Betrayal

The title BETRAYAL certainly understates the events of this audiobook as Luke Skywalker and friends find themselves engrossed in an intergalactic political quagmire that will pit Jedi against Jedi and Skywalker's kin against one another. The intensity of this first book in a series of nine is magnified with Marc Thompson behind the microphone. He delivers the story in a steady and energetic voice that captures the essence of the characters. It seems only natural that sound effects and background music round out this audiobook. The producers paid great attention to the nostalgic sound elements of the original movies. The snap-hiss of light sabers and beeping of R2D2 make listening that much more enjoyable. L.E. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

May 1, 2006
Following the New Jedi Order series, Allston blasts off a new multi-author nine-book string of adventures starring beloved Star Wars familiars: the Solos (Han, Leia Organa and their adult Jedi children, Jacen and Jaina) and the Skywalkers (Master Jedi Luke, his wife Mara Jade, and their plucky 13-year-old son Ben, Jacen's apprentice Jedi-in-training). Allston (Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand) follows the Jedi Knights' ethical dilemmas and intricate battle maneuvers as they set out to diffuse a developing conflict between the Galactic Alliance (GA) and Correllia, Han's home planetary system. When Ben infiltrates the Correllian Centerpoint Station, a mega-Death Star with the power to move and destroy planets, he must confront an AI that believes it is Anakin Solo (Jacen and Jaina's late brother). Jacen also faces a grave, shocking choice about his future as a Jedi when he encounters a Sith. Although Han, Leia, Luke and Mara haven't lost their mystique in middle-age, Ben and Jacen steal the show in this new installment that should please Star Wars fans eager for an update.