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Title: Isard's Revenge (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 8) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0-553-57903-7 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (112 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Letdown
Comment: I was looking forward to this book, and I was very disappointed. Stackpole seemed to dash this one off in a couple of days between other appointments. Most of the characters from Rogue Squadron acted like complete ninnies, especially Mirax and Iella, off doing whatever they were doing. They were previously strong female characters, and now they need the guys to rescue them? Also, this coming back from the dead thing (with Janson and Asyr, and even Isard) is getting really tired. And what was with the clone? The action in this book didn't even start until two thirds of the way through, and the ending was strangely trumped up and confusing. Some of the dialogue was embarrassingly bad, and Corran gets shot down too many times. Also, I really hate the fact that Wedge is a general. I gave two stars because it does tie up some loose ends, and gives us an update on the characters' lives, even though the relationship between Myn Donos and Lara/Gara/Kirney wasn't even touched on. And I am glad he finally explained what happened to Rhysati Ynr, who seemed to disappear somewhere along the line. And, for the record, I thought the ending with Asyr going off on a quest and leaving Gavin really stunk, although it does leave things open for a future story. And Wedge does not need to be with Iella. Stackpole has pleased in the past, but this time he failed to deliver. I think he was too busy with I, Jedi (a vastly superior book) and didn't spend as much time as he should on this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic leisure read combining sci-fi & mystery
Comment: Star Wars X-Wing: Isard's Revenge Michael A. Stackpole Review by Morgan C. Eldred
Isard's Revenge
I thought that Aaron Allston had taken a clear lead in terms of plot, suspense, and reader-riviting action with X-Wing's 5-7 (I really liked the "Wraith Squadron" personae and their interaction with the Rougue's), but Michael Stackpole's return to the X-wing series with Isard's Revenge is a triumph of combining the best of several genre's of writing.
Without revealing too much of the plot, Isard's Revenge provides the reader with a powerful combination of action and adventure, suspense, mystery and detective work, and just down-home great science fiction. Is Isard really alive, or is someone pretending to be her? What is her true goal? Could the Rouge's actually ally themselves with her?
This book is simply a great, can't-put-it-down, read - if you like good sci-fi action. The greatest danger posed by this book is that it might divert your attention from other, less enjoyable, tasks.
After having read Isard's Revenge, I look forward to X-Wing 9. Is it available yet?
Rating: 4
Summary: Stackpole's Final X-Wing Book is the Finale of A Master
Comment: Isard's Revenge is the 5th and final X-Wing novel written by Michael Stackpole. Beginning with one of the final scenes from Tim Zahn's The Last Command, Isard's Revenge segues seamlessly into the expanded universe. With the Imperials once again in retreat, the New Republic looks to liberate some worlds from a psychopathic Warlord named Krennal. Wedge Antilles, now a general, and the rest of Rogue Squadron are thrust into a espionage ladden maze full of double crosses and unexpected allies. Not only is danger lurking around every corner but an old enemy arises to give Antilles, Horn and Celchu the ultimate plan to bring down Krennal, but what is the cost of this information? At times Isard's Revenge is a rip-roaring space saga, at others it does fade a bit, yet overall it's a great read and a compelling comclusion to Stackpole's X-Wing books.
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Title: Iron Fist (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 6) by Aaron Allston ISBN: 0553578979 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 06 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Wraith Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 5) by Aaron Allston ISBN: 0553578944 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Bacta War (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 4) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553568043 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Krytos Trap (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 3) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553568035 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Wedge's Gamble (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 2) by Michael A. Stackpole ISBN: 0553568027 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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