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The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing #4)
by
Michael A. Stackpole (Goodreads Author)
When the Alliance Fleet mounts a major campaign against a deadly warlord, tyrant Ysanne Isard has taken control of Thyferra, intending to use its supply of medicinal bacta to destabilize and destroy the New Republic. Undermanned, deprived of Alliance support, Rogue Squadron must oppose Isard's plans, defeat her Star Destroyer fleet, and free Thyferra from her rule in a win...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
February 1997
by Spectra
(first published January 1st 1997)
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The Bacta War finds the Rogues free from the Alliance military and political influence, and free to take on their nemesis Ysanne Isard and her Super Star Destroyer Lusankya, who are now in control of the bacta-producing planet Thyferra. Wedge's team, with help from smugglers Booster Terrik and Talon Karde, wage a guerilla war against Iceheart which results in an epic final confrontation.
It's good to have the Rogues back in the cockpit, as most of the action in this book consists of epic space ba...more
It's good to have the Rogues back in the cockpit, as most of the action in this book consists of epic space ba...more
Michael Stackpole hands the series off to a new writer following this entry wherein his story for Rogue Squadron comes to a satisfying conclusion. Leaving off on somewhat of a cliffhanger in The Krytos Trap, Imperial baddie Ysanne Isard has taken control of Thyferra with the aid of a traitor in Rogue Squadron. Blocked from staging an attack by the government of the New Republic who are firmly against interfering in the internal politics of unaffiliated worlds out of a fear that doing so would al...more
Now we're getting somewhere.
The Bacta War is a huge leap forward, in terms of writing style, pacing, and general Star Wars-ish feel. Previous entries had all the pieces to put it in the Star Wars universe, but now it feels like those pieces have been put in the right place.
Characters get an upgrade, especially Corran. He now acts like a human, rather than a perfect shining example of... well, someone that's hard to relate to. This is much better, especially as he struggles with his personal bomb...more
The Bacta War is a huge leap forward, in terms of writing style, pacing, and general Star Wars-ish feel. Previous entries had all the pieces to put it in the Star Wars universe, but now it feels like those pieces have been put in the right place.
Characters get an upgrade, especially Corran. He now acts like a human, rather than a perfect shining example of... well, someone that's hard to relate to. This is much better, especially as he struggles with his personal bomb...more
Pertama sekali,saya ingin memohon maaf kepada semua pembaca ulasan novel ini. Saya menulis ulasan ini dalam keadaan yang amat kecewa dan geram! Akibat kesilapan yang tidak disengajakan,ulasan panjang yang saya karang telah terpadam! Jadi,saya tiada mood untuk menulis semula ulasan saya yang hilang itu. Oleh itu,saya hanya akan melakukan ulasan ringkas sahaja,di dalam bahasa Inggeris, untuk memudahkan kesemua pembaca,baik dari Malaysia dan bukan Malaysia,untuk memahami ulasan saya ini. Mungkin,ji...more
The Bacta War will always hold a special place in my heart, if only for the memory of my best friend-turned-enemy stealing it from me in fifth grade. It's one of the most exciting in the
Rogue Squadron
series. Fresh off their conquest of Coruscant, and the return of protagonist Corran Horn from the dead in
The Krytos Trap
, the entire squadron resigns their commissions and essentially becomes a mercentary/pirate force fighting to liberate Thyferra from the clutches of would-be Emperor Ysanne Is...more
The 4th X-Wing novel by Michael A. Stackpole, "The Bacta War", is exactly what it says it is - dealing with the war over the control of the Bacta supply needed to fight off the plague that is plaguing Corsuscant. The story itself deals with a somewhat resurrected Rogue Squadron & for the most part keeps us busy with another attack in the rebellion & the fight to secure this drug by any means necessary to save lives. Stackpole's story is pretty much run of the mill fare for this series &...more
A good conclusion to the story that's been told in this line of books and a very welcome return to where the series started. It takes the aerial combat from the first book and the covert action from the second book and drops all the political maneuvering. I also liked the fact that a reveal from the end of the previous book didn't dramatically change one of the characters in this one. Well, more accurately, I like that the character nearly gets himself killed when he tries to do something withou...more
Rogue Squadron goes rogue
After the events of The Krytos Trap, the Rogues were in a sticky position: let Ysanne Isard have control of Thyferra and the galaxy’s supply of bacta (which would cure the deadly Krytos virus) or leave the New Republic and go after her. Being Rogues, Wedge, Tycho, Corran, and the others leave their post and begin to plan a way to release Thyferra from Imperial rule.
NOTE: Based on audiobook and novel.
I Liked:
It’s nice to see the pilots of Rogue Squadron have to fight with...more
After the events of The Krytos Trap, the Rogues were in a sticky position: let Ysanne Isard have control of Thyferra and the galaxy’s supply of bacta (which would cure the deadly Krytos virus) or leave the New Republic and go after her. Being Rogues, Wedge, Tycho, Corran, and the others leave their post and begin to plan a way to release Thyferra from Imperial rule.
