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Summary: The best book in a great series.
Review: This book is bound to be the best Star Wars book.Corren and Wedge are the best!
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Summary: THE BEST STAR WARS BOOK EVER!ESPECIALLY W/ CORRAN AND MIRAX!
Review: IT WAS SO GREAT,I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN,AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO EITHER
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Summary: Stackpole's Final X-Wing Book is the Finale of A Master
Review: Isard's Revenge is the 5th and final X-Wing novel written by Michael Stackpole. Beginning with one of the final scenes from Tim Zahn's The Last Command, Isard's Revenge segues seamlessly into the expanded universe. With the Imperials once again in retreat, the New Republic looks to liberate some worlds from a psychopathic Warlord named Krennal. Wedge Antilles, now a general, and the rest of Rogue Squadron are thrust into a espionage ladden maze full of double crosses and unexpected allies. Not only is danger lurking around every corner but an old enemy arises to give Antilles, Horn and Celchu the ultimate plan to bring down Krennal, but what is the cost of this information? At times Isard's Revenge is a rip-roaring space saga, at others it does fade a bit, yet overall it's a great read and a compelling comclusion to Stackpole's X-Wing books.
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Summary: Weakest edition of the 10 rogue books.
Review: This is still a strong book, just seemed a little more convoluted than the rest. I guess stackpole was trying to move on when he wrote this, even though he did one NJO book to "kill off" his creation, Corran Horn.
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Summary: Stackpole's return!
Review: I enjoy stackpole's x-wing books better than allston's. Both are capable writers, but stackpole's style foregoes much of the absurd *humor* allston slips into his books. A must read for those that have read the first 7 books.
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Summary: Good, begins to wrap things up...
Review: Stackpole returns to the series in this book, to at last wrap up the whole Isard storyline that's been going on since the beginning of the series. It takes place right at the end of the Thrawn trilogy, and gets us reintroduced to characters such as Corran and Mirax, now married, Iella, who's become totally cool in the last few books, and Isard herself, thought dead, but truly alive, and commanding the Imperial fleets once again in Thrawn's permanant absence. Thankfully, however, the main focus centers around Wedge rather than the insufferably arrogant Corran. Wedge is finally forced to accept the general's commision he's turned down three times, but Ackbar makes it so he can still command his beloved Rogue Squadron, and even fly with them most of the time. If you've been following the series, this one is a must, otherwise, you won't get most of what is going on.
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Summary: Good book, but not the best of the series
Review: First things first. Read the X-wing comics. I don't care what you think of the idea of comics in general, but half the plot is dependent on the X-wing comics. At the very least read 'Mandatory Retirement'. not only is it quite good, but its essentially the partner story to 'Isard's Revenge'. If you ask yourself where the clone came from ,apy attention to the second-last scene in MR. If you want Krennel's background, you'll get it in MR. (You'll also know why both Isard and the Republic hate him so, considering how he humiliated them both.) Like most of Stackpole's works, it simply can't be viewed as a single piece. Its all history, and history doesn't get told in one book.That said, its a pretty good book. Nice combat, as usual. An overall strong plot (if you know the background, of course.) Nice to see good ol' Nrin, too. He was one of my favorite Rogues from the comics, and its nice to see him after his experiecnes in MR. I liked the tie-in with 'The Last Command' on the Zahn novels, adding a bit more of that perspective I love so much in the SW universe. (The Bantham books anyway. Check my 'Vector Prime' review if you want to see me moan about the NJO series.) Nice to see little things like the Lusankya in there again. (Granted, an SSD isn't little, but that's beside the point.) Granted, the 'coming back from the dead' complaint has validity, although what's so bad about Janson or Asyr surviving? Just because their ship gets his doesn't mean they get killed. That's why they give X-wing pilots vac suits and ejection seats, after all. In any case, its another logical piece of history, filling in the gaps, so to speak. While it's not the best X-wing novel, its a good read nonetheless, as long as you know the background. Provided the previous requierments are fulfilled, it is reccomended. Even then, buy it for the simple pleasure of having Booster Terrik slam Borsk Fey'lyas up against the wall and yell at him. That was a long time coming.
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