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Wedge's Gamble - Star Wars, X-Wing 2
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Plot Summary of Wedge's Gamble - Star Wars, X-Wing 2
"Wedge Antilles and his Rogue Squadron are sent on a covert operation to the city-world and capital of the Empire, Coruscant. There, they are to find the weaknesses in the world's defenses and help take it away from the Galactic Empire bringing galaxy-wide victory for them that much closer. "
Jacob Knudsen, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Wedge's Gamble - Star Wars, X-Wing 2
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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - spying/espionage in enemy territorry - deposing an evil leader
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - method of control
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - fighting overt invasion (attacking aliens)
War or Invasion Yes
Major kinds of combat: - lasers - spaceship battles - air 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: - fighter (air/space) pilot
Age: - 40's-50's
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: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Spaceship setting: - a space station - futuristic human freighter/transport - really, really giant spaceship/station - one or two man fighter/scoutship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly 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
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Michael A. Stackpole Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Jacob Knudsen  

SCHOLARS:
Janet  Wedge Antilles  Jeremiah Shilling  Justin J. Kerber  Sean Savacris  


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