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Summary: A Suprise from Alston
Review: Stackpole is the true master of the Xwing series. Alston only ruined it. Although Alston mutilated the series with his Xwing trilogy, he did recover some with this book. He introduced a few ideas, and ships that I was very happy to see. However, the return of Isard I feel was a BIG mistake. Only Stackpole should have the right to bring her back (Just as only Lucas should have the right to bring Boba Fett back. But that's another argument). Overall, I just don't like Alston's style. He tries to add too many parallels to Earth. If there was anything that we learned from the Star Wars Christmas Special, Star Wars does not parallel our world. It is after all, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."
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Summary: Great book that fixes many problems.
Review: This is far and away the best book in the series. It eliminates the porblem that previous books had with having too many characters. It also develops all the characters reasonably well, particularly Wedge and Janson. Janson's sense of humor was equalled only by his single mindedness. Wedge feels like a person in this one, with a distinctive character and a sense of humanity. People who do not know the original trilogy should be warned that the descriptions of the characters is rather sparse, particularly when describing Hobbie. I liked how Iella was introduced partway through the book, which kept her from becoming a clone of another woman, Cheriss. Though the tactics were still rather flawed and overly simplistic, the overall plot wasn't too bad. This is a good book for just about anyone who likes Star Wars books, and a must have for any fan's shelf.
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Summary: One of the best Star Wars novels
Review: I'm a Star Wars fan, an the parts I like best are the space battles. My favorite novel is the first of the series: Rogue Squadron. But the others disappointed me. That is, until Starfighters of Adumar was released. At last a Star Wars novel without a dozen of different stories mingled into each other.It has one plot, but it is well built, with a lot of unexpected shifts, and you never get the feeling you've already read this in another novel. It includes several interesting characters, a strange (mis)conception of Honor, and a characteristic Allston humor. I've reused a few of his phrases for myself ("I usually need a vote at the Senate or a planetary collision to make her change her mind!"). You wonder all along how Wedge will get out of a seemingly no-win (and worsening) situation, and when you find out there is still two major battles to go, each one involving several hundred fighters. Quite a rare event in Star Wars. You can trust an advise from an Antilles (that's me), it's really a good book.
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Summary: Good book!
Review: This book was hilarious. It was nice to see Wedge finally taken care of (I'm avoiding spoilers). It was also nice to see a Wedge being a rogue, and him having fun for once (and later kicking the bad guys' rears!). I think it's one of the best Star Wars books written. I love Mr. Allston was able to combine both his usual great sense of humor and a more serious view on everything, all the while introducing a new situation that our wonderful Rogues haven't gone through before. This is a great standalone book, however, I encourage anyone to read all of the books. It'll make more sense. Anyways, how can you say no to a good, funny book!
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Summary: Starfighters of Alexander Dumas
Review: Tycho, Hobbie, Wedge, and Wes.... The four musketeers anyone...? Anyway great book, slow at first but just keeps getting better and better. A welcome change after all the terrible SW books in the past couple of years (x-wing series and Hand of Thrawn excluded)
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Summary: Best of the series
Review: This is the best of the series. It offers more complexity and light/dark shades than the Stackpole and Wraith Squadron books. Characters are well-developed, with motivations for actions becoming more obvious than in previous books. "Honor" is examined and stripped bare, as Antilles and his companions deal with a world where it has become a twisted concept, bordering on death-obsession.
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Summary: Another good x-wing book
Review: Mr. Alston has done it again with his newest addition to the x-wing series. He has made me laugh. Stackpole, who really is the master of the x-wing books (but let's not get into that) hasn't really made me laugh. Alston has. At first, I hated this book. I actually bought it four or five months ago, but just now got around to reading it again, and deciding I liked it. This book grows on you. At first, I was disapointed that most of the Rogues/Wraiths weren't mentioned, because the story centers on Wedge, Tycho, Wes and Hobbie, but then I realized that we don't get enough of these characters. Wedge has depth in this book, a personality. Hobbie actually has lines. Heck, Hobbie has *sentances* in this book! A major improvement from other books. Tycho and Wes are their loyal and loveable selves accordingly. Wedge, who had just broken up with Qwi, finds he needs a vacation, but before he can go off, Gen. Cracken sends him and the other three off to the newly-discovered planet of Adumar, where pilots are almost worshiped, and fighting is the law of the land. They are sent to try and get Adumar to join the NR, for reason of which Adumar has large proton torpedo producing facilities. (Or they may have large missle facilities, it isn't really important.) While on planet, Wedge and friends get a body guard, Cheris, and a two headed lady. (Long story, read the book) Wedge also meets up with an old friend, and a lot of loose ends are tied up. Also the gang of fighter pilots cross-dresses, and Hobbie shrieks like a woman. (Just read it.) ~Nishana
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Summary: An interesting Idea (3.5 stars)
Review: This novel surprised me. I've mostly enjoyed the X-Wing series, but mostly the Stackpole novels, due to Allston's tendacy to overly convolute his plots and characters, and his awful sense of humor. And while the painful jokes are still featured, gone is the absude plotting and characters. Enter, a very different X-Wing story in which Wedge and Co. must play off against the Empire in order to convince a world of warriors to side with the New Republic, but as Wedge learns more about the culture, he begins to believe that they are not the sort of people the Republic wants. Better characters this time round (though I did miss Allston's "Face" character,) and a plot that, for the first half at least, is centered on morality rather than dogfighting. Better plots like this, and Allston will up there with Zahn, Stackpole and Perry as the great "Star Wars" authors.
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Summary: Read All About It!
Review: Packed full of all the humor and action of a truly honorable read.This story gives us a look on the characteristics of the relatively unknown pilots of the Alliance and gives us a well played out story plot for them to revolve around.Even if you haven't read the other 8, don't be discouraged,this is a book for everyone. It involves tense gripping dogfights in the sky and yes, even political problems are fleshed into the story. Don't worry though, humor is regularly fueled throughout the story:)
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Summary: Another Great Star Wars Story
Review: I was really excited to see this next installment of the "X-Wing" series. Wedge has always been one of my favorite characters from the original stories. His role in the Star Wars universe is relatively unknown to the millions of people who saw The Phantom Menace. This is a great book for the true Star Wars readers. The book will not have a huge appeal to the casual Star Wars fan, but it is a must for people who can't enough Star Wars. The truth is, there is more to Star Wars than Luke, Leia, and Han. I wonder if George Lucas really knew what he had started. Thanks to Aaron Allston for continuing the story.
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