Tarkin: Star Wars Audiobook (Free)
- Euan Morton
- 9 h 28 min
- Random House (Audio)
- 2014-11-04
Summary:
A long time ago within a galaxy significantly, far away . .
Bestselling Star Wars veteran James Luceno provides Grand Moff Tarkin the Star Wars: Darth Plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from A New Hope to total, fascinating life.
He’s the scion of an honorable and revered family. An ardent soldier and distinguished legislator. Loyal proponent from the Republic and respected ally from the Jedi Purchase. Groomed with the ruthless politician and Sith Lord who end up being Emperor, Governor Wilhuff Tarkin about Tarkin: Star Wars increases through the Imperial rates, enforcing his expert a lot more mercilessly . . . and zealously seeking his destiny mainly because the architect of complete dominion.
Rule through the fear of force instead of push itself, he advises his Emperor. Under Tarkin’s guidance, an ultimate weapon of unparalleled destruction moves ever nearer to learning to be a terrifying actuality. When the so-called Loss of life Star is finished, Tarkin can be confident the galaxy’s lingering wallets of Separatist rebellion will end up being brought to heel-by intimidation . . . or annihilation.
Until after that, however, insurgency remains an authentic threat. Escalating guerrilla episodes by resistance pushes and newfound proof a growing Separatist conspiracy are an instantaneous risk the Empire must talk with swift and brutal action. And to lower a band of elusive independence fighters, the Emperor becomes to his most formidable realtors: Darth Vader, the fearsome fresh Sith enforcer as remorseless as he is incomprehensible; and Tarkin-whose tactical cunning and cold-blooded performance will pave the way for the Empire’s supremacy . . . and its own opponents’ extinction.
Praise for Tarkin
“Tarkin tells a compelling tale of secret while revealing much about a character that has fueled argument among supporters since 1977, as well as the oppressive program he represents. [James] Luceno has proven once more that this villains of Celebrity Wars are as very much fun as the good guys.”-Brand-new York Daily Current information
“Another home operate in the new canon . . . This is actually the highest and best distillation of Tarkin tales, old and brand-new, we’ve have you been provided.”-Big Shiny Automatic robot
“A magnificent novel, using the intrigue, action, and serious characterization we’ve come to anticipate from the pencil of Luceno . . . [Tarkin] provides a nuanced, multi-faceted anti-hero who is captivating, ominous, and determining; in lots of ways, that is an source tale of the Empire [and] a remarkable portrait of one of the popular heroes in the Original Trilogy. It could very well be one the best Star Wars books.”-Espresso with Kenobi
“A remarkable go through the pathos of one from the galaxy’s most criminally underused character types.”-TheForce.net
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