Ghachar Ghochar
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In this masterful novel by the acclaimed Indian writer Vivek Shanbhag, a close-knit family is...
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Boxer, Beetle
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Advances in Cattle Welfare
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Advances in Cattle Welfare provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary issues in dairy and...
David McK (3801 KP) rated Star Wars: Tie Fighter in Books
May 7, 2020
That's all gone by the wayside (and recatogorised as Legends) ever since Disney bought out Lucasfilm.
I picked this one up when it was on sale for part of 2020s Comixology 'May the Fourth' (be with you) sale, having previously read the novel it leads into (that novel being Alphabet Squadron). As such, this story follows a group of Imperial pilots - rather than the more common point of view of Rebel pilots - flying various missions for the Empire, leading up to the battle of Endor and receiving word of their defeat.
Yes, the art is really rather good.
Yes, the story is really rather bland.
Rapture
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Taking one single interlude – two bodies entwined on a bed at midday, lovers rekindling an old...
Sometimes a Great Notion
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The magnificent second novel from the legendary author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Sailor...
Half a Life
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In Half a Life we are introduced to the compelling figure of Willie Chandran. Springing from the...
Lady Danger
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David McK (3801 KP) rated Star Wars X-Wing: The Krytos Trap (X-Wing #3) in Books
Oct 26, 2024 (Updated Oct 26, 2024)
Here, this novel primarily deals with the fallout from the conquest of Coruscant (or Imperial Centre, as it was originally called in the films), with the main character of Corran Horn captured by Ysanne Isard and believed dead by his comrades.
Isard, meanwhile, has unleashed a deadly contagion upon the denizens of the city planet in a plan to stir up foment amongst the various species (and leaders) of the New Republic.
While the novel does show its age somewhat - Jedi had family, no Padawans (remember, written before the prequels!) - this is still an entertaining read that, I feel, stands up well amongst several of the 'newer' novels.