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Han Solo and the Lost Legacy

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George Lucas sanctioned Brian Daley to write these pre-Star Wars tales. Daley explorese the unique relationship that Han Solo and Chewbacca share in a story that is filled with action, humor and good ol' fashioned heroism. Han Solo is a rogue character--an outlaw smuggler who may appear rough on the outside, but who really has a heart of gold. For anyone who enjoys Star Wars and desires to learn Han Solo's early history--try this book.

This is a very good book and series. Brian Daley did not incorperate the rest of the Trilogy because it happened before the Trilogy. I guesss from reading the other reveiws people did not pick up on this. It really is a good book it helpes explain how and why Han acts the way he did. Just to let you know this was the first Trilogy about Han with in it. The other one happens first and I would reccomend that one instead. (They are Han Solo the Early Years: The Paridise Snare; Han Solo the Early Years: The Hutt Gambit; Han Solo the Early Years: Rebel Dawn) The last one (Han Solo the Early Years: Rebel Dawn) coincides with this trilogy, and references it. So in conclusion this is a good book and if you do not see teh tie-ins with the trilogy it is because they are non-existent and this happened before the Trilogy

This book helped me understand why Han Solo acted the way he did in the original trilogy. Also, note that besides the novelizations, it was out before most other Star Wars books.\ This is a great buy, and if you get it, enjoy.

The final installment in Bill Daley's Han Solo trilogy sees the central character searching for a lost treasure while trying to regain the Millennium Falcon from Hijackers. Though not as "space oriented" as other books in this series, it continues the development of the Han Solo character consistently with the movies.

Bill Daley captures the wry humor of Han Solo in each book of his trilogy. Yet the dialogue in this particular book lends itself best to showcasing the wisecracking Solo. This character trait reinforces his standing as an outsider or space pirate before he committs the alliance. It is only in the Expanded Universe series that fans are able to see this development of Han Solo. As this book draws to a close, the empathy showed by him hints at future turns in his character. Perhaps he is not the ruthless profiteer he thinks he is.

At times, this novel seems like an endless series of conflicts with natives. Some readers may find this slightly monotonous. However, none of this feels forced or merely to fill a page quota. Being such a short novel, I did feel that the ending was rushed. Overall though, it was a well crafted finale to Bill Daley's series.

This just might be my favorite of Brian Daley's classic Han Solo trilogy. It's certainly different in that most of it takes place on a mountainous planet as Han tries to get the Falcon back from a mining camp and goes in search of a legendary treasure. In fact, it's much like "Indiana Jones," with an ancient treasure, mysterious clues, surprise discoveries, and deadly traps.

Wry humor is one of Daley's trademarks, but what he always delivers best on is making it all authentic. No one else has captured Han Solo, Chewbacca, and the Falcon as well as Daley. His service in Vietnam with the 11th Armored Cavalry gave him a shrewd eye for combat vehicles, recon, weapons, and intelligence gathering. Through that, Han is never a fool, but always showing you how seasoned a smuggler he is. For instance, when someone turns a spotlight on him, he doesn't just shoot at the light, but automatically figures they're holding the spotlight far to their left side, with their gun in their right hand, and so adjusts his aim.

Han's charisma and confidence come across clear in great, gritty dialogue, like, "Best time to escape's the soonest. Kick the door over and let's leg it." You also get a hint of Han's past, as when an old friend says, "He wasn't always a smuggler and a freighter bum. Didn't you notice the red piping on the seams of his shipboard trousers? They don't give away the Corellian Bloodstripe for perfect attendance."

There's plenty of action from start to finish. You get to see Chewbacca destroy a limo in laser-blasting car chase, there's a great fight between two massive brontosaurus-types who ferry people across a lake, you learn how Han got the scar on his chin, and a mysterious base sitting silent in the mountains brings its own dangers from the past.

The gunfighter Gallandro, from the second book, returns as well, and while the last twenty pages could've been better, I don't know how Daley could've topped what came before, in the tremendous battle against huge, ancient war robots intent on destroying everything in their path - including Han and the Falcon.

Solo and Chewbacca embark on yet another adventure. This book is woven into the Crispin / Daley web of Trilogies. You may need a chart to keep track of timelines of all 6 stories. But a good read.

