Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Audiobook Will Be Narrated By Janina Gavankar!

The cat’s out of the bag – Christie Golden’s Star Wars Battlefront II tie-in novel Inferno Squad will be narrated by Janina Gavankar, the actress who portrays protagonist Iden Versio in the game’s campaign.

 

 

Word first got out on Jedi-Bibliothek that the actress would be handling the voice-over for the audiobook:

 


 

Naturally, word spread quickly on the Star Wars blogosphere and this got the attention of Ms. Gavankar herself:

 


Letting a previous voice actress reprise her role to narrate an audiobook is a pretty neat touch that Lucasfilm Licensing has dabbled in previously – after all, Ashley Eckstein did got to do the same for the Ahsoka novel. We look forward to hearing Gavankar get into her role for a second time (although, release-wise, this will be the first thing that she’s done).

 

Janina Gavankar at E3

 

The Inferno Squad novel covers the immediate aftermath of the events of Rogue One and A New Hope – following the Rebellion’s triumph against the Death Star, the Empire is out for blood and is targeting the last remnants of the Partisans in order to weaken the growing insurrection against the Empire. To do this, they enlist the newly-created task force known as Inferno Squad to take down the extremists. The audiobook will only be available as a digital download.

 

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

16 thoughts on “Star Wars Battlefront II: Inferno Squad Audiobook Will Be Narrated By Janina Gavankar!

  • June 12, 2017 at 4:32 pm
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    I don’t listen to audio books because I like to hear whatever I want while reading. This has me tempted though since it’s basically her story. Plus she’s got a nice voice.

    • June 12, 2017 at 11:21 pm
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      If you like the Ahsoka character, Ashley Eckstein narrates her audio-book as well.

      Audible is the way I digest all the new canon novels. It’s like a radio show, I couldn’t recommend it enough.

      • June 13, 2017 at 2:53 pm
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        We’re going off topic, but I see that it is 15 bucks a month. Are there any additional fees? Is it like Netflix for audiobooks, or are you only able to listen to a certain number a month? I saw something on their website about being able to get one monthly credit plust 30% off of any other audiobook I purchase.

        • June 13, 2017 at 3:23 pm
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          My subscription is only $7 a month but I only get 1 audiobook ever other month. Plus when you sign up you can like 2 books for free. There are no fees but if you go beyond your subscription (lets say I wanted to listen to more than 1 book every other month, you pay for that additional book but at a discount.

          • June 13, 2017 at 3:26 pm
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            I see. Thank you! I signed up for the trial to give it a whirl. It seems pretty cool, but expensive. I’m not entirely sure I can justify the fee for only one book a month (with the $15 plan). Most of the audiobooks are 15 to 30 bucks though so…I don’t know. Thanks for the info!

          • June 13, 2017 at 4:19 pm
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            Audiobooks are usually at least double their hardcover counterpart in price, so Audible is a great deal if you really like audiobooks.

          • June 14, 2017 at 6:47 am
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            My local library (support your local library – your tax dollars at work!) has an audiobook download service that uses the app OverDrive. Free. Always an option.

      • June 13, 2017 at 6:57 pm
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        The Ahsoka audibook is great and honestly makes the story a bit better. I still have issues with the story, but I enjoy the lead enough to overlook a lot of it. Overall, though; I do hope for more character pieces books in the PT era. now, if only we can get a Plo-koon book. Biased because he is my favorite SWs character. But yeah, agree with you.

  • June 12, 2017 at 5:32 pm
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    This is awesome news! It’ll go a long way to really sell her character in the story…much like Ashley Eckstein in the Ahsoka novel.

  • June 13, 2017 at 2:11 pm
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    Ok, im getting really tired of all the female leads in disney vision of star wars

    • June 13, 2017 at 4:18 pm
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      It really does seem like they’re trying too hard, doesn’t it? I like Rey and Jyn, though, so it’s hard for me to complain too much. It’s just annoying.

    • June 13, 2017 at 6:55 pm
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      I won’t lie; it is getting a bit grating. At the very least have a male character not be white. It honestly reinforces an issue I have with the NC, more so Kathleen Kennedy, and her aggressive push for diversity. I’m all for diversity; do not get me wrong. And it has given good characters, like Jyn, Rey to an extent etc. But there is something as too much and it honestly is feeling a bit more like a gimmick.

      Still, I am curious to read this series as I will be picking up the second Battlefront. And am excited, nevertheless.

    • June 14, 2017 at 12:26 am
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      Ok, im getting really tired of all the male leads in disney vision of star wars

      You know, like the SIX IN A ROW we got in the past two trilogies and practically every video game and book? But no one complained back then.

  • June 13, 2017 at 6:42 pm
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    Not THE Janina Gavankar???!!!!! Star of such classics as….ummm…..hmmm…errr….cough….well…this is awkward.

  • June 13, 2017 at 6:52 pm
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    I’m looking forward to this. I make it no surprise that actually most of my love of SWs from legends came from the books. And Christie Golden; I am a big fan of her work with the franchise. Namely, The Fate of the Jedi series from legends. And while I hated Dark Disciple story wise, her writing was impeccable. So yeah, I look forward to picking this book up and as well as listening to the audiobook, as I like hearing the protagonist voice their own character.

    It is one of the reasons why I love the Ahsoka book, much one note it was with its story.

    • June 13, 2017 at 8:43 pm
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      Yah i keep pestering her to bring back Pocket somehow LOL

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