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  • A Rogue One Novel
  • By: James Luceno
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
  • Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,552 ratings)
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By: James Luceno
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Summary

The must-have prequel novel to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - the upcoming film, set before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, that reveals the untold story of the rebel effort to steal the plans to the Death Star!

©2016 James Luceno (P)2016 Random House Audio

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amazing

J got a lot to do with it all in the world is not the only thing that has to do it for you and I don't want you so bad that you are not the same thing to say

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Amazing Prequel novel

Really enjoyed the book, great narration. Makes me even more hyped to see Rogue One!

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I might have preferred this story to Rogue One

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I almost wish this had been a film, It really adds a lot to the Rogue One story. It made me like the film more retrospectively.

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If only licensing deals for the UK didn't prevent me from reading the rest of the new Star Wars books, I really liked this one.

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Star Bore

Long on political intrigue and manoeuvring, short on action. The story introduces a number of key characters and explores the actions and circumstances that brought them to where we find them in Rogue One.
The audio production is excellent with familiar Star Wars music and sound effects. The narration is also excellent.
Unfortunately the story just failed to captivate or excite.

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Essential read before watching Rogue One

Plenty of background information on key characters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and a certain super weapon that will enhance your viewing pleasure come December 16th and also that of past films and I'm sure future ones too.

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Another Excellent Luceno Star Wars Novel

Well written, performed and produced. I'm not much of a fan of the Disney Star Wars Canon but this was an excellent story, better in fact than the novelisation of the film it is setting up.

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A great read

I'm a big Star Wars fan and this sounded like a really good idea, a book that sets the scene leading up to the latest film. It didn't disappoint, the story was great, it really worked well as a plot, leading directly into where Rogue One starts. The narrator was also great, using a variety of different tones, without using different accents, which os unusual I'm the books I tend to listen to. Overall a really great read 😁

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Well worth signing up

Well worth signing up to audible, the extras of sound effects and music only add to the experience

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Brilliant

A well read gripping story. I love James Luceno's work, his take on the empire us fascinating.

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Poor and abrupt ending.

Worth reading, but could have been better. The abrupt ending lets it down.

I'm assuming it would have tred on the toes of Rogue One if it had progressed more, however I believe it could still have been handled better.

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