NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED - A companion
novel inspired by Star Wars: Battlefront, this action-packed adventure
follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate
galactic war between good and evil.
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The bravest soldiers. The toughest warriors. The ultimate survivors.**
Among the stars and across the vast expanses of space, the Galactic
Civil War rages. On the battlefields of multiple worlds in the Mid Rim,
legions of ruthless stormtroopers--bent on crushing resistance to the
Empire wherever it arises--are waging close and brutal combat against an
armada of freedom fighters. In the streets and alleys of ravaged cities,
the front-line forces of the Rebel Alliance are taking the fight to the
enemy, pushing deeper into Imperial territory and grappling with the
savage flesh-and-blood realities of war on the ground.
Leading the charge are the soldiers--men and women, human and
nonhuman--of the Sixty-First Mobile Infantry, better known as Twilight
Company. Hard-bitten, war-weary, and ferociously loyal to one another,
the members of this renegade outfit doggedly survive where others
perish, and defiance is their most powerful weapon against the deadliest
odds. When orders come down for the rebels to fall back in the face of
superior opposition numbers and firepower, Twilight reluctantly
complies. Then an unlikely ally radically changes the strategic
equation--and gives the Alliance's hardest-fighting warriors a crucial
chance to turn retreat into resurgence.
Orders or not, alone and outgunned but unbowed, Twilight Company locks,
loads, and prepares to make its boldest maneuver--trading down-and-dirty
battle in the trenches for a game-changing strike at the ultimate
target: the very heart of the Empire's military machine.
Praise for Battlefront: Twilight Company
"A novel that ties in to a video game based on a sprawling sci-fi
franchise shouldn't be this good. . . . Battlefront: Twilight Company
effortlessly thrusts readers onto the frontlines of the Galactic Civil
War in a gripping tale."--New York Daily News
"Compelling . . . an entertaining journey through a galaxy in turmoil .
. . Battlefront: Twilight Company explores what happens to the cannon
fodder fighting and dying in the background of space opera's cinematic
action sequences. Focusing on the life of a few low-ranking Rebel grunts
caught up in a vast interstellar conflict, the novel is an enjoyable
tale of interstellar adventure and drama."--IGN
"Satisfyingly complex, immersive and moving . . . a war story unlike any
Star Wars book that's come before it."--Roqoo Depot
"A military thriller [with] some pretty impressive actions scenes
[and] the lived-in, gritty feel of the original trilogy . . .
[Alexander] Freed shows us the military side of the Star Wars
universe in a way that we haven't seen much before, while also giving
readers new perspectives on classic characters and moments."--Tech
Times
"Twilight Company is one of the greatest Star Wars stories ever
about someone doggedly, cynically coming to understand why acting
according to the light side is important."--Den of Geek
"The strongest canon piece of Star Wars literature thus far . . . sure
to be a fan-pleasing favorite . . . Explosive action scenes and dark
humor only punctuate this character-driven tale [with] heavy
world-building and cameos from other characters throughout the Star
Wars pantheon."--Alternative Nation
