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Star Wars Episode II

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Star Wars Episode II

By: R.A. Salvatore
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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Mischievous and resolved, courageous to the point of recklessness, Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheaval. The 19-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Council, and a challenge to his Jedi Master. Time has not dulled Anakin's ambition, nor has his Jedi training tamed his independent streak. When an attempt on Senator Padme Amidala's life brings them together for the first time in 10 years, it is clear that time also has not dulled Anakin's intense feelings for the beautiful diplomat.

The attack on Senator Amidala just before a crucial vote thrusts the Republic even closer to the edge of disaster. Masters Yoda and Mace Windu sense enormous unease. The dark side is growing, clouding the Jedi's perception of the events. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, a slow rumble is building into the roar of thousands of soldiers readying for battle. But even as the Republic falters around them, Anakin and Padme find a connection so intense that all else begins to fall away. Anakin will lose himself. and his way, in emotions a Jedi, sworn to hold allegiance only to the Order, is forbidden to have.

Based on the story by George Lucas and the screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, this intense and revealing novel by best-selling author R.A. Salvatore sheds new light on the legend of Star Wars, and skillfully illuminates one of our most beloved sagas.

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"Actor Jonathan Davis gives the characters American or British accents, depending on the nationality of the actors in the film version, and these characters are so on-target as to make the drama entirely believable." (AudioFile)

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I think this is a great companion to the movie, it fills in the little things with Annakin and Padme, her background and family. I like all the nuances you can retrieve from the book where the movie cuts them for time and production reasons. One thing I will say is that the light saber battles get confusing to imagine them and I can only piece together what I recall from the movie to go in its place.

Side Note: I wish Jango made it and I'm glad I got a glimpse into the love for his son (clone). Long Live Boba Fett!!

Poor Jango

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liked all the additional story elements. clear flow of plot, and visual descriptions. looking forward to 3

better than the movie

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Love this book it was way better than the movie y’all check it out it’s a cool retal

Better Then the Movie

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Is it even a Star Wars book if I don’t say, “I really liked this book!”

It’s true though, I really did enjoy it! I liked being able to see beyond the words into what each character was thinking. Obi-Wan with his mild yet almost pompous arrogance, Anakin with his reckless swagger, and even Padmè who has more going on in this story than is shown in the original screenplay.

Anakin is young, almost 20 years old, and you can tell that he went through the beginnings of his puberty being told to be “mindful of his feelings” and basically repress any emotion that didn’t line up with absolute piety. We all know that Obi-Wan was smooth with Sabine in Clone Wars, but can you imagine how he must have acted as a young padawan like Anakin? It’s a wonder Qui-gon was so willing to take Anakin as his learner in the first place after living through THAT fiasco!

This book also does a great job showing us Anakin and Padmè’s relationship in two different lights. The first, Padmè is also young (I say being her exact age in this book). She has spent her entire life since she was seven years old dedicated to public service. Refugee relief movements, politics, humanitarian affairs, she has more under her belt than most senators twice her age. She believes in the work she is doing, but there’s a part of her that wants more. She sees her sister and her parents and a part of her wants that as much as they want it for her.

Enter Anakin. He’s exactly what she needs, headstrong and confident, but vulnerable and loving, even if he’s not quite sure how to express himself yet.

Then look at it from Anakin’s perspective. He’s been training to be a Jedi under the assumption that he’s the chosen one. That would give ANYONE a bit of an ego problem. Padmè was the first and kindest person he met that was not a slave or a slave holder. She’s lived on in his memory as a ray a hope and when he finally sees her again, it doesn’t escape either of their notice that they are both grown up. Padmès willingness to fight for causes she believes in, even if they differ from Anakin’s, is one of the reasons that he falls in love with her.

This is a great insight into Padmè and Anakin’s relationship, and even the relationship between Padmè and her handmaidens (the opening bomb scene on Coruscant with Cordè was heartbreaking), the relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan, and the Jedi’s fracturing relationships amongst themselves and with the Force.

Don’t even get me started on the relationships we see on on Tatooine with the Lars family and their neighbors. Talk about heartbreak. Also a crucial moment in Anakin’s development as a powerful Jedi, but one who is under the mistaken belief that as the chosen one he should have dominion over life and death, but that’s a whole different story.

Every event in this book is crucial to the beginnings of the Clone War. It’s a set up to the events in the TV show and episode three and this book fulfills it’s role excellently. The characters motives and emotions are more easily apparent and delved into a little deeper, something we didn’t have time for in the movie.

I’m bracing myself for episode three’s book because I still live in a fantasy AU where Anakin and Mace Windu take down Sidious together and defeat the empire before it begins 🤷‍♀️

A Great Addition To The Star Wars Universe

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Davis is the best for Star Wars. If I see his name on it, it is a must. I love the movie adoptions because it gives more incite to the events of the story.

Davis is the best for Star Wars

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excellent must listen will not regret please do yourself a favor and get this book

star wars is life

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This book is literally the movie but with way more details. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is a Star Wars fan.

Great book.

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Really enjoyed listening. It's amazing how Padme changes from movie to book with all the extra insight on her. She was just as much smitten with Anakin as he was for her. And Anakin has so much more depth with all the details regarding his relationship with his mother, Obi-Wan and Padme. Truly amazing details you must have if you want to understand the tragedy of Anakin's fall to the dark side.

Must read for Star Wars fand

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Too much politics you say, well darn, it is the whole basis for the progression of the story. The debates in the Senate and the Jedi Counsel are all necessary and allow the reader to understand that the strife caused by disagreements allow for a someone to come in and change things to how they desire. The manipulation and arguments set the stage for the fall of the Jedi.
I love the scenes most of all with Obi-Wan exploring Kamino and Geonosis. They make the illustrate the land and give more depth to the universe.
Overall, I thought it was a great story with a good narrator. Just my opinion but I think that it is worth a read.

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enjoyed listening to it!! loved it as it brings more insight than the movie lets on!

awesome

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