NOTE: Based on audiobook and novel.
I Liked:
It’s nice to see the pilots of Rogue Squadron have to fight with...more
This is my favorite of the X-Wing books by Stackpole. It used to be my favorite by a long shot, but the lead has been closed a bit since I was younger.
I love the idea of setting off and the squadron having to start up again on their own, without the resources of the New Republic, having to scrounge and trade to get what they need to wage war. The part where they custom-paint the X-Wings was particularly cool when I was a kid, and still felt neat as an adult.
The story is perfectly passable, with...more
I love the idea of setting off and the squadron having to start up again on their own, without the resources of the New Republic, having to scrounge and trade to get what they need to wage war. The part where they custom-paint the X-Wings was particularly cool when I was a kid, and still felt neat as an adult.
The story is perfectly passable, with...more
It was a good end to the four-part Rogue Squadron series. I liked the ending, but felt that the end could have used more detail and cleanup than it had. The end battle was perhaps the best in the series, and the death of Isard was pretty cool (Tycho and Corran co-oping to vape her). I kept thinking that I wasn’t enjoying the book as I read it, and yet sat down and read the whole thing in a matter of hours. Though I am excited to be done with the two main chunks of the X-Wing books, I am looking...more
This was a really good end to the Rogue Squadron Quintet by Michael Stackpole. Isard leaves Corusant and sets up her new centre of power at Thyferrah the centre of Bacta production. Rogue Squadron have left the New Republic to wage a private war against Isard. The book is well written and the characters are either likeable or loathesome as they should be. Many threads are brought together and to a conclusion from the earlier books, but some are left open to allow for follow on stories. Sometimes...more
This and most of Michael Stackpole's other books are really 2-and-a-half star books, but I'm rounding up out of courtesy and necessity. The blurb in one of the X-Wing books says that Stackpole gets through writing one of the books in about 20 days, or some similar ridiculously small number (I don't have the book on hand, so cannot quote directly), and it shows. The writing is formulaic, the characters are of a format that is decent-to-middling in quality and development, and the plot resolutions...more
The Bacta War really makes up for the lackluster Krytos Trap. Most of the action takes place in space, and the final battle is very well done. This book introduces Mirax's father Booster and shows how he ended up in command of his own personal Star Destroyer. It also features a few scenes with one of the bigger characters in Zahn's "Thrawn Trilogy," and one of my personal favorites, Talon Karrde. This is one of the few X-wing books that I have no problem going back and reading again.
Of all the books in Stackpole's part of the X-Wing series, this is probably my favorite part. It's a lot of fun, and it brings the arc begun in Rogue Squadron to a satisfying conclusion.
Probably the most fun Star Wars book I've ever read! More X-Wing action than you can shake a stick at and a conclusion to storylines started way back in the original X-Wing comics! It was so much fun seeing Wedge and Rogue Squadron become pirates and hilarious when Corran meets his father-in-law!!!!!
I read a lot of Star Wars novels in Jr. High. It took a few dozen books before I realized many of them just weren't all that stellar. The X-Wing series of books were a little better than most, in sheer entertainment. But they are all air and no substance, as I recall. Fun, but not much more.
Excelente final de la serie. Las aventuras, el relato militar, el espionaje y contraespionaje, los elementos que formaban cada uno de los libros anteriores se funden en este. Un digno final para una serie a la que abordé con cierto recelo, pero que terminó siendo una muy buena entretención.
Rogue Squadron at its most Rogue-y, cut off from any official support and still waging the good fight. How could this not be awesome? Yes, exactly. That's because it is.
Man, adding reviews to all these SW EU books is almost making me want to read them again. This is dangerous.
Man, adding reviews to all these SW EU books is almost making me want to read them again. This is dangerous.
Rogue Squadron has to resign from the New Republic in order to pursue Isard and end her schemes once and for all. A whole lot of space battles ensue!
And with that, the Rogue series draws to a close, leaving me satisfied and feeling as though I could pilot my very own X-wing.
And with that, the Rogue series draws to a close, leaving me satisfied and feeling as though I could pilot my very own X-wing.
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While it's not my favorite of the first part of the X-Wing saga, Stackpole did a good job of bringing this part of the story to a satisfying end. I don't have any specific negative criticism of this book. I just didn't enjoy it as much as the first three.
Loved the squadron and love the covers. Story is okay...better than average for comic writers doing novels. I enjoyed them.
Sounds a lot like "The Bacterial World"- otherwise, I don't remember anything about this book.
Well written, but not as good as the previous part of this series. Still, a must read!
This was a good end to the Isanne Ysard reign! I would say the series, but I know this continues on into a couple more books. :) I really enjoyed this book and the characters.
Read in high school. Remember really enjoying it.
Out of all the X-Wing series books this is my favorite.
This book was the best so far in the series! I continue to be amazed by the series! Outstanding!
A satisfying conclusion to the 4 novel arc.
It probably deserves less than four stars but I enjoyed it enough to round up. :)
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