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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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Summary: Pretty good one but not the best
Review: Stackpole is one of the best writers in the Xwing series, the only problem with this book is that it lacks the inminent doom for rogue squadron and the succes over insurmountable odds that permeate all of the books in the series. Character development is great and the plotline is efficient, not amazing, but just eficient. I can say this is the lousiest book in the Xwing series,, but that does not mean it is a bad book, just not up to the great standards setted by previous books.
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Summary: the worst star wars novel than slave ship
Review: slave ship is better thasn isard revenge michael stackpole should write more better star wars novel than isard revenge
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Summary: the worst book than the heir to the empire
Review: I found this book to slow micheal stackopole was trying to get backin form i did not like how guy died at rogues party from a drug this is not Tekwar this Star Wars. it is very interest to see isard back from dead. don't buy it just borrow it from the library heir to the empire is the Best Star Wars Book i have read.
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Summary: Really Good
Review: This is another hit from Micheal A. Stackpole. As it always is in his books, there is trouble in the galaxy and who goes to save the New Republic? Tantanana Nanana Nan nana Rouge Squadren. But i just dont think they would trust Isard. And the part were Mirax falls on her knees when she sees corrans s-foil floting in space is ridiculous. Anyway there is this knew prince guy and he is trying like all the others in the imperial remenant to get "absulute power." and is getting Isards help for it right? Wrong. Read and find out what exactly i mean.
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Summary: Seems to reuse ideas, a little slow.
Review: I really can't understand why Stackpole wrote another X-Wing book. Why do we need to have another story about the Rogues? The Bacta War was a good enough ending, and this book just seemed to be a rehash of previous plots. I had a few problems with this book. The plot is really thin, low on character development, and reuses ideas we've already read about. How often does Mirax need to think that Corran is dead? Plus, the addition of Ysanne Isard's clone was just terrible. It seems like Stackpole decided at the last minute to write another X-Wing book, and couldn't come up with any new ideas. It's disappointing, because his other 4 books were great. He also can't seem to decide if he wants Iella and Wedge to get together. Slow, and uneventful. I loved the ending, however. If you've read all the other X-Wing books to this point, go ahead and read this one, if you must. I would reccommend borrowing it from the library, as it's not good enough to spend six dollars on.
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Summary: Bre's
Review: Because Isard's Revenge was only my second X-wing book I didn't catch on at first (that happens when you read books out of order) but it wasn't too long before I did. I enjoed this book mainly because of the exciting plot. I like books that don't stop until the end. Having read it for a second time (as well as all the other books) I understand it better. I felt it carried on well after Thrawn Trilogy, as well as letting fans catch up on Wedge and co.
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Summary: Finishing touches
Review: This book brings all the previous books and the comic series to a successful and enjoyable climax. I have to admit that if you have not read the entire comic arc and the books than this may not make all that much sense. A lot of the references to the past refer to the latter half of the comic story arc. This is a good book that completely finishes off the series and shows you how things go down on the average man's point if view in the Thrawn crisis.
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Summary: One of the better from the series.
Review: This is the first book in the X-Wing trilogy that had a somewhat feasable plot. I was a little uncertain as to where Isard got all of her TIE Defenders, and the pilots to fly them. There are still too many characters to keep track of well. Also, characters who return from the dead seriously bothered me, particularly in the end sequence. Star Wars can do better, but the X-Wing series rarely can. IF you liked the others in the series, then buy this book, otherwise read Heir to the Empire.
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Summary: Worst of the Series but still pretty entertaining
Review: _Isard's Revenge_ is, when you get down to it, unnecessary. After the tightly intertwined plot of Stackpole's first four X-Wing novels, this one is *very* tacked on; I couldn't care at all about this silly moff or that silly admiral or whatever, because he's lost the epic scale of the thing. Characterization? Well, Corran's gone from a pretty entertaining ex-cop type to a stud-muffin who takes himself *far* too seriously for anyone else to be able to enjoy him as a character. The best scenes, in actuality, revolve around Booster Terrik and Borsk Fey'lya. Read Aaron Allston's books--"Starfighters of Adumar" does a 'small story' very well, in a way that "Isard's" was unable to do. Still, it fits into the larger pieces of the SW timeline (picking up at the end of Zahn's _The Last Command_), and is a fun read if you've read all the rest.
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