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Star Wars Episode I

The Phantom Menace

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Star Wars Episode I

By: Terry Brooks
Narrated by: Alexander Adams
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In barren desert lands and seedy spaceports...in vast underwater cities and in the blackest depths of space...unfolds a tale of good and evil, of myth and magic, of innocence and power. At last the saga that captures the imagination of millions turns back in time to reveal its cloaked origins, the start of a legend, the story of Star Wars. Based on the screenplay by George Lucas, this novel by master storyteller Terry Brooks probes the depths of one of the greatest tales of our time, providing rich detail and insight into the minds and motives of the characters and shedding bold new light on Lucas' brilliant creation.©2000 Terry Brooks (P)1999 Lucasfilm LTD. & TM. Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Space Opera Space Fiction
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The Audiobook Adaptation Of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace By Terry Brooks Expands Upon The Film's Storyline, Providing Deeper Insights Into The Characters' Thoughts, Motivations, And Relationships. While Some Appreciate The Additional Scenes And Enriched Experience, Others Find It A Faithful But Tedious Adaptation That Lacks Substantial Development Beyond The Movie. The Book Delves Into Anakin Skywalker's Origins, The Jedi Order's Impending Downfall, And The Dynamics Between Characters Like Qui-gon Jinn And Obi-wan Kenobi. However, The Pacing Issues And Distracting Sound Effects, Along With Mispronounced Names, Detract From The Experience For Some Listeners.
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It's pal-puh-TEEN.

If you can get past the presence of Jar jar Binks and the narrator pronouncing Palpatine wrong every...single...time he says it, then you should thoroughly enjoy this title. Fills in some back story that was left on the cutting room floor.

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Mostly more of the same, but some insights

Overall not much new here, to be expected. A few nice little insights, elaborations.

Mostly a nice nightime listening, a bedtime story trip to a Galaxy Far, Far Away. Always a good thing!

The only bad thing was that new Chapters/Sections were clipped at the beginning by half a sec or so. May not sound like a big deal but it adds up. An ..dme', ...akin, ...uscant, etc. can wind up being more than a little jarring.

[Specially when these are bedtime stories for me &, upon a *...ratist*, *...an Kenobi* or somesuch, my brain wants to snap back to attention to insert the missing syllable into the ol' databank!]

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Better than the movie, but....

I loved the book. It’s a lot easier to get through than the movie. There are certain things that are even creepier between Anakin and Padmes flirting than in the movie. Anyway worth a listen to any Star Wars fan though

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great for fans

great voice-acting, jar jar was funny as hell instead of annoying. provides extra insight into the characters.

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Better than the movie

This book gives much more detail into characters’ thoughts and the background of the situation which enriches the experience

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More than the movie

Like most books that have movies about them this one doesn't fail. It has so much more detail than the movie ever did or will be able to grasp. it will fill in the gasp from so many gray area in the movie. You wont regret getting this book and listening to it.

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great point of view for episode 1

did not know so many different stories missed from the movie great read to understand more of the star wars story

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Great book read, terrible reader.

I loved the novel and was a great read, however the author mis pernunciated many words and names that are critical to the story.

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Epic

Very enticing story and excellent narrating. A good place to start when just getting into Star Wars

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Pretty Good

I'm a 13 year old girl that doesn't know anything about Star Wars but wanted to know more about it so I picked up this book. The story was amazing and kept my interest the entire way though. It was a bit slow getting to the main point in the story but the overall book was good. This book gave me a greater understanding of what Star Wars is about and that it's more then just a science fiction novel. I hope my review helped.

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