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[The Dark Times]
Events that occur between 19 and 2 years before the Battle of Yavin.

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Imperial Commando: 501st
BOOK STORY
Karen Traviss
Del Rey [US]; Arrow Books [UK]
Story published as:
Paperback Novel (2009)

Rating:
If you have read this book, please rate it:
Reviews:
1 review [Average review score: 4 / 5]

Synopsis:

!! SPOILER WARNING !!
This synopsis contains possible plot spoilers

The Clone Wars are over, but for those with reason to run from the new galactic Empire, the battle to survive has only just begun....
The Jedi have been decimated in the Great Purge, and the Republic has fallen. Now the former Republic Commandos, the galaxy's finest special forces troops, cloned from Jango Fett, find themselves on opposing sides and in very different armour. Some have deserted and fled to Mandalore with the mercenaries, renegade clone troopers, and rogue Jedi who make up Kal Skirata's ragtag resistance to Imperial occupation. Others, including men from Delta and Omega squads, now serve as Imperial Commandos, a black ops unit within Vader's own 501st Legion, tasked to hunt down fugitive Jedi and clone deserters.
For Darman, grieving for his Jedi wife and separated from his son, it's an agonizing test of loyalty. But he's not the only one who'll be forced to test the ties of brotherhood. On Mandalore, clone deserters and the planet's own natives, who have no love for the Jedi, will have their most cherished beliefs challenged. In the savage new galactic order, old feuds may have to be set aside to unite against a far bigger threat, and nobody can take old loyalties for granted.


Chronology:
This story occurs months after Revenge of the Sith (19 years before the Battle of Yavin).


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Reviews:

Review by Pip, UK, 2010:
"If this is the first Traviss book you're thinking of buying don't bother starting here; go back to Hard Contact and work your way through.
"This book is an Empire Strikes Back moment - Some people will think it's the best thing ever, but really it's just the one in the middle(ish). Don't get me wrong, the book is good - it develops the characters and sub plots running through Star Wars. But if you're looking for lots of action or insight into Vader's Fist then you'll be bitterly disappointed as there's really very little in this book to do with them (or Niner and Darman).
"Throughout the book I felt a sense of dread waiting for the moment when Kal and friends are uncovered and receive Palpatine's attention - perhaps this is to come?? Disappointment aside, I look forward to the next instalment. Will it all work out ok or will they all die in a blaze of glory or futility like Etain?!?
"Only read this book if you're following the Republic Commando novels or you're likely to be lost, skip it and you'll miss out."
Rating:
4 / 5

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