Star Wars: X-Wing: Mercy Kill

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Review #1

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Do you remember fondly the Star Wars novels of the 90s? Are you into Star Wars but a newcomer to the Expanded Universe? Do you enjoy your Star Wars with an undertone of comedy, so long as a certain floppy-eared terror is nowhere in sight? If so, X-Wing: Mercy Kill may be a good book for you to check out.

Unlike most of the books being released set in the “modern” era of the Star Wars universe (44 ABY–i.e., 44 Years post-Episode IV), Mercy Kill lets you jump right in, more or less without knowing the situation to that point. A lot of the others you could read cold, but they wouldn’t make much sense. Mercy Kill, however, has little to do with the ongoing plot of the Expanded Universe. It’s rooted in recent events, but the setup is very simple and easily grasped. It would pay to know the characters from the X-Wing novels of the 90s, but even that is not really necessary. You could check out three or four articles on Wookiepedia and be fine–I did, just to refresh my memory.

So….here’s what you need to know. In the 90s, they published a series of comics and then novels based around Rogue Squadron, led by Wedge Antilles and a number of the X-Wing pilots from the films along with some new faces. These comics and the first four novels were written by Michael Stackpole, but after the fourth he dropped out for a while citing other commitments he had to work on. So they hired in Aaron Allston to continue the series. Allston decided to let the Rogues go off on their own adventures while he created a new team for his novels–Wraith Squadron, a team of X-Wing pilots who would work equally well as a ground-based commando team. The result was a cross between The A-Team and The Dirty Dozen, with some aerial action thrown in. For the purposes of this new novel, notable characters included Garik “Face” Loran, a child star turned soldier and the eventual commander of the Wraiths; and Voort “Piggy” SaBinring, a genetically-modified Gamorrean. There are a few other returning faces, but these were the better developed and you can probably get by just knowing them.

The Star Wars publishing event of the early 2000s was the New Jedi Order series, in which a race of extra-galactic aliens called the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the Galaxy Far, Far Away and sought to subjugate its people. They almost did it, and they changed the way Star Wars novels worked in the process. Characters–MAIN CHARACTERS–died. Chewbacca, Han and Leia’s youngest son Anakin Solo, and countless others fell to the military might of the invaders. There have been other upheavals since, most notably a second Galactic Civil War when Han and Leia’s oldest son Jacen Solo fell to the Dark Side. In the aftermath of that war, a conspiracy was formed to take over both the Galactic Alliance and the Empire and merge them together once again, recapturing the glory of the height of the Old Empire. This conspiracy failed, but it may not have been completely rooted out…..

In this book, Garik Loran is called out of retirement by the head of the Alliance military. He wants Loran to quietly look into rumors that an up-and-coming officer may have been connected to the Lecerson Conspiracy. Wraith Squadron is back in business! The resulting adventure is a fun trip, dealing both in nostalgia for those of us who read the adventures of the original Wraiths long ago and in action that newer fans can get into, all the while serving up Allston’s signature undertone of humor mixed with heart. I heartily recommend it. The one caveat I will mention for fans of the original books is that there is comparatively little aerial combat in this book. The plot doesn’t call for it, and I certainly didn’t really miss it too much, but some may be disappointed by that.

If you want more reading suggestions, the X-Wing: Rogue Squadron comics and X-Wing novels are quite good. If you wanted to enhance your experience with this book, I would have you read at least the novels, but you may not have the patience for all nine of the previous books. If not, I won’t hold it against you.

Review #2

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The wait was long (two years after announcement!). The wait was torturous (leaked pages and hints and searchable on Amazon!). The wait was full of Fate of the Jedi (which…wasn’t really satisfying).

The wait was completely worth it.

Allston managed to convince me that Piggy – or Voort, as he goes by in this book – was the correct character to go with in three short chapters – even as he developed the relationships and history he’d left at Solo Command well over a decade ago. Over forty years in-universe have passed – with too-brief cameos and development in the Enemy Lines novels (which cameos provide fodder for many of the non-legacy characters that make up the Wraiths here) – and the GFFA is a much darker, much harder place to live in. Voort’s heartbreak, revealed in a familiar but not frustrating way through a few well-chosen flashbacks and dreams, provides the fan with a comparable journey to that which anyone who has followed the post-NJO era with increasing sadness and despair.

