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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

On the Coffee Table: Han Solo and the Lost Legacy

Title: Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
Author: Brian Daley
via Wikipedia
The Han Solo Adventures trilogy concludes with Han Solo and the Lost Legacy.  In this tale, our favorite space cowboy and his companions embark on a treasure hunt, suggesting another popular character Harrison Ford played in the early '80s.  Fights and chase scenes abound.

In the previous book, Han Solo's Revenge, Han had a run-in with a master gunslinger named Gallandro.  The first encounter ended without a showdown but Gallandro is still on the hunt for our friend in this later book.  He is, in many ways, a secondary character in both stories but ends up playing pivotal roles in both.  While these are the only two Star Wars stories in which he appears, he is mentioned in several others.  Plus, he had a daughter, Anja, who factors in the Young Jedi Knights book series. 

Creating action figures for licensed material characters is, evidently, a significant sub-hobby within the Star Wars fandom.  Here's one I found for Gallandro, by Kambei:

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The Han Solo Adventures have been a lot of fun.   Not a lot of Jedi hocus pocus on offer here, just good old-fashioned adventure tales.  The Lando Calrissian Adventures await in my TBR shelves...
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10 comments:

  1. angryparsnipMay 12, 2015 at 11:34 PM

    Bringing back Star Wars goodness !
    Sounds like a great read.

    cheers, parsnip

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  2. Tony LaplumeMay 13, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    I read Lost Legacy a long time ago (heh, in a galaxy far, far away). I'm more of a Lando guy, so I still have those books in my library.

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    1. The Armchair SquidMay 13, 2015 at 9:29 PM

      I'm looking forward to learning more about Lando.

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  3. BirgitMay 13, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    It does sound like the Old West style in some ways. The action figures has big balls hanging...from his mustache, perhaps overcompensating? I am sorry I had to, I couldn't resist:)

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    1. The Armchair SquidMay 13, 2015 at 9:34 PM

      The balls are odd - but true to the text! You may be onto something with the fears of inadequacy. Interstellar gunslinger carries its own implications, doesn't it?

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  4. Andrew LeonMay 13, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Another one that I'm not going to ever re-read. I want to keep my fond memories.

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  5. MOCK!May 16, 2015 at 2:20 PM

    There are customized Star Wars action figures someone in my man cave....it was a fun hobby for a bit.

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    1. The Armchair SquidMay 18, 2015 at 4:37 PM

      Curiosity piqued! Did you make them or just collect them?

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