| Author | Aaron Allston |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| 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 | 403 |
| 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.[1]
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. Whilst Rogue Squadron was compiled from elite pilots with ground fighting expertise as a secondary, this new squadron was to be consisted of expert ground combatants with piloting skills as a secondary.
Antilles, with help from Wes Janson, scrounges up a team that comes to be known as Wraith Squadron:
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.
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