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It’s not often we get to see conflicts in the Star Wars saga from the other side’s point of view. In most Star Wars stories, the heroes are Jedi, rebels, the “good guys.” We forget that from the point of view of an Imperial, the rebels are the evil ones, the ones that must be stopped: the “bad guys.”
In Christie Golden’s Inferno Squad, the attack on the first Death Star is an offense that must be avenged. Iden Versio and her team of special Imperial agents must go undercover to infiltrate Saw Gerrera’s group of Partisans and eliminate their threat. A prequel to Battlefront II, this book offers a new perspective on the aftermath of the events of A New Hope and what remaining Imperial troops were forced to endure in order to survive.
After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the battle station, the Empire is on the defensive. But not for long. In retaliation, the elite Imperial soldiers of Inferno Squad have been called in for the crucial mission of infiltrating and eliminating the Partisans—the rebel faction once led by notorious Republic freedom fighter Saw Gerrera.
Following the death of their leader, the Partisans have carried on his extremist legacy, determined to thwart the Empire—no matter the cost. Now Inferno Squad must prove its status as the best of the best and take down the Partisans from within. But the growing threat of being discovered in their enemy’s midst turns an already dangerous operation into a do-or-die acid test they dare not fail. To protect and preserve the Empire, to what lengths will Inferno Squad go . . . and how far beyond them?
The Rebellion may have heroes like Jyn Erso and Luke Skywalker. But the Empire has Inferno Squad.
Inferno Squad is a fun read that helps you understand what undercover Imperial special forces units are like. This books mainly panders to those who played the campaign mode in the accompanying video game, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and enjoyed the characters. What makes the audiobook especially engrossing is that the voice actor who played Iden Versio in the game is who narrates this book. If you love Iden, Imperials, or just general Star Wars military books, this is a great choice for you.
For fans of the Battlefront II video game and the inner workings of the Galactic Empire, Inferno Squad simply can't be put down. Christie Golden writes an interesting tale of espionage, morality, and badassery that fleshes out the game's protagonist while also shining a light on secrets that the Rebels and Empire, alike, would much prefer stay in the shadows.
The story of Iden Versio is rather unique. She is a skilled spec ops solider for the Empire with her father holding a high rank in the military. While Iden’s father is a strict, to-the-book military official, her mother is a carefree artist. Those opposing personalities in her parents shape Iden into a fierce soldier who also stops to question the morality of her actions. If you are planning to play the single-player campaign for the Battlefront II video game, then this novel is a must-read.
Battlefront II was a fun game, but this novel was better. The story flows so perfectly and the characters come alive. Golden does a fantastic job of introducing us to a group of well developed and relatable characters who we cant help but root for even if they're not on our side.
The bravest soldiers. The toughest warriors. The ultimate survivors.
Among the stars and across the vast expanses of space, the Galactic Civil War rages. On the battlefields of multiple worlds in the Mid Rim, legions of ruthless stormtroopers—bent on crushing resistance to the Empire wherever it arises—are waging close and brutal combat against an armada of freedom fighters. In the streets and alleys of ravaged cities, the front-line forces of the Rebel Alliance are taking the fight to the enemy, pushing deeper into Imperial territory and grappling with the savage flesh-and-blood realities of war on the ground.
Leading the charge are the soldiers—men and women, human and nonhuman—of the Sixty-First Mobile Infantry, better known as Twilight Company. Hard-bitten, war-weary, and ferociously loyal to one another, the members of this renegade outfit doggedly survive where others perish, and defiance is their most powerful weapon against the deadliest odds. When orders come down for the rebels to fall back in the face of superior opposition numbers and firepower, Twilight reluctantly complies. Then an unlikely ally radically changes the strategic equation—and gives the Alliance’s hardest-fighting warriors a crucial chance to turn retreat into resurgence.
Orders or not, alone and outgunned but unbowed, Twilight Company locks, loads, and prepares to make its boldest maneuver—trading down-and-dirty battle in the trenches for a game-changing strike at the ultimate target: the very heart of the Empire’s military machine.
