Star Wars – Fate of the Jedi: Ascension
by Christie Golden; audiobook read by Marc Thompson (Books on Tape, 2011)
After a slow start, Ascension builds into the classic Star Wars sweep of political intrigue and Jedi action, undermined by Golden’s obligation to keep the story unfinished and — at least in the audiobook — an often laughably melodramatic delivery, Thompson Force-throttling everyday words.