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Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Sean Williams (Author), Marc Thompson (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)

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BioWare and LucasArts—creators of the hugely popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game—have combined their storytelling talents and cutting-edge technology for an innovative new massively multiplayer online role-playing game that allows players to create their own personal Star Wars adventure 3,500 years before the rise of Darth Vader.

Now, number-one New York Times best-selling author Sean Williams brings the world of the game to life in his latest novel, Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance.

Tassaa Bareesh, a matriarch in the Hutt crime cartel, is holding an auction that’s drawing attention from across the galaxy. Representatives of both the Republic and the Sith Empire are present, along with a Jedi Padawan sent to investigate, a disenfranchised trooper drummed out of the Republic’s elite Blackstar Squad, and a mysterious Mandalorian with a private agenda. But the Republic’s envoy is not what he seems, the Empire’s delegate is a ruthless Sith apprentice, the Jedi Padawan is determined to do the right thing and terrified that he can’t, the trooper hopes to redeem her reputation, and the Mandalorian is somehow managing to keep one step ahead of everyone.

None of these guests—invited or uninvited—have any intention of participating in the auction. Instead they plan to steal the prize, which is locked inside an impregnable vault: two burned chunks of an exploded star cruiser, one of which may hold the key to the wealth of an entire world.

But the truth about the treasure is dangerous and deadly. And in the end, Sith and Jedi, Republic and Empire, must do something they’ve never done before, something that all the agents of good and evil could never make them do: join together to stop a powerful threat that could destroy the galaxy.

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Listening Length	13 hours and 47 minutes
Author	Sean Williams
Narrator	Marc Thompson
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	20 July 2010
Publisher	Random House Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NX9ERQ8
Best Sellers Rank	3,523 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 124 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 140 in Adventure Science Fiction 243 in Space Operas

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A truly great and intriguing book about Sith! =)

Reviewed in Australia on 22 April 2015

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An Awesome Book that has twists at every corner, With Jedi vs Sith and an unknown enemy with ties to a young Sith Girl!

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Chortle

Not bad

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2017

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A surprisingly pleasing read overall. Having dipped into popular fiction a few times with Star Trek and X-Files books I was sceptical given my mixed experiences. However Sean Williams doesnt disappoint. Predominently the characters are interesting despite the predictability of the narrative. The book seemed well balanced between action reflection and the Jedi fortune cookie pithy zen statements abound.

This book doesnt "break new ground" infact it doesnt add any fairly unique ideas to the mix. The story line is very predictable with droid villans "hexes" that evidently are well suited to the video game genere but less interesting; done to death in my own opinion (think Borg meet Stargates Replicators and your not far off). That said I dont think that this was what this book was written for and as a casual read it works fine.

I presume this is based on the Old Republic video game and not the Knights of the Old Republic video games I have enjoyed. I would have given the game a go but apparently its windows only so I cant. Consequently I cant comment on similarity and can only review on the basis of what I read. I think the book is worth a read but nothing spectacular. If you want deep meaningful science fiction pick up Herberts Dune Sequence. Otherwise if you want mystery and adventure of great depth try Arthur C Clarke's Rama. But if you want a casual and enjoyable read brimming with cliche and nostalgia? this book will do just fine.

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Ian Tapley

A surprise overall.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2012

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THE STORY:
Set before 'The Old Republic' computer game, during the uneasy peace between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic, this book tells the story of the discovery of a deadly new droid technology. At first agents of the Sith, the Republic and the Jedi all vie for possession of the technology but soon they realise that they must form an unprecedented alliance in order to end the threat it poses to the entire galaxy.

WHAT'S GOOD:
I was pleasantly surprised by this book, having feared that it would be little more than an advert for 'The Old Republic' MMO and having particularly bad memories of Star Wars' other MMO tie-in novel (the dreadful 'Galaxies: Ruins Of Dantooine'). Instead we're given an insight into the state of the galaxy through the actions of a group of indivduals who find themselves adrift in it; a Jedi Padawan struggling to become a Knight, a disenfranchised former Special Ops trooper, a Sith apprentice out to prove herself and an Imperial spy with increasingly conflicted loyalties. Thrown into the mix are two very different underworld characters, the ruthless Mandalorian bounty hunter Dao Stryver and the mysterious smuggler captain Jet Nebula (yes, the name is ridiculous but that is directly addressed in the book). My favourite part of the book was the eponymous fatal alliance on Sebaddon. In particular it was great to see the Jedi Padawan being forced to work alongside and learn to appreciate the power of Sith Lord Darth Chratis, whilst the Sith apprentice finds herself suitably impressed by fighting alongside Satele Shan, Grand Master of the Jedi Order. In the end, despite my initial cynicism, this book succeeded in not only telling an enjoyable story but also leaving me hungry for the world of 'The Old Republic' game.

WHAT'S BAD:
The plot of this book is more than a little contrived, with vast leaps of logic which leave gaping plot holes in their wake. In fact, the plot is treated like nothing more than an unfortunate necessity in order to bring about the alliance and set-piece battle at Sebaddon. Also, although it did work on me, the fact that this book is essentially marketing material for the TOR computer game is all-too apparent. In fact, the eight main characters presented in the Dramatis Personae directly represent the eight classes of character available to play as in the game. Worse than this, is the cringe-worthy summing-up between Stryver and Nebula in the epilogue which pretty much reads as a 'We need YOU to be a HERO' game advert.

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Jonathan R

A Great Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2013

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I thoroughly enjoyed reading the longer-than-most Star Wars book, 'Fatal Alliance'. Being a player of The Old Republic enriched this experience, as I got to understand some of the characters a little better. The most prominent and interesting feature of this novel, in my opinion, is that it'll most likely make the reader see the Jedi and Sith in a different light, in terms of their relationship with one another.

Some fantastic characters are introduced in this novel like the Padawan Shigar and the terrifying Darth Chratis, but there are some old favourites like Satele Shan, too.

Napoleon lV

Easy read, disappointing ending.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2018

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The story moves along very much like a screenplay, the role of the key protagonist's are made clear.
There are a few twists and turns within the storyline, the demise of Darth Chatris was a bit short.

bradTHEimpaler

... have never played the old republic games but took great interest and watched videos on youtube

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2015

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I have never played the old republic games but took great interest and watched videos on youtube. I bought this book and then googled some of the characters names, just to get pictures and a quick backstory. I have to say its one of the best sw books I have read. awesome characters great enemies gripping story from start to finish. it was action right from the start and never stopped. exactly how sw eu books should be. the droids ( hexes) are the stuff of nightmares and at one point I thought theres no point in attempting to fight these anymore. but...... MUST READ

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