Mercy Kill (Star Wars: X-Wing, #10)

Mar 18, 2013 Timothy rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I stopped reading Star Wars EU novels around the beginning of the New Jedi Order series. While I was glad that the approach of using long, multiple-author series would lead to bolder storytelling, I just didn't feel up to the task of sticking with any series for so long. A few years ago I resumed reading a few stand-alone titles in the EU. I was excited to hear that Aaron Allston was writing a new Wraith Squadron novel, because for me his earlier entries were the best books in the EU. This turne...more I stopped reading Star Wars EU novels around the beginning of the New Jedi Order series. While I was glad that the approach of using long, multiple-author series would lead to bolder storytelling, I just didn't feel up to the task of sticking with any series for so long. A few years ago I resumed reading a few stand-alone titles in the EU. I was excited to hear that Aaron Allston was writing a new Wraith Squadron novel, because for me his earlier entries were the best books in the EU. This turned out to be a disappointment, although not a train-wreck by any means.

I know that Allston worked the Wraiths into his installments of the New Jedi Order and probably other series, but I didn't read those. The cast of characters from his original novels are mostly not in force here: some of them show up in flashbacks or cameos, others have children in the current team. Mostly this is the story of an old and grouchy Voort saBinring, the genius Gamorrean, getting his groove back. Face Loran, who has been pretty thoroughly developed as a character by this point, is wisely left in the background.

Allston's trademark humor is here, but the novel wasn't as much fun for me as its predecessors. The villain never really registers as worth caring about, and the plot all centers around one elaborately contrived "heist" scenario. In the previous Wraith Squadron novels, the cons were simpler and needed to be adjusted organically in the face of setbacks. This feels more like Ocean's 11, where the audience is supposed to revel in the audacity and complexity of the scheme, much of which is only revealed in the end. It felt like cheaper, more manipulative storytelling to me, and it is also frequently disorienting. Throughout much of the first half, I didn't have any clue to the significance of what I was reading.

On the good side, the novel does pick up a lot at about the half-way mark, and Allston's characterization is still fun. I was surprised that I cared about what was mostly a new cast of characters. This was an enjoyable encore for a much-loved series, but also a case of diminishing returns.(less)

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Mar 10, 2013 Erin Klitzke rated it 3 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Mercy Kill is the first X-Wing novel to be released in several years and what's interesting about it as opposed to previous incarnations is twofold: it is set in the era after the Vong War and the second Galactic Civil war and thus suffers from a serious lack of familiar X-Wing characters (Wedge Antilles rates a mention in the dramatis personae but appears for about three pages grand total--Tycho Celchu is mentioned but never seen, as are former Wraiths Kell Tainer, Myn Donos, and others. Kirney...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Ian Miller rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVERYONE!

Recommended to Ian by: The last nine books

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The wait was long (two years after announcement!). The wait was torturous (leaked pages and hints and searchable on Amazon!). The wait was full of Fate of the Jedi (which...wasn't really satisfying).

The wait was completely worth it.

Allston managed to convince me that Piggy - or Voort, as he goes by in this book - was the correct character to go with in three short chapters - even as he developed the relationships and history he'd left at Solo Command well over a decade ago. Over fo...more What to say...

The wait was long (two years after announcement!). The wait was torturous (leaked pages and hints and searchable on Amazon!). The wait was full of Fate of the Jedi (which...wasn't really satisfying).

The wait was completely worth it.

Allston managed to convince me that Piggy - or Voort, as he goes by in this book - was the correct character to go with in three short chapters - even as he developed the relationships and history he'd left at Solo Command well over a decade ago. Over forty years in-universe have passed - with too-brief cameos and development in the Enemy Lines novels (which cameos provide fodder for many of the non-legacy characters that make up the Wraiths here) - and the GFFA is a much darker, much harder place to live in. Voort's heartbreak, revealed in a familiar but not frustrating way through a few well-chosen flashbacks and dreams, provides the fan with a comparable journey to that which anyone who has followed the post-NJO era with increasing sadness and despair.

