Many vehicles are beloved part of its owner’s lives, but what if you won your beloved vehicles in a card game and while you always meant to look into its history you’ve never had the time. That’s the plot of Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno, set two years after the Legacy of the Force series.
The book starts with the initial construction of the ship which causes trouble in the production line where the Falcon suffers damages which actually afflicts the ship throughout its life and from owner to owner. We then follow the ship from owner to owner until we learn the vessel was both owned and used secretly by members of the Senate and Jedi, as part of an organization known as the Republic Group. They had some agents working for the Jedi shortly before Order 66 goes out that eliminated many of the Jedi as seen in Revenge of The Sith. The agents were hoping to own the ship someday, but are ordered to fly it to another agent and turn it over to them so they can go on a mission that should restore honor to the Republic.
In the current portion of the story, we find Han, Leia and their granddaughter Allana (see the Legacy of the Jedi for the answer to that one) who convinces him and Leia to take her on an adventure to discover the history of the ship. Han has always intended to look into the history of his beloved ship, but rebellions, wars and other incidents always side-tracked him. Han and Leia agree to the adventure and they start tracking down previous Falcon owners, starting with their old friend Lando Calrissian. Working backwards they cross paths with the agent who was working for the Jedi and was in stasis for almost 60 years while he healed from severe injuries sustained on his final mission. Once they all agree to team up we discover just what the mission was that was supposed to restore the Republic’s honor and how everyone knows only a portion of the story.
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1 - Hoshino Ai
This is a general question to everyone...
Is anyone else here pretty sick and tired of the whole "we have to keep Allana's father a secret!" thing? Was it really necessary? What did they think was going to happen if everyone found out Jacen Solo was Allana's father? Yes, the Hapan culture distrusts the Jedi and would have been after her the moment they found out, but to keep the secret for so long? I hated the idea of Jacen and Tenel Ka keeping that secret for so long...so much that I skipped some of the books to see if anyone would figure it out. I could understand the secret being keep when Allana was a baby, but at her age in Fury, I didn't see the point at all. And I just couldn't believe that Han, Leia and Luke were made to be so clueless, and only Mara Jade had a suspicion. I really hope in the next book after Millenium Falcon, her secret is blown. If anyone wants to discuss that, you can visit my site to email me.
Thanks....