This audio performance puts all others to shame. Marc Thompson is a very talented narrator. Mix his talents with awesome sound effects, John Williams' SW score, and steady background noise, it created a beautiful soundscape.

The story, while having very exciting moments, didn't keep my attention as much as I was hoping for. Fantasy is hard to read in the audio format because of all the characters (some with weird names) and the world building so in terms of plot, listening to this might have weakened my rating. However, this is the first of The High Republic series so I am hoping to get used to recurring characters.