But despite these dark moments and somber backgrounds, Mercy Kill delivers much of Allston's trademark wit, and manages to pack the emotional punch that reach, for me, the level of scenes like Ton Phanan's death in Iron Fist, the journey of Myn and Lara in Solo Command, and Wedge's final discovery of a future in Starfighters of Adumar. Those scenes come from a surprising place - Voort's interaction with a Yuuzhan Vong recruit, dealing with the fallout of his own bioengineered background and his tragic Vong War history - and I admit when one of these scenes was finished, I had to put the book down and just breathe for a few moments.

Mercy Kill isn't perfect. Many characters have intense promise but remain hard to engage with because they simply don't have many relationships that are shown in action. Bhindi Drayson, one of the intriguing cameos from the Enemy Lines Wraiths, is a big example of these, as is her fellow Sharr Latt. Even Myri Antilles, younger daughter of one of my favorite characters of all time, has to stay in the shadow of Voort's development - which is fair. Allston has utilized a pattern of rotating the point of view characters in his books, particularly his X-Wing books, to develop a large cast of characters, and given the chance to write more in this universe, I've no doubt he will continue to work through the cast and give them their own moments.

Many reviews and comments I've read have noted that the villain lacks punch or real menace - and that's definitely true. But for me, the real conflict in the book was not the villain - it was Voort's own personal struggle and past that were the real evil in the book, and that struggle was perfectly paced and handled. The caper is brilliant, sparkly fun, and comes to a perfect photo finish - but what will stay with me is Allston's brilliant, invigorating portrait of a family coming back together, and telling Star Wars fans that we can come back home without wincing or grimacing anymore.

The Wraiths are back. And long may they stay. (less)

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Aug 27, 2012 Mitch rated it 1 of 5 stars

Star Wars and I parted ways after New Jedi Order but I came back for X-Wing. The original books by Michael Stackpole were some of my favorites, though I did stick around when Aaron Allston took over the series. It's been thirteen years since the last book, Starfighters of Adumar, and with all the history, I wanted to like Mercy Kill, I really did. Instead, I get a book that's almost unrecognizable. WTF is this?

Whatever it is, it's more like a horrible parody of the first nine books than a X-Wing...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Crystal Starr Light rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, star-wars

It's been some years since the Wraiths were decommissioned. Voort "Piggy" saBinring is working as a mathematics professor until Face Loran enlists him to take down a duplicitous general. After briefly protesting, Voort returns and meets the new members of the team: Bhindi, Myri (the daughter of Wedge Antilles), and Scut, a member of the Yuuzhan Vong, a species Voort hates because of the Yuuzhan Vong war.

The hype surrounding this book is absolutely intimidating. From my corner of the universe, St...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Alison Richards rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, star-wars

My review is based as a reader who hasn't kept up with the Star Wars EU since the NJO time period. It was a bit confusing coming back into the Star Wars world in this book not knowing a lot of the political changes that had happened since the Vong Wars, and it does make it a bit hard to follow what is going in the first parts of the book with the focus on bringing down a possible traitor in the government.

Beyond that, I loved the book. It was great to see a new generation of Wraiths starting up...more

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Mar 12, 2013 Jordan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars, highest-recommendations

Do you remember fondly the Star Wars novels of the 90s? Are you into Star Wars but a newcomer to the Expanded Universe? Do you enjoy your Star Wars with an undertone of comedy, so long as a certain floppy-eared terror is nowhere in sight? If so, X-Wing: Mercy Kill may be a good book for you to check out.

Unlike most of the books being released set in the "modern" era of the Star Wars universe (44 ABY--i.e., 44 Years post-Episode IV), Mercy Kill lets you jump right in, more or less without knowing...more Do you remember fondly the Star Wars novels of the 90s? Are you into Star Wars but a newcomer to the Expanded Universe? Do you enjoy your Star Wars with an undertone of comedy, so long as a certain floppy-eared terror is nowhere in sight? If so, X-Wing: Mercy Kill may be a good book for you to check out.

