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The Adventures of Lando Calrissian, The

The Adventures of Lando Calrissian, The

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: This book stunk.
Review: It was ssssssssooooooooooooooooooooooo boring. I fell asleep well reading it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Die hard SW fans only
Review: Its OK but will never be like any of Zahns novels. It does though provide a better look at Lando Calrissian. One thing to note though is that the author abviously doesn't know much about the SW universe in general. Still an OK book.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Lando's Book
Review: Lando Calrissian finely gets a book! Classic Star Wars:The Lando Calrissian Adventures are three short novels published 16 years ago.Written by L. Neal Smith,a well-known Science Fiction author.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Lando Get the Falcon and a Droid Vuffi Raa
Review: Originally published in 1983 as 3 separate novels, RandomHouse reissued as a trilogy in July, 1994. I was slow on the draw, finding this little gem at Crown books in Bloomingdale in October, 1999.

These are odd little stories who chief virtue is that all 3 cover only 408 pages, they can therefore be read quickly. If only someone would edit the Black Fleet Crises down from 900 to 400 pages, but I dream...

Mindharp is the first story and the best of the three. This tells how Lando got the falcon learned to fly it. Flamewind is a bit confusing but a worthwhile read. Starcave may be one of the stupidest plots I have ever read. What saves it is Lando and his interaction with the creatures.

If yo decide to skip reading these books, you'll be missing nothing regarding the SW EU. Mindharp is worth the price of the book, if you can find a copy.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Lando Get the Falcon and a Droid Vuffi Raa
Review: Originally published in 1983 as 3 separate novels, RandomHouse reissued as a trilogy in July, 1994. I was slow on the draw, finding this little gem at Crown books in Bloomingdale in October, 1999.

These are odd little stories who chief virtue is that all 3 cover only 408 pages, they can therefore be read quickly. If only someone would edit the Black Fleet Crises down from 900 to 400 pages, but I dream...

Mindharp is the first story and the best of the three. This tells how Lando got the falcon learned to fly it. Flamewind is a bit confusing but a worthwhile read. Starcave may be one of the stupidest plots I have ever read. What saves it is Lando and his interaction with the creatures.

If yo decide to skip reading these books, you'll be missing nothing regarding the SW EU. Mindharp is worth the price of the book, if you can find a copy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Some of the best Star Wars books ever.
Review: Seriously, L. Neil Smith's Lando Calrissian Adventures are among the best stories set in the Star Wars universe. I'll not waste your time repeating all of its virtues (you can read the other positive reviews for that); instead, I'll clear up a couple of misconceptions some other reviewers had.

The Emperor and the Empire do not exist in these books, one reviewer griped. This is incorrect. Try reading them.

The Centrality = the Empire??? Not at all, friends. The Centrality is a small, self-governed region of the galaxy, much like the Corporate Sector, located in a remote corner of the Inner Rim Territories, between the Cron Drift and Hutt Space.
It has few planetary bodies, though it does contain the Rafa System and the Renatasian System. The Centrality was allied with the Empire, but there were few Imperial forces in the area because of its lack of resources. I'd assume that a good number of these forces were destroyed in the battle with the Oswaft at the ThonBoka.

Oh, no! Incorrect terminology ("faster-than-light" instead of "hyperspace")! Er, yeah. Ships in hyperspace DO go faster than light.

Rokur Gepta! Who is he, why is he commanding the Imperial Fleet (or part of it)? Rokur Gepta was one of the galaxy's assorted darksiders who were allied with the Emperor, like Azrakel and Del Korrot (make no mistake, he wasn't one of Palpatine's Imperial Dark Jedi stooges like Hethrir, Ameesa Darys, or Arden Lyn). Emperor Palpatine took interest in Rokur Gepta, the last Sorceror of Tund, and made him one of the most powerful beings in the Centrality, with the power to supersede most government or military operations.

Yeah, well, that's it. Hopefully, they'll bring back Vuffi Raa in a future story. That little droid just rocks.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not as good as Daley's Solo Trilogy, but entertaining
Review: Smith gives us an interesting look into the charming gambler's past with a humorous writing style (watch of the puns on things such as Rose's Lime Juice). Worth a read.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Lando dosen't get what HE wanted
Review: The Lando Calrissian Adventures are the worst SW books ever written. Everyone knows that. L.Neil Smith is a bad writer. So,he calls the bad guy the Soceror of Tund,who commands the Imperial Navy. What? "If your in a bad mood,read THE LANDO Adventures!"

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good, solid entry in your Star Wars library.
Review: The Lando Calrissian adventures is not the best Star Wars book, but its good. In involves Lando and his faithful droid Vuffi Raa, and their struggle against Rokur Gepta, the evil sorceror of tund. Recommended to Star Wars buffs(Like myself)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Though not the best of Star Wars, it had its moments.
Review: The Lando Calrissian Adventures, being one of the set of older Star Wars novels, are often overlooked by both the die-hard, and the wanna-be Star Wars fan alike. Though the three novels don't include most of the tie-ins with the movies and other Star Wars books out there, Lando Calrissian seems to exist mostly in a world of his own, away from most of the other Star wars adventures. I suppose that L. Neil Smith really wanted to create your average science fiction story, without the need for Empires or Jedi. And boy, he did a great job! Instead of the Force, we meet a mysterious sorceror bent on revenge, and a mysterious race of ancient magic users. Instead of the Empire, Smith gives us police and con men out to swindle Lando at every turn. and yes, we can't overlook the casino scenes! Smith writes a casino (sabaac in the Star Wars universe) scene worthy of Ian Fleming himself. The book also contains some of best plot twists I've ever seen in a Star Wars book. And with that on your mind, go enjoy Lando's adventures, both as a Star Wars fan, and a science fiction fan in general.


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