Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance

Fatal Alliance is a Star Wars Legends Novel set in the Old Republic era, which was introduced in a video game, then expanded in a series of novels, of which this is the first. The story involves a starship called the Cinzia that was intercepted by a smuggler named Jet Nebula. Nebula was intent on capturing the cargo contained in the Cinzia, but the ship self-destructed. The ship was carrying something valuable (we do not find out what until late in the book), and it is now in the hands of the Hutts, who intend to auction it off to the highest bidder; either from the Republic or Empire. Once the Jedi and the Sith figure out what it is, they have to team up to prevent the destruction of the galaxy.The story is told on multiple worlds including Coruscant, the Sith homeworld Dromund Kaas, Nal Hutta, and even Tatooine. Of course, the story is set thousands of years before the events of A New Hope, so not even Yoda is around at this point in the story, but even so, the characters in the book are very well developed and you do not really miss the absence of the more recognizable characters from the Skywalker Saga. The story is a good mix of action and intrigue, including a lot of backbiting among the Sith that was really their hallmark before the "rule of two" was instituted. Of course, the book is no longer a part of the Star Wars canon now that Disney owns Lucasfilm, but there is always the possibility that some part of the story may end up as canon if Disney decides to revive the Old Republic era. So, if you are one of those who reads some, but not all, of the Star Wars novels, this is a good one to check out.

I didn't know what to expect from the author, Star Wars tends to give you many styles with many different Authors. Going through the story I was intrigued by the mystery and suspense vibe. There is efficient action scenes and the author does a good job of having all the events, main and side, fall into place naturally.The novel felt like Star Wars with a hint of Mass Effect, and tells a good tale of chase, contest, and discovery. Jedi and Sith can work together, when they both are threatened. The familial connection to the overall plot is what Star Wars is about, only this time it's in the shroud of the Dark Side.Nice story!

First off, I am not the single source for all things Star Wars and other books written in the Star Wars Universe. So, for the life long fans who have read many different works of Star Wars fiction you may see "SWTOR: Fatal Alliance" in a very different light than myself. I read this due to just being a fan and looking forward to the upcoming game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Having played both Nights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 I also wanted to see the continued flow of the story line from those two previous games and learn some about the timeline that is set 3,000 or so years before the Star Wars movies 1 through 6.PROS:-My best reason for buying the Audio CD or book is the same reason they published the book in the first place. It will help you to become familiar with the events taking place prior to the game and hopefully add to the game experience itself. You could easily get away without this but it's a fun story to help you wait for the games release.-The reader does a nice job. Not too fast or slow and with a delivery that allows the listener to paint a quality picture of the what's being said.-Great for idle time. I put mine onto my iPhone and it was easier than dealing with the CD's, 11 in total, but I still get a hard copy for the collection.-The sounds and "production" that go along with the reading do add a nice element to the story and help build the mood and feeling.Neutral:-I disagree, with some of the reviews, that this is too "Slow paced" or that we have too little detail into each main character's history and thinking process -character development. I think these readers are a little off in wanting deep character development or constant action in order to be entertained. The purpose was to introduce us to the timeline and start to familiarize us with characters that may be in the game or refered to. It did that just fine for me.Cons: Only one.-Although I felt the reader did a good job and the sounds and effects were cool I did not like the voices for all the characters, with the female lead voices as my main gripe. I may be a rookie when it comes to audio books but I was surprised to hear what sounded like the reader just changing his voice into a poor imitation of a female. I really thought they could have found true female voices for each of the main female characters. I also think this would have helped the flow of the story as some of the voices sound similar to each other and can confuse the listener.For anyone that found my review halpful or interesting you may want to check out the videos on youtube about Star Wars the Old Republic and the "timeline" vids that give a view of events that took place from the prespective of a Jedi investigator. I think they have an entire channel now. I have also found the offical page very informative. swtor.com -It has a listing of the books coming out before the game. Three in total, 1st is Fatal Alliance, 2nd is Deceived, and 3rd -who just made public but not yet in print- is going to be called Revan. The last book will basically help link "Revan" who was a main character from Nights of the Old Republic to the storyline of The Old Republic, which is around 300 years down the line from when we first are introduced to him.

Most of the reviews you will find on this book are pretty bad. The main complaint I have seen is that there is little or not enough character development, which is a load crap. There is PLENTY character development, the people complaining about the character development most likely are expecting a 6-7 pages of what motivates the character, what set of morals they have(if any), what are they think at every exact moment, what their favorite flower is, what their favorite color is, what they had for breakfast, what they plan to have for lunch, and what they had for dinner... That just is not good story telling and is YA character development, it's a very easy way to bore readers with page upon page of trying to jam an entire character's mind and being into a bunch of pages that simply just have words on it and don't progress the story in any way.The book goes into the different perspectives of each character which made things very interesting and gave you views from different angles of the story. You learn more about each character as the book the story develops and they are faced with challenges, opportunities, and certain situations. It brings out the true nature of each character and shows you how strong their resolve is in the face of adversity. The ending of the book was alright, but sets the book up for sequels or possible stories that branch off since there are so many characters involved in this book. Overall I thought it was a great read and I very much enjoyed it despite the doubt I had for the book created by a couple(not all) nit-picking reviews. If you are an avid fan of Star Wars and love Star Wars I definitely recommend this book for you.

Good books needed it to complete the series

Bought numerous of these for Son as a gift. He enjoys them so much, he keeps asking for more! Not read them myself though

Good addition to Star Wars' fans collection.

Estoy seguro que será muy bueno como otros de esta colección, como única observación llegó mi paquete con varios pedidos, y los libros andaban sueltos en la caja con otros pedidos y sin ningún envoltorio, afortunadamente llegaron en perfecto estado, pero creo que deberían considerar más medidas de seguridad en el caso de los libros.

This is a fairly decent book set in the Old Republic era. It gives a kind of peek into the Playable Classes in the game: Knight, Consular, Trooper, and Smuggler; Warrior, Inquisitor, Bounty Hunter and Agent. Plot line was very weird for me though.

I buy this secondhand book. The book are very good, it have some deterioration, but all it's normal because it's secondhand.Thank you