Death Troopers
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- Author：Joe Schreiber
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Summary
The chilling tale of the undead in a galaxy far， far away。
“This is the Star Wars of every horror fan’s dreams—gory， funny， and brimming with a blood-spattered cast of swashbucklers and space-zombies。”—Seth Grahame-Smith， author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
When the Imperial prison barge Purge—temporary home to five hundred of the galaxy’s most ruthless killers， Rebels， scoundrels， and thieves—breaks down in a distant part of space， its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting and seemingly abandoned。 But when a boarding party from the Purge is sent to scavenge for parts， only half of them come back—bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours， nearly all aboard the Purge die in ways too hideous to imagine。
And death is only the beginning。
The Purge’s half-dozen survivors will do whatever it takes to stay alive。 But nothing can prepare them for what lies waiting aboard the Star Destroyer。 For the dead are rising: soulless， unstoppable， and unspeakably hungry。
“This is the Star Wars of every horror fan’s dreams—gory， funny， and brimming with a blood-spattered cast of swashbucklers and space-zombies。”—Seth Grahame-Smith， author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
When the Imperial prison barge Purge—temporary home to five hundred of the galaxy’s most ruthless killers， Rebels， scoundrels， and thieves—breaks down in a distant part of space， its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting and seemingly abandoned。 But when a boarding party from the Purge is sent to scavenge for parts， only half of them come back—bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours， nearly all aboard the Purge die in ways too hideous to imagine。
And death is only the beginning。
The Purge’s half-dozen survivors will do whatever it takes to stay alive。 But nothing can prepare them for what lies waiting aboard the Star Destroyer。 For the dead are rising: soulless， unstoppable， and unspeakably hungry。
Reviews
Mike Bollow
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Some fun imagery。 Mostly silly。
Jack Lager
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Fantastic！ Absolutely thrilling and too good to stop listening。 An amazing thriller/horror style story in the Star Wars universe。 Any Star Wars fan should read （or listen）！！
BookzBookzBookz
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So when my 17-year old son told me there was a zombie chapter to the Star Wars saga， I had to dive on it。 I knew it wasn’t going to be exactly like the usual apocalyptic quandary， giving me something to salivate for。 So I got the book and dove right in。Honestly， I can say I’m pretty happy with the stale- especially having two of my favorite characters （one being a crush since childhood） made an appearance。 Totally was not expecting them， and so they added that bit of gravy to my meat and potatoe So when my 17-year old son told me there was a zombie chapter to the Star Wars saga， I had to dive on it。 I knew it wasn’t going to be exactly like the usual apocalyptic quandary， giving me something to salivate for。 So I got the book and dove right in。Honestly， I can say I’m pretty happy with the stale- especially having two of my favorite characters （one being a crush since childhood） made an appearance。 Totally was not expecting them， and so they added that bit of gravy to my meat and potatoes。 Death Troopers， part of the Legends series， by Jon Schreiber， tells of inmates trapped aboard the Purge， a prison barge。 There are a handful of characters to focus on， but the story itself is so juicy with action and jabs even at Lord Vader… being ‘tall’ and ‘cold’。 The thing is， the story， standalone， is amazing and a breath of fresh air to my Star Wars library。 It’s my first Legends book， but I can say that I am ready to grab a couple more now。 This was fantastic。I think Maul: Lockdown is next for me。 I like this guy’s style。 。。。more
Craig Carignan
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A great read。 Scary "Death Troopers。" A great read。 Scary "Death Troopers。" 。。。more
Azalea Martinez
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Me gustaron los personajes， pero han y chewie son un poco innecesarios， en ocasiones la narración era un poco too much pero aun así me gusto mucho。
Travis Sutton
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We （ I ） need more horror in Star Wars。 This was so much fun to read and a couple fan favorites make an appearance too。。。
Can A Dino Read
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Amazing concept， mediocre execution。 Flat characters with little to no arc and a sudden ending that felt quite cheap。 Having han and chewie show up felt like lazy writing I would of benefited from more organic and original characters。 It’s a shame because the story elements are so interesting needed a little bit more character development and more plot， slow start but the second half of the book felt rushed。
