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Star Wars Legends Highlight of the Week: X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar by Aaron Allston

In this feature, a fan will share one thing they love from Star Wars Legends — a book, a comic, an author, a character, an event, or anything else they want to highlight — and tell us more about it.

If you, too, love Legends, follow @from-a-legends-pov and check out our upcoming Star Wars Legends fanfiction event, From a Legends Point of View, HERE. Signups open THIS SUNDAY, April 28, 2024 — please encourage your favorite Star Wars writers to participate!

Today’s Legends highlight is X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar by Aaron Allston, a 1999 Legends novel, and we’re talking with @alwaysstarwars.

Tell us about your Legends highlight. What is it, and why is it a highlight for you?

X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar is technically the 9th book of the X-Wing series, but it functions as a standalone novel. Set in 13 ABY (about nine years after Return of the Jedi), the book focuses on Wedge Antilles and his friends and fellow pilots Tycho Celchu, Hobbie Klivian, and Wes Janson, as they travel to the neutral world of Adumar and try to negotiate its admittance to the New Republic. The plot itself is relatively straightforward, but it’s really just an excuse to get Wedge, Hobbie, Tycho and Wes out on a mission together. And that quartet is the reason the book is so good. The four of them had been featured heavily in the previous X-Wing books, but there were always other characters and a larger plot with which to be concerned. This book gets rid of all that and just gives the reader Wedge, Tycho, Hobbie, and Wes getting up to assorted hijinks, pulling pranks, and being generally hilarious. It’s a buddy comedy in book form and it’s just fun. Aaron Allston is great at capturing the spirit and humor of Star Wars that some authors struggle with, and Starfighters of Adumar is a delight because of it. All of the X-Wing series is great and worth a read, but this is by far the most flat-out entertaining.

Any favorite moments or quotations to share?

A lot of the humor is context-specific, but this quote gives a good sense of the irreverent tone of the whole book and the fantastic relationships among the four main characters:

“Leader, this is Three. Are you crazy? Acknowledge.” “Three, Leader. That’s affirmative.” — Wes and Wedge

To learn more….

If you’d like to read more about X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar, you can check out its page on Wookieepedia or find the novel at your local library, new through a few outlets, or used through independent booksellers or your favorite used bookstore.

And be sure to check out @from-a-legends-pov and our From a Legends Point of View fanfiction event; signups open April 28, 2024!

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This commission was so much fun to work on! Han & Leia on Endor at the end of ROTJ commissioned by alwaysstarwars on tumblr. This was a two part commission, stay tuned for part 2 tomorrow! #hanleia #starwars #rotj #returnofthejedi #leiaorgana #hansolo #hanxleia #hanandleia #artistsofinstagram #artcommission #kaylerinartscommissions #lucasfilm #customart #carriefisher #harrisonford #anewhope #theempirestrikesback #princessleia #jedi #procreate #digitalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CXwrykoOfrY/?utm_medium=tumblr

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wonderful and very spicy comm on HanLeia for @alwaysstarwars 🔥

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[otterandterrierwrites]

wonderful unknown - part 1

A/N: About 392,892 days ago, I asked people to send me prompts and I never finished completing all the requests. A recent chat on the Discord about Bloodline and Leia retiring and travelling around the galaxy with Han made me come up with this idea, and a way to use all three prompts @alwaysstarwars​ suggested.

This is, hopefully, part 1 of 3. Enjoy!

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20. things you said that i wasn’t meant to hear

Han hadn’t meant to sneak up on his wife. It wasn’t his fault—first off, Leia knew he was on his way home. Second, he didn’t know she was already there herself. And third, he wasn’t even being particularly sneaky. 

He realized she was home when he heard her voice coming from the open door to their bedroom. Some politician or other bothering her even outside of office hours, probably. After decades of marriage, Han knew better than to loudly interrupt the call. It would put a swift end to his plans for the evening, and he was no fool. He couldn’t hear an answering voice, which meant it wasn’t a holocall. He was just going to slip noiselessly into the room to let her know he was there and hope the sight was enough to entice her to say her goodbyes to whoever was keeping Leia from him.

Making sense of what Leia was saying just then wasn’t a conscious decision he made, and he would claim the same for his feet slowing to a halt just outside the door.

‘Yes, I’ve made up my mind about it. Don’t laugh—why is that so hard to believe?’ Leia was saying. ‘Just because you’ve loved something for most of your life doesn’t mean it’ll always be that way. I need a change, I don’t want to spend another 25 years tied to this. Yes, I’ll tell your dad soon... I think he might appreciate it, actually. He’s tired of it, too, I can tell. Okay, I have to go now, baby. Han will be here any minute now and we’ll have to talk. Love you too, see you soon.’

Han felt as if someone had suddenly opened an airlock. As if carbonite was filling up his lungs and turning him to stone. Leia was… breaking up with him? And she thought he would appreciate it? And she had told their daughter about it first?

This was all wrong. This could not be happening to him. Had he hit his head on his way home and was hallucinating this whole scene?

