World Famous Comics: Starfighters of Adumar (Star Wars: X-Wing, Book 9)
Starfighters of Adumar (Star Wars: X-Wing, Book 9)
By: Aaron Allston Publisher: Spectra Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Spectra Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 320 Publication Date: August 03, 1999 Release Date: August 03, 1999
Product Description: Book 9 in the exciting series!
The X-wing fighter pilots have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force by overwhelming enemies with their rapid-fire assaults. But now they are about to embark on a diplomatic mission that will prove to be even more hazardous than all-out combat....
The neutral world of Adumar has decided to pick a side in the war to control the galaxy. Delegates from both the New Republic and the Empire have been invited to Adumar, and each camp will be given a chance to plead its government's case. But there is one small catch: since the Adumari prize military skill above all else, they insist that both delegations be composed exclusively of fighter pilots. For pilot Wedge Antilles and his company, it's an unfamiliar exercise in diplomacy--and one that's filled with unexpected peril. For once they arrive, the X-wing pilots are challenged by Adumar's fierce warriors and attacked by Imperial assassins bent on eliminating all competition. But these challenges pale in comparison to the threat posed by a rogue Republic agent...one who is determined to win Adumar's allegiance once and for all--even if it costs the X-wing pilots their lives.
Different from the rest... This is unique in the X-wing series in it's focus on only four established characters. At first, I was disappointed because my favorites weren't included in the story. But once the book was really going, it was great. There wasn't the constant shifting of viewpoints between many characters that the other X-wing books have. Overall, I think I like Allston's X-wing books a bit better than the Stackpole ones. This is a very enjoyable book, worth reading. I just hope the series doesn't end yet. It's the only series I've ever made it past book three in. I have them all. Each book is good fun reading.
A great conclusion to the series. This book is unlike the other X-Wing novels, in that it is stand alone, not part of a series, or even a very significant part of galactic events. There isn't even a whole squadron, just three pilots.
It's a fun and funny read, on par with everything you expect from the series. It isn't the best book int he series, but it features a really interesting culture and the characters introduced are certainly worth reading.
Overall, this book isn't the must read that I feel the first 7 books are, but it's a worth addition, and a great way to conclude the series.
Unbelievable. Utterly bad. First off, let me point out that I have read a score or better Star Wars themed novels. In each of these, the reader goes to a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. That said, the theme of the book fits this genre well, but the plot is abysmal. I felt that in this book, the author kept painting the characters into difficult corners and had to magically develop illogical escapes. Now, Star Wars is full of unlikelihoods, but the situations encountered here are beyond impossible, which makes this into a sort of ridiculous farce of a more serious-themed book. I've not been impressed with any of Allston's contributions to the X-Wing series. I think Stackpole did a very fantastic job with the first 4 and then the 8th books in the series, but I would skip the ones written by Allston.
A very good conclusion to the series I really enjoyed this book. I found myself having to keep from laughing out loud at times. This was probably one of the best of the series and I'm glad Allston is still writing for Star Wars. If you have read the other x-wing books and not this one you won't want to miss this one. I don't know if there will ever another x-wing book but if there isn't it was probably the second best series next to the New Jedi Order. Any Star Wars fan would enjoy this book. Get it and enjoy your time reading.
In It For The Laughs This is a great book, especialy for the laughs. take a look. Excerpt from Starfighters Of Adumar, Page 201- He heeled over until he could see Janson again. Janson's Blade was now sideways, its lone wing pointed towared the ground, and was beginning a looping desent to the ground. But Janson was free of it. The pilot wa in open air, a meter-square flat device abovew him; he hung bby straps from it. Wedge nodded; this had to be the Blade's pilot-descent mechenism, a primatie repulsorlift device that lowered the pilot at a safe speed. Safe, that is, unless someone was still shooting at the pilot. Wedge saw a Blade diving towared the defensless pilot. He saw Janson pulling out his blaster pistol, as though a weapon that small could do and significant damage to a fighter, and open fire. The incoming fighter exploded. Wedge resolved to find out just what sort of pistlo Janson was carying-
This is a great taste of some of the humor involved in this book of a far off planet, a corrunpt dictator, and four X-Wing pilots, whose ultamite mission, is to save the day.
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