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Summary: Check-six dogfights don't get any better than this!
Review: X-wing-class starfighters. Made famous by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: A New Hope, the sleek and lethal fighters return in Michael A. Stackpole's thrilling book, Rogue Squadron. Featuring Wedge Antilles and Corran Horn as main characters, the book tells the story of the most feared and respected combat squadron in the galaxy. X-wing: Rogue Squadron is simply brilliant. I could not put the book down at all, and I kept wishing I had an X-wing. The dogfights and ACMs (Air Combat Manuveurs) are very detailed and never lose their thrill. The book is a tour de force on space combat and cannot be missed. In all, exciting action, likable characters and well written plot twists make this action-packed novel a must-buy for any fan of the incredible air battles of the Star Wars Trilogy, Independence Day and/or Top Gun. Lock s-foils into attack position 'cuz your in for the ride of your life.Knight Blade 79
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Summary: Beyond Episode 6 in Star Wars
Review: Ever wonder what happens after the Star Wars Trilogy? I have always been interested in what happens after the first three movies. This book shows how Commander Wedge Antilles must rebuild the legendary Rogue Squadron. Rogue Squadron is the elite fighting corps of the Alliance, and now New Republic. You get an excellent idea of what it is like to fly, and pilot the X-Wings, which are the spacecraft most commonly flown by Rogue Squadron. Corran Horn is one of the new characters introduced into the Star Wars Galaxy, and one of my favorites. He is one of Rogue Squadrons most talented pilots. The battles in this story bring you right into the cockpit of the X-Wings, and the battles are very well described and utterly exciting. I loved this book right from the start. The book takes you from space battles to new planets in this galaxy. The book is well detailed, and shows the characters personalities with vivid interest. I would recommend that Star Wars fans, and those that are just interested, should read this book. I would say anyone in high school, or even middle school, could read this book.
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Summary: Star Wars Strikes Gold with Stackpole!
Review: In the late 1990's with interest fading in the Star Wars universe with generic and repetative characters and stories, Bantam Books came out with a fresh new look at the Star Wars universe. They took one of the side characters in the original Star Wars Trilogy and turned in one of the greatest maxi-series in the expanded universe. Rogue Squadron, founded by Luke Skywalker and seconded by Wedge Antilles is the focus of the X-Wing series' first 4 books. With Luke being all Jedi, Antilles receives command of the squadron, and some time after Return of the Jedi begins to reorganize it to become one of the most feared weapons of the New Republic. To do so he recruits the best pilots in the galaxy, among them is Corran Horn, ex-law enforcement officer from Corellia and the total antithesis of Han Solo. What makes this series so good is the excellent writing of Michael Stackpole perhaps the second best writer in the expanded universe. His character development is excellent, he makes you care for both the story and people in it. His villains actually have some feeling of threat to them unlike other books. Rogue Squadron is an excellent start to the X-Wing series.
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Summary: Excellent, Fast paced, tale of the feared Rogue Squadron
Review: This was the first Star Wars book I had ever read, the exciting descriptive, space fights, and planetary battles made the book worht reading. I have now read over 30 Star Wars books, and X-wing Rogue Squadron is still the best. Although this book did not receive as much acclaim as Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire Trilogy. It in my opinion was just as good, if not better at times. Mr. Stackpole is an excellent writer, the whole X-wing quad carries on the adventours started here and should all be read. This book carries on George Lucas's, fight of good vs. evil as the rebellion struggles to defeat the Galactic Empire. The tales of the Legendary Wedge Antilles and the feared Rogue Squadron make you not want to put the book down, just so you can see what will happen next. This book is worthy to carry the name of the best squadron in the galaxy, the squadron that destroyed both Death Stars. Rogue Squadron. Michael Stackpole deserves the name Wedge'antilles, or in Twilek Slayer of Stars.
