It's great to see another chapter read-through up! :D Hm, I'd forgotten that there were actually some interesting ideas in COPL amid all the... other stuff. That's a good point about how Wolverton did a decent job with his Old Republic Jedi backstory in lieu of prequel info - especially compared with some of the other attempts in the Del Ray era. (Hambly, I'm looking at you). And his Han characterisation did have its moments, if you pretended the 'forcibly abducting Leia' thing never happened. I love the part with the puddles. :p