X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga

By: Stuart Moore, Marvel

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

Piloting a shuttle through a deadly solar flare, Jean Grey saves the X-Men, but is possessed by one of the universe's most powerful forces - the Phoenix. As she adapts to her new powers, the mutant team launches an assault against the clandestine organization known as the Hellfire Club. Once inside, however, Jean is tricked by the villain Mastermind into betraying her teammates. She becomes first the Hellfire Club's Black Queen and then Dark Phoenix, as the power to destroy worlds bursts forth uncontrolled.

Shooting into deep space, Jean destroys an entire star system, then encounters a cruiser piloted by the spacefaring race the Shi'ar. When the cruiser is obliterated, the Shi'ar queen decrees that the Phoenix must die. But only the X-Men can hope to stop Dark Phoenix and save Jean Grey.

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cartoon and comic better

I wanted something more x men. no killing and a lot more kid friendly. this book has a lot desired about

A favorite story of mine since I was a child.

Who doesn’t love Jean Grey? She’s smart, brave, heroic and selfless. The story begins with her planning to pilot a space craft. She sacrifices herself to rescue her friends, her mentor and lover. The stories epilogue grabs you and takes you on a roller coaster ride as Jean is transformed into life incarnate, the Phoenix. Don’t delay you won’t want to miss this story.

the comic is probably better

I've never read the comics, but i feel like the story might not have translated well to an audio book. I heard that this was one of the best X-men story lines from the comics.

If you are a fan of the comics, you will be happy

For any fans who were disappointed by the two failed attempts to make a Dark Phoenix movie, this audio book does a good job of telling the story and can fill the void until Marvel tries to make a third Dark Phoenix movie.

Stays True To The Story!

At least the one I read years ago. I've heard that there have been many versions of this story over the years. This version was based on a book I read some time ago. The only part I didn't remember was the first act. But what follows was in that story. If you're a Marvel of an X-Men fan you'll most likely enjoy this.