Iron Fist: Star Wars Legends (Wraith Squadron) in The Expanded Universe

Apr 06, 2008 Keith rated it it was ok

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Stars: 2.5
Re-read: Yes, probably.
Recommend to: Casual fans might want to stop after the Bacta War. If you really liked Wraith Squadron, this is more of the same.

I had major problems with this book, but it was still entertaining if you turn your brain off. I ultimately rounded down to two stars because Allston made a whole lot of silly decisions that I found very frustrating.

There are some areas where Aaron Allston really just goes off the rails and it drives me nuts. It's mostly when he creates Stars: 2.5
Re-read: Yes, probably.
Recommend to: Casual fans might want to stop after the Bacta War. If you really liked Wraith Squadron, this is more of the same.

I had major problems with this book, but it was still entertaining if you turn your brain off. I ultimately rounded down to two stars because Allston made a whole lot of silly decisions that I found very frustrating.

There are some areas where Aaron Allston really just goes off the rails and it drives me nuts. It's mostly when he creates these absurd scenarios that would never happen or that don't fit with the universe. It is like a miniature precursor to the Disney devastation. (view spoiler)

Allston also has these really lazy lines of dialogue that make him sound like a complete moron. They are often pretty inconsequential to the plot, but they illustrate how he doesn't understand the characters at all. (view spoiler) Good Lord, the more I write the more I'm beginning to think that Disney may have been inspired by Allston.

Another example of characters acting out of character:
(view spoiler) You see, none of this matters because Allston already knew the ending of the scene. It didn't matter how crazy the response was, because he knew at the end if would be justified. But it wasn't in any way justified with the information they had at the time, so it is pure nonsense.

Other things:
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-Another example of Aaron Allston being Disney-lite in terms of inconsistency with his own work:(view spoiler)
-Since when do their TIE Interceptors have hyperdrive? It's established this slows them down considerably, but suddenly one of them goes to hyperspace and I'm confused. I don't remember this ever being mentioned and I certainly don't remember them flying slower craft.
- I love that the picture on the cover doesn't happen. (view spoiler)
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- One of the Wraiths is described as "corpulent". Who would that be? It couldn't be Piggy, because the person was in storm trooper armor.
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Second read: 2007
First read: 2001
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