Star Wars: Victory’s Price
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Summary
The aces of Alphabet Squadron have one final chance to defeat the darkness of Shadow Wing in this thrilling conclusion to the Star Wars trilogy！
In the wake of Yrica Quell's shocking decision-and one of the fiercest battles of their lives-the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen。
Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing's spear。 Operation Cinder， the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination which began in the twilight of the Imperial era， burns throughout the galaxy。 Shadow Wing is no longer wounded prey fleeing the hunters of the New Republic。 With its leader， its strength has returned， and its Star Destroyers and TIE squadrons lurk in the darkness between stars， carrying out the fallen Emperor's final edict of destruction-as well as another， stranger mission， one Keize has championed not for the dying Empire， but for its loyal soldiers。
Alphabet Squadron's ships are as ramshackle and damaged as their spirits， but they've always had each other。 Now， as they face the might of Keize's reborn juggernaut， they aren't even sure they have that。 How do you catch a shadow？ How do you kill it？ And when you're finally victorious， who pays the price？
In the wake of Yrica Quell's shocking decision-and one of the fiercest battles of their lives-the remnants of Alphabet Squadron seek answers and closure across a galaxy whose old war scars are threatening to reopen。
Soran Keize has returned to the tip of Shadow Wing's spear。 Operation Cinder， the terrifying protocol of planetary extermination which began in the twilight of the Imperial era， burns throughout the galaxy。 Shadow Wing is no longer wounded prey fleeing the hunters of the New Republic。 With its leader， its strength has returned， and its Star Destroyers and TIE squadrons lurk in the darkness between stars， carrying out the fallen Emperor's final edict of destruction-as well as another， stranger mission， one Keize has championed not for the dying Empire， but for its loyal soldiers。
Alphabet Squadron's ships are as ramshackle and damaged as their spirits， but they've always had each other。 Now， as they face the might of Keize's reborn juggernaut， they aren't even sure they have that。 How do you catch a shadow？ How do you kill it？ And when you're finally victorious， who pays the price？
Reviews
Tyler
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Best book of the Alphabet trilogy in my opinion。 I'm so glad they changed the audiobook narrator for this one （I didn't care for Carol Monda who read the 2nd book）。 Best book of the Alphabet trilogy in my opinion。 I'm so glad they changed the audiobook narrator for this one （I didn't care for Carol Monda who read the 2nd book）。 。。。more
Dave
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This is one of my favourite Star Wars books。 The dramatic payoffs， the trauma that people display and the heroic efforts of people who believe they are doing the right thing。 It builds so well upon the previous two that it is a page turner and almost impossible to put down。
Micah
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It wraps up a little sweet， but whatever that happens in a star war。 This series is so good。 This book in particular is great at examining the stress on this team at the edge of the end of the war。
Andrew
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A fun book that's written better than the average Star Wars novel。 Notably， it focuses much more on character and psychology; this means that the story beats hit harder， but in my experience this resulted in less adrenaline than， say， the Allston and Stackpole X-WING series that is this trilogy's spiritual predecessor。 If you liked the first two you will almost certainly find this to be a satisfying conclusion。 A fun book that's written better than the average Star Wars novel。 Notably， it focuses much more on character and psychology; this means that the story beats hit harder， but in my experience this resulted in less adrenaline than， say， the Allston and Stackpole X-WING series that is this trilogy's spiritual predecessor。 If you liked the first two you will almost certainly find this to be a satisfying conclusion。 。。。more
Dominik Roth
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This book （and really the whole Alphabet Squadron Trilogy） is so much heavier than a Star Wars story should have any right to be。
Justin Emmerton
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A great conclusion to what was by far the best series of books in the current canon。 I'd love it if Freed was given the chance to revisit these characters in the future！ A great conclusion to what was by far the best series of books in the current canon。 I'd love it if Freed was given the chance to revisit these characters in the future！ 。。。more
