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Summary: Yub, yub!
Review: I was a little dismayed that Micheal Stackpole wasn't going to be writing this series all the way to the end. I don't think I have ever read anything from Aaron Allston until this book. But I must say I am impressed.The first thing Allston does in this book is to shake up the established status quo. Allston starts moving characters around and gives us a whole new set of characters to focus on in this book. Normally in an established series this can be a disaster (how many people would have been happy if they had introduced Yoda for the first time, then immediately cut him out of the story and focused instead on some distant relative of his?!). But in this instance it worked. Allston keeps Rogue Squadron in the background, but takes Wedge out of Rogue Squadron and gives him a new adventure and a new squadron to play with. Wedge also brings along Wes Janson for this adventure, Janson was in the movies and I think this is the first series face time this character gets in this franchise. The best part about Allston's writing isn't that fact that the established characters stay in character. The best part is that the new characters and old characters interacting in this book are HILARIOUS! I damn near fell out of my chair laughing when I read the Ewok joke (no I am not going to spoil it here, read it yourself)! Throughout the book Allston just randomly decides to take silly breaks and has the characters bantering and cracking jokes with abandon -- it works VERY, VERY well! Read it, you will like it -- unless the dark side has already claimed you!
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Summary: I love this serise
Review: Wedge Antilles forms a starfighter squadron out of military washouts. They have to defeat a cunning enemy using their unique abilities. This kinda has a "Dirty Dozen" theam to it. The dregs of the New Republic military get scraped together to take on some pirates. Some of the efforts of Mr. Allston bonce off and have no effect, such as the charecter "Piggy"a Gramorian who can talk (no need for him at all). They just put this guy in because they needed a cool poster alien, all Star Wars books have something like that. However the book itself is very fun if you like Star Wars Overall-Recomened to serious fan.
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Summary: Why? Stackpole why did you leave us?
Review: This book is an insult. I read the first four because I love space combat. When I found out that Aaron Allston wrote the next one, I bought it and read it anyway, hoping for the best. BAH! He uses far to much slapstick humor, and everyone is a bad pilot(he makes Wedge seem like one!)Wes Janson was funny, however.(everyone else thinks they're funny, but really not)He did have fairly good characterization, but Stackpole's eighth book was an incredible relief. Allston came right back around and insulted Wedge Antilles with the ninth book, but at least I could get through that one. The Rogues could beat the Wraiths hands-down--in the air OR on the ground(where the Wraiths are supposed to be really good) If you're reading through the series, read it, but otherwise STAY AWAY!!!!
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Summary: Not what I expected, better!
Review: This book starts us dealing with new characters and from my perspective, ones that are more interseting to read about. The Wraiths are the perfect thing to write about, this whole book seems so real! (As do all the other books by Allston) I recommend this book to anyone with a sense of humor!
Yub, yub commander.
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Summary: Wraith Squadron
Review: Near the beginning of this book, Wedge Antilles decided to create a new squadron of commando/pilots. The candidates were all pilots who were kicked out of a squadron for one reason or another. Each of the pilots were to be skilled in an area other then being a pilot. This squadron full of rejects took on missions far tougher then what other squadrons, besides rouge squadron, have been through. They took over an imperial ship, destroyed imperial centers, and also destroyed the super star destroyer Implacable.
I liked this book because it had all sorts of things. All the places wraith squadron had been and all the fights they've been in was amazingly detailed. There was a bit of humor, dogfights, and battles. I got sucked into this book ever since the start of the book. Another reason I like this book is because it is in a series which was made by two authors. Everytime I finish a book and start a new one, it always refers to something that happened in book one or some other book in the series.
My favorite part is the dogfighting in starfighters. This book tells me what it feels like in the cockpit of an X-Wing or A-Wing. It seems like i'm actually in the fight. All the details about the fight got me to keep on reading more and more. Another thing that made the dogfighting my favorite part is that every time I finish a paragraph, I always seem to get curious of what happens and keep on reading. The book itself is great, but I like the dogfights the best.
