Millennium Falcon: Star Wars

By: James Luceno

Narrated by: Marc Thompson

Two years have passed since Jacen Solo, seduced by the dark side and reanointed as the brutal Sith Lord Darth Caedus, died at the hands of his twin sister, Jaina, Sword of the Jedi. For a grieving Han and Leia, the shadow of their son’s tragic downfall still looms large. But Jacen’s own bright and loving daughter, Allana, offers a ray of hope for the future as she thrives in her grandparents’ care. And when the eager, inquisitive girl, in whom the Force grows ever stronger, makes a curious discovery aboard her grandfather’s beloved spacecraft–the much-overhauled but ever-dependable Millennium Falcon–the Solo family finds itself at a new turning point, about to set out on an odyssey into uncertain territory, untold adventure, and unexpected rewards.
To Han, who knows every bolt, weld, and sensor of the Falcon as if they were parts of himself, the strange device Allana shows him is utterly alien. But its confounding presence–and Allana’s infectious desire to unravel its mystery–are impossible to dismiss. The only answer lies in backtracking into the past on a fact-finding expedition to retrace the people, places, and events in the checkered history of the vessel that’s done everything from making the Kessel Run “in less than twelve parsecs” to helping topple an evil empire.

From the moment the Falcon broke loose from a Corellian assembly line like an untamed creature with a will of its own, it seemed destined to seek out trouble. It wasn’t long before the feisty YT-1300 freighter went from shuttling cargo to smuggling contraband. But it‘s a fateful rendezvous on Coruscant, at the explosive height of the Republic/Separatist uprising, that launches a galaxywide cat-and-mouse game whose newest players are Han, Leia, Allana, and C-3PO. And they’re not alone: Crime lords, galactic pirates, rogue politicians, and fortune hunters alike loom at every turn of the quest–each with his or her own desperate stake in the Millennium Falcon’s most momentous mission. Through the years and across the stars, from the Rim worlds to unknown points beyond, the race will lead them all to a final standoff for a prize some will risk everything to find–and pay any cost to possess.

Great history of the YT1300!

Truly enjoyed this story. Ending was not too exciting as anticipated. Hoping for a little more action.
But we worth it!

Thoroughly enjoyed it

NOTE: some audio issues, like a CD skipping, happened maybe 7 times throughout each one under 20 seconds or so.

Marc Thompson is a great narrator for star wars.

Bad audio

At times the audio skipped a lot like a scratched cd and large portions of the book were skipped. Is there anyway to fix this? When you buy a book, you don’t expect pages to be ripped out. The story was fun otherwise.

I really like this book.

I liked the story a lot, I liked Marc Thompson's narration of it, I'm just annoyed by how the file skips.

5 star performance and story, 3 star recording

Even after removing the title from my library and redownloading it there were no less that 6 times throughout the recording where 5 or 6 seconds and one time as much as 15 or 20 seconds of dialogue that was garbled and scrambled. If I hadn't already read this book in physical format I wouldn't have been able to enjoy this at all and would've requested a refund.