‘Han! When did you get here?’ Leia’s voice seemed to float from far away, even as he could see her standing right in front of him, smiling brightly at the sight of him. Her expression dimmed as she caught his—he probably looked like a powered-down droid right now. ‘What’s wrong?’

‘I don’t want to get a divorce!’ Han blurted out.

Leia frowned at him, her mouth hanging open as she tried to find the words. ‘That’s… excellent news?’

‘Is it?’ Han raised his eyebrows, not bothering to hide how hurt he felt. ‘’Cos you seemed pretty sure of yourself a minute ago!’

‘Han, what are—what did you think I was talking about?’ Leia asked, the pitch of her voice rising incredulously as realization seemed to hit her. ‘And why are you eavesdropping?’

‘I’m not, I was—just happened to hear, and then—’

‘And then you listened behind the door?’

‘Okay so what were you talking about?’ Han said, trying to go back to the original topic. Leia gave him a look that said she was not forgetting about that anytime soon.

‘Why don’t you get out of my way, calm down, and then I can tell you about it like I was planning to before you started yelling nonsense?’ She stepped around him and began walking down the corridor into their living room. Han followed.

‘Okay, but just to be clear, it’s not divorce?’

Leia stopped and he would have walked right into her if the glare she was giving him hadn’t been so deadly.

‘No!’ she snapped.

In the living room, she headed towards the liquor shelves and took out a bottle of Whyren’s Reserve. She poured two drinks and thrust one towards Han, still giving him the stink eye—but he could tell she was forcing it now, for dramatic effect. Maybe he deserved that.

‘Divorce you,’ Leia muttered, snorting softly. ‘You idiot.’

‘You’re not being very reassuring right now,’ Han informed her, stepping closer.

‘Oh, you’re not living this down anytime soon, hotshot.’ Leia’s brown eyes softened and the hint of a smile appeared. With all the commotion, they hadn’t even properly greeted each other after a week apart.

‘A toast to you not giving me the boot yet?’

Leia clinked her tumbler against his and they took a fortifying sip before she grabbed the lapel of his jacket and pulled him down for a kiss. Saying that he’d almost lost her was perhaps a bit of an exaggeration, but Han still held her close and kissed her hard.

‘Alright, you scoundrel, let’s save some for later,’ Leia told him as she broke apart and patted his chest, an appeased smile lighting up her pink-tinged face. He reluctantly let her go and Leia sat down on the sofa, sighing as she took a moment to collect herself. ‘I’m stepping down from the Senate. That’s what I was talking to Jaina about. I wanted to tell you first, but… it came up.’

That was code for “Jaina used some Force mumbo jumbo to suss it out”, Han knew, but that wasn’t what made him choke on his drink.

‘You’re quittin’ the Senate?’

‘I’m not quitting. I just won’t come back after my term is up.’

‘Same thing. You’re retiring from politics,’ Han stated for clarity, leaning back against the bar.

Leia nodded. Her fingernails tapped her glass, a gesture that hinted at the same nervousness reflected in her eyes as she looked up at Han. ‘What do you think about it?’

The combination of relief and elation at the news made Han laugh.

‘I think that’s wonderful, sweetheart. If a bit hard to believe.’

‘Oh, not you too.’ Leia rolled her eyes. ‘Jaina didn’t believe I’d do it, either.’

‘Can’t blame us. You love politics. You’re good at politics. You live to serve.’ There was no bitterness in Han’s voice when he stated those facts because he didn’t feel any. After the war, they had both had to learn how to navigate an adult relationship and compromise so that they got to do what they were good at and still be able to be a family. Sometimes that meant extra long work days for Leia; sometimes it meant a week away from home for Han. No matter what, they chose each other and to make their life together work, and that’s all that mattered.

‘That’s the thing. I have served. I know I’ve accomplished a lot in the Senate, but—every single one of those things was an uphill battle against bureaucracy, and I’m tired, Han.’ She looked at her husband and he could see the truth there. 

He’d never understood how she’d put up with it: the hypocrisy, the dishonest negotiations, the gripping over proper procedures and whatnot. She had seemed more irritable about Senate matters of late, he’d noticed as much, but he’d figured if she’d made it this far, she’d just push through, eventually. Leia was stubborn, and she didn’t like giving up on the things she believed in—that was one of the reasons Han had ended up sticking around the rebellion for so long.

As if she’d been reading his thoughts, Leia said, ‘People think I have the patience for it but I don’t, I’ve never had. I’m just really good at pretending because it’s the only way to get things done. But lately I just… I don’t care, Han. Not about the galaxy; I just don’t care for this way of serving anymore.’

Han nodded in understanding. ‘So what then? You have a different job in mind? I can believe you’ll leave the Senate sooner than I’d believe you’ll just go into retirement.’

‘That, you’re right about. I have a couple of ideas I’ve been toying with, but I don’t want to rush into anything. First, I was thinking we could go visit Luke and Jaina. And then,’ Leia said slowly, giving Han a meaningful look, ‘I’m open to ideas on what to do while I figure things out.’

