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“Survive. Whatever meat grinder we walk into, win or lose, Twilight Company always survives.” –Captain Hazram Namir, Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company
Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company is about the Sixty-First Mobile Infantry, better known as Twilight Company, and their battles against the Imperial Empire.
Written by: Alexander Freed (author of From a Certain Point of View short story, Alphabet Squadron, Shadow Fall, and Victory’s Price.)
Published: November 3, 2015
When does Battlefront: Twilight Company take place?
The majority of the story takes place between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back in the year 3 ABY, though some chapters takes place nine years earlier in 6 BBY.
Synopsis:
The tough and ragged Twilight Company are faced with a new challenge: to trust a defected Imperial governor who has secrets to share which will aid in the war against the Empire. Lead by Micha “Howl” Evon and Hazram Namir, Twilight Company fights for the Rebellion barely one step ahead of the Empire and after the Battle of Hoth, Governor Chalis suggests attacking the Imperial shipyards on the planet Kuat in order to weaken the enemy at their source of power. Twilight Company goes along with her plan, only to discover aiding the people of the galaxy is just as important as winning the war.
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Another novel based on the popular Battlefront video game (though this one was actually published before Inferno Squad), Battlefront: Twilight Company is filled cover to cover (and the cover art is amazing!) with action and really captures the intensity of the war against the Imperial Empire.
This book wasn’t as black and white, good versus evil as most of the other Star Wars stories. Many members of Twilight Company fight because they are good at it, not necessarily because they are desperate to see an end to the Empire. Some members even feel anxious about what they would do if the war ended because fighting is all they know. Twilight Company sometimes struggles with their morals about civilian causalities so they don’t seem as incorruptible as the rest of the Rebellion.
The battle scenes were very well written. The reader is really pulled into the emotions and the chaos of the war. One downside to this is sometimes it was hard to follow along amongst all the chaos and keep track of what was going on with the different characters.
The wide range of characters created for this story was also well done. There were members of all ages and who had been with the company varying amounts of time making a well-rounded cast. The story followed along with brand new recruits, veterans, and those with new promotions. I was also happy that Nien Numb makes an appearance!
I would recommend Battlefront: Twilight Company to anyone who is a fan of the Battlefront video games or who just really enjoys a good action-packed Star Wars book!
Next week: Alphabet Squadron
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