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A review by wispirr
Galaxy's Edge, Part 1: Galactic Outlaws by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
5.0
I've decided I love this series.
Galactic Outlaws is the second Galaxy's Edge book, and it's surprising to me how different it is from the first. Legionnaire was a war story on a desert world, with about a postage stamp's worth of worldbuilding... until you get to the epilogue, which felt like a short story in which the writers tell you that you haven't seen anything yet. In this book, which takes place several years later, the worldbuilding gets blown wide open and we finally see the beginnings of a real epic conflict.
There are two main characters in here: Keel, an obvious Han Solo archetype but with more competence and fewer scruples; and Tyrus Rechs, who acts as a sort of cross between Boba Fett and Captain Rex from Clone Wars. Rechs is a fantastic character, one of my favorites in all of science fiction, a grizzled old supersoldier turned bounty hunter who's barely holding onto his sanity after getting into far too many fights and major galactic events. There's also several supporting characters, each of which is fun in their own way.
And that's the best word I know for this book: fun. The characters are entertaining, the action is relentless, and the pacing is fast. Yet the authors put just enough weighty themes in there (particularly the dangers of seeking revenge) to avoid letting the story feel vapid.
I'm excited to read the next one! With how fast the authors pump these books out I'm not sure if I'll ever catch up, and right now I'm totally okay with that.
Galactic Outlaws is the second Galaxy's Edge book, and it's surprising to me how different it is from the first. Legionnaire was a war story on a desert world, with about a postage stamp's worth of worldbuilding... until you get to the epilogue, which felt like a short story in which the writers tell you that you haven't seen anything yet. In this book, which takes place several years later, the worldbuilding gets blown wide open and we finally see the beginnings of a real epic conflict.
There are two main characters in here: Keel, an obvious Han Solo archetype but with more competence and fewer scruples; and Tyrus Rechs, who acts as a sort of cross between Boba Fett and Captain Rex from Clone Wars. Rechs is a fantastic character, one of my favorites in all of science fiction, a grizzled old supersoldier turned bounty hunter who's barely holding onto his sanity after getting into far too many fights and major galactic events. There's also several supporting characters, each of which is fun in their own way.
And that's the best word I know for this book: fun. The characters are entertaining, the action is relentless, and the pacing is fast. Yet the authors put just enough weighty themes in there (particularly the dangers of seeking revenge) to avoid letting the story feel vapid.
I'm excited to read the next one! With how fast the authors pump these books out I'm not sure if I'll ever catch up, and right now I'm totally okay with that.