I just read A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy. An interesting (and decidedly pre-Rogue One) take on Star Wars.

I was delighted how much of Brian Daley’s radio drama she included.

Good news: Han totally shot only. Bad news: The Death Star explosion has rings.

The structure was interesting because putting Luke’s POV last meant there was a lot of the beginning of the movie she doubled back to tell.

Best line never on screen: Ben uses a Force distraction to get Our Heroes from the Falcon to the control room. Han says “How did you do that?” Ben replies, drier than the Dune Sea, “Simple tricks and nonsense.”

I’ve started the Empire book that comes next. I’m not liking it as much.

I began Rebel Rising and it’s just too depressing.