Victory’s Price.
Alexander Freed’s
Alphabet Squadron trilogy has given us a window into the complex political landscape left behind after
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, through the lens of damaged fighter pilot veterans of the galactic civil war. Now things are coming to a head in its last chapter, and the Imperial Remnant is making a major move.but not against our heroes.
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Victory’s Price picks up on the shocking conclusion of
Shadow Fall, which saw Imperial defector and Alphabet Squadron leader Yrica Quell make the harrowing decision to return to the Empire’s fold, rejoining the sinister 204th fighter unit Shadow Wing which she had spent months and months helping the New Republic track down. While her squadmates are still reeling from her seeming betrayal, they’ve got other problems to deal with, as io9 s exclusive new excerpt from the novel below reveals!