Unlike most of the books being released set in the "modern" era of the Star Wars universe (44 ABY--i.e., 44 Years post-Episode IV), Mercy Kill lets you jump right in, more or less without knowing the situation to that point. A lot of the others you could read cold, but they wouldn't make much sense. Mercy Kill, however, has little to do with the ongoing plot of the Expanded Universe. It's rooted in recent events, but the setup is very simple and easily grasped. It would pay to know the characters from the X-Wing novels of the 90s, but even that is not really necessary. You could check out three or four articles on Wookiepedia and be fine--I did, just to refresh my memory.

So....here's what you need to know. In the 90s, they published a series of comics and then novels based around Rogue Squadron, led by Wedge Antilles and a number of the X-Wing pilots from the films along with some new faces. These comics and the first four novels were written by Michael Stackpole, but after the fourth he dropped out for a while citing other commitments he had to work on. So they hired in Aaron Allston to continue the series. Allston decided to let the Rogues go off on their own adventures while he created a new team for his novels--Wraith Squadron, a team of X-Wing pilots who would work equally well as a ground-based commando team. The result was a cross between The A-Team and The Dirty Dozen, with some aerial action thrown in. For the purposes of this new novel, notable characters included Garik "Face" Loran, a child star turned soldier and the eventual commander of the Wraiths; and Voort "Piggy" SaBinring, a genetically-modified Gamorrean. There are a few other returning faces, but these were the better developed and you can probably get by just knowing them.

The Star Wars publishing event of the early 2000s was the New Jedi Order series, in which a race of extra-galactic aliens called the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the Galaxy Far, Far Away and sought to subjugate its people. They almost did it, and they changed the way Star Wars novels worked in the process. Characters--MAIN CHARACTERS--died. Chewbacca, Han and Leia's youngest son Anakin Solo, and countless others fell to the military might of the invaders. There have been other upheavals since, most notably a second Galactic Civil War when Han and Leia's oldest son Jacen Solo fell to the Dark Side. In the aftermath of that war, a conspiracy was formed to take over both the Galactic Alliance and the Empire and merge them together once again, recapturing the glory of the height of the Old Empire. This conspiracy failed, but it may not have been completely rooted out.....

In this book, Garik Loran is called out of retirement by the head of the Alliance military. He wants Loran to quietly look into rumors that an up-and-coming officer may have been connected to the Lecerson Conspiracy. Wraith Squadron is back in business! The resulting adventure is a fun trip, dealing both in nostalgia for those of us who read the adventures of the original Wraiths long ago and in action that newer fans can get into, all the while serving up Allston's signature undertone of humor mixed with heart. I heartily recommend it. The one caveat I will mention for fans of the original books is that there is comparatively little aerial combat in this book. The plot doesn't call for it, and I certainly didn't really miss it too much, but some may be disappointed by that.

If you want more reading suggestions, the X-Wing: Rogue Squadron comics and X-Wing novels are quite good. If you wanted to enhance your experience with this book, I would have you read at least the novels, but you may not have the patience for all nine of the previous books. If not, I won't hold it against you.(less)

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Aug 22, 2012 Sam rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Die hard X-Wing/Star Wars fans only, if at all...

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The original X-Wing novels were a breath of fresh air. Instead of beating the dead horse that was the rapidly tiring saga of Luke, Han and Leia, Michael A. Stackpole (and subsequently Aaron Allston) abandoned the 'big three' for the hitherto unsung starfighter pilots of Rogue and Wraith Squadron, and in many ways revitalized a stagnating genre. The cocky Rogues and misfit Wraiths allowed for humour and humanity to be (re)injected into Star Wars, creating a series that was just plain fun and enjo...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Ethan I. Solomon rated it 1 of 5 stars

Well, not all of them can be home-runs. My fiancee asked me if there wasn't a single nice thing I could say about this book. I don't think there is. To start with, I could never really get into the Wraith X-Wing books, I preferred the Rogue Squadron books. Nevertheless, I put those prejudices aside in the hopes that after such a long break, the series might come back with a roar.

In case you couldn't tell by now, I never found that roar. The writing was mediocre, the large majority of the charact...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Janine Spendlove rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: flying, sci-fi

Words can't even begin to express how much I loved this book.

