num_pages: 336
description: 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 sons tragic downfall still looms large. But Jacens 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 grandfathers beloved spacecraftthe much-overhauled but ever-dependable Millennium Falconthe 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 presenceand Allanas infectious desire to unravel its mysteryare 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 thats 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 wasnt long before the feisty YT-1300 freighter went from shuttling cargo to smuggling contraband. But its 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 theyre not Crime lords galactic pirates rogue politicians and fortune hunters alike loom at every turn of the questeach with his or her own desperate stake in the Millennium Falcons 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 findand pay any cost to possess.
language: English
title: Star Wars: Millennium Falcon
publisher: LucasBooks