3.5
Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Star Wars)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad.
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.
Praise for Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
“Wow . . . This book is a must-read. Christie Golden just knocked it out of the park!”—The Geek’s Attic
“[A] great space thriller . . . full of action, drama and character.”—Rebels Report
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.
Praise for Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
“Wow . . . This book is a must-read. Christie Golden just knocked it out of the park!”—The Geek’s Attic
“[A] great space thriller . . . full of action, drama and character.”—Rebels Report
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Audrey Knight
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“Disclaimer - I have never played Battlefront II so I went in blind on this one! This book took a while to grip me, but came through. It is a hard feat to get you to care about Imperial spies (effectively Nazis), but by the end, I felt empathy towards them. It was smart to have them infiltrate the Dreamers, rather than the Rebellion, as it made their mission more sympathetic to the reader. The Dreamers were written as a mix of likeable and unlikeable, creating an effective grey-area story.
A small thing I appreciated was the Inferno Squad fell together as a team quickly, rather than starting off not respecting Iden and then later becoming unified. Rather, you trusted they could work undercover together effectively. This left room for there to be unity issues among The Dreamers instead without feeling rehashed.
It now makes me want to play the game to see what comes next.”
Dylan Henning
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“I enjoyed Christie Golden’s other canon Star Wars book Dark Disciple so I was pretty optimistic going into it that I would enjoy this one too.
I played the campaign for Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017) before reading this book so I was already introduced to the characters of Inferno Squad and had those actors in my head while I was reading this book which I think did help to visualize what was happening.
This book was a great way to get insight into the characters minds and how they not only viewed the Empire but how they looked at their missions as members of Inferno Squad.
This might not be everyone’s cup of tea (especially when it comes to Star Wars stories) but I love these smaller stories with a set group of characters mostly in one location and they’re working towards a common goal. In this case it’s infiltrating a Rebel partisan camp to figure out how and where they’re getting their intel.
Seeing these characters go undercover and have to pretend to hate the Empire was fascinating and I think this is where Christie Golden’s writing shines it’s best. She’s so good at showcasing the intricate and complicated emotions Inferno Squad has to face during this time and how it will affect them going forward once the mission is over.
I will say if you haven’t played the campaign for Star Wars: Battlefront II that’s totally fine. This book takes place several years before the events of that game so this is a good jumping on point. If you enjoy this book I do recommend playing that games campaign. It’s not super long and is pretty simple to grasp and get through even for a “non gamer”.”Dominick Hines
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About Christie Golden
Christie Golden is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of nearly sixty books and more than a dozen short stories in the fields of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Her media tie-in works include her first novel, Vampire of the Mists, which launched TSR’s game line; more than a dozen Star Trek novels; the Fate of the Jedi novels Omen, Allies, and Ascension as well as standalone novels Dark Disciple and Battlefront II: Inferno Squad. For Blizzard Entertainment, she's contributed five StarCraft novels, including the Dark Templar trilogy, and the Warcraft/World of Warcraft books Lord of the Clans, Rise of the Horde, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, War Crimes, Before the Storm and Exploring Azeroth: Eastern Kingdoms. In 2017, she was awarded the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers Faust Award and named a Grandmaster in recognition of thirty years of writing. She currently works full-time for Blizzard Entertainment, where she frequents Azeroth on a regular basis.
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