I am just wondering how many people on here have read the entire X-Wing series of books? And adding on to that, those that have read them, do you ever build fun lists as an homage to the series?

I read the whole series as a teen/young adult and plan on reading them soon and have thought of recreating a Rogue Squadron list for fun.

Well, i haven't read them but a LOT of people on here have.

As a whole it's a really solid series. It's a good one to start with if you're interested in the EU (even if it will soon be completly steamrolled over when VII comes out)

I have read most of them and, when playing for fun, I do fly Rouge Squadron pilots as much as I can. Absolutely!

Even though it already has the most pilot options already, it might be cool to see a new x-wing expansion of all the rogues and wraiths from those books

I read them all, but **** do they have some plot armour and those proton torpedoes they shoot are seriously OP.

Tbh it wasn't that fun to read the actual dogfights since the opposition was always a walkover.

And that is why the Thrawn trilogy is such a good book series and TESB the best movie; the bad guys weren't walkovers.

I read them all, but **** do they have some plot armour and those proton torpedoes they shoot are seriously OP.

Tbh it wasn't that fun to read the actual dogfights since the opposition was always a walkover.

And that is why the Thrawn trilogy is such a good book series and TESB the best movie; the bad guys weren't walkovers.

+1. I seem to have reached my quota of positive votes for the day.

I read them all, but **** do they have some plot armour and those proton torpedoes they shoot are seriously OP.

Tbh it wasn't that fun to read the actual dogfights since the opposition was always a walkover.

And that is why the Thrawn trilogy is such a good book series and TESB the best movie; the bad guys weren't walkovers.

I don't know about walkovers, they lost something like 4 pilots in their first major engagement, granted it was due largely to bad intel.

They're an enjoyable read, but don't expect anything super deep from them.

I read them all, but **** do they have some plot armour and those proton torpedoes they shoot are seriously OP.

Tbh it wasn't that fun to read the actual dogfights since the opposition was always a walkover.

And that is why the Thrawn trilogy is such a good book series and TESB the best movie; the bad guys weren't walkovers.

Thrawn is decent I would say, but even in that series I never got a sense that the Empire would prevail. Even though Thrawn seemingly could predict what the Alliance would be doing, they seemed just a half step in front of him. Not to mention the crazy-ass jedi/sith that was part of his plan. It seemed a little dumb from a strategic POV to incoporate a madman into your plan. Also, Zhan ended the series very abruptly, just before the Empire would get the upper hand. When I finished it, I was like "is that it?"

In the X-wing books every engagement is a turkey shoot. You never get any sense of the heros being in any danger. Kind of a boring series in my opinion, but I will say I've only read 4 and its been years. Maybe I might re-read them.

I have been binging on the stackpole books, wile a bit hammy they satisfy my expectations for star wars. They are fast, filled with neat and weird things and have that lighthearted feel that a franchise so influenced by pulp should have.

I adore the X-Wing books. The New Republic does tend to win, but see also: the films.

I tend to prefer Allston's Wraith books (plus Starfighters of Adumar and Mercy Kill) to Stackpole's Rogue books, but they are all nicely developed ensembles. I think Stackpoles run on the X-Wing Rogue Squadron comic series was fantastic as well (though skip, skip, skip the very first arc, "The Rebel Opposition," and avoid at all costs the dreadful "Rogue Leader" by Hayden Blackman. Unless you really want to scratch your head about why Ten Numb is the top B-Wing pilot, since he goes out like a punk.)

And I make X-Wing novel/comics squads all the freaking time. Annoys my friends who play with me to no end.

They are all fairly enjoyable reads, and Allston much more so than Stackpole in my opinion. If you like Star Wars, pick them up and you won't regret it.

The X-wing series, all 9 of them, constitute my favorite books of all time. I have read the series three times through -- I just can't get enough of it. When they announced X-wing, it felt like these books were coming to life for me, and I jumped in with both feet.

As to the OPs second question, I don't usually make thematic squads from the books, mostly because of the lack of pilots before the transport came out. And when the Rebel Transport did come out, I was already knee deep in Imperial Aces, and practicing to make a squad work for Regionals and Nationals. Now that that's over, I can see myself trying out a bit of Hobbie and Wes.

Very nostalgic for me, much like Stakepole's Battletech novels. Very quick reads and they introduce you to some fun characters.

The X-wing series, all 9 of them, constitute my favorite books of all time. I have read the series three times through -- I just can't get enough of it. When they announced X-wing, it felt like these books were coming to life for me, and I jumped in with both feet.

As to the OPs second question, I don't usually make thematic squads from the books, mostly because of the lack of pilots before the transport came out. And when the Rebel Transport did come out, I was already knee deep in Imperial Aces, and practicing to make a squad work for Regionals and Nationals. Now that that's over, I can see myself trying out a bit of Hobbie and Wes.

yep. what parakitor said.

The series does get better. The first book and some of the second feel like someone was trying to narrate their computer game. After a bit, a good story does develop, and they are worth looking into. The Wraith Squadron books are all fun too! Would really like to see more pilots come from there. I really want to see an X-Wing with Corran Horn. May have to make my own.

I've made it about halfway through Mercy Kill, being new to the X-wing book franchise, and was rather disappointed. I expected it to actually have an an X-wing in it. Instead, it's about Wraith Squadron. Not a fighter squadron, per se, but rather a SpecOps group.

I was saddened. Should have done some research. Still an okay book, just not what I was hoping for.

I've made it about halfway through Mercy Kill, being new to the X-wing book franchise, and was rather disappointed. I expected it to actually have an an X-wing in it. Instead, it's about Wraith Squadron. Not a fighter squadron, per se, but rather a SpecOps group.

I was saddened. Should have done some research. Still an okay book, just not what I was hoping for.

Good point. I said, "All 9 of them," but I forgot there are technically 10 books now. Don't read Mercy Kill. It felt to me like a narration of a gaming group's roleplaying campaign. There are some interesting parts, but it's such a wild ride and it didn't seem to be a cohesive story.

And that is why the Thrawn trilogy is such a good book series and TESB the best movie; the bad guys weren't walkovers.

Thrawn Trilogy is bad ass. Both in writing style and in what happens in the books. Black Fleet crisis series wasn't too bad, but Thrawn Trilogy and the Duology that came after are one of my favorites.

I've made it about halfway through Mercy Kill, being new to the X-wing book franchise, and was rather disappointed. I expected it to actually have an an X-wing in it. Instead, it's about Wraith Squadron. Not a fighter squadron, per se, but rather a SpecOps group.

I was saddened. Should have done some research. Still an okay book, just not what I was hoping for.

Yeah I read Mercy Kill and almost wish I hadn't. It wasn't like anything like the old X-Wing books that I remembered and like you say no X-Wings.

While it is true that Mercy Kill is mostly a Mission:Impossible style caper rather than a straightforward miliatry campaign, the ending does contain a really nice X-Wing vs. E-Wing battle that I've enjoyed recreating with minis.

I think the book is a really great cap to both the X-Wing series and the EU as a whole (I ignore nearly everything Troy Denning ever wrote). It brings full circle some old character's arcs, and lets us know that everything will be alright for most of the others (Wedge, Tycho, many, many others).

I do think it might not be as fun if you didn't read Allston's 2 New Jedi Order books, and his six Legacy of the Force/Fate of the Jedi books. Especially the NJO books setup the characters and relationships which form the heart of the Mercy Kill.