First released in the 1970s, Daley gave hungry "Star Wars" fans a much-needed fix between the release of Lucas' flicks, and with the notable exceptions of AC Crispin and Tim Zahn, has been the only writer to really do justice to the original trilogy. Daley gives us a look into Han and Chewbacca's smuggling career and takes them from caper to caper and thrill to thrill in the Corporate Sector Authority (nice change from the Empire, by the way).

"Lost Legacy" the third book in the trilogy, takes Han and Chewie on a treasure hunt a la Indiana Jones, accompanied by trusty droid friends Bollux and Blue Max (who are waaayyyy more interesting and likeable than Threepio ever was!), Han's former Imperial Academy instructor, and feisty Hasti, an attractive swashbuckling female character who needs no rescue, thank you very much. Swept across the galaxy in search of the treasure and pursued relentlessly by Gallandro the Assassin, Daley gives readers a breathless adventure that's more than worthy of the Lucas originals. A pity these never made it to film. Highly recommend!

The third and last of Brain Daley's pre-Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) trilogy is perhaps not quite as much sheer fun as the preceding two, but it's still full of action, suspense, techie throwaway, and unforgettable characters. Having left the Corporate Sector Authority, scene of their previous exploits, and returned to Imperial space (or at least the very edge of it--the Tion Hegemony is "so far out amomg the lesser star systems...that the Imperials didn't even bother to exert direct control over it"), Corellian smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee partner Chewbacca fall in with an old friend, Badure, who knew Han in his Academy days and once saved their bacon. Badure has linked up with Hasti, a young woman whose murdered sister, before her death, acquired and squirreled away the log-recorder of the Queen of Ranroon, a legendary lost ship said to have carried the treasure of the long-dead tyrant Xim the Despot. But some rather nasty people know she had it, and Badure needs help--the kind that comes equipped with fast guns and a fast ship. Han is skeptical--he thinks Xim's treasure is so much interstellar gas--but Chewie invokes the Life-Debt they owe, and Solo reluctantly goes along. Their quest leads them to a remote planet where intelligent aquatic plesiosaurs battle each other over ferry rights on a lake and a group that calls itself "the Survivors" offers living sacrifices to an ancient technology that may well be a remnant of Xim's empire. A rather charming caterpillar-like scholar named Skynx and Han's two droids, Bollux and Blue Max, both prove invaluable in resolving the situation, and by the way we learn something of Han's past and Chewie's culture (they "count coup" on defeated enemies, for example). At the end, as Daley said when he autographed my copy of the book, we "will know *exactly* where all this is leading"--to Tatooine and a fateful meeting with a green farmboy and an old hermit. Daley ends his series on a stylish note.

After years of reading dozens of Star Wars novels, I recently decided to re-visit one of the first books I read over 10 years ago. The third in the Han Solo Adventures, The Lost Legacy is undeniably the best read out of them all simply because it is the most FUN. Often times Star Wars novels become caught up in the science and explanation of technology and lose sight of what really makes Star Wars special to the fans, the characters. Brian Daley captures every aspect of Han's personality. From his courage and leadership, to his often overlooked sense of humor, you can picture every time Han throws a lopsided grin after a quick remark. And then, there's Chewbacca. Often underwritten or pushed aside, (One three book trilogy that I won't mention excluded him in the first two novels.), Chewbacca has only showed more depth of character in The Empire Strikes Back. The first four chapters alone will bring a smile to your face and remind you why he's one of the most unforgettable characters in the Star Wars universe. Han Solo and the Lost Legacy is a timeless classic. From a drunk Ruurian, a stolen Admiral's hat, a destroyed rental cruiser, college girls, and a pre-Back to the Future manure dump, this is a must read for anyone who loves Star Wars. Brian Daley, thank you.

While not as engrossing as Crispin's Han Solo trilogy, Brian Daley's Han Solo adventures are still alot of fun.

As far as the story goes, Han and some partners of his he picks up on the way are in search of a treasure beyond anything they could imagine. Anyone who's read the previous two Daley books knows that Han's luck in such endeavors isn't always the best, so of course hijinks ensue!

Familiar faces are back, namely Bollux and Blue Max who are two of my favorite characters in all of the Star Wars extended universe and I'll miss reading about them.

All in all, a fun and fast paced Han Solo and Chewie adventure with lots of action. It reads pretty quickly because it's rather short but definetly for anyone who's a fan of Han Solo.