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checkoutmybookshelf · 7 months

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The Boys are Back in Town

Most of the X-Wing series focused on either Wraith or Rogue squadron in their full capacities and on standard missions. That is NOT this book. This book focuses on Wedge Antillies, Wes Janson, Tycho Celchu, and Derek "Hobbie" Klivian as they slide inexorably from a diplomatic mission to something that Padme Amidala would unquestionably describe as "aggressive negotiations." Let's talk Starfighters of Adumar.

When you have a planet that has evolved outside of either imperial or republic influence that reveres pilots to an arguably unhealthy degree and you can't drag Luke Skywalker out of whatever he is currently doing, you get Wedge "I blew up two Death Stars, you don't scare me" Antilles. Wedge then puts together a crack team of his three best pilot buddies to hammer out a treaty between Adumar and the New Republic (I'd be LYING if I told you I was picturing anything other than Adam Sandler casting his best friends and taking them on epic vacations and incidentally making a movie for this bit).

As per usual, things go pear-shaped basically before they even get boots down on Adumar, because among its other problems, Adumar loves the HELL out of dueling. To the death. Usually with starfighters. Some asshole decides to try to increase his personal clout by shooting Wedge down as they fly in. This doesn't work, but hot damn does it set the tone...

The toxic dueling culture is not limited to snubfighters, however. Cheriss ke Hanadi (the undisputed queen of duels with blastswords) guides Red Squadron through the twists and turns of Adumari culture. That does not stop Wes from getting in a duel at the diplomatic reception, though. This duel is incredible because it's Wes giving an object lesson in how to humiliate the living hell out of an overly cocky opponent with a blastsword while functionally unarmed. This fight is glorious, and it's a beautiful follow-up to the "getting ready for the ball" scene our boys get to have where Wes lights up like a kid at Christmas when he discovers that blastswords are basically "blaster[s] that you have to hit people with."

Cheriss gets done a wee bit dirty by this book, because she basically develops a crush on Wedge, and when she finds out that he and Iella have gotten together, she sets herself up to get murdered by fighting a stupid number of duels in a row. The rest of Red Squardon steps in though, and as an added bonus, the New Republic medics give her a medication for her chronic vertigo to allow Cheriss to become a pilot. This series literally is not here for anyone who isn't a New Republic pilot, so I don't love Cheriss's arc, but honestly it could have been a lot worse, so I'm not complaining too hard.

The draw for this book though, is unquestionably the character work in our four protagonist pilots. The plot of the novel is pretty simple, all things considered, so Allston takes the opportunity to really dig into character for our boys, and getting to follow them on a somewhat nontraditional mission and using their skills as best they can is just FUN. As a friend says, this book is delicious candy fluff, and the characters are the candies.

Even when the mission goes directly to hell and Red Squadron has to run the gauntlet for their lives, the choices and twists and turns are largely character-driven. That makes what could have been a run-of-the-mill climactic escape into a really tense, well-constructed series of choices and consequences that are just FUN because of the characters who have been dropped into the situation.

There's objectively not too much substance to this book, but it ties Wraith Squadron as my favorite X-Wing book because of the character work and focus on the top four New Republic pilots. Plus, it's a little adorable that this is where Wedge and Iella really get together, and I am HERE for legends continuity legacy families.

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tyquu · 1 month

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Flatmate suggested Thranto ,,, the answer is yes.

#eli vanto #grand admiral thrawn #thrawn #mitth'raw'nuruodo #star wars fandom #star wars fanart #star wars art #thranto #star wars #thrawn books #star wars eu

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mintelsa · 4 months

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my interpretation of Thrawn’s girlies ✨

continuing to tell myself that they all defected or something before the battle of lothal 🥹

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jewishcissiekj · 2 months

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why is this Jedi Quest: The School of Fear Japanese cover by Tsuyoshi Nagano so cunty

#i want to read jedi quest but for that i'd probably need to read jedi apprentice #and idk if i'm ready for that kind of commitment and experience #star wars #sw #star wars books #star wars art #anakin skywalker #obi-wan kenobi #ferus olin #siri tachi #jedi quest #sw novels #star wars legends #star wars eu #tsuyoshi nagano #school of fear

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weregonnabecoolbeans · 1 month

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I love when I become a fan of something and there seems to be endless content

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purringysalamiri · 8 days

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Today i have made art

unenthused

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notes-from-sarah · 7 months

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Read This, Not That - Star Wars Edition

There's so many Star Wars books it can be hard to know where to start. Of course, you can just read everything if you want, but if you have limited time and can't decide between two similar titles here's my list of which ones are worthy of your time (and sometimes braincells). I make no distinction between Legends EU and New EU in this list because none of this stuff is one coherent continuity anyway (no matter what they tell you). Instead, I'm focusing on the characters and how good the stories are for that character. List is roughly in timeline order and divided by similar books about the same character.

Obi-Wan as a Padawan

Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray > Padawan by Kiersten White

Anakin and Obi-Wan

The Approaching Storm by Alan Dean Foster > Brotherhood by Mike Chen

Obi-Wan on Tatooine

Kenobi by John Jackson Miller > Obi-Wan: A Jedi's Purpose by Christopher Cantwell (comic)

Kanan Jarrus

A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller > Kanan Omnibus by Greg Weisman (comic)

Grand Admiral Thrawn

Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn > Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

Han Solo

Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn > Honor Among Thieves by James S. A. Corey

Boba Fett

Blood Ties, vol 1-2 by Tom Taylor (comic) > The Mandalorian Armor by K. W. Jeter

Princess Leia

Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning > Razor's Edge by Martha Wells

Luke Skywalker

Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne > Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster

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revanknightwoman · 6 months

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Artists: Meetra Surik: @skullinacowboyhat imperial agent: @b-tanja-blog Bastila Shan: @eluvisen

Revan

Meetra Surik

Exar Kun

Thrawn

Ashoka

Luke Skywalker

Mara Jade

Swtor 's Imperial Agent

Bastila Shan

Nomination for creating your list: @youre-late @nothingfunnyidk @lonewolfel @neuroempathjewel @my-heart-is-at-csillaheart

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legendscon · 8 months

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Please join us in wishing a very happy birthday to legendary writer Timothy Zahn! Best known for bringing Mara Jade and Grand Admiral Thrawn into life as we know it today, he has become one of the franchise's most important creators.