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A review by taberiusrex
Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed
5.0
Now this is a drop-dead awesome Star Wars book. It dives deep into the universe, dredging up the galaxy's murky depths as it addresses questions of loyalty, duty, and responsibility. Every character is flawed, there isn't a clear good or evil side to the conflict, and the characters have to work to earn their endings. Plus, one or two solid cameos from other Star Wars stories.
I'm not one to reminisce about the Legends books—I thought the continuity was irreparably snarled and they were too afraid to move past the Jedi-and-Sith status quo—but this book reads like some of the best of them: Rogue Squadron, Republic Commando, even the original Thrawn trilogy. It also takes full advantage of the Disney Canon reset to tell an interesting new story with deep and interesting characters.
This is definitely among my favorites for Star Wars books. I'd recommend this to anyone who is interested in reading more about the galaxy far, far away, since it's very approachable, but especially to fans of Rogue One.
I'm not one to reminisce about the Legends books—I thought the continuity was irreparably snarled and they were too afraid to move past the Jedi-and-Sith status quo—but this book reads like some of the best of them: Rogue Squadron, Republic Commando, even the original Thrawn trilogy. It also takes full advantage of the Disney Canon reset to tell an interesting new story with deep and interesting characters.
This is definitely among my favorites for Star Wars books. I'd recommend this to anyone who is interested in reading more about the galaxy far, far away, since it's very approachable, but especially to fans of Rogue One.