Jay Gabler
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As the Galactic Civil War reaches its endgame， Freed explores the themes of trauma and forgiveness that inevitably accompany any postwar reconstruction。 What will happen to the innumerable individuals who in some way supported the fascist， murderous Emperor Palpatine？ Audiobook narrator January LaVoy captures the weary world of warriors who are of mixed mind about losing their purpose in a growing galaxy， and the use of non-franchise music — somewhat jarring in the trilogy’s first installment — As the Galactic Civil War reaches its endgame， Freed explores the themes of trauma and forgiveness that inevitably accompany any postwar reconstruction。 What will happen to the innumerable individuals who in some way supported the fascist， murderous Emperor Palpatine？ Audiobook narrator January LaVoy captures the weary world of warriors who are of mixed mind about losing their purpose in a growing galaxy， and the use of non-franchise music — somewhat jarring in the trilogy’s first installment — is smooth， even welcome。I reviewed Victory's Price， and two other new Star Wars titles， for The Tangential。 。。。more
Ed Adams
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SPOILER:。 Disappointed with everyone's invincibility and amazing escapes。 The storytelling itself was good and January Lavoy did a wonderful job as always but the resolution left something to be desired。 SPOILER:。 Disappointed with everyone's invincibility and amazing escapes。 The storytelling itself was good and January Lavoy did a wonderful job as always but the resolution left something to be desired。 。。。more
Burt
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Excellent story and definitely the best book in the trilogy。 I give a lot of credit to the author for including Hera Syndulla as such an important character， but without her being the main focus of the story or overshadowing the members of Alphabet Squadron。 Hopefully we’ll get a Hera book （or series of books） soon。
Ryan
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Love the way this series ended。 Justice and redemption。
Ryan Johnson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's a fine end to the series。 Not willing to kill a main character felt wrong， especially when the death was earned and felt right for the first time characters。 It's a fine end to the series。 Not willing to kill a main character felt wrong， especially when the death was earned and felt right for the first time characters。 。。。more
Emma
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When I read the first Alphabet Squadron book， just called Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron， in 2019， I'd rated it 3 stars。 After reading the second book， Star Wars: Shadow Fall， last year， I gave it a 4-star rating。 Now I've read the third and final book in Alexander Freed's Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy， Star Wars: Victory's price。 Again， I gave it a 4-star rating。 But I do think it was the best book of the bunch。 When I read the first Alphabet Squadron book， just called Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron， in 2019， I'd rated it 3 stars。 After reading the second book， Star Wars: Shadow Fall， last year， I gave it a 4-star rating。 Now I've read the third and final book in Alexander Freed's Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy， Star Wars: Victory's price。 Again， I gave it a 4-star rating。 But I do think it was the best book of the bunch。 。。。more
Gregg
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The epic conclusion to the trilogy， as Alphabet Squadron puts it all on the line， above the planet of Jakku。
Nicholas Abdilla
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Great end to the trilogy！
Patrick
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Well written and a fairly satisfying conclusion to the trilogy。 However， as with the previous books， I just had a hard time getting into it and would often bounce from page-turning investment to roll-my-eyes disinterest。 Definitely a series for those who like a more gritty morally grey style of solider story。
Billy Jepma
