Welcome Lanzothians!
This week was a bit light. I once again thought it better to continue working on my Library Collection project on Google Sheets (than to write) where I’ve been logging all my books, physical, audio, and eBooks, and continually adding information to the spreadsheet columns, and also coming up with more ideas and more columns to add. It’s seems to be a never ending project.
I also only completed one book this week, review below. I have been reading Moby-Dick by Herman Melville off and on this week, as it is my January Classic Behemoth. I’m only 150 pages in and I’ve still got about 500 to go. So this week, I’m going to hunker down and focus on reading about the lovely seafaring harpooner, Ishmael.
However, in addition to books and spreadsheets, here’s something I haven’t yet shared: I do read comics, in particular and to no one’s surprise, Star Wars comics. I’ve been on a multi-year quest to read every Star Wars comic in existence. Both Canon and Legends (Extended Universe) alike. Between the two timelines, there are just over 2,000 comics, and I’ve read nearly 500 of them thus far. I’ve read 30 this month, so that has taken up some of my other spare time.
Within the link above, there are several tabs of sheets. The first one is the library collection. The second is the Annual Book and Comic Counter that I have to keep track of which books and comics I read each year.
That being said, this blog post will be rather short. In fact, you’re already half way through!
Of Writing
I swear I’m going to write more next week.
Of Reading
#12 Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command by Aaron Allston
Yes, that #12 you see means it’s the twelfth book I’ve read, or rather completed this month, and this year. Solo Command is the third in the Wraith Squadron trilogy, and 7th within the greater X-Wing series. I think I enjoyed this Wraith Squadron book the most out of the trilogy. It did in fact seem to have the most action sequences of the three. There were many continued battles against the Warlord Zsinj, formerly an Admiral in the Imperial Naval Fleet, but named an independent warlord after the Battle of Endor.
Several key things happen in this series (that would likely mean nothing to you if you haven’t read any Star Wars or haven’t read my review of the last two in this trilogy). We get to see the New Republic’s interaction with Dr. Gast, who’s in charge of the facilities that alter alien species, like whom altered Piggy (the Gamorean who is part of Wraith Squadron). The Wraiths learn Lara Notsil’s real identity, which nearly obliterates Myn Donos (no spoilers). We get a fake Millennium Falcon, code-named the Millennium Falsehood, to bait Zsinj. Oh, and we get lots of Han Solo and Chewbacca, both are always a good time – especially when you have the revered Marc Thompson narrating the story (hint: he’s like the best Star Wars narrator, and does an impeccable Han AND Chewie voice).
I gave this book 5/5 stars for its fun and consistent adventures, its heartbreak and twists, and its cliffhanger ending to the trilogy. I’m curious to see how some of these events play out in X-Wing: Isard’s Revenge (book #8). I’ll be reading this soon, though it takes place two years later, and Solo Command leads directly into The Courtship of Princess Leia on the timeline, so I’ll probably read that next. I may also just read Tatooine Ghost as that comes right after Courtship and falls right before Isard’s Revenge (as opposed to waiting until I complete the X-Wing series as a whole).
Keep an eye out for the next blog post! It may not have any Star Wars on it, but it’ll have a classic or two!
*Thank you for reading along. My hope is to inspire more and more readers across various genres. Farewell, and see you again this weekend!
T.P. Lanzarotto
25 January 2026
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