95 reviews for:

Wraith Squadron

Aaron Allston

4.03 AVERAGE

geerfear's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thebartthe's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eawilson21's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous

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Not my usual genre, but a fun stretch! Some parts were a bit dry for me, as a very casual Star Wars observer, but when it was good, it was really good. 

huffy1212's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tiepilot_dandy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

nebular_fire's review against another edition

4.0

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“Yub, yub, Commander.”
So many fond memories from when I first read this as a teenager in the 90s, and I still enjoy the ensemble of characters; the humor/friendship between Wes Janson and Wedge Antilles (the Ewok pilot candidate joke). Admiral Ackbar’s niece. Piggy a Gamorrean lab-rat who is a mathematical genius. Face, the former child holodrama star. Ton who is essentially a cyborg because he’s allergic to bacta and had so many body parts replaced. This first book is more of a set up; not all the characters are fully developed before some get killed off, though a few have moments. More like Ocean’s Eleven in space; they’re a team but not equal screen time.

exarkun1979's review against another edition

3.0

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La série de l'escadron spectre est une tentative de refaire le succès de l'escadron Rogue avec un autre auteur. La tentative n'est pas tout à fait réussie avec souvent des blagues qui ne m'ont pas fait rire et une histoire qui ne m'a pas beaucoup enlevé. Je crois que dans l'univers de Star Wars, Aaron Allston est un des auteurs les plus sur-estimés.

no_muaddib's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hk2017's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

mattachu's review

4.5

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Unlike the first arc of the X-wing novels, where I knew that certain members of Rogue Squadron would definitely survive thanks to reading books later in the timeline, I had no idea about any of the members of Wraith Squadron going into this book, which certainly upped the tension for me. I was also surprised by how emotional the book got in places.
Definitely my favourite book of the X-wing series so far!