But despite these dark moments and somber backgrounds, Mercy Kill delivers much of Allston’s trademark wit, and manages to pack the emotional punch that reach, for me, the level of scenes like Ton Phanan’s death in Iron Fist, the journey of Myn and Lara in Solo Command, and Wedge’s final discovery of a future in Starfighters of Adumar. Those scenes come from a surprising place – Voort’s interaction with a Yuuzhan Vong recruit, dealing with the fallout of his own bioengineered background and his tragic Vong War history – and I admit when one of these scenes was finished, I had to put the book down and just breathe for a few moments.

Mercy Kill isn’t perfect. Many characters have intense promise but remain hard to engage with because they simply don’t have many relationships that are shown in action. Bhindi Drayson, one of the intriguing cameos from the Enemy Lines Wraiths, is a big example of these, as is her fellow Sharr Latt. Even Myri Antilles, younger daughter of one of my favorite characters of all time, has to stay in the shadow of Voort’s development – which is fair. Allston has utilized a pattern of rotating the point of view characters in his books, particularly his X-Wing books, to develop a large cast of characters, and given the chance to write more in this universe, I’ve no doubt he will continue to work through the cast and give them their own moments.

Many reviews and comments I’ve read have noted that the villain lacks punch or real menace – and that’s definitely true. But for me, the real conflict in the book was not the villain – it was Voort’s own personal struggle and past that were the real evil in the book, and that struggle was perfectly paced and handled. The caper is brilliant, sparkly fun, and comes to a perfect photo finish – but what will stay with me is Allston’s brilliant, invigorating portrait of a family coming back together, and telling Star Wars fans that we can come back home without wincing or grimacing anymore.

Review #3

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I liked the X-Wing novels. This one is decent enough, but there are lots and lots of characters who I’ve never encountered before (I think some of them were introduced in the Yuuzhan Vong conflict). It’s really hard to keep track of who’s who. In earlier books, you are let in on the plans, but in this one, there are reasons for things happening either aren’t revealed until later on. While it makes sense in-universe, it doesn’t make it any easier to read.
It seems like a significant chunk might have been edited out. It starts out with the premise “we’ll check if this person is suspicious”, but the team seem very much set on him being guilty without really having the team investigate.
It just doesn’t feel like it’s as cohesive or fun as some of the others (my favourite being Iron Fist)

Review #4

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This novel revisits the X-Wing series of books a long time chronologically after their usual settings in the Star Wars universe. It is concerned with Wraith Squadron rather than Rogue Squadron. Obviously over the course of battles against the Empire and the Yuuzhan Vong not that many members of the original Wraiths remain (the novel reminds us of this and the heyday of Wraith Squadron with various flashbacks from the perspective of Voort which work successfully as interrelated interludes to the main storyline). Thus this is a newly assembled Wraith Squadron with many new, younger members.

There is little actual ‘X-Wing’ action, so those expecting a lot of dogfights and space battles might be somewhat disappointed. Being about Wraith Squadron the focus is more on their original remit of infiltration and scamming their opponents. It incorporates a lot of ideas and techniques utilised in the other Wraith appearances. But now also makes use of the new advances and technology that have come into the Star Wars universe, particularly from the Yuuzhan Vong.

The main plot isn’t the most exciting or inspiring. The Wraiths do what they typically do and do it with a similar sense of style and humour as they have before. In many ways it is quite an ordinary infiltrate and expose a corrupt political figure plotline that could easily be transposed into several genres.

The stronger side of the novel is the focus on Voort. He is certainly far more than merely a talking Gamorrean in this novel. The author really has given his character some thought and developed him accordingly. As such Voort is really the main character of this particular story. His struggles with his self-enforced retirement and his trials at returning to ‘active service’ make him a sympathetic and enduring figure. They also form the emotional core of the story.

Most likely, with the Disney takeover rendering the X-Wing novels no longer canon, this is the last we’ll see of the Wraiths. The novel is a reasonable last hurrah.

Review #5

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Was not too sure if I would get into this when I started but once I got going the story became more interesting and kept me reading. With a new lot of wraiths and few old faces it took a while to remember who was who but once their characters were cemented into my consciousness I enjoyed this. It is set years after the original series so changes had to be made but it was good to meet old friends, Piggy and Face, again. Worth reading as their mission is full of twists and some humour.

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