This part of the novel actually ended up being my favorite, mostly because it all felt so natural. Revis gets inside their heads a bit, satisfactorily explaining the reasoning behind a hasty proposal on Han’s part and subsequent wedding in the Ewok village. Author Beth Revis ( Star Wars: Rebel Rising) checks in with a number of the main characters, but from the beginning the obvious focus is on Leia and Han– with alternating chapters throughout the book providing each of their individual perspectives. Instead, the first act is spent on the forest moon of Endor, in the immediate celebratory aftermath of the second Death Star’s explosion.

In fact, Han and Leia don’t even arrive at the Halcyon until about 100 pages into the novel. But after having read an advance review copy of The Princess and the Scoundrel, I will say that the Galactic Starcruiser connection isn’t even the most noteworthy thing about it. I understand the cries of crass corporate synergy when it comes to this kind of stuff, but what would Star Wars be without its interconnectivity? I liked seeing Han and Chewbacca visit the Outer-Rim planet of Batuu in the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge comic book series, and you know what? I also don’t have a tremendous problem with the idea of Leia and Han boarding the Halcyon, even if it’s a fairly transparent way to draw more attention to Walt Disney Imagineering’s new immersive adventure. There were some rumblings in the online Star Wars fan community about the upcoming novel Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel when it was revealed that, in the current canon, Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa would honeymoon aboard the Halcyon starcruiser from the somewhat controversial (but in my opinion excellent, nonetheless) Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience at Walt Disney World.

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