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Summary: Three books of Han's early swashbuckling adventures in one!
Review: Well, this is not a review really, but for me it looks like the book "Han Solo Adventures" contains 3 books in one, so you should point it out ("Han Solo At Star's End", "Han Solo's Revenge", and "Han Solo And The Lost Legacy").
These are 3 books for the price of 2, so why not telling it?
As to the rating I liked those so much! This is pure fun for a SW fan: no political intrigues, no 13 Death Stars, no 5 emperor clones. Just fun with swashbuckling pair of friends: a human and a Wookie. And still you have 3 books of those adventures in one.
Rafal Rut
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Summary: A smuggler, a wookiee, thier ship, and deep space
Review: While the craze surrounding the Star Wars novels didn't kick off until Timmothy Zahn released his masterpiece in 1991, a small handful of spin-off adventures were published in the late 70's: Alan Dean Foster's "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", L. Neil Smith's "The Adventures of Lando Calrissian", and Brian Daley's "The Han Solo Adventures." Today, reader reaction to the first two authors is fairly mixed, but "The Han Solo Adventures" continues to be worthy Star Wars entertainment, often overlooked in favor of more recent publications."The Han Solo Adventures" (THSA) collects Daley's three mini novels and sells them for the price of one, a true bargain. The stories detail Han and Chewbacca's adventures in a part of the galaxy known as the Corporate Sector, which is controled by The Authority. To be honest, I'm not sure why Daley didn't use the Empire. I can only imagine the puzzled reader reaction during the books' initial publications when Han and Chewie did not fight Stormtroopers, but Espos guards, and the like. In hindsight though, the different enemies are a refreshing change of pace, considering the numerous recent SW publications featuring the Empire as villains. THSA capture the saturday matinee effect Lucas was looking for. Each story is action-packed and to the point. The plots also have a matinee-feel to them, with titles to match (revenge = Han Solo's Revenge, treasure hunting = Han Solo and the Lost Legacy, daring escapes = Han Solo at Stars' End). To put it in a more modern perspective, it's a lot like reading three episodes of a Han Solo television series, where each story is a stand-alone adventure, and Han already knows some of the supporting case from previous adventures the viewer missed. Brian Daley's captures Han and Chewie perfectly, but it's his writing style that's the cincher. Daley's writing feel modern, like the stories were written yesterday. He deserves lots of credit for knowing what works in the Star Wars universe and what doesn't, especially at a time when no one had really fleshed out the details. True, a couple of things are off, (currency is called cash instead of credits), but this *IS* the Corporate Sector, and besides, Daley also gives reader's Z-95 Headhunters, Swoop bikes, and many other canon SW references. My one complaint about Daley's writing is that there can be too much description at times, leaving the reader slightly confused or wondering what the point is. Once or twice, there might not even be a point, such as a single chapter devoted to Chewie building a flying contraption to protect the Falcon. On a whole though, the writing style is on par with noted SW authors like R.A. Salvatore and Kathy Tyers, so it's a minor complaint. If you're still not sure about reading THSA, pick up A.C. Crispin's newer Han Solo trilogy first. The last book sets up Han's reasons for being in the Corporate Sector, and as a whole, the two trilogies mesh seamlessly together for a thrilling mini-saga. THSA are a definite read for the true SW fan.
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Summary: majQa'
Review: Wow,what a great book, Crispin did an excellent job of tying in why Han was always such a distant loner , we can see how he was able to get "the"K"years" Falcon into the equatorial trench of The Death Star. He was an old hand at flying circle around most of the lesser hotshots. I wish we could have seen more of the tergorians world.
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