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Title: The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 4) by Anthony Heald, Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0-553-47425-1 Publisher: Bantam Books-Audio Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (92 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Lingering injuries maim a good story
Comment: The Bacta War is almost certainly the best book of the X-Wing series, so if you are one of those people who loved their earlier books than this is a great addition to your collection. Unfortunately, it is still smarting from some of the problems that authors of this series refuse to correct. It still has too many characters, presented to early to keep track of properly. In fact, at some points even late in the book I could not remember what species a character was! Its battles seem either too fast or too slow, like when a Star Destroyer is reduced to ash in just a few short pages, or when dogfights that should have lasted a few seconds at the most drag on for quite some time. This problem, however, is not exactly the author's fault, as the amount of information required to track multiple ships in three dimensions is often difficult to compress. The major enemies are still failing flight school, Isard included, and the Rebels often inflict enormous casualties at very little cost thanks to impractical scheming, luck, or a combinations of both. Even so, the plot was by far the best from the X-Wing series, and compared to say, Wedge's Gambit, the other problems don't show up as often.
Rating: 4
Summary: Stackpole Does It Again In Book 4 !!
Comment: Once again, Michale Stackpole promises an exciting and suspenseful adventure. Boy, does he ever deliver! As we enter this, the fourth book in the X-wing series, the members of Rogue Squadron have resigned their commissions. Their intentions are very clear - to free Thyferra from the clutches of Iceheart, better known as Ysanne Isaard. They get some help along the way, some of it from unlikely sources.
This novel is rich with action - dogfights galore! And the plot twists! Plus, this novel heralds the return of some of the older squadron members (from the comic book series), as well as expanding on such characters as Iella Wessiri and Mirax Terrik. Booster Terrik puts in his appearance in this novel. And Expanded Universe fans are also given a real treat as Talon Karrde puts in an appearance.
Although some parts of the book are rather predictable, others will blow you out of the star system! But be warned, there is very little in the way of ground fighting in this part of the series. It's almost all starfighting! As far as I'm concerned, this book holds it own with the others in the series, although boook three is still my favorite thus far. Stackpole seems to have ironed out the kinks in the series that he experienced in the first novel. Now the action is fast-paced and intense, enabling the reader to become so engrossed that they nearly finish the novel in one day!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Fun!
Comment: Set after X-Wing: The Krytos Trap. The Rogues have resigned their post as New Republic "wingcreatures" and have become a band of "Pirates" (Wedge doesn't think this properly fits them) to oust IceHeart from Thyferra. Booster Terrik surfaces and works with Talon Karrde on getting good deals for the Rogues' supplies. A group of Twi'leks join them in their pursuits, as well as an Alderaanian War Cruiser. (it's spooky). Spies are in the mist and the Ashurn Rebels on Thyferra are pretty cool. They sneak around and when their opponents are least suspecting, they get 'em. Read it and you'll find out. This is a fine literary example that proves reading can be fun.
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Title: Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 2) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553568027 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 1) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553568019 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Solo Command (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 7) by Aaron Allston, Aaron Allston ISBN: 0553579002 Publisher: Bantam List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Isard's Revenge (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 8) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553579037 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Starfighters of Adumar (Star Wars: X-Wing, Book 9) by Aaron Allston ISBN: 0553574183 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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