Hard Contact Part 1

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Welcome to our first of four check-in and discussion posts for our Book of the Month.

This month’s book is Hard Contact (Star Wars: Republic Commando #1) by Karen Traviss
Chapters 1-5

Hard Contact Part 1

1. What are your thoughts on the squad so far? Any favorites yet between Darman, Nine, Fi, and Atin?

2. The mercenary Mandalorian, Hokan, has a connection with the Republic force that I'm assuming he will soon meet. Do you think he knew Jango Fett personally or only by reputation - will he recognize the clones' faces?

3. How are you liking it so far?



FYI - There's no need to answer all (or any) of the questions above - they're just talking points to get us started. Informal chatter is more than welcome! In-person book clubs often veer off topic, it's okay if we do as well. :)
All I ask is that you try to avoid spoilers for things past Part I of the book.

Comments

[barbiejedi]

I didn't play the game until a long time after I'd read the novel(s), and when I finally did it didn't really affect my interest in the novel, because there's really no overlap in characters/story-- the game follows one four-man squad, the novel follows a different one, there's some shared background (like the opening cutscene of the game) but other than that the novel really strikes out on its own.

If you haven't played the game, I highly recommend it! The opening cutscene is interactable, and follows the childhood/training of Boss, a Commando, from infancy through the first mission to Geonosis. It's honestly one of my favorite video game moments from ANYTHING.

Without spoiling anything, the RepCom game is one of those in which game mechanics enhance the story, especially in the opening tutorial mission and in the final mission of the game. The game has been on Steam for a long time and seems like it's always getting deep discounts, and it just recently got ported to Switch too!