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New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Wein (Code Name Verity, Rose Under Fire) journeys to a galaxy far, far away to bring readers the harrowing story of the courageous bomber pilots and technicians of Cobalt Squadron!

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Elizabeth Wein was born in New York City, grew up abroad, and currently lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She is an avid flyer of small planes, and holds a PhD in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth is the author of Code Name Verity, winner of the Edgar Award in the Young Adult category and a Printz Medal Honor Book; Rose Under Fire, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award; and Black Dove, White Raven, winner of the Children's Africana Book Award. Visit her online at www.elizabethwein.com.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Disney Lucasfilm Press; Media tie-in edition (December 15, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1368008372
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1368008372
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 880L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.88 x 0.88 x 8.88 inches

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I was born in New York City in 1964, and moved to England when I was 3. I started school there. We lived practically in the shadow of Alderley Edge, the setting for several of Alan Garner's books and for my own first book The Winter Prince; that landscape, and Garner's books, have been a lifelong influence on me.

My father, who worked for the New York City Board of Education for most of his life, was sent to England to do teacher training at what is now Manchester Metropolitan University. He helped organize the Headstart program there. When I was six he was sent to the University of the West Indies in Jamaica for three years to do the same thing in Kingston. I loved Jamaica and became fluent in Jamaican patois (I can't really speak it any more, but I can still understand it); but in 1973 my parents separated, and we ended up back in the USA living with my mother in Harrisburg, PA, where her parents were. When she died in a car accident in 1978, her wonderful parents took us in and raised us.

I went to Yale University, spent a work-study year back in England, and then spent seven years getting a PhD in Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. While I was there I learned to ring church bells in the English style known as "change ringing", and in 1991 I met my future husband there at a bell ringers' dinner-dance. He is English, and in 1995 I moved to England with him, and then to Scotland in 2000.

We share another unusual interest--flying in small planes. My husband got his private pilot's license in 1993 and I got mine ten years later. Together we have flown in the States from Kalamazoo to New Hampshire; in Kenya we've flown from Nairobi to Malindi, on the coast, and also all over southern England. Alone, most of my flying has been in eastern Scotland.

We have two children.

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Great adventure that lets you get to know Rose

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2021

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This was a book I've been meaning to get into ever since The Last Jedi came out, but it just slipped away from me until recently.

Cobalt Squadron is a book by Elizabeth Wein following Rose and Paige Tico. I won't spoil it here, but it's a really great adventure, and a wonderful way to get to know Rose. I already loved Rose from The Last Jedi, so it was great to get to learn more about her background, and her relationship to her sister. Getting to know Paige was also great, since we only got to see a little bit of her in The Last Jedi. Overall, this book was a great read, especially if you're a fan of the Tico sisters. I wrote in my Sisterhood in Star Wars article about how the different pairs of sisters in the Star Wars universe are important to me and included Rose and Paige on that list, so I loved getting to read about their bond. Another important thing about this book was that it put a lot of different scenes with Rose in The Last Jedi in a whole different light for me, and now with the new knowledge from this book I definitely have to do another rewatch of that movie.

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Good Backstory for Rose Tico and "The Last Jedi"!

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Elizabeth Wein's "Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron" focuses on Paige and Rose Tico and the Cobalt and Crimson Squadrons of StarFortress Bombers as they attempt to covertly provide aid to a planet blockaded by the First Order. Wein ably examines the Tico sisters' backstory, placing their family relationship at the core of her narrative so that her discussion of fear and sacrifice feels more natural than it might otherwise. These themes directly tie into the those of Rian Johnson's "The Last Jedi" while also allowing this story to stand on its own. In her acknowledgements, Wein thanks the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum for flying her in their Lancaster bomber. This experience shows in her description of life on a bomber crew, which recalls stories of World War II as befits the tone of "Star Wars". Finally, Wein's story helps explain where the bombers were during the events of "The Force Awakens" in a way that makes the Tico sisters' story meaningful rather than perfunctory. Wein's work is a welcome addition to the collection of "Star Wars" stories in this format, such as Jason Fry's "The Weapon of a Jedi" and Greg Rucka's "Before the Awakening". Phil Noto's art continues to give these books a coherent feel while also evoking the color palette used in "The Last Jedi" promotional materials.

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An enjoyable tale for the Tico sisters

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Just before The Last Jedi (and The Force Awakens for that matter), the book tells the story of a group of bomber crews who travel helping planets crushed by the First Order in whatever means they can. While performing some reconnaisance work that keeps them out of their comfort zone, they stumble upon a mission that could save not only a resistance cell in a planet but rather the whole population.

We grow fond and close to the Tico sisters, Rose and Paige, and also to the rest of the Hammer crew, which certainly does make the first minutes of the movie a complete tearfest.

Not exactly a required story, but one that you might enjoy nonetheless.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2018

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Were you interested in knowing what Cobalt and Crimson Squadrons were up to during the events of The Force Awakens? Here's the book for you.

The Last Jedi introduced us to Rose and Paige Tico. However, due to the events of the film (It's been out for a month so spoiler.), we really only spend time with the Rose. Cobalt Squadron gives us more of their relationship as sisters and just how much each one of them meant to the other one.

