I thought the Crispin book trilogy did a good job at not shoehorning in absolutely every characteristic and also spreading the origin over three novels was a good touch.

A pure Daley adaptation would be a dream come true and would most certainly make me cry with joy. Nowadays it would likely be better if animated. It’s no secret I consider Daley’s writing the heart of the SW spirit and his Han books the best non-film SW stories ever and probably Star’s End most of all.

If I ever met Harrison in real life, I’ve always wanted to ask him one thing:
“If it’s no trouble would you mind saying a Han line for me?” “No, it’s not from the films but from Brian Daley’s Star’s End”
I’ve always imagined what it would be like to hear Harrison say the line “Ask Rekkon” when Han gets the drop on the baddie by using his wits before he blasts the traitorous villain out of the Falcon’s airlock into the cold depths of space. The venom in Han’s words in that moment go beyond the gunning of Greedo in that he has personal revenge on his mind and it beautifully ties into the human side of Han that he so carefully tries to hide.