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"The war ended a year ago。 It’s time to walk away。" A thrilling， intelligent， and moving end to a consistently excellent trilogy。 Freed has written a fitting， often beautiful， occasionally painful， and always empathetic conclusion that respects its characters enough to let them face real consequences with all the messy， misguided honesty that befits them。 It thrilled me， it moved me， and it's one of the most thoroughly satisfying Star Wars novels I've ever read。 And I've read a lot of them。 I "The war ended a year ago。 It’s time to walk away。" A thrilling， intelligent， and moving end to a consistently excellent trilogy。 Freed has written a fitting， often beautiful， occasionally painful， and always empathetic conclusion that respects its characters enough to let them face real consequences with all the messy， misguided honesty that befits them。 It thrilled me， it moved me， and it's one of the most thoroughly satisfying Star Wars novels I've ever read。 And I've read a lot of them。 I love how Freed takes his time in this book。 He's always shown an aptitude for introspection， but he outdoes himself here。 This book is borderline slow， but that slower pace is crucial to the book's success。 Every character arc and plot thread is addressed， reckoned with， and resolved in a way that feels， as all good conclusions should， like an end and a beginning。 And he does it all so deliberately that every piece of the puzzle fits snugly into its proper place。 I do hope it continues to find a lasting audience in the future， because unlike many of the books in the Star Wars canon， this trilogy could function just as well outside of it as it does within it。 I could honestly ramble on and on about how much I loved this book and its characters and their tragedies and their bravery。。。but I’ll settle for saying that this series meant a lot to me， more than I could’ve predicted， and it’s going to stick with me for a good long while。 。。。more
Lata
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A fitting end to Alexander Freed’s trilogy about Alphabet Squadron。 Asking interesting questions about loyalty and duty， and how far should retribution go in dealing with those who accepted and enforced unethical and brutal regimes。 And humanizing those who were in those regimes。This whole series lives in the land of the grey， the morally complex， and ethically dubious。 This was an excellent wrap up to this series， with Yrica， Wyl and Chass finding some peace after their many trials and engageme A fitting end to Alexander Freed’s trilogy about Alphabet Squadron。 Asking interesting questions about loyalty and duty， and how far should retribution go in dealing with those who accepted and enforced unethical and brutal regimes。 And humanizing those who were in those regimes。This whole series lives in the land of the grey， the morally complex， and ethically dubious。 This was an excellent wrap up to this series， with Yrica， Wyl and Chass finding some peace after their many trials and engagements。 。。。more
Sean Daily
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Freed has quite possibly written the best book trilogy in the Star Wars universe with his Alphabet Squadron novels。The cast of character is， in my opinion， the most relatable set of characters in this galaxy far， far away。Victory’s Price sets a new bar emotionally for the franchise。 I found myself tearing up at tragic moments and happy ones alike。 I felt grief and sympathy and pity for both Alphabet and Shadow Wing。 The amount of nuance in these characters is just amazing; these people are deepl Freed has quite possibly written the best book trilogy in the Star Wars universe with his Alphabet Squadron novels。The cast of character is， in my opinion， the most relatable set of characters in this galaxy far， far away。Victory’s Price sets a new bar emotionally for the franchise。 I found myself tearing up at tragic moments and happy ones alike。 I felt grief and sympathy and pity for both Alphabet and Shadow Wing。 The amount of nuance in these characters is just amazing; these people are deeply realistic and Freed did such a great job of making those rebels and Imperials a part of my life。I hate to see them go， but I loved reading about them and their very real struggles。 Also， I feel like the door has been left open for a particular character to return again and I’m very much looking forward to that day。I highly recommend this book and the series as a whole。 。。。more
Danny
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This book had a lot of action， but also felt slower paced at the same time。 Not a bad thing at all， and I felt it was a very satisfying end to the alphabet squadron trilogy。 I think the end reminded me how much I grew to like these characters and made me really want to know where they end up。 It felt real。。。 As much as star wars can。 Definitely the best of the three。
Charlie Gates
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I liked this series， but this is the best of the three。 Alexander Freed is the only writer in Star Wars that makes you really feel like you're reading a war novel that just so happens to be set amongst the stars。 Like Twilight Company， 5 stars might be a tad high （it's no To Kill a Mockingbird）， but it feels important to our world in a way that Star Wars books rarely do， and that needs to be rewarded。 I liked this series， but this is the best of the three。 Alexander Freed is the only writer in Star Wars that makes you really feel like you're reading a war novel that just so happens to be set amongst the stars。 Like Twilight Company， 5 stars might be a tad high （it's no To Kill a Mockingbird）， but it feels important to our world in a way that Star Wars books rarely do， and that needs to be rewarded。 。。。more