Like most of the other books and comics put out in the Star Wars Universe over the last several years, it focuses more on the character development rather than a big plot point. Still, Cobalt Squadron was a fun read, and I'd recommend it for the feels about Rose and Paige.

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Not Greatest Writing, But A Must-Read Anyway

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I was surprised at the quality of writing in this book -- it felt as though it could have used a few more rounds of edits to refine out a lot of redundancy and tighten up the prose a little bit. The beginning was rough, but once it got going it was fun. I very much enjoyed getting to know more about Rose and especially Paige. The ending is deeply satisfying and more than a little heartbreaking, as it ties directly in to the first scenes of The Last Jedi. It makes the first few events of that film even more emotionally devastating. Despite its flaws, I'm glad I read this book and learned more about the Tico Sisters and all the bombers in the Cobalt and Crimson squadrons. It really enhances the re-watching experience of TLJ.

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An Ok Star Wars Story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 30, 2020

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This short book was fun, and a nice look into the character of Rose Tico and her sister, Paige. It leads right up to the beginning of the Last Jedi. It's not galaxy changing or anything, but if you want to get a bit deeper into those characters, or the Resistance during that time, its worth reading.

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Bittersweet Young Readers Novel About the Tico Sisters

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If you know what’s coming at the start of The Last Jedi…
The writing for the flights and dogfights are week done.

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wanted to know more about Rose and her sister Paige ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2018

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wanted to know more about Rose and her sister Paige. This book not only gave me their background, how important they are to one another, but also showed me how they relate to each other and the crew they were a part of. I read how a StarFortress works, both individually and as part of a squad. This book also showed how devastating it is for people under the First Order. It was interesting to see how the events of TFA touched these characters and propelled them to where they were in TLJ.

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Daniel

A Great War Story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 16, 2018

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I really enjoyed reading Cobalt Squadron. I thought Elizabeth Wein did an excellent job building the relationship between Rose and her older sister Paige, which leads right up until the events of The Last Jedi.

The story itself plays on a common theme throughout Star Wars - hope - and really adds a human element to the conflict between the First Order and Resistance.

Judging by the Acknowledgments section at the end of the book, I believe Wein spent a bit of time up in a Lancaster bomber in preparation for this book, which really comes across in the way she writes the sections where we're in the StarFortress, Hammer. I really got a sense that we were in a gritty, claustrophobic, war machine, where every member of the crew is integral to the survival of the ship. A lot of the story is set in the StarFortress bomber, and these are by far the best moments in the book.

If you enjoy a great war story about guts, camaraderie, and hope, and you're a big Star Wars fan like me, then I highly recommend Cobalt Squadron.

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Malcolm Stuart Sykes

Well written book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 20, 2019

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As advertised and arrived on time.

Peter A. Morrell

If you Loved Rose from the The Last Jedi You Will Love This Book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 31, 2020

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I bought this for one of the younger folk in my family. At a family dinner after the movie was released many discussions centered around Rose and the bombing of the Imperial Juggernaut the Imperial I-Class Destroyer that the Rebels successfully Bombed at the beginning of the movie. One of our guests just kept talking about Rose over the course of dinner. When Xmas time rolled around it was a no-brainer to get this book for them as a Christmas present. That book was a hit.

IlSolitoRedz

Occasione sprecata

Reviewed in Italy 🇮🇹 on January 17, 2018

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Un romanzo assolutamente non ispirato, unico caso di opera di approfondimento che toglie valore al personaggio: Rose é completamente dipendente dalla sorella praticamente per tutta la vicenda e molto insicura. Nel corso delle 250 pagine viene ripetuto continuamente ricordato il legame tra le due sorelle, al punto da dare la nausea anche di fronte alla staticità della protagonista.
Storia inconsistente, stessa cosa già vista in molteplici puntate della serie tv Rebels. Formato in copertina flessibile buono, scritto in caratteri grandi che non stancano la vista

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Ausgewalzte Kurzgeschichte

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In diesem Buch beschreibt die Autorin, wo Rose und Paige Tico und die Bomberstaffel, die am Anfang von "Die letzten Jedi" zum Einsatz kommt, zur Handlungszeit von "Das Erwachen der Macht" waren. Bei einem Spionageeinsatz im Atterra-System nimmt der Bomber "Hammer" zwei Hilfesuchende auf, die Leia zu einer Versorgungsmission für Atterra überreden. Die Cobalt- und Crimson-Staffeln brechen auf, um Hilfsgüter abzuwerfen und sich dabei nicht von der Ersten Ordnung abschießen zu lassen.

Für ein 250-Seiten-Buch hört sich das recht knapp an (trotz drei doppelseitigen Illustrationen, 15mal derselben Kapitelvorsatzseite mit der Titelillustration, einigen Leerseiten und großer Schrift). Leider ist es das auch. Der Inhalt hätte auf ein Viertel zusammengekürzt eine recht gute Kurzgeschichte abgegeben; als Roman ist es zu dürftig und voller Wiederholungen.

