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Summary: Old Friends and New Beginnings!
Review: This is the final installment of The Han Solo Trilogy by A.C. Crispin. And what a doozy! A great novel! The novel begins with Han Solo entering one of the biggest sabaac tournaments in hopes of scoring big. And does he ever - the prize: the Millenium Falcon. Her first important voyage: Chewbacca's homeworld to find his sweetheart Mallatobuck. Meanwhile, Bria Tharen (Han Solo's old flame) has become a high ranking officer in the Corellian Resistance. She has hurt the Basadii Hutt clan by returning to the planet Ylesia and raiding the so-called religious settlements. Bria knows these settlements are actually slave camps where followers of the t'landa til priests are forced to work in spice factories in exchange for the intoxicating Exultation. She knows this because she was once one of them. Bria has vowed to take no quarter where slavers are concerned. This earns Bria a hefty bounty placed on her head by Teroenza, the chief priest of Ylesia. While she travels across the galaxy, in an attept to bring the growing number of resistance groups into a united Rebel Alliance, Han journeys to the Corporate Sector, ducking overtures of marriage from his girlfriend Salla. And on top of it all, the war between the Basadii Hutt clan and the Desilijic Hutt clan heats up to supernova levels!
In this final installment of the trilogy, we get to witness some of the most important occurances in Star Wars history, such as Han's coming into posession of the Millenium Falcon, the marriage of Chewbacca to Mallatobuck, the forming of the Rebel Alliance, the infamous spice-dumping debacle. There's plenty of action and suspense! Plus, we are treated to appearances by Boba Fett, Winter, Mon Mothma, Prince Xizor, Guri, Greedo, Jabba the Hutt, Durga the Hutt, Lando Calrissian, and more! This novel really ties everything up, leading up to the moment when Han sits down with Chewbacca, Ben and Luke in the Mos Eisley cantina to discuss fees for a charter flight to Alderaan. The most telling line of the novel is at the end of the book - no spoilers here - It simply ends with the words "THE BEGINNING". This is a must for all Star Wars fans, particularly fans enamored by that favorite rogue, Han Solo!
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Summary: Han's story concludes...or has it just begun?
Review: After the classic Paradise Snare and the excellent but slightly flawed Hutt Gambit, A.C. Crispin ties everything together in the grande finale to the Han Solo Trilogy. The main complaint about this book seems to be that out of all the seperate plots, it's Han who recieves the short end of the stick, and in a way, this is true. While the Hutts have their power struggle and Bria is busy helping build the Rebel Alliance, Han basically bounces around on different adventures and side quests that have nothing to do with one another. In fact, for a few chapters he even disappears into the corporate sector, and we only get brief snippets about him. However, this doesn't mean the book is boring. Exactly the opposite, we see Han in situations that set up the movies and the rest of the expanded universe, including how he won the Falcon, his meeting with Chewie's family, why he dislikes the Rebel Alliance, dumping the Kessel Run spice, and why Lando hates him so much in Episode V. After reading this novel, it really puts a whole new spin on their confrontation in Cloud City, to the point where the viewer believes Lando is seriously mad at Han. As for the corporate sector interludes, while they do detract from the novel, they blend seamlessly with Brian Daley's classic adventures. Lucas has said that his prequel trilogy needs to be seen as a whole to be fully enjoyed, and the same applies here. Another chunk of the novel, like mentioned, revolves around Durga, Jilac, Jabba, and the Hutt power struggle. None of this has been mentioned before, so it's continually facinating. The Hutts are more fleshed out and articulate than they appear anywhere else, and the reader gains more respect for them. The relationship between Jabba and Han is expanded on, and thier meeting in the docking bay in the special edition makes more sense now; like a mafia don, Jabba was always friendly with Solo until he didn't pay him back. Also note another cool cameo, Prince Xizor and his droid replicant Guri. By far the best parts of the novel are the scenes with Bria. This character has truly come full cricle, from an insecure addict to a tough Rebel officer. To clarify complaints from other reviewers, A.C. Crispin does not try and make Bria the founder of the Rebel Alliance, but does make her the agent who persuades all the groups to talk to Mon Mothma and Bel Iblis, who then cement the idea and make the treaty. If I have to make a complaint, it's that Crispin delays the reunion between Bria and Han for too long, especially after the circumstances Han found her in during The Hutt Gambit. But when the characters finally do reunite, after the accusations and anger have been let out, their romance is rich and powerful, reflecting their years of seperation. It's worthy of a John Williams score, the "Luke and Leia" theme from ROTJ being particularly effective. After the novel ends and the reader finds out why Han and Bria are ultimately seperated, one can't help but feel that, before he fell in love with Leia, the reason Han goes back to help Luke in ANH and become a rebel general is because of Bria's influence. A fantastic, fast-paced read all around, with the major complaint being forgivable when the reader finds Brian Daley's books and realizes that everything in the SW universe is part of a greater whole. Not to be missed.
