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  • The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition

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  • Written by: Rae Carson
  • Narrated by: Marc Thompson
  • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (103 ratings)

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The Rise of Skywalker: Expanded Edition

Written by: Rae Carson
Narrated by: Marc Thompson
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New York Times Best Seller

Witness the epic final chapter of the Skywalker saga with the official novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, including expanded scenes and additional content not seen in theaters!

The Resistance has been reborn. But although Rey and her fellow heroes are back in the fight, the war against the First Order, now led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, is far from over. Just as the spark of rebellion is rekindling, a mysterious signal broadcasts throughout the galaxy, with a chilling message: Emperor Palpatine, long thought defeated and destroyed, is back from the dead.

Has the ancient Lord of the Sith truly returned? Kylo Ren cuts a swath of destruction across the stars, determined to discover any challenge to his control over the First Order and his destiny to rule over the galaxy - and crush it completely. Meanwhile, to discover the truth, Rey, Finn, Poe, and the Resistance must embark on the most perilous adventure they have ever faced.

Featuring all-new scenes adapted from never-before-seen material, deleted scenes, and input from the filmmakers, the story that began in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and continued in Star Wars: The Last Jedi reaches an astounding conclusion.

©2020 Rae Carson (P)2020 Random House Audio

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ummm

so, same nonsensical as the film except with some extra details to I assume fix that train wreck.
Mark Thompson is always amazing, he's the voice of Star wars in the book universe. he's literally the only good thing about this book

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Way too overproduced. I would return it if I could

I wasn't a fan of the movie.
Thought to give the audiobook a shot.
That was a mistake.
If you are one that likes your audiobooks read like a radioplay, them this is for you. I appreciate a dramatic reading but I don't need sound effects. It distracts from the story.
A radio-play is produced differently than an audiobook and I think they forgot the difference.
I would return this if I could.

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Very good.

Thoroughly enjoyed.
Could use some work on accents but other wise well done & enjoyed

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Superb

I can say this with 100% certainty that the audiobook was so much better then the movie, Marc Thompson did an amazing job with the voices and the emotion, I could picture almost every single scene in my head as he read.

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book better then the movie

truly enjoy the book and much better then the movie with more deep in the story

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Très belle histoire lu par Marc Thompson

J'ai trouvé ce narrateur excellent pour imiter les voix des personnages de star wars. Marc Thompson est selon moi un grand lecteur qui exprime très bien les émotions de ses personnages par sa voix et il sait aussi captiver son publique en maîtrisant bien l'art de la parole et de l'intensité des émotions de ses personnages. Je recommande ce lecteur. Je sent que Marc Thompson est passionné par son travail de lecteur en écoutant ce livre sur star wars.

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Absolutely fabulous!

Loved everything about this book! The voices.. oh wow! Very spot on! So intense and well read. I was hanging on every word! Fills in more of the movie!! Absolutely recommend.

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Great performance as usual

It makes the story more thematically consistent, but so much of it feels contrived

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better than the movie but still suffers

better than the movie but still suffers some of the same weaknesses. Not bad but not great.

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I'm biased

I loved this so much. But I also love the movie, so I am pretty biased.

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