Wraith Squadron (novel)

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**Wraith Squadron**

Author	Aaron Allston
Country	USA
Language	English
Era	New Republic
Series	X-Wing
Galactic Year	6.5 ABY - 7.5 ABY
Canon	C
Subject(s)	Star Wars
Genre(s)	Science Fiction
Publisher	Bantam Spectra
Released	1 March 1998
Media Type	Paperback
Pages	432
Size and Weight	6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches 7.5 ounces
ISBN	ISBN 0-553-57894-4
Preceded by	The Bacta War
Followed by	Iron Fist

Wraith Squadron (1998) is the fifth of nine books in the Star Wars: X-wing series of novels. It was written by Aaron Allston.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Wedge Antilles, fresh back from the Bacta War on Thyferra, decides to make a new fighter squadron/commando team. While pitching the idea to Admiral Ackbar, he proposes a way to build the squadron without any cost to the New Republic: he'll use screw-ups, wash-outs, and pilots who are a hair's breadth of being kicked out of Fighter Command—the pilots that no one else will take.

Antilles, with help from Wes Janson, scrounges up an interesting team that comes to be known as Wraith Squadron:

Jesmin Ackbar, the niece of Admiral Ackbar
Hohass "Runt" Ekwesh, a Thakwaash with multiple personalities
Garik "Face" Loran, a former Imperial child-recruitment actor
Voort "Piggy" SaBinring, a Gamorrean pilot
Kell Tainer, the son of a Rebel pilot that Janson was forced to kill
Myn Donos, the sole surviving pilot of an Imperial ambush to his Talon squadron
Ton Phanan, former doctor and part mechanical
Falynn Sandskimmer, vehicle specialist from Tatooine with chronic insolence
Tyria Sarkin, former Antari Ranger with minor Force abilities
Eurrsk "Grinder" Thri'ag, an expert code slicer and prankster

The novel focuses on Wraith Squadron's antics as it goes undercover as the crew of Night Caller, an Imperial blockade runner under the employ of Warlord Zsinj.