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Rogue Squadron - Star Wars, X-Wing 1
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Plot Summary of Rogue Squadron - Star Wars, X-Wing 1
"Famed X-Wing pilot Wedge Antilles assembles the best pilots to reinstate the legendary Rogue Squadron. They are trained to be the best and to work together as one before they are sent on their first assignment where the odds of survival are zero even for the best of them. "
Jacob Knudsen, Resident Scholar

"The famous Rogue Squadron was once again started up, by Wedge Antilles. The new great pilot (and soon to be Jedi) of the New Republic is Corran Horn. Now Rogue Squadron is forced to fight against a new evil, Ysanne Isard."
danny85331, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Rogue Squadron - Star Wars, X-Wing 1
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Training/Apprent. Yes
Working up the ranks of... - armed forces
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - spaceship battles
Kind of series - Star Wars
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - navy soldier - pilot, civilian
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - mind reading - mind control - can see into the future - is very quick - can read emotions - healing
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - spy - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Space, need spacesuit
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship - alien spaceship - futuristic human freighter/transport - one or two man fighter/scoutship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens - neutral aliens - big overbuilt futuristic city
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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