Ozro Davis
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As I mentioned in my review for Shadow Fall， I think the Alphabet Squadron has been the pinnacle of the past few years of Star Wars canon。 It's a refreshing read as a regular Star Wars reader， because it's not dragged down as a story by being overly-connected to any specific movie or character - it's just its own thing。 But even more than that， they're simply good books。Where Shadow Fall struggled a bit for being the second act of the trilogy， Victory's Price completely stuck the landing。 The ba As I mentioned in my review for Shadow Fall， I think the Alphabet Squadron has been the pinnacle of the past few years of Star Wars canon。 It's a refreshing read as a regular Star Wars reader， because it's not dragged down as a story by being overly-connected to any specific movie or character - it's just its own thing。 But even more than that， they're simply good books。Where Shadow Fall struggled a bit for being the second act of the trilogy， Victory's Price completely stuck the landing。 The balance of characters is impressive， as all seven of the main POV characters have a fully realized arc of their own， paying off buildup from the previous two novels。 Most impressively， Freed writes all of them in a unique voice with competing philosophies on the war they're fighting， and he manages to do so without pushing the reader to accept any one character as "right。" Each viewpoint is treated as valid。That's something that is often overlooked in the franchise - the WARS side of Star Wars。 Here we see the conflict of the Empire vs the Rebellion fully realized， but not in the black and white， good vs evil it's so often portrayed。 This is a story about the people on the front lines， more complicated than the broad ideals represented by either faction。 The aptly （perhaps too aptlyMILD SPOILERS（view spoiler）[There's also plenty of the loss you'd expect to see in a proper war story。 With the five members of Alphabet Squadron separated throughout the second book， a reader might expect the finale to build towards a climax with all five flying in together again， at last， to save the day heroically; and they all lived happily ever after。 But that's not quite the ending Freed gives。 Instead， we see a group feeling the full weight of the past year of continued warfare， struggling to reach the ideals of the heroes we usually see in these books and movies。 （hide spoiler）]There's a lot of hope throughout the novel， but lots of struggle to go with it。 It's everything you want explored in a longer form Star Wars story and more。 I'm not typically a starfighter guy - I've never cared much about the difference between an MC-75 and a Nebulon B frigate - but these books made it easy to overlook the technical details and see what's really going on inside。 Freed has written five Star Wars books so far， and he's convincing me that he might understand the humanity of this universe better than anyone else writing at Lucasfilm right now。Unless you're looking for a story about Jedi， this is where I'd point any new Star Wars reader to start their journey into SW books。 For the canon junky， detail oriented readers， there's some fantastic connections to other books， comics， and video games set in the same era， but that's all just bonus。 The story isn't built on gimmicks - it's just plain good。 。。。more
Scott
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is an appropriately dark and perfectly emotional ending to a series I enjoyed from the beginning。 From a premise that on its face seems silly we ended up。。。 Here。My only criticism of this book and the rest of the series contains spoilers:The reluctance to kill off the pilots of alphabet squadron became distracting as they started surviving improbably took away from the gritty realism of the rest of the story。 Some characters do die， but the survival of the main cast at times was too improba This is an appropriately dark and perfectly emotional ending to a series I enjoyed from the beginning。 From a premise that on its face seems silly we ended up。。。 Here。My only criticism of this book and the rest of the series contains spoilers:The reluctance to kill off the pilots of alphabet squadron became distracting as they started surviving improbably took away from the gritty realism of the rest of the story。 Some characters do die， but the survival of the main cast at times was too improbable more than once with them seeming to die only to reappear later on。 A big theme of Star Wars in general is to end with hope， and I liked the character work that came out of the close calls， but for there have been so many close calls and believed deaths only for everyone to be fine on the last page was a little underwhelming。This book， and series， is still absolutely 5 star and deserves more attention， even with the one spot that didn't click with me。 。。。more
