- "I read every Star Wars technical manual I could get my hands on, plus Stackpole's novels, Zahn's novels, other novels in which Wedge Antilles and Rogue Squadron make appearances, comic books, and several of West End's Star Wars game supplements. I watched the movie trilogy repeatedly. I played the X-Wing computer game. I bought eight of the Action Fleet toys and used them for measurements and estimations of their performance in atmosphere. I read books on aircraft carrier life and pilot survival."
- ―Aaron Allston, about the research he did before writing
Aaron Allston (d. February 27, 2014) was the author of thirteen Star Wars novels, and several short stories. His repertoire included the Wraith Squadron Trilogy, X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar, the Enemy Lines duology, three of the nine-book Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series, followed by three of the nine-book Fate of the Jedi series, and returned to penning the adventures of the Wraith Squadron with X-Wing: Mercy Kill. He also wrote the Clone Wars short stories The Clone Wars: The Pengalan Tradeoff and League of Spies. He passed away on February 27, 2014.
Works[]
Bibliography[]
| Year | Title | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | X-Wing: Wraith Squadron | Novel | |
| 1998 | X-Wing: Iron Fist | Novel | |
| 1999 | X-Wing: Solo Command | Novel | |
| 1999 | X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar | Novel | |
| 2002 | The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream | Novel | |
| 2002 | The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand | Novel | |
| 2003 | "The Clone Wars: The Pengalan Tradeoff" | Short story | First printed in Star Wars Insider 65 |
| 2004 | "League of Spies" | Short story | First printed in Star Wars Insider 73 |
| 2006 | Legacy of the Force: Betrayal | Novel | |
| 2007 | Legacy of the Force: Exile | Novel | |
| 2007 | Legacy of the Force: Fury | Novel | |
| 2009 | Fate of the Jedi: Outcast | Novel | |
| 2010 | Fate of the Jedi: Backlash | Novel | |
| 2011 | Fate of the Jedi: Conviction | Novel | |
| 2012 | X-Wing: Mercy Kill | Novel |
Sources[]
Q & A with Star Wars Authors on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Answers from Aaron Allston on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- Aaron Allston: Examining Exile on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 149
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 223
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Sean Patrick Fannon on Facebook: Post about Allston (February 27, 2014) (screenshot)
- ↑ Interview with Aaron Allston by Jim Fisher on echostation.com (content now obsolete; archived from the original on April 12, 2016)
External links[]
- "Pretty. What do we blow up first?" — Aaron Allston's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Aaron Allston on Wikipedia
