..or at least, he's some sort of higher-up demon.
This is a post from an avowed libertarian, science fiction author, and gun-guy named L. Neil Smith. He's the writer of the Lando Calrissian series of books out there in the Star Wars Universe.
For the record, the best Star Wars spinoff ever were the Han Solo books by Brian Daley. Those of you in the know, know what I'm talking about. Everyone else: you owe it to yourself find those books and read them. No Star Wars author since has the grasp of what the fans loved about the characters more than Daley did. They're awesome, and I think they are now out of print.
Apparently, Daley got on the wrong side of politics at Lucasfilm, and didn't ever get to write anything else in Star Wars. This post is somewhat instructive of the circumstances. It is also apparent that Smith created his characters to reflect somewhat his political leanings. I'm ok with that. After all, Solo and Calrissian were both pirates of the first order. I'm guessing in real life, they'd be pretty close to libertarians.
Readers of this blog know that I honor Lucas for creating Star Wars, and hate his chubby guts for the ruination he inflicted upon it. Like allowing Kevin J. Anderson to write a Star Wars book. And then not having him killed. And allowing the murder of Chewbacca, who he apparently thought of as no more than a pet. Let's not even talk about how the prequel trilogy sucked in comparison to the greatness of the un-digitized IV, V, and VI.
Instead, let's all be reminded that Lucas's take on the Star Wars universe is different than the majority of its fans. We loved certain things about it, Lucas apparently hated those self-same things. But he's the owner, so I guess he gets to do what he wants with the stuff. All I can do is carp.
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