Han gave her a crooked smile. ‘You know, I could use a first mate again, if you wanna slum it at the Falcon. But not until I’ve taken you on a long vacation around the galaxy.’

‘Like a second honeymoon?’ Leia asked demurely.

‘Fitting, since we nearly got divorced just now.’ Han downed the rest of his whiskey and sauntered over to the sofa as Leia laughed. She stopped and gave him a half-exasperated, half-amused look as he knelt in front of her. (And immediately regretted the idea. His knees just weren’t what they used to be twenty years ago.)

‘Do you take this scoundrel to be your unlawfully wedded semi-retirement partner? No takebacks.’

‘I wouldn’t have it any other way,’ Leia said, grabbing his face and pulling him in for a long kiss. When they broke apart, she stood up and offered him a hand. ‘Now get up, old man, I’ve missed you too much for you to bust your knees right now.’

[hanxleia]

Whoops, the Fennec Shand post was supposed to be on my other blog (@alwaysstarwars). But I can’t imagine anyone will mind a hot, kickass assassin on their dash?

But back to our usual programming:

[noktoraspali]

The finished commissions for @alwaysstarwars

These were so fun to draw out and definitely a challenge! But thank you so much for commissioning me!

You can see the NSFW version on my twitter!

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It's been forever since i've done a #newcomicbookday post! Of course, #alwaysstarwars, and i am SO STOKED #doctoraphra got her own series. And there's hope for #captainmarvel ! Here's to a new team and new stories for Carol. And of course, #descender continues to be a million times better than A.I. #Imagecomics #jefflemire #marvelcomics #starwars #carolcorps

[altorebel96]

Hey, everyone! Here’s my final project for one of my core classes for my Recording Arts major in college. The assignment was to compose an original score (and sound effects if they wanted to) to an already existing movie trailer. Since I’ve been a huge Star Wars fan since I was 4 years old and I’m super excited for “The Last Jedi”, I decided to compose an original score to a TV spot teaser for “The Force Awakens” (link to the original TV spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6HN9soeGa8). It was harder than I though it would be, but it was worth it. Feel free to reblog this if you liked it.

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gloriousclio replied to your photo: catie-does-things: alwaysstarwars: I love...

*plays maui’s Your Welcome super loud*

You have no shame, lol.  But as in movies and books, your fic recommendations continue to be stellar. 

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Thanks for tagging me @itotallygazeatscully 😊

1. Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin

2. Elton John - Yellow Brick Road

3. Susie Suh - Here with Me

4. How I Met Your Mother - Nothing Suits me Like a Suit

5. Malukah - Sinking Ships

6. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

7. The Bangles - Eternal Flame

8. Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love

9. The Beatles - Let it Be

10. John Lennon - Imagine

Gonna tag randomly, don't have to do it if you don't want to:

@qilliananderson @evaggreendaily @yourlookbookmen @alwaysstarwars @the-beauty-of-space @newttinas @tina-goldstn @helenmagnus121 @stargateforever @gothamedits

Thank you @emilysim for tagging me! I love these things. 

Rules: We’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs then choose 10 victims.

Elton John - Cold

Harry Connick Jr. - You Have No Idea

Shakira- Try Everything

Sanna Nielsen - Undo

Janis Ian - She Must Be Beautiful

Celine Dion - Think Twice

Air Supply - Now and Forever

Don McLean - Crossroads

Joshua Kadison - Jessie

ABBA - My Love, My Life

Tagging randomly (no pressure to do this!): @frizzyhairedbitch85 @frangipanidownunder @ellivia @itotallygazeatscully @contrivedcoincidences6

@patienceaintmystrongsuit @amorfati3215 @smackalicious

[mizugachi]

alwaysstarwars a réagi à votre billet :I got my driving license yesterday I’m so...

Awesome, congrats!!! Have fun!

Thank you! ♥

[papasmurfjay]

Had an Imperial Star Destroyer of sushi for lunch today. Not sure if that is a thing but I am making it a thing now😄🍣🍤 #sushi #driftwoods #lunch #omnomnomnom #alwaysstarwars #summerfun

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alwaysstarwars replied to your post “I've reached 700 followers!!!”

Congrats!!!

thank you!!!

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[contrivedcoincidences6]

9 favorite characters tag game

I was tagged by @an-idiot-in-fandoms it was so fun to see your favorite characters (v good taste!)

My faves in no particular order are Ahsoka- Star Wars, Zuko- ATLA, Max Chapman- A League of Their Own, Kana Jarrus- Rebels (Star Wars), Leia- Star Wars, Fox Mulder- The X Files, Hera Syndulla- Rebels (Star Wars), Han Solo- Star Wars, Dana Scully- The X Files 

I’ll tag @alittlemissfit​ @soloorganaas​ @nb-peace​ @alwaysstarwars​ @edierone​ @reunicluster​