BloodnoseThePirate said:
@Anchorhead The original star wars radio drama is probably my favorite object in my star wars collection. I've still not yet read the Han Solo adventures but they're definitely on my list for when I have time. I didn't really like Splinter or the original star wars novelization (also written by Alan Dean Foster) maybe Its just his writing style or the fact that splinter was written to be a low budget sequel to star wars. It just didn't rub me the right way.
The Solo Adventures are nice for me because they are free of all things Lucas (except a few characters), which is something I grew tired of decades ago.
I could see where Splinter would be uninteresting to most people. Because of the low budget aspect of a film they weren't sure they would be able to make, the story has almost nothing to do with outer space adventure. It's a small story. I like it because, again, it's free of Lucas' involvement, but more because it's a light read, a sort of breather, if you will.
Oddly enough; An original fan, on board since the birth of Star Wars - and I've never read the Star Wars novelization. I really need to remedy that.