Wedge's Gamble
Star Wars Legends: Rogue Squadron, Book 2
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Wedge's Gamble
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Marc Thompson
About this listen
Led by Wedge Antilles, the legendary pilots of Rogue Squadron prepare to risk everything in their battle against the Empire.
Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the X-wing fighters. And as the battle against the Empire rages across the vastness of space, the pilots risk both their lives and their machines for the cause of the Rebel Alliance. Now they must embark on a dangerous espionage mission, braving betrayal and death on the Imperial homeworld to smash the power of a ruthless foe!
It is the evil heart of a battered and reeling Empire: Coruscant, the giant city-world from whose massive towers the Imperial High Command directs the war. The Rebels will invade this mighty citadel in a daring move to bring the Empire to its knees. But first Wedge Antilles and his X-wing pilots must infiltrate Coruscant to gain vital intelligence information. Capture means death, or worse—trapped in the clutches of the vicious leader known as “Iceheart,” Ysanne Isard, now Emperor in all but name.
And one of Rogue Squadron’s own is already her slave, a traitor hidden behind a mask of innocence, working to betray both colleagues and the Rebellion itself.
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Star Wars books are seldom peak literature, but this is really not. And that is absolutely fine. I enjoyed an easy listen on my way to and from work. Wedge’s Gambit pushes its characters out of their comfort zones and situations range from high-octane action, to espionage thriller to sitcom. Stackpole’s writing only truly excels at the first.
Your mileage will vary with Corran Horn. I found my opinions on him shifted drastically and largely to the negative throughout the book and I do not think he is as likeable as the author clearly thinks he is. I just do not find him interesting. This is a shame because Corran gets the better part of the character development and attention in this book, and is presented with no less than three potential romantic interests. I didn’t find this storyline compelling and the emotional payoff for it was flat for me. It also quickly becomes annoying watching even the bad guys talk about him. Lor should have history with Horn based on their backstory, but even the fearsome Ysanne Isard cannot help but be drawn into Corran’s gravity well.
With how much ink is spilled on Corran’a development, you may like to see more of that spent on Wedge and our dastardly ISB agent. I am afraid to say that you will be disappointed. Wedge and Lor drive the plot on both sides in their perspectives, but do not develop. Stackpole tells us a lot in Lor’s internal monologue about how much he learns and changes but this is not felt.
I enjoy the cast of side characters, and it is a genuine pleasure to watch the internal politics of the ascendant Alliance play out. Borsk Fey’lya has a good showing in this novel as an up and coming player who will have big impacts later in the Legends timeline, but we see him truly caring and trying to get stuff done. He is a welcome addition to the first act.
Easy Listening, Not Deep
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I find that this particular author gets space battles incredibly well (along with Aaron Allston) and know what there doing. I really hope the movie takes note on how to nail the spirit of these books. Marc Thompson does a great job narrating and I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
this is where the fun begins
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Fantastic......
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Absolutely Fantastic
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Looking forward to the next book later in the year though, from what I can remember as a kid, it is certainly not the greatest adventure for rouge squadron.
Great Squeal!
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Top of the books
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Great story fun content for any fan
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I really can't wait for the next installation.
This is however another great example of why all the books should be unabridged and give us true value for money.
There are so many Star Wars books I'd love to listen to like those about the Yuuzhan Vong war but I won't buy the short abridged versions.
An excellent story
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Marc Thompson, as usual though, kills it. His narration is brilliant and engaging, he crafts unique voices for all the characters and gives us essentially a one-man radio play. It’s worth it purely for the performance.
Here’s hoping they keep going with this series until the late, great Aaron Allston takes over, which is when the series gets really good.
Nostalgia doesn’t do this book any favours
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