Max
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A very interesting Star Wars novel， that gives off a feel that we’ve never fully seen in the franchise。 Horror elements mixed with some interesting lore， makes this book a must read。 Especially since this is canon， and where the “death trooper” legion got their name from。
Ironbloody
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Una pena que este libro no sea canon， el virus Blackwing me parece uno de los virus mas interesante que he visto， su concepto es muy bueno。 Además hay algunas sorpresas en la mitad del libro。 No le pongo 5 estrellas solamente porque me pareció muy corto， como que todo sucedió muy rápido， desde la infección hasta la resolución
Will Wilson
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2。5。 This started out great but some legacy characters are introduced about 1/2 way through the book and it really takes away from the others that the author spent a lot of time developing 。
Alex
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The story definitely succeeded in making it seem right that Zombies exist in the Star Wars universe - which was a concern of mine going in。 However， this achievement meant the book wasn’t a particularly compelling Zombie story， they weren’t very frightening and the plot was rather predictable。 There was also way too many plot conveniences and unlike the canon books， language and terminology that is too our-world and not Star-Warsy enough。 That being said， the characters were all compelling and r The story definitely succeeded in making it seem right that Zombies exist in the Star Wars universe - which was a concern of mine going in。 However， this achievement meant the book wasn’t a particularly compelling Zombie story， they weren’t very frightening and the plot was rather predictable。 There was also way too many plot conveniences and unlike the canon books， language and terminology that is too our-world and not Star-Warsy enough。 That being said， the characters were all compelling and received satisfying arcs。 。。。more
shitgoblin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First 60-70 pages were phenomenal。 The buildup and everything was awesome。 It would seem like the enviorment and characters would be boring with only storm troopers and prisoners， no jedi or sith at all but it wasn't。 I was really invested and wanted to continue reading， the characters weren't too special but I wanted to see the story contiune。 But then Han Solo and Chewbacca were introduced and instantly became less interesting。 There were a lot of lame-ish plot twists and coincidences。 Even th First 60-70 pages were phenomenal。 The buildup and everything was awesome。 It would seem like the enviorment and characters would be boring with only storm troopers and prisoners， no jedi or sith at all but it wasn't。 I was really invested and wanted to continue reading， the characters weren't too special but I wanted to see the story contiune。 But then Han Solo and Chewbacca were introduced and instantly became less interesting。 There were a lot of lame-ish plot twists and coincidences。 Even though they were lame they carried my interest。 The ending was very mediocre and the final chapter was lame。 Not interesting at all。 It was about something briefly mentioned early on in the book。 My first star wars novel， weak 6/10 which translates to a 3/5 I suppose。After the final chapter there was a chapter from another book connected to this one。 It was really cool to read saber fighting， probably since its very different from Death Troopers which was horror/thriller and not action。 As i said before， that one chapter was really cool and i'll probably read that book（Red Harvest） some time。 。。。more
Peter Sawyer
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Possibly the best Star wars book I've read to date。I picked this book up on impulse because it sounded unique。 A zombie thriller set in the Star wars universe。 It is self-contained and creepy。 I always prefer the Star wars stories that are self-contained and set before the original series。 I do not like the way the characters from the original cast are written post return of the Jedi。 And the stories tend to get overcomplicated。The prison barge，"Purge" is stranded in space。 The crew boards an ab Possibly the best Star wars book I've read to date。I picked this book up on impulse because it sounded unique。 A zombie thriller set in the Star wars universe。 It is self-contained and creepy。 I always prefer the Star wars stories that are self-contained and set before the original series。 I do not like the way the characters from the original cast are written post return of the Jedi。 And the stories tend to get overcomplicated。The prison barge，"Purge" is stranded in space。 The crew boards an abandoned Star destroyer to salvage parts。 When they come back on board the prison barge a virus begins to spread， killing all but a small handful of the crew。 However， the dead eventually rise to hunt the living。 。。。more
TommySurGoodReads
