Come home to star wars with this ebook sampler of excerpts from del reys latest novelsincluding the official adaptation of the force awakensset a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Blade squadron zero hour by gyokkou from desktop or your mobile device. Empires end, but were going to have to wait a while to get the scoop. I recently acquired the book aftermath empires end. Star wars 2016 del rey sampler ebook by claudia gray. Star wars insider 160 blade squadron zero hour by david williams. Part one was later posted on the official star wars website on august 21, 2015, with part two scheduled to appear online in early september 2015.
Blade squadron zero hour by gyokkou published on 20160410t09. Williams, illustrated by chris trevas this was an artfully done short story with two timelines. The sore spot of moff pandions loss and ignominious. I was wondering if i need to read them in order or if i can just jump straight into it.
The squadron fought during the battle of endor, where they singlehandedly destroyed the imperialclass star destroyer devastator. And after less than fifty hours youre an expert at flying a bwing. A group of rebel starfighters go headtohead with a star destroyer in the battle of endor. Old eu stories were now to be branded legends and future stories were to become new official canon stories. Im looking to expand my canon knowledge and i love christie golden as an author so would particularly like to read kindred spirits. The insignia for blade squadron below debuted in this story. Blade squadron zero hour first published in star wars. The story, published in star wars insider 160, is a sequel to the short story blade squadron and a tiein prequel to the novel aftermath. Star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. Aftermath, in which theres a discussion amongst the imperial futures council that devolves into name calling and shade throwing.
This short introduces the bwing squadron known as blade squadron and depicts their role in the battle of endor through the eyes of one of its pilots, gina moonsong. Revealing some of the details about the activities that took place during episode vi. Rebel pilot wedge antilles will reportedly return to star. It was a wonderful mashup between the last of the aftermath novel trilogy and the blade squadron short story series. One taking place during a mission to malastare, and the other taking place before the squadron gets their assignment and. This time, were covering the other two blade squadron stories, zero hour and kuat. Plus, dont miss four star wars short stories presented in their entirety. Blade squadron part 1 issue 149, blade squadron part 2 issue 150, one thousand levels down issue 151 the end of history issue 154 last call at the zero angle issue 156 orientation issue 157, lords of the sith paperback rebel bluff issue 158. The special 2 episode onehour event premiered on march 25, 2017 on disney xd and was comprised of the twentyfirst and twentysecond episodes of the season.
Blade squadron part i, blade squadron part ii, blade squadron zero hour, and blade squadron kuat. Blade squadron was a bwing starfighter squadron that served with the rebel alliance and later the new republic during the galactic civil war. Williams that appeared in star wars insider 149 and star wars insider 150, which were released on april 22 and june 10, 2014, respectively. So we continue our journey with blade squadron, the rebel. Comic series are divided by story arc and oneshots are separate. Blade squadron zero hour star wars disney canon short story by. The del rey sampler 2016 includes this short story, and can be found here. As of april 25th, 2014, it was announced that the old expanded universe was no longer the official story line of the star wars universe. Literaturestarwarsbladesquadron related pages tv tropes. The canon explained blade squadron by david j williams and mark s williams.
And i would like to add that palaces and estates in star wars can be massive by real life standards. Part one of blade squadron a short story following the rebellions elite bwing unit during the battle of endor was featured on in august. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. Concise and indisputable sources are provided for the proof of placement pop of every single entry. The squadron is devastated, but manages to destroy vaders former flagship, the devastator and clears the way to the death star. Short story list issues are star wars insider issues.
Zero hour 2015, a star wars short story by david j. A squadron was an aerial or space unit, generally composed of starfighters such as the t65b xwing starfighter, or a special group of larger warships, such as death squadron. A description of tropes appearing in star wars blade squadron. Literature blade squadron 0 found in 20 articles, excluding discussions. The character has appeared in a handful of postreturn of the jedi stories. It is a sequel to the first blade squadron story and serves as a tiein to aftermath. Williams was originally released in star wars insider magazine issue 160. Zero hour are listed below with the character page they are currently on. Blade squadron is a twopart short story written by david j. It was inspired by artwork depicting an unused battle scene from star wars.
Gina moonsong popped her cockpit hatch and slid down the ladder onto the flight deck. Since january 1, 2012 this article has brought 212 people to the wiki from nonsearch engine links. Zero hour which shows the blade squadron crew directly after the battle of endor. Squadrons would be given names and generally had a wing commander or leader that was in charge of the pilots.
The conclusion will be on early next month and a new chapter of blade squadron will be featured in star. Palaces can be the size of a mountain while the estates can be the size of a small city. It is the third chapter in the blade squadron saga. A large number of derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with. It is a sequel to the blade squadron short story, and a prequel to the aftermath book which i have yet to read. The final short story to be released in star wars insider magazine. Star wars 2016 del rey sampler by alan dean foster. Starwars submitted 3 years ago by automoderator r2d2 m now that youve had a week, what did you think about blade squadron s latest adventure. Palpatines palace on coruscant in canon which is the former jedi temple is over 1 km tall and wide official. It is also the fiftyeighth and fiftyninth episodes of the series overall. Come home to star wars with this ebook sampler of excerpts from del reys latest novelsincluding the official adaptation of the force awakensset a long.
Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Williams with art by chris trevas set in the star wars universe. Star wars insider 160 blade squadron zero hour by david williams mark williams free download as text file. Zero hour is the finale of the third season of the animated television series star wars rebels. The most common make up for starfighter squadrons was 12 ships. We are back with moonsong, after the battle of endor. It is the fourth and final chapter in the blade squadron saga. Star wars insiders short story about the rebellions bwing unit continues in blade squadron, part 2.
All character tropes should go on the star wars character pages. Williams that appeared in star wars insider 149 and star wars insider 150. History for literaturestarwarsbladesquadron tv tropes. Adon fox, during the battle of endor src blade squadron was a bwing starfighter squadron that served with the rebel alliance and later the new republic during the galactic civil war. Episode vi return of the jedi, and the story focuses on a.
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