Han Solo has never been known
for making the wisest choices. From crossing Jabba the Hutt to lying to
Kanjiklub, Han has a long history of doing things the hard way and hoping
they'll work out.
In a fun new adventure novel from Disney/Lucasfilm Press,
readers can make the choices FOR Han, and hopefully have better results!
Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure is the
first of a new series of middle-grade chapter books in the Star Wars galaxy where young readers
make the decisions that will drastically affect the outcome of the story!
Written by Cavan Scott (Adventures in Wild Space, Star Wars
Adventures comics), A Han & Chewie Adventure is an exciting,
page-turning experience. Scott truly understands the relationship between Han
Solo and his wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca, and their back-and-forth banter.
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Coming Fall 2018!
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On the surface this is a relatively simple story, set
sometime between Solo: A Star Wars Story and A New Hope, about a smuggling job
gone wrong and an escape from a group of criminals. However, every few pages
the reader is presented with a choice of what happens next with each decision
creating a new path. Some of the paths are very short and end badly for the
heroes, so the book frequently suggests readers go back and try again and help
Han "make a better decision".
There are over 20 possible outcomes to the story, but only
one of them is really a desirable ending for Han & Chewie in this 140 page
book.
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| Marvel's Star Wars #8 (1978) |
With occasional wildly-coloured illustrations by Elsa Charretier,
A Han & Chewie Adventure sometimes has the look and feel of the earliest
Marvel Star Wars comics from the 70's, where for a few issues it was all about
Han & Chewbacca out on their own.
If you've never read this type of book before, the experience
itself of flipping from one section to the next - all over the book - can feel
like a wild goose chase itself. Reading a book structured this way is like more
like playing a game than reading a novel.
As readers progress, getting a little further each time, it
becomes clear that the way to survive is to THINK like Han Solo! Make brash,
dangerous decisions, some that even seem foolish but if they are kind-hearted
you'll generally do well. Safe decisions will get you nowhere and selfish
decisions may get you in serious danger!
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| Azmorigan from Star Wars Rebels |
There are many connections to the larger Star Wars galaxy
here, including the shady character Azmorigan, well known to fans of Star Wars
Rebels. Glimpses of Solo: A Star Wars Story are also in here, as the character
Enfys Nest is mentioned along with Han & Chewbacca "borrowing" a
speeder bike that in Charretier's exciting illustration looks remarkably like
Nest's from the film.
In The Last Jedi, Yoda refers to the (probably boring)
ancient Jedi texts by saying "page turners, they are not". THIS book
is the opposite of that. It's a page-turner in every sense!
Make a great choice and go get this entertaining book!
Highly Recommended
(Publisher's Recommendation: Ages 6 & up)
Also recommended...
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| Smuggler's Run by Greg Rucka |
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| Adventures in Hyperspace by Ryder Windham |