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Summary: Does a very satisfactory job
Review: As others have said everything is wraped up here this includes: Han's love for Bria
How he acutally got in the stuff with Jabba
What happened to Bria The only thing I did not like about this book is that for the most part it is not about Han Solo. What I mean is, Han IS a central charecter however the book focuses on the larger serise of events. It also includes a few details about the Rebs that are totally unlike them. That is why this one gets knocked down in my opinion
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Summary: Best in the trilogy!
Review: Books one and two were good, but this final installment of the trilogy is definitely it's crowning glory. Before this series, I never thought of Han as being deep, or even really that interesting, but from the moment I began the series, I was as engrossed in his early life as if it were mine. This one in particuler drew me into his character, though without compromising the flow of the plot, or the heartstopping action sequences. Anyway, this book spans over a longer time period as well, (five years?) taking us all the way to the moment he enters the Mos Eisley cantina in A New Hope. As for the plot, I can't bring myself to spoil it for you, and if you've read the first two, this one is a must. Any Star Wars fan would love this series.
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Summary: Great Ending to the Han Trilogy
Review: In this novel, the last of the trilogy, we learn how Han wins the Falcon, his renewing relationship with Bria and what happens when they work together on an invasion of Ylesia, how he gets in trouble with Jabba at the end, and the leading up to the Cantina scene in ANH movie. Other storylines, include bounties on Bria and Han and Boba Fett's track after them. Lando spends some time in this novel as well, helping Bria out. Also, the storyline with both Hutt clans battling it out, Jiliac and Jabba versus Aruk and Durga, continues. Ann also adds interludes where Han is in the Corporate Sector, which apparently could have come from Brian Daley's Han Solo Trilogy, although I have not read them. To finalize, this is a good background novel leading up to the movie that started it all in 1977 in relation to Han Solo.
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Summary: Why not 5 stars?
Review: This was actually my least favorite of the trilogy. The second is my personal favorite. The main reason it doesn't get 5 stars is on a technicality. She inaccurately interweaves the Brian Daley series into the trilogy in this book. Crispin says any mistakes of the sort are her own, and well, in this book she made a couple that could have easily been avoided. Who cares right? Well, I only do because I really liked the Daley novels too. I just would have liked a seamless fit. What a nitpicker, huh?
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Summary: best of the Han Solo trilogy
Review: Ann Crispin finally hits her stride in this third and final installment of the Han Solo trilogy. There is very little here that was dumb enough to make me cringe (the description of what happened to Vuffi Raa comes to mind, but it's very short). The tie-ins and foreshadowing are much less heavy-handed than in the previous two novels, apparently the author realized that her readers were perceptive enough to pick up a hint without being beat over the head with it. This makes the book more enjoyable; the reader feels like he/she is putting together the pieces to see what is going on, not having them force-fed. I do like how there isn't any huge "villanous villian" in these books, as that gets really tiresome. There is of course mention of Palpatine, but mostly the story focuses on the growth of the Rebellion and Han's place in it (or outside of it). I give this four stars because overall, I felt it was not as engrossing as the Thrawn trilogy or some of the X-wing books. I think it is partly because these "prequel" books are more about setting the stage for the star wars trilogy so you know a lot of what is going to happen. Overall, a decent trilogy; I think the author nails the character of Han Solo very well. I especially love the gradual transformation of Han Solo from an earnest, trusting little kid to the sarcastic cynic we all know and love from the Star Wars movies. Ann Crispin details this transformation believeably.
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Summary: Awful Book
Review: Glad I only checked this out of the library.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: This book is the perfect ending for Han's young life, and a perfect setup for A New Hope. It ties in just right with the events we see in the movies, and answers some of the questions we fans have asked ourselves about the young Han Solo. It has exciting new characters while keeping in sync with the old from the films. The plot is fast-paced and exciting, and if you ever wondered about those spies responsible for beaming the Death Star plans to the Tantive IV, well, that'll be answered as well. A must-read for Star Wars fans.
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Summary: Star Wars -Han Solo Trilogy, Rebel Dawn- (Seafire12)
Review: This in my mind is the weakest of the three novels. Still it is better than all those other Star Wars books. Although this is not the best book in the series I loved it! It is fast paced and the ending is great and full of emotion. It also ties in very nicely with A NEW HOPE. This series was outstanding!
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