The book arrives on 11th June, it’s written by Alexander Freed and is the first part of a trilogy of books and part of a crossover event with Marvel Comics in the form of the TIE Fighter series. Now, Del Rey give us a look at four of the pilots of Alphabet Squadron, flying in A-Wings, Y-Wings, U-Wings and B-Wings.
The team is brought together by General Hera Syndulla, and we’ve already met X-Wing pilot Yrica Quell. Now we meet U-Wing pilot Kairos.
Kairos is as distant and unknowable as the void through which she flies. Just as her monstrous mask hides her face, her silence hides her past. All her copilots understand is her loyalty to the Republic, and the frightening violence that she employs in its name. #AlphabetSquadron pic.twitter.com/hGKqrSrGO1
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) May 21, 2019
Next up is B-Wing pilot Chass, who we’re told keeps a collection of music in her B-wing to listen to (and sing-a-long with) during battle and one of her fallen heroes is Jyn Erso.
Chass na Chadic has watched her heroes fall one after another in the name of freedom, leaving her behind; now, as the tide turns, Chass is adrift. Alphabet’s mission may be her chance to find meaning in her life—if she can be convinced not to seek it in death. #AlphabetSquadron pic.twitter.com/DzAHCym5R1
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) May 23, 2019
Next we have Y-Wing pilot Nath Tensent who was the lone survivor of his unit. And the culprits? None other than Shadow Wing.
His easy demeanor makes him seem like a starport lunkhead, but don’t be fooled: Nath Tensent is a survivor. He outlived his unit, he outlived the Empire, and now that Lieutenant Quell has pulled him back into the war, he’s determined to outlive her, too. #AlphabetSquadron pic.twitter.com/vnJwUkVeSn
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) May 22, 2019
We wrap up this look at the Alphabet Squadron pilots with Wyl Lark, who we’re told his favorite part of Dooku: Jedi Lost is definitely the part with the dragon.
A youth spent on the backs of flying beasts on his peaceful, remote homeworld gave Wyl Lark a near-supernatural gift for piloting, and a well of kindness and empathy that has never run dry. But war is a precarious place for a soul as gentle as his. #AlphabetSquadron pic.twitter.com/AdUIYRAVNJ
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) May 22, 2019