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Summary: Wedge Antilles is Back By Gabriel Caban
Review: This book was outstanding. Wedge is making a new X-Wing squadron out of dropouts and trouble makers. The knew team works out pretty well. The team consists of mostly humans with a Mon Calamari, a Thakwaash, a Bothan, and a Gamorrean which is if you saw Return of the Jedi they are those ugly human looking pigs. Anyway they have a couple of missions and destroy a star destoyer. They have a couple of losses even thou the seem like the best of the best.
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Summary: A new look at the Starfigher ranks!
Review: Aaron Alliston's first edition into the Star Wars field, Wraith Squadron brings a new look at the series that was created by Michael A. Stackpole.
In this book, Wedge Antilles decides to form a new type of starfigher squadron. This squadron would do anything from spying to disrupting imperial or rogue-imperial functions. He also wants to do it with pilots that flunked out of flight school or were trouble makers.
Despite all of the oppostision from his superiours, Wedge forms the squadron and begins training them. But soon after their training begins, they are attacked by a rogue imperial warlord and take over the ship. Now they must complete the ship's origenal mission without revealing themselves and take down the warlord's operation as best they can.
I have a lot of fun reading Alliston's books. First, he does a great job with his characters. Where Stackpole has some characters normal, Alliston has his characters act out. Wes Janson is immature for example. He does this without losing the character's feel and believabliity.
Wraith Squadron also felt like a good action novel. It wasn't all in starfighers, but with the Wraiths on the ground fighting and blowing things up and infiltrating into enemy posts. It is really great to read and enjoy!
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Summary: A sleeper hit (in my mind, anyway)
Review: The first time I picked up an X-Wing book, I thought to myself that it seemed like it would be knd of boring. But I'd made it my goal to read every single Star Wars extended universe book, and I wasn't gonna back out on it after reading dozens of already-published books just because one seemed like it would be less enjoyable. So I went ahead and bought Rogue Squadron. I brought it home, I read it--and hated it with every fiber of my being. It was so dry, the action was slow, and far too much attention was placed on that prima donna of a stereotypical Corellian pilot Corran Horn. Hell, the idiot was so perfect that he even had Jedi powers! But I was determined to keep reading all of the Star Wars books. I slogged my way through the next three books, hating every second of it. Finally, I picked up Wraith Squadron one day, saw that it was a different author and different characters, and bought it as fast as I could. I started reading--and immediately loved it. I read it in a full afternoon, not putting the book down once. The characters were so REAL, and, unlike the boring Rogues, were colorful and actually messed up once in a while. On top of it all, they were absolutely split-your-sides hilarious, though in a believeable way. In addition to the comedy, however, there was some major drama throughout, especially in the climax-battle. Even without the incredible writing, that would have sold me on the book on the spot. The battles were well-written, and easy to understand, unlike Stackpole's complex battle formations and moves. I eagerly awaited the next books in the Allston continuation of the series, passing the time by reading Wraith Squadron again...and again...and, well, you get the picture. Even after the new ones came out, the original remained my favorite. The copy of it that I have now is incredibly tattered, ripped, and worn. Almost every single page in the book has been dog-eared at one point, and there are hand-written notes scrawled along the margins. But that little book has given me more hours of amusement and fun than any television show or video game could. Five stars? It deserves twenty.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is my favorite Star Wars book. It's a great story that any Star Wars fan would love. Action packed and funny. You must read this, even if you have not read the other X-Wing Books. Five Stars!
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Summary: A Good Continuation of a Series by Another Author.
Review: I had a mixed reaction when I first saw this book - entirely due to the fact that it was not by the author I had expected. After writing the first four novels in the "X-Wing" series Michael Stakepole has stepped aside to be replaced by Aaron Allston. Some fans of the series have taken exception with Allston's style, which admittedly doesn't match Stakepole's perfectly. However, Allston does provide an injection of humor for the series which shows the pilots of the new squadron he created, "Wraith Squadron", having a bit of fun off duty. Don't get the impression this is all jokes, however, as there are still plenty of space battles and thrilling dog-fights to be enjoyed. It's not the greatest book you will ever read, but it will certainly entertain you from cover to cover.
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