David
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My review is mixed， based on how you want to read this book。 As a starfighter series in the vein of Rogue/Wraith Squadron series， it is a failure。 It never matches the exciting space battles of Rogue Squadron or the humor or personal relationships of Wraith Squadron。 The character of Yrica Quell is even a copy of a character in Wraith Squadron: Imperial who does horrible things， covers those deeds up， joins the Rebels， and then is outed， but remains loyal to her squadron。 The basic aspects of th My review is mixed， based on how you want to read this book。 As a starfighter series in the vein of Rogue/Wraith Squadron series， it is a failure。 It never matches the exciting space battles of Rogue Squadron or the humor or personal relationships of Wraith Squadron。 The character of Yrica Quell is even a copy of a character in Wraith Squadron: Imperial who does horrible things， covers those deeds up， joins the Rebels， and then is outed， but remains loyal to her squadron。 The basic aspects of this book as a starfighter series were disappointing as I could never suspend my disbelief enough that 4 ships could take on Shadow Wing。 However， as a book looking at the psychological toll the Galactic Civil War would have taken on the common soldier， the book does a better job。 I think the big payoff for a 3 book series being the bad guy is going to blow up some military records is a bit weak， but at least did work with the characters of the series。 I guess it boiled down to over 3 books， I never really liked or connected to any of the characters。 。。。more
Ryan
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This was a very satisfying conclusion。 I feel that it was only hindered by how overwritten and drawn out the rest of the trilogy was。 This one has better pacing than the first two and also maintains the same level of excitement from the first one。 I wish the first two were a bit better and I honestly don’t know if I’d recommend this trilogy as a whole to most people even though I’ve enjoyed it。 It does have its problems but it also has its high points。 I think freed has a strong writing style wh This was a very satisfying conclusion。 I feel that it was only hindered by how overwritten and drawn out the rest of the trilogy was。 This one has better pacing than the first two and also maintains the same level of excitement from the first one。 I wish the first two were a bit better and I honestly don’t know if I’d recommend this trilogy as a whole to most people even though I’ve enjoyed it。 It does have its problems but it also has its high points。 I think freed has a strong writing style when he’s good， but also has some weaknesses to iron out， this one however was really good and had more strengths than weaknesses。 。。。more
Caleb Vandergriff
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A good， satisfying ending to the trilogy。
CJ
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Solid ending to a great trilogy that stands with the best of the post Episode VI canon novels。 This last book definitely the weightier of the three for the main characters with their angst and trials but couched with good militaristic action you come to expect from the author。
Chris The Lizard from Planet X
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Star Wars: Victory’s Price by Alexander Freed is a media tie-in novel based on the popular Star Wars film franchise， and the third book of the Alphabet Squadron Trilogy。 Star Wars: Victory’s Price” closes out the Alphabet Squadron trilogy。 Set a Year after the events of “Star Wars: Ep。6 Return Of The Jedi，” “Victory’s Price” leads in to the Battle of Jakku with the dwindling Imperial remnants （such as Shadow Wing） facing off against New Republic forces （including Alphabet Squadron）。 Other key st Star Wars: Victory’s Price by Alexander Freed is a media tie-in novel based on the popular Star Wars film franchise， and the third book of the Alphabet Squadron Trilogy。 Star Wars: Victory’s Price” closes out the Alphabet Squadron trilogy。 Set a Year after the events of “Star Wars: Ep。6 Return Of The Jedi，” “Victory’s Price” leads in to the Battle of Jakku with the dwindling Imperial remnants （such as Shadow Wing） facing off against New Republic forces （including Alphabet Squadron）。 Other key storylines involve Yrica Quell being back with the Empire （or is she？）， the Emperor’s Messenger， Imperial Colonel Soran， sabotage， spies， a space battle in Chadawa， and a mission on Coruscant。 How does everything play together？ That would be spoiling。If you were a fan of the first two installments of author Alexander Freed’s Alphabet Squadron trilogy， the third entry should be up your alley。 