Solo

A Star Wars Story (Expanded Edition)

Mur Lafferty

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Arrow
16 July 2019

Science fiction; Space opera; Science; Robots; Aliens; Space Opera; Galactic Empires; Star Wars Novels; Superpowers

Series: Novelisations

The Official Film Tie-In to the latest Star Wars film- SOLO- A STAR WARS STORY

This thrilling adaptation of Solo- A Star Wars Story expands

on the film to include scenes from alternate versions of the script and

other additional content, giving deeper insights into Han Solo's years

in the Imperial Navy, Qi'ra's past, and the beginnings of the rebellion.

Though Han Solo has thrilled Star Wars

fans for decades, the notorious wisecracking scoundrel was chasing

adventure and dodging trouble long before he walked into the cantina at

Mos Eisley spaceport.

Young Han dreams of someday soaring into

space at the helm of his own starship and leaving his home, the gritty

industrial planet Corellia, far behind. But as long as he's trapped in a

life of poverty and crime-and under the thumb of the sinister Lady

Proxima and her brutal street gang-reaching the distant stars seems

impossible. When Han tries to escape with his girlfriend and

partner-in-crime, Qi'ra, he makes it out-but she doesn't. Desperate for a

way to find his own offworld vessel and free her, Han enlists in the

Imperial Navy-the last place for a rebellious loner who doesn't play

well with others.

When the Empire clips his wings, Han goes

rogue and plunges into the shady world of smugglers, gamblers, and con

artists. There he meets the charming and cunning high roller Lando

Calrissian, makes an unlikely friend in a cantankerous Wookiee called

Chewbacca, and first lays eyes on the Millennium Falcon. To snag

his piece of the outlaw pie, Han joins a crew of pirates to pull off a

risky heist. The stakes are high, the danger is great, and the odds are

slim. But never tell Han Solo the odds.

By: Mur Lafferty
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9781787462076
ISBN 10: 1787462072
Series: Novelisations
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 16 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mur Lafferty is a writer, podcast producer, gamer, geek, and martial artist. She is the host of the award-winning podcast I Should Be Writing and the Angry Robot Book podcast. She is the winner of the 2013 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She loves to run, practice kung fu (Northern Shaolin Five Animals Style), play Skyrim and Fallout 3, and hang out with her fabulously geeky husband and their eleven-year-old daughter.

Reviews for Solo: A Star Wars Story (Expanded Edition)

Definitely recommended for fans and people who want more depth in the story * Star Wars Awakens * The book stands alone as its own work of art that simply can't be compared (extensively) to the script from which it was derived * Dork Side of the Force * Slick and playful * Star Wars Aficionado * This is a novelisation that needs to be experienced, better yet to be felt. * Phil Roberts in The Future of the Force * The book does something that adaptations so rarely do - take a classic adventure (written by Lawrence Kasdan no less) and make it that bit better. Welcome to the galaxy Mur Lafferty * Fantha Tracks *