Traviss took a decent movie into a great story, providing insight on the less known characters, specially the clones that are her specialty. Even though you may know the outcome from the movie, you are sitting on the edge of the chair because of this masterful adaptation. And not only the story, but the general production of the audiobook excels at conveying you are in the Star Wars universe. Jeff Gurner is a superb narrator and his voice work is astonishing. I highly recommend this book.

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Wish it wasn’t abridged

These books are fantastic. They gave so much depth to the Clone Wars series. The narration is spot on and the sound effects are perfect. My only complaint is that this one is abridged. Audible, please stop doing that. I listen to audiobooks because I don’t have time to read the hard copies. I don’t want the quick version of a book.

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A great intro to new Star Wars saga

A fantastic intro to the cowboy Jedi Kannen, posssibly the coolest Jedi evdr, the beautiful and amazfing Herra, and one awesomw ship.We get to see how the Empire makes everyday people's lives miserable,the rot, and the first big action of the rebellion and the Rebels. Very well narrated with excuisite voicing of every character giving us the sense of what the characters are like and look (his voicing of Herra is indeed alluring and makes you believe it is what grabbed Kannen's attention first, even if the excellent tv voice for is more motherly), this book is a great listen and one you will repeat. One of the best in the whole SW corpus.

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Wowza

I enjoyed the animated film very much and I was excited to hear the novelization. But wow was it so much more. Traviss really digs into the back story and motivation of the characters in ways I did not anticipate. This is much more mature then the Cartoon. I very much enjoyed it.

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Just Like The Movie!!

Would you listen to Star Wars again? Why?

Yes it was an engaging story with a good performance by the narrator, the audiobook was just like the movie which can be good or bad depending on the individual. A good amount of action as well, you will not get bored with this book.

What did you like best about this story?

How Anakin has to help a Hutt who he hates stemming from his time as a slave. And how his new padawan tries to prod him for information about his past.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Gurner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes I have listened to some of the other TCW books and he narrates them as well and he is just as good in this one as the others,

Any additional comments?

This is a great book to start your journey reading TCW books, I'm finding this whole series enjoyable, tho I loved the animated series, tho this seems to make a fork in the expanded universe as well as the movies and I wonder how it will be reconciled into the timeline, if it will be at all. I think the author does a good job of making you care about the characters, but that may have been because I love to watch the series so much. If you like the series then I encourage you to listen to this audiobook.

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Good story, excellent narration.

Well done. was hoping it would be better than the cartoon, and generally it was. excellent narration. b

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wish it wasnt shortened. great book.

finished the book in 2 days. didnt want thw book to end. This book gives you a deeper insight on the star wars characters during the clone wars.

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Excellent story and performance!

I had seen all the movies but none of the Clone Wars material. This filled in the gap in the movie story line. This is "must see" material for all Star Wars fans.

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The Clone Wars

Great book, I recommend this novel to any star wars fan of books or movies

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