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A review by chillvamp
Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo Adventure by Greg Rucka
4.0
This was a very interesting way of bridging the gap between episodes IV and V and showing how Han slowly goes from an "I stick my neck out for nobody" Rick type to someone who'll risk a horrible fate to keep a friend from the same.
His ploys & deceptions to stay just one step ahead throughout the whole story were tons of fun to read about, but I was especially struck by the quieter moments, for example when he is talking to Chewbacca about trust, how he's sure that all his friends know he'd risk everything for them and how they trust him implicitly, and then he realizes it's actually Chewie they trust, he's the moral backbone and insurance for them both. It was a very powerful pivotal moment for the character, and the beautiful thing is that even as Han is growing and coming to terms with some daunting thoughts he's still the bullshitting, reckless rogue we all love.
The framing narrative was especially fitting for this story, how it all ties together at the end, and the bouncer Curtis asking about the story's villain (which is what I was also curious about at the end) and how Han simply replies, "Tell you next time."
WHAT A TREAT. I definitely enjoyed this a lot, all my Han Solo feels forever :')
His ploys & deceptions to stay just one step ahead throughout the whole story were tons of fun to read about, but I was especially struck by the quieter moments, for example when he is talking to Chewbacca about trust, how he's sure that all his friends know he'd risk everything for them and how they trust him implicitly, and then he realizes it's actually Chewie they trust, he's the moral backbone and insurance for them both. It was a very powerful pivotal moment for the character, and the beautiful thing is that even as Han is growing and coming to terms with some daunting thoughts he's still the bullshitting, reckless rogue we all love.
The framing narrative was especially fitting for this story, how it all ties together at the end, and the bouncer Curtis asking about the story's villain (which is what I was also curious about at the end) and how Han simply replies, "Tell you next time."
WHAT A TREAT. I definitely enjoyed this a lot, all my Han Solo feels forever :')