STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT

u003cbu003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY u003ciu003eBUZZFEEDu003c/iu003e * u003c/bu003eA companion novel inspired by u003ciu003eStar Wars: Battlefront,u003c/iu003e this action-packed adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil.u003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003cbru003e The bravest soldiers. The toughest warriors. u003ciu003eThe ultimate survivors.u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eBattlefront: Twilight Companyu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "A novel that ties in to a video game based on a sprawling sci-fi franchise shouldn't be this good. . . . u003ciu003eBattlefront: Twilight Companyu003c/iu003e effortlessly thrusts readers onto the frontlines of the Galactic Civil War in a gripping tale."u003cbu003e--New York u003ciu003eDaily Newsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Compelling . . . an entertaining journey through a galaxy in turmoil . . . u003ciu003eBattlefront: Twilight Companyu003c/iu003e 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."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eIGNu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Satisfyingly complex, immersive and moving . . . a war story unlike any u003ciu003eStar Warsu003c/iu003e book that's come before it."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--Roqoo Depotu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "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 u003ciu003eStar Warsu003c/iu003e universe in a way that we haven't seen much before, while also giving readers new perspectives on classic characters and moments."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eTech Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "u003ciu003eTwilight Companyu003c/iu003e is one of the greatest u003ciu003eStar Warsu003c/iu003e stories ever about someone doggedly, cynically coming to understand why acting according to the light side is important."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eDen of Geeku003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "The strongest canon piece of u003ciu003eStar Warsu003c/iu003e 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 u003ciu003eStar Warsu003c/iu003e pantheon."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eAlternative Nationu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e