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Hard Contact (Star Wars: Republic Commando)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780345478276
ISBN: 0345478274
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: October 26, 2004
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: October 26, 2004
Studio: Del Rey
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Editorial Review:
As the Clone Wars rage, victory or defeat lies in the hands of elite squads that take on the toughest assignments in the galaxy–stone-cold soldiers who go where no one else would, to do what no one else could. . . .On a mission to sabotage a chemical weapon research facility on a Separatist-held planet, four clone troopers operate under the very noses of their enemies. The commandos are outnumbered and outgunned, deep behind enemy lines with no backup–and working with strangers instead of trusted teammates. Matters don’t improve when Darman, the squad’s demolitions expert, gets separated from the others during planetfall. Even Darman’s apparent good luck in meeting an inexperienced Padawan vanishes once Etain admits to her woeful inexperience.For the separated clone commandos and stranded Jedi, a long, dangerous journey lies ahead, through hostile territory brimming with Trandoshan slavers, Separatists, and suspicious natives. A single misstep could mean discovery . . . and death. It’s a virtual suicide mission for anyone–anyone except Republic Commandos.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Quite simply amazing
Somewhere in Ms. Traviss' background there was a lot of time spent talking to and with operators on the front lines and the bonds they develop. I don't know where or who she got it from, but I thank them that they gave a talented author an insight into what it is we do and thereby gave us a voice.
Traviss' Hard Contact is a true Clone War novel, viewed through the Clone warrior's eyes. It deals with the bonds that such men form through training and experience. It deals with what operators ... Read More
Rating:  - Though a tad confusing, a very good, action-packed book.
I have personally been a Star Wars fan for a long time (for a teenager), I have read many novels, I have explored the Star Wars universe to a great level. Now, even though I am a fan, I have been critical of some of the movies (specifically Episode II), and I've also been critical of the atmosphere of the story, all clean little zap-zap and stuff, but nothing really gritty or human. There are only two books that I think have really captured a good bit of reality in the Star Wars universe, one is 'Shatterpoint' ... Read More
Rating: - A new point of view on the clones
This book offers some interesting descriptions of the personalities of the clones. While we may assume that, being clones, they are all the same that is not the truth. They are all different, and while they were trained only to obey and excel on the battlefield and deprived of feelings like love they are actually very human. You are moved in some cases reading that these men are not considered men ,but expendable machines. A great action novel that provide a new camera angle of perspective on the Clone wars. A ... Read More
Rating:  - A good idea fumbled
I picked up this book because I was so damned excited for the Republic Commando game and I had a job where I had literally nothing to do for four hours. I needed a book, win/win, right?
I wish it were so.
I will open with my favorite part of the book, or at least the gyst of it. It is right after the operation on Geonosis when Darman sits down in an extracation vehicle next to a standard clone trooper, not a Commando like him. The Clone asks him about his weapon and they make some small ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Read!
I am only 16 so this was a bit of an advanced book for me. Although it took me a little while to get used to the author's style i thoroghly enjoyed the book. Once i adjusted to the author's style it was fanstastic and i couldn't put it down. The book gives a great insight into the lives of the clones and their weapons,tactics, training, etc.
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