Author Mur Lafferty’s official novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story will provide readers with a few brand-new bits of lore and extra details that were not seen in the film. For instance, the book will expand on the intricacies surrounding Lando Calrissian’s partner-in-crime L3-37 and the way her very consciousness was uploaded to the Millennium Falcon.
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The film gave us the gist of how the sassy droid and iconic ship became joined in order to help the heroes out of a pinch, but the book will give us a closer look at the existential side of that link-up. An excerpt from the book released on the official Star Wars website reads as follows:
The Falcon didn’t speak in words, but in images they told L3 what had happened during the fight, and that they all needed her right now. Lando needed her.
He always needs me. Just get me a new body and I’ll get right back in that copilot’s seat.
The Falcon was so gentle it was irritating. It wasn’t that easy, they explained. L3 had a choice to make. She could die with her final act being a liberator to all the droids on Kessel, or she could join with the Falcon, live on, and be part of something much bigger. She could save them all.
Ridiculous. And be a slave inside a ship forever? No thank you.
The lights in the cockpit flickered, the reboot stalling. Lando put his hand on the computer, watching.
Being a ship wasn’t so bad, the Falcon insisted.
You go exactly where your pilot tells you, L3 countered.
You did that as a copilot, the Falcon reminded her.
That was different. I could leave anytime.
But you never did. You chose that life.
The Falcon was starting to speak in words now, a bit of a sharpness to their Binary.
If you refuse, you die. He dies. The others on the ship, they all die. If you join with us, we all can live. The choice is simple. L3 realized where the voice was coming from: The reboot was almost done.
You tricked me.
We couldn’t have joined without you consenting to it. You made your decision a while ago. You just couldn’t admit it.
We are something different, now. Not just the Falcon. Not just L3.
We are new.
This is not the first time a piece of tie-in media has expanded upon the lore established in Solo. The Marvel limited series Star Wars: Lando – Double or Nothing has also provided some insight related to Lando’s time as the captain of the Millennium Falcon and his history with L3. Additionally, there’s also a lot to be learned from Solo: A Star Wars Story – The Official Guide, as well as Marvel Comics’ Beckett one-shot.
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The novelization of Solo: A Star Wars Story by Mur Lafferty hits shelves on Sept. 4. The book will also shed some light on what exactly happened to Qi’ra during Han’s absence, as well as Enfys Nest’s ties to Saw Gerrera. You can read these excerpts and listen to clips from the audiobook on StarWars.com.
Directed by Ron Howard, Solo: A Star Wars Story stars Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, and Woody Harrelson. The latest Star Wars spinoff film will arrive on digital HD/UHD on Sept. 14, with a Blu-ray release on Sept. 25.