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Summary: Even better yet!!!!
Review: Wow. For wraith squad, I wrote a really long review. I don't know if that's needed here, because Wow about sums it up. I'm continually impressed by Aaron Allston's ability to write multiple characters at one time, but I was flabergasted with this book. Suddenly, Face and Phanan come alive and become absoloutly memorable characters that you want to read more about! Although I'm not a hopeless romantic, i did miss the scenes with Kell and Tyria. They added an atmosphere that so far no other character has come close to. I've got a good feeling about Myn Donos (thee best character!) and Lara notsil, but so far nothing has happened. Over all, this is a wonderful book. I don't care what people say abou the mon remonda and the star destroyers, though. I mean, allston wrote a great novel, and people pick it apart just because of one minor technicality. PS Yub yub should be added as a slang phrase to the dictionary!
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Summary: Great! A definate read for any Star Wars fan!
Review: This is a wonderful book! It takes the characters from Wraith Squadron and sheds a whole new light on them. The thing I appreciate about Allston's books is the presence of humor. By using this, he creates very lifelike people, and the storyline doesn't get quite as depressing as in some books. Characters have real problems and work together to get through them, vs. the shiny perfect pilots who can do no wrong of Rogue Squadron. His pacing is great; the story is easy to understand and get into, and it's almost impossible to put down. There's not as much space action going on, but that's fine since some of those dogfights are a little hard to follow. Allston includes lots of alien pilots, something I don't especially like, but it's not a big problem. Definately read Wraith Squadron first, it provides important information needed to grasp the story in Iron Fist. Overall an incredible book! Very realistic and enjoyable. Reccommended to any Star Wars fan or one of great action stories.
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Summary: Excelent continuation of the X-Wing series!
Review: Iron Fist continues the adventures of the controversial X-Wing unity Wraith Squadron. After masquerading as Imperials in the last book, the squadron now is disguised as pirates in attempt to bring down Warlord Zinj. Allston is clearly more comfortable with his characters and they are indeed in rare form. Yet although these are clearly well-written characters, Allston does not hesitate to kill or injure them. He also includes a brand new person into the Wraith mix. Gara Petothal was an Imperial Intelligence officer in the previous X-Wing book. Now disguised as a victim of Imperial exploitation and under the identity of Lara Notsil, she has joined Wraith Squadron, confused as to where her loyalties lie: with her squad mates who trust her or with the Imperials who trained her. Wedge Antilles continues to develop into a stronger character, but what is most impressive is Allston's portrayal of Han Solo. Rather than Solo the rogue and smuggler or even family man from previous books, Allston presents General Solo. Here he is a soldier and tactician, a commander, not just a man with a blaster about to kill the enemies personally. Allston also does a great job with his villains. Both Zinj and Melvar come to life in an interesting way. Unlike other Imperial soldiers, Zinj is not a great tactician like Thrawn, nor is he a force-wielder like Vader and the Emperor, nor is he insane like Isard. Instead he is a soldier who understands the importance of manipulation and subterfuge as well as knowing when to fight and when to retreat. Overall, Iron Fist is an entertaining and well-written Star Wars book. It goes above and beyond the call of duty.
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Summary: A solid and, more importantly, mature series entry.
Review: Iron First is to Wraith Squadron what The Empire Strikes Back was to Star Wars: A New Hope, a solid and mature sequel that expands the story and its characters into challenging and emotionally satisfying directions. The Wraiths, having pulled off several near brilliant (or very lucky) string of attacks against the Warlord Zsinj, now must come up with a new plan and what a plan it is. The group poses as pirates in the hopes that they will grab the Warlord's attention and form a partnership. But that is not all, there is a little payback for a crooked New Republic officer that needs to be dealt out as well and the person the group inlists to help is not who she pretends to be. Undoubtedly fans will want this on their shelves. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Enjoyable Read
Review: I recall this book being very enjoyable as it continues on the x-wing series in an exciting way, which is rather typical of the series. New conflicts arise amonst imperial warlords and the x-wingers are called into action. x-wing fans will enjoy this book.
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Summary: First time I ever cried while reading SW
Review: I LOVE the Wraith books. However, this book was really sad. Without spoiling it for anyone, I will say that it made me cry and I stopped reading it and didn't pick it up again for almost two years! But it's a GREAT book, and I highly encourage you to read it. (But the sad part made me give it only four stars instead of five.) Oh, and once again-Face and Phanan ROCK!!!
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I first came across this title as a book-on-tape at a county library. It had never occurred to me that someone might have written books about Star Wars, so I decided to check it out and listen to it. I haven't regretted a minute of the many, many hours spent listening and re-listening to this wonderful book, and I doubt you will either.
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Summary: Star Wars, Xwing
Review: This is part of the Xwing series. It is an intersting series. If you are going to read the books though you need to start at the first and read them in order so that you will know what is going on.
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Summary: One of the best books in exsistence!
Review: This book made me cry, and that's not easy to do. Allston brilliantly makes you fall in love with every character he has created. There is so much humor, and a lot of depth to this novel. My only gripe is I got too interested in what was going on with Myn and Lara, that I can't wait for Allston to write another book to explain what happned between the two!
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Summary: It Keeps Getting Better
Review: I have to admit, while I am definatly in favor of having the Star Wars storyline continued through novels, a vast majority of those which have been written and published have been far from up to snuff. Sure, Zahn's works a fabulous, and Mike Stackpole writes some pretty good stuff, but a lot of the Star Wars literature, like Anderson's and Hambly's books, leave A LOT to be desired. Fortunatly, some visionary decided to allow Aaron Allston to try his hand at writing Star Wars. Allston takes Yoda's imfamous (and overused) words to heart and doesn't try, but does. The second X-Wing trilogy is, in my humble opinion, the finest work of Star Wars literature next to Zahn's books. Iron Fist picks up right where Wraith Squadron left off. Having defeated Admiral Trigit, the Republic decides the time has come to go after Warlord Zsinj. Of course, it wouldn't be Wraith Squadron to do things the simple way and engage Zsinj in a head to head fight, so Allston concieves a clever (and often entertaining) means of getting to Zsinj covertly. Like Wraith Squadron, Iron Fist demonstrates Allston's outstanding skill in portraying realistic characters. Each of the Wraiths has a distinct personality, and I generally found something to like about each of them. Particularly interesting is Lara Notsil, who I first feared would be generic. No spoilers, but she turns out to have a great deal more deapth than it originally appears. Allston also does a great job of getting the reader to feel some emotions. The Wraiths, unlike Stackpole's Rogues, have a strong humorous side, and some of the practical jokes they pull on each other are laugh out loud riots. The infamous Lieutenant Kettch returns, and he has an even greater role here than in Wraith Squadron. But not everything is fun and games. The Wraiths, unlike the Rogues (am I getting repetitive?), are mortals, and they do die on occasion. In Iron Fist, Allston writes the greatest death scene in Star Wars history, one which truly conveys the pain felt for the loss of a friend. Warlord Zsinj gets a larger role this time, giving the reader more imformation on his character. Zsinj, along with General Melvar, seem to have a bit more humor about them than most Imperials (for proof, check out the "New Oldtown" scene), but it makes them a little less generic, and Zsinj still does a far better job than most Star Wars antagonists at actually seeming threatening. This is one of the greats as far as Star Wars literature goes. Read it, then get Solo Command. Because, believe it or not, as good as this one is, Solo Command is even better.
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