Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Star Wars)

ByChristie Golden

Release Date: 2017-07-25
Genre: Science Fiction

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 204 Ratings

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad.

After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the battle station, the Empire is on the defensive. But not for long. In retaliation, the elite Imperial soldiers of Inferno Squad have been called in for the crucial mission of infiltrating and eliminating the Partisans—the rebel faction once led by notorious Republic freedom fighter Saw Gerrera.

Following the death of their leader, the Partisans have carried on his extremist legacy, determined to thwart the Empire—no matter the cost. Now Inferno Squad must prove its status as the best of the best and take down the Partisans from within. But the growing threat of being discovered in their enemy’s midst turns an already dangerous operation into a do-or-die acid test they dare not fail. To protect and preserve the Empire, to what lengths will Inferno Squad go . . . and how far beyond them?

The Rebellion may have heroes like Jyn Erso and Luke Skywalker. But the Empire has Inferno Squad.

Praise for Battlefront II: Inferno Squad

“Wow . . . This book is a must-read. Christie Golden just knocked it out of the park!”—The Geek’s Attic

“[A] great space thriller . . . full of action, drama and character.”—Rebels Report

Reviews

Amazing Prequel
5
By Lorena6886
In all honesty—this might be my favorite Star Wars canon novel at the moment.

A lot of new Star Wars novels, in my opinion, lack a strong plot. They seem to be supportive of other mediums of Star Wars story telling (the games, movies, and TV shows) rather than supporting their own plot. However, this book is not supportive material—it’s standalone. And it’s amazing. I’ve gotta say, Inferno Squad was not incredibly compelling in BF2 for me. I enjoyed it, but it definitely lacked the depth of some of the other imperial stories at the time. This book, on the other hand, offers incredible insight into these characters. Iden is a compelling leader with both morality and a strong desire to accomplish her goal. Hask serves as a strong juxtaposition to her morality. Seyn was a wonderful addition—I loved her kindness and doubt. Meeko was likeable and his affection for Iden was subtle but supportive. The Imperial perspective after Luke Skywalker “massacred” a million people on the Death Star was also incredibly insightful.

[SPOILERS]
I need to praise Golden for her twists in this novel. She sets up an incredible change of heart for Iden at the end. Also if you have “daddy issues” read this book. You’ll relate to Iden plenty. Iden’s issues with her father are apparent both in the game and right away in this novel. He is cold with Iden, only sees her as an imperial tool, and drives her away from her mother. Despite this, Iden loves her father even after he puts her in a direct position to hurt her mother deeply all in the Empire’s name. NOW! Here’s where I have to give Golden immense praise because the ending is GOLDEN. I LOVE and I mean I LOVE her usage of Lux Bonteri in this novel. I think a majority of the Star Wars fandom forgets how much influence Padmé had on Lux. Of course he would join the Rebellion and give dramatic speeches about hope! I love her characterization of him here. The last time Lux appeared was when he was maybe 18 or 19, so now the audience can meet a more mature version of him. Anyway, the reason why I love the ending is because Lux offers a juxtaposition to Iden’s father. Lux is incredibly kind and gentle to Iden and teaches her all she knows even when she plans to betray him. Lux also loves his step-daughter to the point where even know they’re on opposing sides of a war, he would never betray her safety. Iden realizes that this is something her father would NEVER do for her and it sets a spark that maybe the Empire is driving her family apart. Anyway, Lux’s ending monologue at the end is HILARIOUS. This man goes on a twenty minute exposition dump of a speech and Iden let’s him do it because frankly it IS a compelling story. Normally, I hate exposition dumps—but this one served a purpose. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL story telling in this scene. I’m begging y’all to read this book just for this ONE scene it’s so GOOD.
Great book
5
By Battlefront2Dude
It is great to see the perspective of an imperial soldier. Them infiltrating the rebel base and having their morality question was amazing. One of the members of inferno squad failed and died but the rest showed their loyalty to the empire. This is a really great book
Piikow!
5
By Joe Bro 😎
This book is really good! I really enjoyed it! I kind of wish it would end differently but the rest of the book was good! I know the inferno squad is the best of the best but they still do too amazingly impossible things! They destroy tons of enemies easily, steal spaceships singlehandedly from entire rebel bases, and manage to join a group of rebels without anyone suspecting them! This was a good book though! If you’ve played the battlefront II campaign or are going to play it, you should definitely read this book!
Go battlefront!
5
By I loveshinedown
Love the game!🕹🕹🕹🕹
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3
By Stallis 40672
This book works fine as an introduction to espionage thrillers. Unfortunately I just didn’t feel like this was happening in Star Wars, and I left the book enjoying it, but not having an urge to reread it since. If you want some of Inferno Squad’s backstory, it does well. Despite that, don’t get excited for the climax.
Awesome
5
By ndjfhxhdbdgdyshdgsjsjxbx
Read it and loved it
Amazing
5
By GrilldCheeseNuggets
I can hardly keep my phone in my backpack.
Really good
5
By KaseyLiz
The book had more plot and depth than the games campaign. Good read and loved the imperial point of view.
A more worthwhile purchase than the game it's suppose to sell.
5
By Linklex7
This EA Star Wars Battlefront 2 tie-in novel is way better than the actually game it's suppose to advertise. It does a great job of letting out see things from the Empire's point of view, why would someone willingly join a faction with obviously evil leaders like The Emperor or Darth Vader. It fleshes out the character just enough that you start to relate to them all, while keeping the action flowing and entertaining. If you're a SW fan, I'd honestly say skip the game and pick up the novel instead.
Amazing
5
By WEEB BIX
It’s an awesome thrilling book that ties into the battlefront 2 campaign.