Only Aaron Allston can make you laugh and cry in the same paragraph and also make you wish you could bleach from your mind the vision of a Gamorrean doing an exotic strip tease (hence the laughing and crying). And that's just the opening pages...

I didn't really know what to expect going into it, I didn't know if it was going to be "another Wraith adventure" or something new. It turned out to be a bit of both and I highly approve! Peopl...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Timothy McNeil rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, star-wars-fiction

This was on the border of being a very weak three or strong two star book for me. I chose the latter mostly because Allston seems intent on confounding the reader by not letting any of the active characters really know what it going on until an all too late final reveal (with very disappointing conclusion). It likely means more to those who have kept up with the Star Wars universe books written after 1998 (on which I have now read three, but this is the first one set later than The Phantom Mena...more

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Nov 15, 2012 Sesana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars, science-fiction

I see divided responses on this. I loved it almost unreservedly. I think that if you read the previous X-Wing books and loved the Wraiths the best, you'll enjoy Mercy Kill much more than if you were more of a Rogue fan.

I don't feel able to write a decent review, (too emotionally attached) so instead a few points, things I loved and things I didn't.

This is Wraiths: The Next Generation. So there's a decided lack of beloved characters in leading roles. Wedge, for example, shows up in literally jus...more I see divided responses on this. I loved it almost unreservedly. I think that if you read the previous X-Wing books and loved the Wraiths the best, you'll enjoy Mercy Kill much more than if you were more of a Rogue fan.

I don't feel able to write a decent review, (too emotionally attached) so instead a few points, things I loved and things I didn't.

This is Wraiths: The Next Generation. So there's a decided lack of beloved characters in leading roles. Wedge, for example, shows up in literally just a few paragraphs, and Tycho is only mentioned. Face has an important, but brief part to play, and Piggy is the only former Rogue or previous Wraith with a big part. No Wes or Hobbie. I am semi-devastated by this.

That said, the new Wraiths are pretty awesome, even if they don't have the same character development that Piggy (now going by Voort) gets. I'm especially fond of Myri Antilles (daughter of Wedge, of course) and Jesmin Tainer (daughter of Kell). Jesmin is her father's daughter, and Myri shows every sign of having spent too much time with Aunt Mirax as a child.

The tone is, for the most part, exactly as I'd expect from an Allston X-Wing novel. You call in the Wraiths when you want hilarious explosions, and they deliver. They have, however, switched from being a fighter pilot unit to being intelligence, so they're a bit more Leverage-y now. On one hand, it makes the X-Wing tag essentially a lie, on the other, it makes sense for the skillsets.

That said, I wish this had been set decades earlier, so I could've seen the original Wraiths transitioning from pilots to intelligence. There's a few brief flashbacks to that effect, and it only makes me want to see that book more. But the EU seems to have transitioned to almost entirely NJO and later or Clones War era material. SIGH.

Speaking of the EU... If you haven't been keeping up with the last several years of Star Wars books (I haven't) and have intention of doing so (not likely) I'd suggest a visit to Wookiepedia to do a quick read about Jacen Solo, the Yuuzhan Vong, and the Yuuzhan Vong War. You don't need to know all of this, and the book does an admirable job of explaining what's necessary, but I think you'll get more out of the book if you have that background knowledge in advance.

Finally, the villain her is far less compelling than Isard. Don't go in expecting a worthy successor to her, because you won't get one. Given that it's been thirteen years since the prior X-Wing book and there's likely no guarantee of another ever seeing print, I wonder if Allston was hesitant to put that much effort into the opposition.

To sum it up... If you read and loved the X-Wing books, especially the Wraith ones, read this now. If you haven't read the other X-Wing books, why not? They're among the best Star Wars novels, and just about the only thing that could break my decade-long avoidance of the EU was a new installment.(less)

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Oct 13, 2012 Jim rated it 3 of 5 stars

The band is back together. sort of. This book story is based on the return of Wraith Squadron, a covert commando unit who are also pilots. Several characters have returned along with several children of some of characters who are no longer with the unit(I was out of reading star wars books for a while so I never knew Wedge had a daughter, much less two. The younger one is in this book btw), plus some characters who have no tie to any previous member.

