Star Wars: X-Wing: Wraith Squadron: Book 5

Aaron Allston

Feb 2007 · Star Wars: X-Wing - Legends Book 5 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Anthony Heald

About this audiobook

They are the galaxy's most elite fighting force. And as the battle against the Empire rages, the X-wing fighters risk life and machine to protect the Rebel Alliance. Now they must go on a daring undercover mission--as the crew of an Imperial warship.

It is Wedge Antilles' boldest creation: a covert-action unit of X-wing fighters, its pilots drawn from the dregs of other units, castoffs and rejects given one last chance. But before the new pilots can complete their training, the squadron's base is attacked by former Imperial admiral Trigit, and Wraith Squadron is forced to swing into action--taking over an Imperial warship and impersonating its crew. The mission: to gain vital intelligence about Trigit's secret weapons, to sabotage the admiral's plans, and to lure him into an Alliance trap. But the high-stakes gamble pits Wraith Squadron's ragtag renegades against the Empire's most brilliant master of guile and deception.

Are they up to the challenge?

If not, the penalty is instant death.

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Ratings and reviews

I loved this series and was looking forward to listening to it on a recent road trip. I was extremely disappointed to find it was an abridged version (which is not mentioned anywhere) and missed many key events that really add to the depth of the characters and the story.

While it is safe to say that this is clearly not the whole book, it is still entertaining to listen to. I'll be waiting for them to come out with the full story.

Even abridged, I am so glad to have this.

About the author

Aaron Allston was the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen Star Wars novels as well as the Doc Sidhe novels, which combine 1930s-style hero-pulp fiction with Celtic myth. In addition to being a writer, he was a game designer, and in 2006 he was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design Hall of Fame. Allston died in 2014.