Star Wars: Lando''s Luck (Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon) Kindle Edition

Caution: Kinda a rambling review here…We’ve heard so many references to Lando’s smuggling days in the films, and here’s a story of the Millennium Falcon using that secret hold… crisscrossing the outer rim with valuable merchandise. Much of it illegal. Yet, Lando is in a pinch. He owes several debts to a couple bad characters, and he has a plan to rob Peter to pay Paul. The wrench in the plan’s gears comes in the form of a young princess who has made a promise to return a valuable artifact to her teacher’s homeland. She only has to convince Lando that it is in his interest to help her.Full of L3 one-liners and dozens of flashy capes, Lando’s Luck is a quick middle-grade read that doesn’t have too much depth, but will entertain you for a couple hours. Rinetta is a plucky tween who is caught between her mother’s expectations and the hold the Empire has on their small world. I liked her ingenuity and courage in the face of bounty hunters and probably more scary, the stern continuance of her mother, The Assassin Queen.I didn’t particularly like the drawings that accompanied some of the chapters. And there’s really nothing new that this book brings to the core SW characters or the overall SW story arc, but it is fun. Maybe too much bumbling on the part of Lando. I wish he was portrayed as bit more suave… y’know, the Billy Dee we know and love.I’m a sucker for SW books and always find a little to love about it. A couple new creatures and a cool new world were well described by Ireland.Pick this one up if you want to check out a decent story of Lando in the wild.

A charming adventure that should proudly be a part of "The Calrissian Chronicles" and the Legends tales that inspired them.The book is part of the "Flight of the Falcon" series, where spy Bazine Netal (from The Force Awakens) is trying to locate the Millennium Falcon, and she interviews a mysterious woman who has information.This woman used to be a princess of a planet that avoided Imperial occupation by making an annual tribute. Lando Calrissian, part-time smuggler and part-time gambler, makes a stop in said planet to exchange a contraband liquor for the furs that the Empire covets, but is captured.The princess rescues him under the promise to return a sacred artifact to a remote world that needs it to power a terraforming machine, hi-jinks ensue and Lando must avoid capture by a crime lord, the Princess' mother and a group of bounty hunters, while fulfilling his promise.A very entertaining junior book!

This is the first of the Flight of the Falcon books, and it is a fun, quick read. When a bounty hunter is hired to acquire the Millennium Falcon, she has to find it first. It also helps to have an idea of what the ship is capable of doing. To that end, Bazine, the bounty hunter, seeks out a woman with a story about the famous ship. She pays for the story and hears the tale of a princess that happened to meet Lando and L3-37 at a time when the Falcon was in their possession.This is a fun adventure. Star Wars fans get to learn about a few new planets in the Star Wars galaxy as Lando’s adventure unfolds. There are chases, escapes, fire fights, and a little political intrigue plus enough scoundrel antics to satisfy any Star Wars fan.This is a well written story and a good way to pass a few hours in the Star Wars universe. Well done, Justina Ireland.

Finally, a Lando book that’s actually worthy of the name. Billy Dee Williams brought such a suave flair to Lando that we were too busy falling in love to notice what a jerkwad he was, and few authors have managed to capture that mix of debonair and knavish that defines the character. Ireland gets Lando Calrissian spot on, though, and gives him ample opportunity to show off his carefree charm in this fast, fun adventure.

I'm a fan of Star Wars movies, especially the movies released first as the characters were snarky, fun, and bantered with great chemistry. When I saw a book from the point of view of Lando Calrissian, a character that only played a smaller part in the movies, I knew I had to check it out. Plus, Justina Ireland!!! And I wasn't disappointed.This book has fun characters from different worlds, an intelligent droid, and all the banter I loved from the original movies. The action really picks up in the second half of the book and the reading pace sped up for me. The space adventures will have all science fiction middle grade fans cheering on the unlikely crew of the Millennium Falcon until the end.Make sure to read the prologue and epilogue for added richness and depth to this story, as well as hints of sequels to come. Yes, please!

Great book that covers a period of time before Lando meets Han. All the typical (and favorite) "Edge of the Empire" tropes are here: bounty hunters, double crosses, a valuable treasure... and of course, some sabaac. Must-ready (or must-listen) to any fan of Star Wars. Don't let the cartoonish cover fool you - this reads like a short story, and not a children's book.