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Sympa mais ça manquait d'une meilleure prose。 Par contre en anim ça serait ouf Sympa mais ça manquait d'une meilleure prose。 Par contre en anim ça serait ouf 。。。more
AMR
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Está divertido。 Zombis en Star Wars y personaje femenino fuerte。 Cotorro。
William Sisson
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I really enjoyed the horror genre intersecting with Star Wars！ This story has some great and competent characters and really good first 2 acts。 Unfortunately the ending felt rushed and too neat to leave a lasting fear in the reader。 However this story and the prequel Red Harvest are mostly detached from the rest of the Star Wars canon making them approachable for people that may not really like Star Wars
Louis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoilers ahead， be warned！ All of this is my own opinion， if you don't agree， that's fine。 OMG！ What a book。 I didn't know what to expect as I don't normally read books like this but wow。 It was amazing。 The way the virus affected species differently， like the wookies going full blown mental。 This book should come with a crying warning though！ When his brother died I had to put the book down！ It was the right amount of thriller， horror， and suspense to keep me reading and I couldn't put the book Spoilers ahead， be warned！ All of this is my own opinion， if you don't agree， that's fine。 OMG！ What a book。 I didn't know what to expect as I don't normally read books like this but wow。 It was amazing。 The way the virus affected species differently， like the wookies going full blown mental。 This book should come with a crying warning though！ When his brother died I had to put the book down！ It was the right amount of thriller， horror， and suspense to keep me reading and I couldn't put the book down！ Each character had their own little arc and it made it even more special to read。 Honestly I only read this as my birthday is May 4th and I'm trying to relate more to Star Wars and I'm glad I did！ I'd recommend this book to anyone that listened。 The book is small， small print。 If you find it difficult to read small print then keep this in mind and maybe go down the kindle route。 It took me just shy of 5 days to complete it， I'm a very slow reader。 。。。more
Dan Corl
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Not bad。 Story was engaging and pretty dark。 I honestly wasn't sure if any of the protagonists were actually gonna survive。 A nice quick read that doesn't require you to think too much， or at all really。 Not bad。 Story was engaging and pretty dark。 I honestly wasn't sure if any of the protagonists were actually gonna survive。 A nice quick read that doesn't require you to think too much， or at all really。 。。。more
Ryan Winn
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I adore Star Wars and I’m more interested in the weird odds ands ends of the legends universe than most folks。 This was a really fun mashup up the zombie outbreak genre with the established Star Wars stuff。 I was loving this book but felt like the inclusion of two characters from the films limited the true horror of where the stories could have gone。 Despite this missed opportunity this is still firmly an above average Star Wars: Legends outing。
Matt Potter
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This was a fun read that was definitely on the short side。 Could’ve done with some more character development， and a slower descent into the zombie madness。 But it was great to read a Star Wars book with a unique idea， and what’s not to like about zombie storm troopers？
Mackenzie
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Although it was a slow beginning， when it takes off， it does not let up。 The chilling horror and grotesque imagery this story portrays is absolutely terrifying。。。such a page-turner。 Highly recommend
Danielle
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3。5 stars。 I like the concept of a Star Wars horror story， I would’ve liked it even more if it was scarier。
Eli
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Star Wars meets Dead Space。 A seriously cool concept for the Star Wars universe。 Not something you will EVER see nowadays with the Disney era。 Telling from the cover， this is absolutely a horror inspired story。 With my love for horror and my love for Star Wars， I enjoyed it thoroughly。 Some moments were lost on me， and there were a few small plot holes， but overall a great read that I had trouble putting down。 Reading some of the other reviews， it’s as though even after reading the synopsis and Star Wars meets Dead Space。 A seriously cool concept for the Star Wars universe。 Not something you will EVER see nowadays with the Disney era。 Telling from the cover， this is absolutely a horror inspired story。 With my love for horror and my love for Star Wars， I enjoyed it thoroughly。 Some moments were lost on me， and there were a few small plot holes， but overall a great read that I had trouble putting down。 Reading some of the other reviews， it’s as though even after reading the synopsis and viewing the cover， some readers did not understand what they were getting themselves into。 I’m this case， you can absolutely judge this book by its cover。 There are some tense， and spooky moments。 I think this is a Star Wars that we still deserve to see。 。。。more
