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Summary: A more than worthy edition to the series
Review: To be honest, space battles and action, action, action and nothing but action have never really been my thing. Oh, I like them, (otherwise why would I be a Star Wars fan) but I generally prefer intracite plots and character interactions. It sounds impossible, but trust me on this one; this book has it all! Everything; plot, battles, characters, you name it, was crafted together into one great story almost flawlessly. And as if that wasn't good enough, these books can also be hilarious! Anyway, the Wraiths have survived their first mission together, but the trials have not ended for them. Zinj (or however you spell his name) still lives and rumers are beginning to surface about the possiblity of Isard herself being still alive somewhere. In this book, the main focus shifts to a character I find most interesting, Garik "Face" Loran, a former child actor who made Imperial propaganda "holoflicks". Anyway, I won't spoil the plot, but really, this book and the rest of the series is definitely worthwhile. I was sitting on the edge of my seat during the battle scenes, rooting all the way for Face and Dia, and nearly in tears for Ton Phanan. :-( Speaking of Dia, I was very glad for her edition to the caste;... I recommend this series mostly to adults and teenagers.
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Summary: The best X-wing book written so far.
Review: When it comes to Star Wars books, the X-wing series are probably the fastest paced and most action-oriented. You can easily zip through one of them in just a couple of days. This is good, because Iron Fist is so good, you'll want to read it more than once.Aaron Allston proved in Wraith Squadron that he could live up to the reputation of the X-wing books. Not only was it just as exciting as Stackpole's books, it also had more humor, and to me, more lovable characters. With Iron Fist, he takes us one step further into this unique group of pilots. The main focus is shifted from Kell to Face, and we get to learn a lot more about Ton Phanan. We observe more clearly how Wedge relates to his pilots, and how he tries to pass on this knowledge to Face. There are plenty of exciting battles, and once more we meet Soontir Fel, and his up-and-coming rival, Lieutenant Kettch. My overall opinion of this book is so good, I would place it just below Zahn's books. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for?!
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Summary: Excelent continuation of the X-Wing series!
Review: Iron Fist continues the adventures of the controversial X-Wing unity Wraith Squadron. After masquerading as Imperials in the last book, the squadron now is disguised as pirates in attempt to bring down Warlord Zinj. Allston is clearly more comfortable with his characters and they are indeed in rare form. Yet although these are clearly well-written characters, Allston does not hesitate to kill or injure them. He also includes a brand new person into the Wraith mix. Gara Petothal was an Imperial Intelligence officer in the previous X-Wing book. Now disguised as a victim of Imperial exploitation and under the identity of Lara Notsil, she has joined Wraith Squadron, confused as to where her loyalties lie: with her squad mates who trust her or with the Imperials who trained her. Wedge Antilles continues to develop into a stronger character, but what is most impressive is Allston's portrayal of Han Solo. Rather than Solo the rogue and smuggler or even family man from previous books, Allston presents General Solo. Here he is a soldier and tactician, a commander, not just a man with a blaster about to kill the enemies personally. Allston also does a great job with his villains. Both Zinj and Melvar come to life in an interesting way. Unlike other Imperial soldiers, Zinj is not a great tactician like Thrawn, nor is he a force-wielder like Vader and the Emperor, nor is he insane like Isard. Instead he is a soldier who understands the importance of manipulation and subterfuge as well as knowing when to fight and when to retreat. Overall, Iron Fist is an entertaining and well-written Star Wars book. It goes above and beyond the call of duty.
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Summary: Even better yet!!!!
Review: Wow. For wraith squad, I wrote a really long review. I don't know if that's needed here, because Wow about sums it up. I'm continually impressed by Aaron Allston's ability to write multiple characters at one time, but I was flabergasted with this book. Suddenly, Face and Phanan come alive and become absoloutly memorable characters that you want to read more about! Although I'm not a hopeless romantic, i did miss the scenes with Kell and Tyria. They added an atmosphere that so far no other character has come close to. I've got a good feeling about Myn Donos (thee best character!) and Lara notsil, but so far nothing has happened. Over all, this is a wonderful book. I don't care what people say abou the mon remonda and the star destroyers, though. I mean, allston wrote a great novel, and people pick it apart just because of one minor technicality. PS Yub yub should be added as a slang phrase to the dictionary!
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Summary: Great! A definate read for any Star Wars fan!
Review: This is a wonderful book! It takes the characters from Wraith Squadron and sheds a whole new light on them. The thing I appreciate about Allston's books is the presence of humor. By using this, he creates very lifelike people, and the storyline doesn't get quite as depressing as in some books. Characters have real problems and work together to get through them, vs. the shiny perfect pilots who can do no wrong of Rogue Squadron. His pacing is great; the story is easy to understand and get into, and it's almost impossible to put down. There's not as much space action going on, but that's fine since some of those dogfights are a little hard to follow. Allston includes lots of alien pilots, something I don't especially like, but it's not a big problem. Definately read Wraith Squadron first, it provides important information needed to grasp the story in Iron Fist. Overall an incredible book! Very realistic and enjoyable. Reccommended to any Star Wars fan or one of great action stories.
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Summary: A solid and, more importantly, mature series entry.
Review: Iron First is to Wraith Squadron what The Empire Strikes Back was to Star Wars: A New Hope, a solid and mature sequel that expands the story and its characters into challenging and emotionally satisfying directions. The Wraiths, having pulled off several near brilliant (or very lucky) string of attacks against the Warlord Zsinj, now must come up with a new plan and what a plan it is. The group poses as pirates in the hopes that they will grab the Warlord's attention and form a partnership. But that is not all, there is a little payback for a crooked New Republic officer that needs to be dealt out as well and the person the group inlists to help is not who she pretends to be. Undoubtedly fans will want this on their shelves. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Enjoyable Read
Review: I recall this book being very enjoyable as it continues on the x-wing series in an exciting way, which is rather typical of the series. New conflicts arise amonst imperial warlords and the x-wingers are called into action. x-wing fans will enjoy this book.
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Summary: First time I ever cried while reading SW
Review: I LOVE the Wraith books. However, this book was really sad. Without spoiling it for anyone, I will say that it made me cry and I stopped reading it and didn't pick it up again for almost two years! But it's a GREAT book, and I highly encourage you to read it. (But the sad part made me give it only four stars instead of five.) Oh, and once again-Face and Phanan ROCK!!!
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I first came across this title as a book-on-tape at a county library. It had never occurred to me that someone might have written books about Star Wars, so I decided to check it out and listen to it. I haven't regretted a minute of the many, many hours spent listening and re-listening to this wonderful book, and I doubt you will either.
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Summary: Star Wars, Xwing
Review: This is part of the Xwing series. It is an intersting series. If you are going to read the books though you need to start at the first and read them in order so that you will know what is going on.
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