Das Buch konzentriert sich auf den Charakter Rose, von den übrigen Handlungsträgern erfahren wir recht wenig, selbst Paige dient mehr dazu, Rose zu reflektieren. Es werden ein paar Details ins Spiel gebracht, aber es mangelt an Perspektivwechseln, Entwicklungsbögen, Tiefe. Im Grunde geht es nur darum, zu beschreiben, was für ein inniges Verhältnis Rose und Paige haben, und daß Rose sich zu sehr an Paige orientiert und aus dem Schatten ihrer Schwester heraustreten muß.

Alles andere an diesem Buch ist Füllsel, und das leider in überwältigender Weise. Atterra ist also ein ganz besonderes Sternsystem - was uns auf zwei Seiten gleich dreimal erzählt wird. Paige mag Fathiere - der Querverweis auf "Die letzten Jedi" klingt schon per se gewollt, aber wir kriegen das im Laufe des Buches gleich dreimal aufs Brötchen geschmiert. Die gesamte zweite Mission ist eigentlich überflüssig; haben die Hunderte von Spionsonden aus der ersten Mission nicht genug Material gesammelt? Und der "power baffler", Roses Erfindung zur Streuung von Energieemissionen, wird gefühlt auf jeder zweiten Seite ins Spiel gebracht, baffler hier und baffler dort, bis man als Leser nur noch wünscht, daß das Ding endlich kaputtgeht.

Hätte man die Geschichte im Rahmen einer Anthologie wie "Before the Awakening" herausgebracht, mit entsprechender Länge, würde sich das geradeheraus und flüssig lesen, und die Konzentration auf einen einzigen Charakter fiele weniger ins Gewicht. Von einem Roman erwarte ich mehr, etwa einen würdigen Gegenspieler - die Erste Ordnung beschränkt sich hier auf ein paar gesichtslose Sturmtruppler und TIE-Geschwader. Oder ein paar Spannungselemente mehr - Konflikte zwischen den Handlungsträgern, oder überraschende Wendungen, die das Dahinplätschern des Plots unterbrechen. Drei Viertel des Buches sind um, ehe die Handlung überhaupt Fahrt aufnimmt. Wüßte man nicht aus "Die letzten Jedi" bereits, daß sowohl Rose als auch Paige überleben - zumindest bis zum Film -, könnte man noch um eine der Kuschelschwestern bangen; so aber ist der gesamte Roman eigentlich nur ein Setup für Paiges Tod auf der Kinoleinwand. ... Nein, der Rest der Bomberstaffel interessiert mich auch nach "Cobalt Squadron" nicht.

Neben dem Schwall an Wiederholungen konnte mich auch die restliche Erzählweise nicht wirklich mitreißen. Die Sprache ist einfach, was dem Englisch-Anfänger zugute kommt. Der vorbestimmte Plot entscheidet allzuoft über das Geschehen (etwa wenn sich zu Beginn des Buches die Luken des Bombers nur gaaaanz langsam schließen lassen, oder wenn der belagerte Planet seit Jahrhunderten sein Wasser(!) importieren muß - eine lokale Wasserversorgung hat selbst Tatooine schon hingekriegt), und die Dialoge folgen nicht selten dem Motto "Erzählen wir doch mal dem Leser, was wir Charaktere schon lange alle wissen" (etwa wenn Rose ihrer Schwester erzählt: "I can't believe Atterra has twin planets and they're both inhabited", woraufhin Paige noch mal nachlegen und die Namen der Planeten aufzählen darf - hallo, ihr seid gerade auf einer Mission dahin!).

Daß die Astronomie eher zweifelhaft ist, kennt man von Star Wars bereits zur Genüge; daß die Strategie zu wünschen übrig läßt, ist eigentlich auch nichts Neues (langsame Bomber ohne Geleitschutz in ein System zu senden, in dem es offenbar von TIEs nur so wimmelt?). Darüber kann man hinwegsehen. Bedauerlicherweise wird das Buch auch stellenweise regelrecht ärgerlich. Etwa wenn Rose dem Piloten während eines Raumkampfes sieben Zeilen lang erläutert, daß sie sich zurückziehen sollten, und der Pilot daraufhin nicht etwa das Kommando gibt, sondern schwafelt: "I was going to anyway. Just waiting for someone else to suggest it..."

Bitte? Wer hat denn hier das Kommando? Rückzug ist geboten, und eigentlich will man ja auch, aber man wartet doch mal ab, damit man selbst nicht der Dumme ist, und überhaupt... Und es geht weiter: "But he was too busy defending his own ship to give the order right away." Grandios, den Rückzugsbefehl nicht mehr geben können (letztlich fünf Wörter!), aber erst mal rumschwätzen?

Hilfe, ich will einen Lektor!

Unterm Strich bleibt ein unbefriedigender, zäher Roman, der mit einigen guten Stellen aufwartet, aber an anderer Stelle arg versagt. Liest man das Buch vor dem Film, kann man vielleicht noch etwas emotionale Betroffenheit für Paiges Ableben mitnehmen; im Nachhinein ist das Geschehen hier aber völlig irrelevant, und als alleinstehende Geschichte ist es nicht mitreißend und unterhaltend genug, um Zeit dafür zu opfern.

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