The story itself is pretty basic, the Wraith t...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Tom Taylor rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I listened to the audio version of this book. The Star Wars audios have high production values. The added special effects and the music really make for a good listening experience.
I read most of the X-wing novels back in the day, but that was a long time ago...
This novel does stand alone fairly well, so prior knowledge of the characters is not necessary. Indeed, I had forgotten most of them anyway. The problem, is that the book was hard to follow. I was never quite sure what exactly the Wraith S...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Cale rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a fun return to some favorite characters from the Wraith Squadron series, and even a couple of Rogue Squadron characters. It's interesting to see the next generation, and to hear what happened to some of the old members (one in particular was rather sad). The present-day story isn't quite as good as the previous books; it feels a little too scattered and the villain didn't seem particularly menacing. And the almost total absence of any starfighting was a little odd for a series that gre...more

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Sep 03, 2012 Sarah T rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, science-fiction, star-wars

I know, it's a Star Wars book. I wasn't expecting great literature. I do historically like Allston's X-Wing books, though. But this one barely has anything to do with X-Wings, on top of being pretty convoluted. I thought about giving it 3 stars, because I do enjoy reunions with old characters. But I felt pretty "meh" about it.

Also, if anyone saw me ranting last week about the ebook that was THIRTY PERCENT BACK MATTER, it was this one. For real, on my Kindle it ended at 71%. Which officially gets...more

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Feb 04, 2013 Donald rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of Star Wars EU, fans of the X-Wing books

Shelves: sci-fi, star-wars

This was a nice return to the X-Wing series. It's not as good as the older books, but I'm not sure how much of that is the book itself, or the fact that I just don't like what the Star Wars Expanded Universe has become since the New Jedi Order.

We get to follow Voort 'Piggy' SaBinring from the old books, our familiar point of view in the group of the new Wraiths, as they undertake an unofficial mission to expose a traitor.

The story works, the characters work, there were a couple parts I really li...more

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May 05, 2013 Siobhan Parker rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Nobody!

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The X-Wing novels are probably only behind the Thrawn books when it comes to popular Star Wars Expanded Universe novels. However, this late sequel completely fails to live up to its predecessors. The writing is only average, and the story is quite hard to follow. Fans of Lucas' space opera would do better to read pretty much anything else in the EU than this.

Content Concerns: ???
Though I was unable to finish it, here's what I encountered while attempting to read it: About five or...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Jonn rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a pretty
Good Read. I enjoy the new characters; LOVED the fact a Vong was brought in and discussed some the after effects of the war. It lacked some of the comedy usually in Astons books (especially with the Wraiths), but still enjoyable. I look forward to reading about the wraiths, but was little dis appointed in the fa t something was missing from the original wraith stories. I think part of my issue was them still being referred to as a squadron, and their not any more. I preferred w...more

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Oct 18, 2012 A.N. Vidrine rated it 2 of 5 stars

Weak. I spent most of the book trying to remember the characters, because they pretty much get zero introduction. The book is difficult to follow because of the almost-ridiculous convoluted plan to catch the laughable "if-it-wasn't-for-you-meddling-kids" villain Thaal. And the fact that every few chapters or so you have to learn completely new names for all of the characters--oh, and there are a bunch of other characters that we suddenly have to know about half way through the book, and they don...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Joy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 21c, science-fiction, star-wars, ebook

Reading this made me very nostalgic for my early twenties, when I read through a HUGE chunk of Star Wars novels in a gulp. The X-Wing books by Allston were my favorites...so of course I enjoyed this one. Piggy's storyline was by far the most effective--both the glimpses to his early days in the Wraiths and his dillusioned present. However, I didn't find the young Wraiths particularly interesting or engaging: Myri and Jesmin were both wholly forgettable, and I think an oldtimer cameo at the end o...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Michael Alexander Henke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: science-fiction, star-wars

It's been about 13 years since the last X-Wing book, and I sure have missed them. They are such a departure from the rest of the Star Wars novels, and this one is no different. You won't find crazy force powers or any of the more well known characters here. what you get is a Special Ops team doing some crazy undercover spy stuff. It's great fun to read. I wished there was more starfighter combat, as that's what made me fall in love with the X-Wing series in the first place, but being as this was...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Wayland Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Wraiths are back! This was a lot of fun. A bit more con job oriented than I recall the first bunch of Wraith books being, but a great ride for all that.

