Tuesday, December 28, 2010

6. The Han Solo Adventures

"The Han Solo Adventures" is actually a collection of three books, "Han Solo at Star's End", "Han Solo's Revenge", and "Han Solo and the Lost Legacy". I've bundled these into one post as well, because I read them all together and they were all written close together.

Again, these are stories that I read a few years ago, and I am opting not to re-read these either. They are not nearly as bad as "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", but they're not great either. Han Solo and Chewbacca are the only familiar characters that appear, as they take the Millenium Falcon to a part of the galaxy that has up to this point been unexplored in the movies, comics, and books. It is an area called "The Corporate Sector", and is outside of the sphere of influence of the Empire. Han and Chewbacca have some interesting adventures there, but there is nothing of lasting impact and these stories are barely even mentioned in subsequent books and comics. I think it's a shame, because the galaxy is too big for just two antagonists, and the Corporate Sector offered an interesting alternative to the Empire.

If you're interested in reading more about Han Solo and Chewbacca, these stories are for you. They are a fun read, but nothing spectacular.

Dark Horse also published a comic version of one of these books, "Han Solo at Star's End". The comics were actually a reprint of newspaper strips that were published in 1980. The reprints were collected into a trade paperback, shown below. I haven't read the comic so I don't know if there are many differences between it and the original novel.

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