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=== ''The Lando Calrissian Adventures'' ===
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| name = ''The Lando Calrissian Adventures''
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* ''Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu''
* ''Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon''
* ''Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka''
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| image = The_Adventures_of_Lando_Calrissian.jpg
| caption = The collected trilogy
| author = [[L. Neil Smith]]
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'''''The Lando Calrissian Adventures''''' is a 1983 trilogy of [[science fiction]] novels by [[L. Neil Smith]]. Set in the ''Star Wars'' Expanded Universe, the novels chronicle Lando's smuggling days before the events of the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy.
The series has been described as "space [[Pulp magazine|pulp]]", and highlights the differences between Lando and Han Solo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Allison |first=Keith |date=22 January 2015 |title=... In a Galaxy Far, Far Away |url=http://theculturalgutter.com/science-fiction/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302194554/http://theculturalgutter.com/science-fiction/in-a-galaxy-far-far-away.html |archive-date=2 March 2017 |access-date=2 March 2017 |work=The Cultural Gutter}}</ref> The books were released in July, October, and December 1983, and were the first ''Star Wars'' books released since ''[[The Han Solo Adventures]]'' (1979–1980); both trilogies were originally published by [[Del Rey Books|Del Rey]], a division of [[Ballantine Books]]. They were also among the last novels in the franchise until [[Timothy Zahn]]'s [[Thrawn trilogy|''Thrawn'' trilogy]] was released in the early 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Adam Lance |date=30 July 2018 |title='Star Wars' writer reveals original vision for the sequels and his thoughts on 'The Last Jedi' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-writer-reveals-original-vision-sequels-thoughts-last-jedi-102657824.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609044045/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/star-wars-writer-reveals-original-vision-sequels-thoughts-last-jedi-102657824.html |archive-date=9 June 2019 |access-date=8 June 2019 |website=Yahoo}}</ref>
The series is set 3–2 years before the [[Star Wars (film)|original ''Star Wars'' film]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hidalgo |first=Pablo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtHouDm9EEIC&pg=PT173 |title=Star Wars: The Essential Reader's Companion |publisher=Random House |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-345-51119-5 |location=New York |pages=162 |language=en |access-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207092427/https://books.google.com/books?id=jtHouDm9EEIC&pg=PT173 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> and is brought into chronological context with the rest of the Expanded Universe in ''[[Rebel Dawn]] '' (1998), the final book of [[A. C. Crispin]]'s ''[[Han Solo Trilogy]]''.

For the duration of the trilogy, Lando is accompanied by a droid named Vuffi Raa.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Slavicsek |first1=Bill |title=[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]] |date=1994 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=9780345386250 |edition=rev. and expanded |page=468 |author-link1=Bill Slavicsek}}</ref> The novelization of ''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' makes reference to the events of the first book as a previous adventure of Lando's, which he recounts while composing his autobiographical "''Calrissian Chronicles''". He further estimates that it will be the first in a trilogy of his adventures.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lando Calrissian: 7 Things You Need to Know from Solo: A Star Wars Story |url=https://www.dk.com/uk/article/lando-calrissian-7-things-you-need-to-know-from-solo-a-star-wars-story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203075258/https://www.dk.com/uk/article/lando-calrissian-7-things-you-need-to-know-from-solo-a-star-wars-story/ |archive-date=3 December 2019 |access-date=2 December 2019 |website=DK}}</ref>

'''''Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu''''' is the first novel in Smith's ''Lando Calrissian'' trilogy, published by Del Rey on 1 July 1983. It is noted as being more of a [[Psychedelic literature|psychedelic]] fantasy novel than hard science fiction.<ref name="io9">{{cite web |last=Whitbrook |first=James |date=8 May 2018 |title=Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu Is One of the Weirdest Star Wars Stories Ever Told |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/lando-calrissian-and-the-mindharp-of-sharu-is-one-of-th-1825787629 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618070600/https://io9.gizmodo.com/lando-calrissian-and-the-mindharp-of-sharu-is-one-of-th-1825787629 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |access-date=17 June 2019 |website=io9}}</ref>
The book begins shortly after Lando wins the ''Millennium Falcon'' in a game of sabacc,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ratcliffe |first=Amy |date=12 April 2018 |title=Han and Lando Books to Read Before SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY |url=https://nerdist.com/article/han-solo-lando-calrissian-star-wars-books-to-read/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609044049/https://nerdist.com/article/han-solo-lando-calrissian-star-wars-books-to-read/ |archive-date=9 June 2019 |access-date=8 June 2019 |website=Nerdist}}</ref> as well as a robot which must be picked up in the Rafa system. Upon the planet of Rafa IV, convicts are made to harvest mind-draining 
"life-crystals" which prolong the life of elite citizens. Lando is arrested and brought before the colony's corrupt governor and the sorcerer Rokur Gepta, who will let him keep his life and liberty if he can locate the legendary Mindharp of the ancient and long-lost Sharu civilization. The Mindharp is revealed to be kept inside a multidimensional [[pyramid]] with mind-altering properties, which provides a strange adventure for the daring Lando.<ref name="io9" />

'''''Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon''''' is the second novel in the trilogy, published on 1 October 1983. After selling a load of life-crystals, and accompanied by his droid Vuffi Raa, Lando attempts a career as an honest freighter captain. After some bad luck, he is soon nostalgic for his old trade. Fortunately, he is invited to a sabacc game on Oseon celebrating an event called Flamewind, but is followed by Rokur Gepta. After an explosion rocks the hull of the ''Falcon'', they safely land. During the sabacc game, Lando is distracted by the apparent sabotage of his ship, and is assaulted. He comes under trial for having a weapon, illegal on the planet. He is offered a smuggling deal as an alternative to execution.

'''''Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka''''' is the third novel, published on 1 December 1983. Nearly a year after Lando and Vuffi Raa have left the Oseon system, while traveling in deep space they encounter Lehesu, a vacuum-breathing creature. Able to establish communication, they find out he is also on an adventure away from his home, the ThonBoka nebula. A month later, Lando and Raa receive word that ThonBoka is under attack from the Imperial Centrality Navy. Lehesu's exploration of the Centrality apparently provoked the attack on his species. Lando and Raa rush to assist their friend.
The Imperial blockade makes Lando nervous, but he cons his way through the fleet. When the ''Millennium Falcon'' strays from its course and is ordered to return, they dump explosives and go into hyperspace to fake the ''Falcon''<nowiki/>'s destruction. Meanwhile, Rokur Gepta forms an alliance with a confederate squadron. Lando and Raa reunite with Lehesu, and hear of a negotiation attempt which only results in an outbreak of battle. The vacuum-breathing creatures use their projection and hyperspace abilities to fool the Imperial Navy, which fires on its allied ships. As Vuffi Raa pilots the ''Falcon'', Lando engages the enemy in battle from the quad-gun in one of their last adventures before Raa is resummoned to his original programming.