Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Luceno
Publisher: Del Rey
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1404
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0345507002
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345507006
ASIN: 0345507002
Publication Date: October 21, 2008
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Two years have passed since Jacen Solo, seduced by the dark side and reanointed as the brutal Sith Lord Darth Caedus, died at the hands of his twin sister, Jaina, Sword of the Jedi. For a grieving Han and Leia, the shadow of their son’s tragic downfall still looms large. But Jacen’s own bright and loving daughter, Allana, offers a ray of hope for the future as she thrives in her grandparents’ care. And when the eager, inquisitive girl, in whom the Force grows ever stronger, makes a curious discovery aboard her grandfather’s beloved spacecraft–the much-overhauled but ever-dependable Millennium Falcon–the Solo family finds itself at a new turning point, about to set out on an odyssey into uncertain territory, untold adventure, and unexpected rewards.
To Han, who knows every bolt, weld, and sensor of the Falcon as if they were parts of himself, the strange device Allana shows him is utterly alien. But its confounding presence–and Allana’s infectious desire to unravel its mystery–are impossible to dismiss. The only answer lies in backtracking into the past on a fact-finding expedition to retrace the people, places, and events in the checkered history of the vessel that’s done everything from making the Kessel Run “in less than twelve parsecs” to helping topple an evil empire.
From the moment the Falcon broke loose from a Corellian assembly line like an untamed creature with a will of its own, it seemed destined to seek out trouble. It wasn’t long before the feisty YT-1300 freighter went from shuttling cargo to smuggling contraband. But it‘s a fateful rendezvous on Coruscant, at the explosive height of the Republic/Separatist uprising, that launches a galaxywide cat-and-mouse game whose newest players are Han, Leia, Allana, and C-3PO. And they’re not alone: Crime lords, galactic pirates, rogue politicians, and fortune hunters alike loom at every turn of the quest–each with his or her own desperate stake in the Millennium Falcon’s most momentous mission. Through the years and across the stars, from the Rim worlds to unknown points beyond, the race will lead them all to a final standoff for a prize some will risk everything to find–and pay any cost to possess.
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 not good December 1, 2008
oh well, another newly written Star Wars book that is OBVIOUSLY written to support the gaming community. Wizards of the Coast does it better with their StarDrive novels (although, they haven't published one in years....)
LOTF was SO bad, i stopped reading them after book 5, i just read synopsis's on wikipedia. and i absolutely HATED the Dark Nest trilogy - so stupid. Millenium Falcon is not so good; it would have been better as a Dark Horse comic book, or it should be listed as a book for teens as it's too simplistic for adult readers.
i don't hold out much hope for the new Fate of the Jedi arc. it's also interesting that Karen Traviss dropped out as an author for the new arc, and the new author,
Chrisie Golden is a gaming author. i see where the future of Star Wars novels is going, and i don't like it.
there is, however, one bright star, the fairly new Tatooine Ghost by Troy Denning, no less, is very good! i KNEW he could write. it is a standalone novel that Del Ray
must have not micromanaged, because it's great. read it, it's the only good one out there that was written after the New Jedi Order arc.
 cheep trick November 23, 2008
I enjoyed the plot of tracing the origins of the Millenium Falcon leading up to a treasure hunt, but the chase and danger was treated with kid gloves more appropriate for the young reader series. The climax was such a pathetic let down, one wonders how any reasonable person could have concluded that the treasure's purpose could ever have succeeded in its goals. I believe that this story represents a huge missed opportunity. The treasure could have been something or a frozen someone, that could have had long ranging impact on the SW universe and launched a whole new series. Instead it just made for a bed time story.
Just Terrible November 22, 2008
Not only is this book THE worst Star Wars universe book I have read(and I have read them all), but it may be the single worst book I've ever read. The plot is just...clumsy, the ending is horrendous, the middle is meandering. Back to the end, was there even a point? Was there a chapter missing or something, I mean, what was that? Worst ending ever. All that for a imitation, and nobody seemed to care? Yep. The history of the Falcon was ok, but the plot, the dialogue, everything was just atrocious.
A Snoozer November 19, 2008
I actually own every Star Wars book written with the exception of the pre-episode IV books and some of the juveniles. So I've been reading this series for a long time and can take the ups with the downs in a series this long. I've got to say that this book more resembled the juveniles. Two parties are looking into the history of the Falcon, one working present to past and the other working past to present, but each piece of new information is presented in the same way: "Well, that's an interesting story. Have a seat while I spend a chapter telling you about it." Mild interest was the best I could work up - maybe it was the writing, but it definitely was the story construction. Also, there is this odd interjection (multiple times) of the thought that the Falcon is somehow prescient and has some sort of moral compass. Weird.
An interesting, albeit slow and predictable adventure November 15, 2008
I knew almost immediately after I bought the book that I should have waited until it came out in paperback. After the first page it became clear that the book would in all likelihood be a loose collection of stories that would lead to an ending that would either be enlightening or disappointing. I leave that determination to the reader. It's an enjoyable read, but it doesn't contribute much to the universe in general. There's little discernible character growth, unless you count the Falcon itself, and the few action sequences failed to fill the void where a more engrossing plot could have been. I held out hope that something world shattering might occur either at the end or somewhere in between, but found myself disappointed. In the end I felt as if the plot had been lifted, in many ways, from National Treasure and though the individual stories were at times imaginative and interesting the overarching plot that tied them together was quite boring.
However, the book is worth reading, but as I said in retrospect it was worth waiting for. It seems to be a filler, intended to whet the appetite of the reader for the upcoming Fate of the Jedi series; providing tantalizing tangents that I would have very much have liked to explore. I can only conclude that either Luceno was asked to add these tid bits, or was asked not to stray from the main plot. Over all the book was not terrible, but it certainly seems to reinforce the idea that plots are constantly reused.
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