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Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 2)

Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 2)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Corran is an important member of the Rogues.
Review: The rogue books are mostly about Wedge, but Corran horn gains importance in the Star wars universe.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: neat
Review: This book builds on the events of Rogue Squadron. All the great characters are back except for one who died between the two books.

Wedge is as always calm, upright, noble and loyal. Corran is learning. More is done with Gavin in this book which is nice.

Not many space battles. Most of the fighting takes place on the ground. This makes for a nice change of pace from the first book. The plot to free the criminals from Kessel sounded rather forced but then I guess it was intended that way. WEdge didn't like it either. Iella is introduced. I somehow knew whenI first read this book that she and Wedge were made for eachother.

The ending is a shock and leads into the third book. So until Wedge breaks down and does something unethical,make mine Stackpole.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This Book Was Just As Good As The First, If Not Better
Review: This book had a little more of a plot to it than the first one, I think. I liked this one because the Rouges had use a little brain power. This time they just don't go around dusting TIE's. Another reason that I liked it was because it had some aireal combat, but a lot of the action was on the ground. It was cool having the Rouges fighting of stormtrooper insted of of just blowing the crap of TIE's.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great characters and story.
Review: This book is another excellent one in the X-Wing series. Just splendid X-Wing dogfights that have great detail and drama. Also, the plot is superb and very believable. For an extra bonus, the end has a suprising plot twist that most people won't see coming. Must read book!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A bunch of fighter pilots capture Coruscant???
Review: This book is far worse than the first one, in that Rogue Squadron captures the Imperial Homeworld. I mean, they're fighter pilots, not commandos. And again, Corran helps substantially. I wish Corran would just blow his brains out. Wedge is the only character worth reading, and he doesn't make much appearances, compared to Corran. How worse can it get? Oh yeah, there are two more books.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Better than the first, but a change for the Rogues?
Review: This book is so much better than the first but seems to lack the dog - fighting that the other books have so much of. Don't get me wrong though, this is one top class book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: this book his execellante
Review: THis book is very good for the Star Wars fan. I didn't know how the rebel capture Curusan from the Empire.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Better than the first
Review: This book really expands and goes deeper in plot than the first did. While Corran is still the main focus, more of the Squad is explored, especially Gavin Darklighter.

Since the Squad is sent to Coruscant undercover to help win it from the Empire, there's a lot of cloak and dagger action along with the flying. There's a few chases present, and more than once I was holding my breath in anticipation. With the involvement of a spy in Rogue Squadron I found myself just dying to know who it was, and Iceheart has a few surprises in store for the members of Rogue Squadron and the Rebellion. There's a cliff-hanger ending and I had to start on the next book right away.

Stackpole does a great job, but like the first, I found some of the battle scenes a little hard to follow. Other than that there was no problems with the book.

If you liked the first X-Wing book, you'll love this one even more! A much deeper plot, and it leaves you just begging for more. A defintate read for any Star Wars fan or of a great action book.

Highly reccommended.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Not as good as the first book, but still a good read
Review: This book wasn't as good as the first one, but is still worth a read.

Michael A. Stackpole is a great writer, and this book is no exception - the writing is great. It's the story line that isn't so great. First off, a squadron of fighter pilots would never be given the mission that Rogue Squadron gets. These guys are pilots, yet for some reaon they are sent undercover on a reconnaissance mission to infiltrate the very heart of the empire - Imperial Center on Coruscant. This makes the entire story a little tough to swallow.

Second problem is the way the Rogues keep bumping into one another. It would never happen on a world as huge as Coruscant.

Third issue is the way Wedge reacts when Corran reports seeing one of the Rogues meeting with Imps. Corran is a realiable source, and he saw it with his own eyes. Yet Wedge totally blows it off, even though they're in the midst of such a sensitive mission. Totally unrealistic.

Anway, it's still worth the read, and has a good ending. I hope book three is better.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Great book , some problems though.
Review: This is a good book that explains (a bit unrealisticly) how the Rebels managed to snag Coruscant. I really hate how the charecters talk though. Normal people dont go around saying "indeed" , "perhaps" , and "agreed" , they say "yes" "maybe" and "okay" , even in the star wars movies, it's really painfull to imagine Leia saying "indeed". also the book has a lot of dry humor and the lines seemed rehersed , which is not the case in real life , but i guess Tim Zahn started that awful trend. also the females seem abit naive , meeting a girl the first time won't casually kiss you on the cheek , it's unrealistic. Gavin is'nt "a child". being seventeen is hardly a child , and seventeen year olds don't go around saying "that's cold and mean" . and how many seventeen year olds didnt know someone that died? very few.


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