Katie Rhea
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3。5⭐️
Anderson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I appreciate exploring the darker corners of the Star Wars universe in what is Star Wars’ version of zombies。 However the hollow characters and seemingly ham fisted inclusion of Han Solo and Chewbacca tarnish this story。 I by far prefer Maul Lockdown when it comes to Schreiber Star Wars novels。
Michael
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Really enjoyed the horror elements in this one， but the pacing of the book was awful。
isabella
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Star Wars Zombies。 That’s it。 That’s the whole review。
Ricky Lanchantin
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One of the best audio book experiences I've had。Zombies and Star Wars。Literally just plain fun！ One of the best audio book experiences I've had。Zombies and Star Wars。Literally just plain fun！ 。。。more
Matt
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Having only ever read one other Star Wars novel， The Novelization of Revenge of the Sith， it was nice reading something in a known universe。 Not having to stretch my mind too far to understand the setting or character motivations was nice。 One of the darkest stories in the SW universe， DT goes full tilt into the zombie outbreak horror arena。 It's gruesome and gritty， outright brutal at times。 Definitely not your Disney SW。 It feels very mature， even R rated at times in its descriptions of the de Having only ever read one other Star Wars novel， The Novelization of Revenge of the Sith， it was nice reading something in a known universe。 Not having to stretch my mind too far to understand the setting or character motivations was nice。 One of the darkest stories in the SW universe， DT goes full tilt into the zombie outbreak horror arena。 It's gruesome and gritty， outright brutal at times。 Definitely not your Disney SW。 It feels very mature， even R rated at times in its descriptions of the death and destruction wrought by the Virus。 Set on a prison barge and subsequently a derelict Star Destroyer， the story feels clausthrophic and gives us plenty of fodder to chew through once the virus takes hold。 At one point a character notes how Star Destoryers have upwards of 10k crew members， with us only seeing fractions of them in later chapters。 For the audio version the inclusion of sound effects， voices other than narration， and music， turned it into an audio drama。 The zombie groans， the whir of engines， the screams of victims all helped to elevate the experience。 The characters aren't one note and feel real enough but we really only care about the carnage and the secret behind the massacre。 My one gripe though is the inclusion of Han Solo and Chewbacca。 Seemingly shoehorned in because of the property they don't really serve a purpose that two completely new characters could have done。 If anything having them be main characters from the main franchise made me know they'd be safe。 Even when Chewie gets infected and they both almost fail to escape。 Maybe it's the nihilist in me but having an ending of sacrifice by the characters to stop the spread of the disease instead of just letting it float out in space makes more sense。 Since the incident is isolated and is never spoken of again。 All in all it was a fast paced， intense narrative about survival against intelligent zombies set in the Star Wars universe。 。。。more
Elwin Kline
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"I liked it。" - 3 out of 5 star rating。 A valiant attempt at a Star Wars horror novel。 Not what I expected at all。 I had really high hopes for this， truly hoping for a 4 or a 5 quality book out of this one。 While being overall good and well deserving of a 3， I just wanted more out of this。。。 which just never came。 I do want to emphasize that this is not a bad book。 It is just miles away from Maul: Lockdown （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。）， written by the same author， which I was sincer "I liked it。" - 3 out of 5 star rating。 A valiant attempt at a Star Wars horror novel。 Not what I expected at all。 I had really high hopes for this， truly hoping for a 4 or a 5 quality book out of this one。 While being overall good and well deserving of a 3， I just wanted more out of this。。。 which just never came。 I do want to emphasize that this is not a bad book。 It is just miles away from Maul: Lockdown （https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。）， written by the same author， which I was sincerely hoping for。 This was honestly riding as a 2 pretty much 2/3'rds of this。 But the final stretch was really a creative spike of damn good content， pushing it across the 3 star finish line。 。。。more
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