Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Paperback – August 1, 2017

Summary: A faithful novelization for the Rogue One movie. Rogue OneNote: Spoilers will follow, so if you haven't seen Rogue One, stop reading, correct that ... then come back, buy the book, and read it a time or two.Additional Thoughts:- Not too much differs from the movie, so if you've seen Rogue One and have favorite lines, they're probably in here. That said, there are a few slight additions to dialogue that probably reflect stuff that ended up on the cutting room floor so the movie didn't end up 4 hrs long.- The descriptions are smooth and beautiful or vivid and dark when they need to be.- I love that books allow one greater insight into the character's thoughts and feelings that may or may not show up in the brief moments we get to see them on the big (or little) screen.- Disney is two for two in terms of turning out high quality Star Wars movies. I admit to not reading The Force Awakens novelization because I didn't like the author (his other Star Wars books were downright boring in my opinion.). So, I can't compare the quality of the two, but this one is very, very high.- The Rogue One movie is better the second and third times you see it because there is a tremendous amount of backstory that can be confusing during the first viewing. Reading the novelization first might help, but I think seeing the movie then reading the book might be more fun.- The short exchanges between Galen and Krennic's people are amusing. We also get a little taste of the rivalry between Tarkin and Krennic.- Krennic's kind of a fun bad guy to get to know along the way here.- The portrayal of Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, K-2SO, Bohdi Rook, Saw Gerrera, Baze Malbus, and Chirrut Imwe seems spot-on. The page-time for each character seems well balanced, which is quite a feat since there are a ton of characters.Conclusion: A great book to read in between seeing Rogue One. (See the movie, read the book, see the movie :-)

After his talented Star Wars debut in Battlefront: Twilight Company, it was clear that Alexander Freed was the best option for writing the "war movie" that Rogue One was supposed to deliver.And indeed delivered! Freed crafts a great novel showing us the point of view of the characters while getting as close to the final product as possible, which I don't mind even if it implied sacrificing some of the depth that for example Alan Dean Foster added to the Episode VII novelization last year.The additional help of interludes presented in the form of relevant documents, as if they were extracted from encyclopedias, dossiers or memoirs, add an invaluable insight to the entire process, putting it against a galactic and historical context.Same as with the unending references, cameos and nods included in the movie, the novel is also packed with references to Rebels, Clone Wars, old Expanded Universe lore and roleplaying game book details.But where Alexander Freed shines is in the internal voice and motivations of the characters, their desires, troubled consciences and darkest fears who shine in everyone, from Bodhi Rook to Orson Krennic, making future viewings of the novel spark with the additional context.Extremely recommended!!!

Well written novelisation of the movie. The book will likely be more entertaining if you watch the movie first. The movie was so fast-paced that it left little room for any in-depth character development, and with this being a stand alone movie, the most likely source to delve deeper into the characters was the novelisation and storylines carried out on related books. In this sense, the book does a fair job, leaving plenty of room for other off-shoot novels to pickup and carry these characters' backstories. I must admit, while a fan of the movies, I have read very little in the realm of Star Wars fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed the Rogue One movie and several of the new characters, though, and wanted to get a better look at some of the characters.The book gives insight into some of the character's motivations for their actions, which during the warp speed trajectory of the movie were mostly vague, and sometimes seemingly odd. The book not only delves into the consciousness of Jyn, but also delves into brief person perspectives (of various portions of the storyline) from most of the movies main characters, including the antagonist Director Krennic. Krennic's right-Hegelian viewpoint and power lust are actually entertaining and not too overly simplistic. The one first person perspective I would criticize to some extent is that of Vader in the Epilogue. While Star Wars is the story of Vader, his best qualities stem from his mysteriousness. To circle back to my original reasoning for reading the book, I was very drawn to the Saw Guerrera character in the movie, and this is one expectation of the book that fell a little flat. Even though Saw was only a small part of the movie, his character seemed incredibly interesting. The book, however, while at times seemingly trying to create some complexity of character, mostly falls flat. Saw is obviously extremely radical, no thought as to why. Saw is extremely militant, with the only justification of being a radical. I suppose this leaves plenty of strong lines to pick up regarding Saw, or maybe there are already some, but his character still seemed flat. The book does portray him as an it more viscous than what can be deemed in the movie, but I wonder at times if this truly even fits what he is supposed to be, being that guerrila leaders must rely on a volunteer army and a supportive populace for success.Warning the final paragraph contains some spoilers, so turn back now if you haven't seen the movie. One final thought on Rogue One, applying both to the book and film, is that the overall realism injected into this story gives it tremendous appeal. The realism which I am referring to is not a reference to any of the obvious fantasy, but refers to the less than perfect image of the rebellion. Don't get me wrong, the Empire remains as evil, totalitarian, and statist as ever, but this film is the first to drop the pure black and white good versus evil fairy tale nature, and add complexity to the "good guys". The original triology was fairly straightforward - the Empire cared nothing for the individual inhabitants of the galaxy and would slaughter them by the planetful, whereas the rebellion fought for freedom from oppression. This movie removes the silly veil that the rebellion is composed completely of good guys, simply because the Empire is obviously bad. Juxtaposed against the Luke Skywalker version of the rebellion (who would never leave a man behind and would risk the entire rebellion to save his friends), Captain Andor is easily willing to slaughter a fellow dissident informant in cold blood, to prevent his potentially falling into the hands of the Empire (not to mention the fact that he was also still planning to assisnate Jyn's father, even after this action seemed to have lost any net benefit for the Rebellion, and seemed much more plausible that the man was likely an ally). Rogue One shows that the Rebel Alliance essentially functions as a State in and of itself, and therefore it suffers from the same political power struggles as any government. This realism does nothing to diminish the evil of the Empire, but it does add complexity to the story that is appealing. This is one of the reasons I found the Saw Guerrera character fascinating. Saw was too radical for the formal Rebel Alliance. He was a militant revolutionary, a dissident, and apparently someone unwilling to participate in the political power struggles of the Rebel Aplliance. Saw is fighting his own guerrila war against imperial oppression, and it certainly doesn't appear he would be any more tolerant of an oppressive republic tan he was of the Empire. Although left totally undeveloped, Saw's character leaves leaves the opening for a radical individualist, libertarian, possibly anarchist perspective in the galaxy (instead of simply being outcast from the alliance because he is too violent); which handled correctly could be an infinitely interesting central character for off-spin Star Wars fiction.

Another good story in the franchise

Me ha encantado cómo ha capturado el guión de la película y le ha añadido los elementos imprescindibles a la trama. Los pensamientos de los personajes. Los caminos que les llevaron a esa situación de partida.Una gran adaptación.

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This book does a fantastic job of getting into additional scenes and into the minds of the characters. Alexander Freed also does a great job of describing the fights/battles in detail. This book is a must read for fans of the Canon expanded universe.

E' la novelization del film Rogue One, che è fedelissima al film (ovviamente) ma aggiunge anche parti (non tantissime, ma ci sono) che nel film sono state "saltate" (es. riflessioni dei personaggi, o anche scene non viste ma plausibili).Se volete arricchire un pochino ciò che avete visto nel film, è un buon libro.Da non perdere ovviamente invece il prequel, Catalyst: a Riogue One Story!