The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (Summary, Commentary, and Review)

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian (Summary, Commentary, and Review)

It's Lando's time to shine in the early Expanded Universe's second adventure trilogy. After teaming up with his new droid Vuffi Raa, Lando must contend with mind-bending artifacts, double-crossing politicians, mind-bending natural phenomena, corrupt law enforcement, mind-bending aliens, victims of Imperial expansion out for revenge, and, of course, a sorcerer. Spoilers for Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu, Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon, and Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (all published 1983) by L. Neil Smith. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Han Solo Adventures (Summary, Commentary, and Review)

We're making up for lost time and spending three whole novels focused on Han Solo, with mixed results. Chewbacca is laughing at all of us. Spoilers for The Han Solo Adventures (Han Solo at Star's End, Han Solo's Revenge, and Han Solo and the Lost Legacy) by Brian Daley (1979-1980) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Splinter of the Mind's Eye (Summary, Commentary, and Review)

Ah, yes, the very first novel of the Star Wars Expanded Universe (now Legends.) Time for weird characterization and funny-in-hindsight continuity hiccups. Spoilers for Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster (1978) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.