Alphabet Squadron by Alexander Freed
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Alphabet Squadron
- By: Alexander Freed
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Series: Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron, Book 1, Star Wars, Book 40
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Alphabet Squadron written by Alexander Freed, read by Saskia Maarleveld. On the verge of victory in a brutal war, five New Republic pilots transform from hunted to hunters in this epic Star Wars adventure. The Emperor is dead. His final weapon has been destroyed. The imperial army is in disarray. In the aftermath, Yrica Quell is just one of thousands of defectors from her former cause living in a deserters' shantytown—until she is selected to join Alphabet Squadron. Cobbled together from an eclectic assortment of pilots and starfighters, the five members of Alphabet are tasked by New Republic General Hera Syndulla herself. Like Yrica, each is a talented pilot struggling to find their place in a changing galaxy. Their mission: to track down and destroy the mysterious Shadow Wing, a lethal force of TIE fighters exacting bloody, reckless vengeance in the twilight of their reign.
The newly formed unit embodies the heart and soul of the Rebellion: ragtag, resourceful, scrappy, and emboldened by their most audacious victory in decades. But going from underdog rebels to celebrated heroes isn't as easy as it seems, and their inner demons threaten them as much as their enemies among the stars. The wayward warriors of Alphabet Squad will have to learn to fly together if they want to protect the new era of peace they’ve fought so hard to achieve.
©2019 Alexander Freed (P)2019 Penguin Audio
Amazon Customer
Good introduction story, too slow for me
This is a good story for those who loved series like X-Wing Rogue Squadron, however I wasn’t able to get interested in the characters as we already have seen these type of individuals and situations in other stories like Lost Stars or even Finn as a defector who doesn’t really know if he wants to join the fight in Force Awakens. I will read the rest of the series but because I am a Star Wars fan and i want to know more about the state of the galaxy after Return of the Jedi, but not because I am interested in these characters’ fate. Bringing Hera Syndulla and mentioning Jun Erso was exciting but it felt to me that their names were used just to “entice” the reader or make the story feel more “Star Wars connected”, but really Syndulla’s character could have been any other general from the New Republic and the story would have been the same. Truly not my favourite book, but I have acquaintances who loved it as they enjoy pilot stories better than I do. Give it a try and judge by yourself.
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