If you weren’t enamored by the first two books， “Victory’s Price” is more of the same。 I definitely fall in the latter camp。 While I understand the interest in this series （especially if you are a Rogue Squadron series enthusiast）， ‘Price’ and the Alphabet trilogy as a whole is bloated and in dire need of edits。 Did this even need to be a trilogy？ Did this final book need to be 460 pages？ Probably not。 More often than not， ‘Price’ seemed to just drag on with endless skirmishes， characters questioning their choices （or do actions that I never once bought）， blabber on with exposition， or go in circles with their actions。 It would be one thing if I was invested in these new characters like Alphabet Squadron pilots Nath， Kairos， Wyl， and Chass， but I just never found myself drawn to them。 Of the new characters only Quell was remotely compelling as she was grappling with major dilemmas。 The only character I was happy to read about was Hera as I was already a fan of the character from “Star Wars Rebels” and other Star Wars media。 In fact， ‘Price’ and the series as a whole is at its best when it does connect to canon。Now， I’m not saying there isn’t anything to admire here storywise。 The exploration of the psychological impact of war on the characters was a smart choice， but it’s so overcooked that it loses its impact。 The Imperial in fighting would have made for some great storytelling， but it’s not developed enough。 The Emperor’s Messenger plotline was an intriguing look at the Empire’s innerworkings and was arguably the highlight of the entire book， but it was more of a plot device than an actual story。 Essentially， there are a lot of good ideas that just aren’t executed well enough in my eyes。 Overall， Thoughts: “Star Wars: Victory’s Price” will certainly appeal to fans of this series。 For everyone else， I’d recommend picking up other SW novels such as “Star Wars: Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel，” “Resistance Reborn，” or “Bloodline。” 。。。more
Arezou
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What I didn’t expect was for this book to so thoroughly knock the air out of my lungs and break my heart in a way that would leave me needing several days to recover。[READ FULL REVIEW: https://arezoudeetoo。com/2021/03/31/b。。。]The book picks up some time after former Imperial-turned-Alphabet Squadron leader Yrica Quell abandoned the Rebellion and returned to the familiarity of her former squadron， known as Shadow Wing。In her absence， her former squad is fractured。 Wyl Lark has assumed leadership What I didn’t expect was for this book to so thoroughly knock the air out of my lungs and break my heart in a way that would leave me needing several days to recover。[READ FULL REVIEW: https://arezoudeetoo。com/2021/03/31/b。。。]The book picks up some time after former Imperial-turned-Alphabet Squadron leader Yrica Quell abandoned the Rebellion and returned to the familiarity of her former squadron， known as Shadow Wing。In her absence， her former squad is fractured。 Wyl Lark has assumed leadership of the team， Nath Tensent seems one bad day from running away from the whole thing， Chass Na Chadic can’t quite shake the teachings of the cult she encountered in the last book and Kairos is…。well…Kairos about it。But the team can’t afford to fall apart now， not with the Empire amassing its forces over Jakku for the battle that will determine the fate of the galaxy， at least for now。 All while at the centre of the galaxy， Major Soran Keize is planning a move that will have ramifications for anyone who has ever been in Imperial service。If it sounds like I’m being vague， it’s because I am。 There is just so much going on in this book that I cannot distill it into one summary。 。。。more
Troy Vicker
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Two words。。。。Space hippies。I mean I had it’s moments but overall it kinda lagged。 At least until it just started fast forwarding past events toward the end。 They must have been running out of pages or something。 And I think they might have tried to put too many story lines into it。 I get it though。 The saga is much larger than the main heroes and villains and it needs explored。 But my biggest gripe is with such strong anti war and “let’s all get along” sentiments driving this trilogy perhaps the Two words。。。。Space hippies。I mean I had it’s moments but overall it kinda lagged。 At least until it just started fast forwarding past events toward the end。 They must have been running out of pages or something。 And I think they might have tried to put too many story lines into it。 I get it though。 The saga is much larger than the main heroes and villains and it needs explored。 But my biggest gripe is with such strong anti war and “let’s all get along” sentiments driving this trilogy perhaps the subject matter of Star WARS isn’t the best vehicle。 。。。more
Unseen Library
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