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Summary: Stackpole is Amazing
Review: I've read through the whole of the X-Wing series at least twice, and I've read almost every other Star Wars series there is. I have to say, that Michael Stackpole's X-Wing series surpasses every other. Stackpole's writing is exciting, fast paced and deep. The storyline is as good as anything I've yet to see and Stackpole is capable of having space battle after space battle without getting repetitive. The main protagonist of Rogue Squadron is new member, Corran Horn. Horn hails from Corellia; he used to work for CorSec which was kind of like a police/investigative agency. Corran learned long ago not to trust anyone, so the Stackpole goes indepth about how Corran must learn to trust his new wingmates, and the squad second in command, Tycho Celchu, whom he believes to be an Imperial spy. Corran Horn may seem arrogant, but he has the talent to back it up, as he quickly proves to be one of the top pilots in the squadron. Rogue Squadron was recommissioned to battle the Empire, which, while Emperor-less, still controls the greater part of the galaxy. Captain Wedge Antilles (of Trilogy fame) leads his squad into battle after battle against this incredible foe. The Empire is headed now by the demonic Isard and with the help of Corran Horns arch-rival, Kirtan Loor, the Empire will do their best to keep the rebels down. With the threat of both outer and inner foes, what will Rogue Squadron do? How will Corran Horn adjust and what role will he play in the battle against the Empire? Rogue Squadron is intriguing, suspenseful and an altogether very enjoyable novel. Stackpole has an excellent outing. Rogue Squadron is excellent and the X-Wing series (nine books in all), will prove to be one of the most popular series. This book is recommended to anyone, whether you love space battles, or intriguing plot and suspensful mystery.
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Summary: Ooryl Qrygg!
Review: When I first got this book i was afraid that it would be boring due to the lack of characters from the trilogy. I thought that it would be all technical and boring. WOW, I WAS WRONG. Rogue Squadron is an AWESOME book. I would recommend it to anyone, because it could be understood even by a novice Star Wars fan. I shall now explain why:
1. Rogue Squadron is fast-paced and exciting
2. Ooryl Qrygg is one of the coolest characters EVER created!
3. Coran Horn is a Han Solo-ish kind of guy (and Han Solo rocks!)
4. The battles are well described yet they will pull you in!
So those reasons are some of the reasons why Rogue Squadron is such an AWESOME book! Reviewed by the Great Cush
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Summary: X-Wing Comics lead directly into this novel, the 1st of 4.
Review: The X-Wing rogue Squadron Comics, also written by Stackpole et al take us directly into this novel, the 1st of 4. I completed reading the 8 Dark Horse TPB comics about the Wedge and Rogue Squadron Adventures. Stackpole wrote these comics after the 4 novels. One gains a whole new appreciation of the tapestry he has created here. The comics happen on the timeline before the novels and set up the events in the novels perfectly. I don't knowing own any stock in Dark horse, but I recommend reading the comics first, then start reading the novels in the timeline order. That is what I have just started doing. Ultimately this is all about the conquest of Coruscant and driving out Isard. Wedge is of course the star of the comics and the novels. But an important new character emerges, Corran Horn. Corran is flight 9, arguably the 4th most senior of the 12 pilots. Wedge, Hobby, Wes and Tycho have been together a long time but Corran works himself in. He has two important assets. One is that he is the son of a jedi. Secondly, he was a senior detective on Corellia. So we have a cop jedi pilot quite an asset for a squadron that both dogfights with the best and also functions as a special forces unit. Don't pay any attention to those 1 and 2 star ratings. This is the fun stuff that so many of us loved before the dark times called NJO.
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Summary: One Of The Best Star Wars Books Ever!
Review: When I first saw this book I wasn't sure if I would like to read it. But I was wrong! Michael A. Stackpole did a great job with the details in this book. The best part about these books are that there are tons of dogfights.
Wedge Antilles gets picked to be the commander of the revived X-Wing Rogue Squadron unit. He picks eleven hot-shot pilots to go on these near-suicidal missons. They asist on an assault on the Imperial stronghold of the Black Moon.
They do this to get closer to the planet which is the center of the Empire,Coruscant.
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Summary: Star Wars X-Wing:Rogue Squadron Book Reveiw
Review: Star Wars X-Wing: Rogue Squadron has the same Star Wars universe, only with new additions to the Rebel Alliance. Wedge Antillies one of the greatest Rebel heroes ever decides to restart the most feared squadron in the universe, Rogue Squadron. As the pilots are chosen Cooren Horn a ruthless fighter pilot has proven himself as the best. When the Rebellion attacks, the highly fortified Imperial Base known as Blackmo`on the squadron finds that someone is brave enough to face them. As pilots die Wedge and Corron must bind the squadron together and go for the heart of the Empire, but what lies before them they don't know. This novel by Michael J. Stackpole take science fiction to a new level with space combat not seen of heard with anything but Star Wars.
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Summary: Superb!
Review: This is the first book in the X-wing series, set 2 years after "Return of the Jedi." It focuses on rebuilding the legendary Rogue Squadron (by, the way, in Star Wars: A New Hope {the book} there was no Rogue Squadron, it was known as Red Squad or Blue or something like that) rebuild after the fall of the Empire. Wedge Antilles and this Corran Horn guy make up a large portion of the plot though their are other pilots. In this book they go around on various missions in service to the New Republic.
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