Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Star Wars)
By Christie Golden
- Release Date: 2017-07-25
- Genre: Science Fiction
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
5By Lorena6886In 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
5By Battlefront2DudeIt 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 bookPiikow!
5By 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!
5By I loveshinedownLove the game!🕹🕹🕹🕹No Title
3By Stallis 40672This 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
5By ndjfhxhdbdgdyshdgsjsjxbxRead it and loved itAmazing
5By GrilldCheeseNuggetsI can hardly keep my phone in my backpack.Really good
5By KaseyLizThe 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.
5By Linklex7This 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
5By WEEB BIXIt’s an awesome thrilling book that ties into the battlefront 2 campaign.A page turn from the start!
5By jose conOne of the best books in the new Star Wars canon. This book will get you excited for the new game coming out.PERFECT
5By RafabkThis is a perfect prologue to the next battlefront game. Is was very hard to put the book down. This book made me even more hyped for the battlefront sequel and I'm so very happy I got to learn more about inferno squad and the characters it comprises Being a true Star Wars fan makes the experience of reading this book very satisfying Hope you are enjoy this book as much as I have.Straight forward good book
4By Blkarrow3171No twists in the writing, straight forward, and to the point. Well written as good as any in the new canon. Needed some more reason to like all 4 members on inferno squad, but made enough of a story for the main protagonist.Had potential, could've been better.
3By Keith BarksdaleNot a terrible read, but the focus of the book turned from the forming of Inferno Squad to a soul-searching novel. The writer had good intentions in the beginning, and I felt it evened out the playing field as far as the Empire and rebels go. Most books portray the Empire as a bunch of idiots who can't aim, but this book put into perspective how the Empire actually has well trained troops and legit tactics and loyalist, not just everyone trying to jump ship to the rebellion. However, I felt this would have been a better book if written in the same style as the Republic Commando series or the Imperial Commando novel. Instead, what starts off as four Imperial spec ops agents trying to stop a rebel plot turns into a montage of references to the Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels series, as well as a "am I doing the right thing for the Empire?" soul search. And also not really as action packed as you would hope for something written geared towards a game called Battlefront.Amazing
5By Cliffjumper1227This story is absolutely AMAZING!!!! It hits you right in the feelsEveryone is incompetent
1By ben jam traIt is kinda hard to take the Empire or Rebels seriously. The Darth Vader makes countless countless mistakes defending the Death Star. Iden is able to steal a rebel ship from the rebel headquarters all by herself. Basically the Galactic Civil War is who is the least incompetent.Great read
5By SpcrobertsonOne can say this is actually a pretty well put together book. The story is rich in the characters are enjoyable. I can honestly say that I love that it allows us to see behind the masses of the imperials and out of that in ways they aren't that different from the rebels