This was a fun adventure with good humor throughout. Also it lacks the political bits that are dominating so many of the Star Wars novels these days, which I think is a great improvement.

Lotta fun, great read, I recommend it to any Star Wars fan.

Plus, I've met Mr. Allston and he's a great guy and good teacher. I've taken a few seminars with...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Jordan Steinhoff rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013

Gave this a 4 star but it's more of a 3.5 book.

I don't read a lot of SW fiction anymore but I loved the X-Wing series back in the day and I enjoyed Scoundrels, so I gave it a shot.

Glad I did.

It's engrossing, fast moving and well balanced.

Piggy, one of my fav characters from the original books is back and Wraith Squadron is being brought out of retirement.

Their target? A possibly corrupt Galactic Alliance General who is looking very shady.

Some good action, drama and spycraft and for the most part...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Will Plunkett rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars

Star Wars novels are not usually funny, aside from some inside jokes. This was one of the funniest ever in the 20+ years of the Expanded Universe, especially the first 8-10 chapters or so. Stackpole's uber-detailed and overly-specific X-Wing novels were dull, but once Allston took over (especially the Wraith Squadron books) the series, it took on a fun feel, the type of style that the original SW film had. I would recommend this stand-alone novel highly; it even makes the wretched, plodding Yuuz...more

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Sep 22, 2012 Nic Runyan rated it 4 of 5 stars

I gotta admit I was a little disapointed in the fact that they really didnt have any of the characters I've grown to really like from the originals. Finding out what happened to a few of them was also a bit sad. Piggy's progression through the book was fastenating and as the book went on the new characters grew on me, especially Wedge's daughter. All in all it was nice to have a book not center focused on just jedi stuff but had real character development in it, something the other books have be...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Willie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: star-wars

Old Wraiths, new Wraiths, dead Wraiths, Wraiths you thought were already dead.

*Spoilers*

Plot was a bit hard to follow since compared to the first 3 Wraith Squadron books, this one doesn't say what they're up to. Piggy keeps it all in his head, sends out the commandos in their little assignments and once everything is done, he then explains what happened. I'm guessing it'll all make sense after a second read.

It was nice to see some of the offspring of established characters. I dunno but I've alw...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Derrick rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, star-wars, owned-in-hc

Awesome!

While it has been a while since I've read some X-Wing'ness, and I've forgotten most of who comprised Wraith Squadron, who can forgot a smart Gamorean who can pilot an X-Wing? Good ol' Piggy!

He is what made this work for me. The overall story of political intrigue and traitors between the GA and the New Empire was only so-so.

But like I said, Piggy/Voort was just great. And I have to admit, I never saw the whole (view spoiler)...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Luke rated it 3 of 5 stars

It's been a while between drinks for the X-wing series, the last book having been released in 1999. I was a huge fan at time and bought every book at it was released. My copy of Rouge Squadron is creased beyond repair from multiple read-throughs.

I was really excited to hear about the upcoming release of Mercy Kill, an X-Wing novel set post FOTJ and written by Aaron Allston? Awesome!

This is not your X-wing from days past, more "X-wing: The next Generation" The story focuses on the Wraith's rather...more

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Aug 11, 2012 Josh rated it 2 of 5 stars

I have met Aaron Allston a couple of times, and once interviewed him for my Star Wars fan club and fanfiction plot line, The New Imperium (www.newimperium.org). He's a great guy, and is one of the best writers for SW books out there, because he can combine action, intrigue, humor, and sheer innovation together into a great story.

After reading so much high-quality sci fi and fantasy, every time I go back to a SW book I am shocked by how poor the quality is. Was I settling for these kinds of book...more

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