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A review by galacticvampire
Victory's Price by Alexander Freed
adventurous
dark
emotional
5.0
Alphabet Squadron is probably one of the most thematically-strong instalments of Star Wars. It's not trying to hook you with an adventure or with a cast of charismatic characters (although both of these are quite interesting), but trying to make you question the morality of a justice system, how far should violence go for "the greater good" and really really focus on the individuals in a war.
The empire is not a faceless mass of evil. Is a system made by people that for better of for worse were stimulated to every act of corruption possible. And the New Republic isn't just full of dashing heroes, but soldier tired of the fight and scared senseless of the war and its unavoidable end. The humanisation is great, specially because it never tries to play it as a both-siding. Freed is great at balancing the nuances without gratuitously excusing the Empire for its horrific deeds.
The climax is emotional and trilling (my only caveat being Wyl's part in it) and the end felt fulfilling in a bittersweet way.
The empire is not a faceless mass of evil. Is a system made by people that for better of for worse were stimulated to every act of corruption possible. And the New Republic isn't just full of dashing heroes, but soldier tired of the fight and scared senseless of the war and its unavoidable end. The humanisation is great, specially because it never tries to play it as a both-siding. Freed is great at balancing the nuances without gratuitously excusing the Empire for its horrific deeds.
The climax is emotional and trilling (my only caveat being Wyl's part in it) and the end felt fulfilling in a bittersweet way.