Michael A. Stackpole
Paperback | Pages: 386 pages Rating: 4.04 | 13983 Users | 401 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Rogue Squadron |
| ISBN: | 0553568019 (ISBN13: 9780553568011) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Star Wars: X-Wing #1, Star Wars Legends Universe, Star Wars Legends , more |
| Characters: | Corran Horn, Wedge Antilles, Ysanne Isard, Kirtan Loor, Ooryl Qrygg |
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They are sleek, swift, and deadly. They are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines. Their mission: to defend the Rebel Alliance against a still-powerful and battle-hardened Imperial foe in a last-ditch effort to control the stars! Its very name strikes fear into enemy hearts. So when Rebel hero Wedge Antilles rebuilds the legendary Rogue Squadron, he seeks out only the best -- the most skilled, the most daring X-wing pilots. Through arduous training and dangerous missions, he weeds out the weak from the strong, assembling a group of hard-bitten warriors willing to fight, ready to die. Antilles knows the grim truth: that even with the best X-wing jockeys in the galaxy, many will not survive their near-suicidal missions. But when Rogue Squadron is ordered to assist in the assault on the heavily fortified Imperial stronghold of Black Moon, even the bravest must wonder if any at all will survive. . . .Identify Out Of Books Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing #1)
| Title | : | Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing #1) |
| Author | : | Michael A. Stackpole |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 386 pages |
| Published | : | February 1996 by Del Rey Books (first published January 1996) |
| Categories | : | Media Tie In. Star Wars. Science Fiction. Fiction |
Rating Out Of Books Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing #1)
Ratings: 4.04 From 13983 Users | 401 ReviewsArticle Out Of Books Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing #1)
Oh, wow. That's a very good way to start a review off, isn't it? I had forgotten just how excellent these books are. In spite of the fact that I love I, Jedi and have read it repeatedly, I just haven't gotten around to re-reading Corran's original series since the first time in '99.The X-Wing series is one of the best ideas for a series anyone has ever had. It came out in 1996, with well over a dozen predecessors -- which meant that its early place in the timeline (the next step in the timelineTHIS. I love seeing Wedge Antilles get more time, he makes it through the movies, he's a top fighter pilot, I love seeing him commanding. Well written, well done, what should be expected of a Star Wars book. I read it when it first came out and have recently re-read it. It was just as good the second time around.
Good Star Wars fun.Michael Stackpoles 1996 Star Wars expansion novel provides a great deal of meaningful backstory and detail for fans of the Star Wars films and universe.Set a few years after the battle of Endor, when the Rebel Alliance has defeated both Death Stars and whats left of the Empire is on the ropes, Stackpole continues the story and from the perspective of some of the minor players from the films, but fun characters to explore. Wedge Antilles and Admiral Ackbar are provided front
Wedge is cool. Other than that, the members of the Squadron are largely indistinguishable, the tactical action is confusing, and women are invariably described as slender with long, shapely legs.
Seinfeld was the show about nothing.. And this is the book about nothing. 400 pages of talking, exposition, training simulations, 1 dimensional characters and NO STORY.Getting to the end of this was brutal. Every word of it I forced myself through. Every single page I was counting forward to where the chapter finished just so I could stop. At 300 pages, I gave up and read another book then figured I should come back and finish it. But it was hard work.Every character is 1 dimensional with no
A Quickie ReviewThe start of one of the best-loved series within the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Rogue Squadron is a fun and enjoyable read with plenty of new characters. Fans of the EU who have yet to try these books definitely should.Score: 4/5EDIT: After suffering through the shark jump that was The Last Jedi, I needed a reminder of why I became a fan of Star Wars...and this did the trick. Forget the new movies; the Expanded Universe is the true successor to the original trilogy. Maybe,
3.5 starsThis is a book that does what it says on the tin, which is more impressive than you might think. My first flirtation with Star Wars tie-in novels was disappointing, despite the fact that I was ten years old and ready to like anything with Princess Leia on the cover. Unlike the novels that were such a mixed bag for my younger self, this series focuses in on new and secondary characters, rather than trying to ventriloquize the main characters. It also focuses on non-mystical adventures,
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