- science fiction, Star Wars, pilots, fighter pilots
They are sleek, swift, and deadly. They are the X-wing fighters. And as the struggle rages across the vastness of space, the fearless men and women who pilot them risk both their lives and their machines.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and unpretentious.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Author
- Michael A. Stackpole
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 394
- Publisher
- Goldmann, Random House Publishing Group, Random House Audio
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- German, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780553568011
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“You're good Corran, but you're no Luke Skywalker.”
Michael Austin Stackpole (born November 27, 1957) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his Star Wars and BattleTech books. He was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, but raised in Vermont. He has a BA in history from the University of Vermont. From 1977 on, he worked as a designer of role-playing games for various gaming companies, and wrote dozens of magazine articles with limited distribution within the industry. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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