Mercy Kill: Star Wars Legends (X-Wing)

Aaron Allston

Aug 2012 · Star Wars: X-Wing - Legends Book 6 · Sold by Random House Worlds

About this ebook

The intrepid spies, pilots, and sharpshooters of Wraith Squadron are back in an all-new Star Wars adventure, which transpires just after the events of the Fate of the Jedi series!
 
Three decades have passed since Wraith Squadron carried out its last mission. Taking on the most dangerous and daring operations, the rogues and misfits of the elite X-Wing unit became legends of the Rebellion and the Second Galactic Civil War, before breaking up and going their separate ways. Now their singular skills are back in vital demand—for a tailor-made Wraith Squadron mission.
 
A powerful general in the Galactic Alliance Army, once renowned for his valor, is suspected of participating in the infamous Lecersen Conspiracy, which nearly toppled the Alliance back into the merciless hands of the Empire. With orders to expose and apprehend the traitor—and license to do so by any and all means—the Wraiths will become thieves, pirates, impostors, forgers . . . and targets, as they put their guts, their guns, and their riskiest game plan to the test against the most lethal of adversaries.

“A rare entry point for newbies to the Star Wars expanded universe.”—Kirkus Reviews
 
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and more than half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

Ratings and reviews

Felt like the story jumped around a bit more than previous books. I know several times it felt like the story didn't transition as well as it could have. Also, while this book is certainly about the Wraiths, in my opinion it is more of a stand on its own book as opposed to a true continuation of the original series. All in all not bad but may leave you disappointed depending on expectations.

I had been looking forward to this book for months. Finally, another X-Wing novel. What a let down I was in store for. I found it a real struggle to finish this book, what little starfighter combat (two scenes really) there was was focused on two quick runs on ground targets. Now space battles that you would expect to find in a book belonging to the X-wing series. So much potential, such a let down.

While not a terrible book, it doesn't tie directly together with Rogue Squadron book 9. Lots of missing info if you haven't read other books in the Star Wars universe (I haven't).

About the author

Aaron Allston is the New York Times bestselling author of the Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi books Conviction, Outcast, and Backlash; the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force novels Betrayal, Exile, and Fury; the Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines adventures Rebel Dream and Rebel Stand; novels in the popular Star Wars X-Wing series, including Mercy Kill; and the Doc Sidhe novels, which combine 1930s-style hero-pulps with Celtic myth. He is also a longtime game designer and in 2006 was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design (AAGAD) Hall of Fame. He lives in Central Texas.