Star Wars XWing Starfighters of Ad..., Aaron Allston
Star Wars XWing Starfighters of Ad..., Aaron Allston
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Star Wars: X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar

Author: Aaron Allston

Narrator: Anthony Heald

Abridged: 3 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/20/2007


Synopsis

The aces of Wraith Squadron return in another thrilling adventure!

The X-wing fighter pilots of Wraith Squadron have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance’s ultimate strike force by overwhelming enemies with their rapid-fire assaults. But now they are about to embark on a diplomatic mission that will prove to be even more hazardous than all-out combat. . . .

The neutral world of Adumar has decided to pick a side in the war to control the galaxy. Delegates from both the New Republic and the Empire have been invited to Adumar, and each camp will be given a chance to plead its government’s case. But there is one small catch: since the Adumari prize military skill above all else, they insist that both delegations be composed exclusively of fighter pilots.

For pilot Wedge Antilles and his company, it’s an unfamiliar exercise in diplomacy—and one that’s filled with unexpected peril. For once they arrive, the squad is challenged by Adumar’s fierce warriors and attacked by Imperial assassins bent on eliminating all competition. But these challenges pale in comparison to the threat posed by a rogue Republic agent . . . one who is determined to win Adumar’s allegiance once and for all—even if it costs the X-wing pilots their lives.

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.Anthony Heald is a well-known film actor whose work includes The ClientSearching for Bobby Fisher, and The Silence of the Lambs. He is also a prolific narrator for audiobooks, such as The Lost World and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerry on May 09, 2021

Sort of like a reunion for the Rogue Squadron, Starfighters of Adumar is an enjoyable space opera yarn that continues the saga of the other X-Wing novels. Is it the best of the series? No, definitely not; however, those who have read and loved the interstellar dogfighting tales of Wedge, Iella, and......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on December 28, 2024

This was a pretty enjoyable read and a nice change of pace having only one point of view character. It added a lot of depth to the character of Wedge and gave him a lot more of personality. It was great to get to the bottom of the Wedge/Qwi/Iella storyline and also to see Wedge as a pilot, not fully......more

Goodreads review by LaShawna on April 01, 2010

Hands down, the most intentionally funny SW book ever. And considering that Allston wrote 3 before this, that's saying a lot. Allston has a very clear picture of the characters, and he draws them with incredible skill. One of the marks of a good humorist is that the humor comes not from jokes, but f......more

Goodreads review by Meggie on July 06, 2021

For 2020, I decided to reread (in publication order) all the Bantam-era Star Wars books that were released between 1991 and 1999; that shakes out to 38 adult novels and 5 anthologies of short stories & novellas. This week’s focus: the fourth of Aaron Allston’s X-Wing books, Starfighters of Adumar. SOM......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on October 20, 2020

The book that made me a writer. You can also read this review on my blog (which is formatted more nicely). [URL not allowed] Throughout my lifetime I’ve perhaps read forty or fifty books based in George Lucas’s Star Wars universe. The cannon of literature spanned a few hundred ye......more