Book Review: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story - Expanded Edition'
(C) 2018 Del Rey Books/Random House and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) On Tuesday, September 4, Random House’s science fiction/fantasy imprint Del Rey Books published Solo: A Star Wars Story – Expanded Edition, a novelization of director Ron Howard’s 2018 film about the early adventures of a young Han Solo, a Wookiee named Chewbacca, and the roguish gambler and starship owner Lando Calrissian in the years before Han’s involvement with the Rebellion against the Empire. Written by author/podcaster Mur Lafferty ( Six Wakes, I Should Be Writing ), Solo: A Star Wars Story is based on the screenplay and screen story by the father-son team of Lawrence Kasdan ( Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark ) and Jon Kasdan ( Indiana Jones V ). It is a relatively faithful adaptation of the Kasdans’ story, but – as with all of the other Star Wars novels based on the Saga Trilogies and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Lafferty’s Solo contains material that was left out of th...