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Summary: I laughed, I cried, I'm not kidding.
Review: This book, and the entire trilogy, were excellent. I read P.S. right away, and then saved Hutt Gambit for when REbel Dawn came out so I could read them together. I read the two of them in three days flat. I couldn't put them down. Han Solo was, is, and always will be my favorite character, and this trilogy brought forth and showed us the depth that you can tell his character has. (((( I wonder why Mallatobuck is never mentioned outside this trilogy? )))) I stayed up till all hours of the morning finishing REbel Dawn, and I was bawling when i put it down. It's a wonderfully moving book, and I hope Ms. Crispin does more work with Han Solo, perhaps some books that take place after the trilogy... The entire Bria part of the story was sheer genius Ps- don't read this book without kleenex handy at the end... May the Force be with you!
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Summary: Han Solo.............Simply the greatest!
Review: Like I said, simply the greatest. The Han Solo trilogy is by far the best SW trilogy written so far (but of course I'm parcail to Han's character). The book was well written, and I found myself staying up till 6:00 in the morning unable to put the book down (hey who needs sleep anyway). I've never read a book by A. C. Crispin before, but now I fully intend on reading the next one I see. Anyone who enjoys...?...well....um....anything I guess should read this book, and if for some reason you don't enjoy this book you probably should contact a therapist because there's definenantly something wrong up there (if you know what I mean).
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Summary: Wow...
Review: Well I guess I'll start by saying that this has to be the most emotional SW trilogy I've ever read. Thats not such a small accomplishment considering I've never been moved (emotionally) by a book before. I was sniffling after 'The Paradise Snare', and bawling after 'Rebel Dawn'. What an ending, totally mind numbing. A.C. Crispin did a great job with this one folks. If you ever wanted to know what our favourite scruffy lookin' rogue was like before he encountered Luke and Leia, this is it. I recommend though that you read Brian Daley's masterfull Han Solo Trilogy first, it'll make things easier trust me. However, all I can say is that although The 'Hutt Gambit' was the weakest of the three, Crispin more than made up for it with 'Rebel Dawn', be prepared to stay up for as long as it takes to finish reading the trilogy, I think I did it in one and a half days...though it's pretty much a blur, you tend to forget things like eating and sleeping. I certainly Hope Ms. Crispin does a LOT more, novels in the SW storyline. Bravo Ms. Crispin.
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Summary: Great book! Well written and interesting.
Review: This is one of the best trilogies. We are finally given details into Han Solo's past. Two things bothered me, though, first: "why" is every "other" word in "quotaion marks" ? And second: why do... all the...people...talk in...slow and...spaced out...sentences? But other than that, I entirely enjoyed this book and the two before it.
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Summary: This series was the best trilogy yet!
Review: After having read numerous books I found that of all of them, The Han Solo Trilogy was the best. Rebel Dawn happened to be the second best of the three, trailing a close second behind The Paradise Snare. I was disappointed by the fact that Crispin cut Han out of nearly 50 pages of text, including only short Interludes in between some chapters. The last 50 pages are exactly what they should be. A great ending which incorporates into the beginning of A New Hope. Sad to see so many familiar faces from the trilogy get killed off.
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Summary: PRETTY DAMN GOOD!!!!
Review: This book was a really cool way to end off this trilogy and move to the next. The end is very sad and appearances by Boba Fett add to the overall goodness of this book. I read the first two as soon as they came out and since I have to read trilogies in sequential order, I didn't touch another book until I bought this one. Now I know why Han owed Jabba and how Han got the Falcon. And why Lando was so mad in the Empire Strikes Back. A.C. Crispin is a very talented writer (even though Han in spandex isn't a lovely thought). The Bria and Han relationship was really cool, with its unexpected twists and turns. This trilogy goes right up there with the current movie trilogy. In fact, I think it would be kewl if they made a movie out of it. Han is a superfreak. Chewie is a kewl Wookiee. Muurgh is a kewl Togorian. And last but not least, Kibbick is an idiot! This is a must read for any fan of Han Solo, even though there are a lot of subplots that don't even involve him until later on. There are a lot of cameos by major characters of the movie trilogy. This shows that when you take out all that Jedi crap, you come out with a really good story.
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Summary: Not the best of the trilogy, but a good ending for it.
Review: I actually wanted to give it 4 1/2 stars, but they don't allow that. 4 stars is too low. I'll try not to make this too long, because then hardly anyone will read this. The first SW book I read was the Paradise Snare, the first in this trilogy (last year). I insist on reading all the books in order (it took me forever to find this one). I have always had a rather high reading level for my age (I am 13 now.), so I found these books rather easy to read; I have bought and read 26 SW books. OK, enough of that. A.C. Crispin has a wonderful talent for making books like-able (unless you can't stand any romance). I have commented on her other books in this trilogy. These books are a refreshing break from all this jedi-ish stuff that always comes into the rest of the books, and there isn't any of this totally incomprehensible technical jargon. Plus, the cover art is cool, as it is on most SW books. If you'll notice, on page 43 of "The Paradise Snare", paragraph 6, it talks about how Han asked the 2 questions of the Senator that had been "insightful and intelligent enough to make the senator really notice him. After class was over, Bell Iblis had stopped Han, shaken his hand, and asked his name. Han had glanced around quickly, seeing that nobody else was within earshot, and proudly told the Senator his real name. It had felt great to be able to do that..." Ms. Crispin's trilogy is, so far, in my opinion, the best one. If you liked this trilogy, I recommend "The Truce at Bakura". OK, so this did turn out kind of long. Sorry 'bout that. May God bless you. (I'm not going to say "may the force be with you" because in actuallity, there is no force, there's God.) END
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Summary: Best Star wars trilogy!
Review: This Trilogy is wonderfull. It concentrates on Han Solo's life from 17 years old to his first appearence in the movie, skipping 5 years between each book. Almost all of the information is accurate, tying in how he met Chewbacca and Han Solo: At Star's End.
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Summary: A very detailed book that will give you sleep-deprivation!
Review: I think that the entire Han Solo Trilogy was a masterpiece. I've found out new information about Han Solo's past and what it was like. I think that Rebel Dawn is the best book in the trilogy. It fills in a lot of gaps and has an intruiging plot. However, I think that Crispin used too much of the book on the Hutts. Other than that, the book itself is exellent and should be read by any true Star Wars fan. One more thing... I've read all the books in the Han Solo Trilogy and there is a HUGE contradiction with Timothy Zahn's trilogy. In Dark Force Rising, if you read it carefully, there is a part where Han Solo meets a former senator of Corellia, Garm Bel Iblis. Garm Bel Iblis says that he remembers Han from an event when Han was 11 years old, he visited the school in which Han was attending and he took an interest in him because Han asked the then-senator Iblis 2 very unusual questions. Now in Crispin's trilogy, it says that Han was captured by Garris Shrike when he was 7 years old and he lived on the Trader's Luck with Shrike until he escaped. If you've read both these trilogies, you should consider looking up this error.
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Summary: Entertaining and fills in the gaps
Review: A.C. Crispin is defenitly on my list of "good" Star Wars authors. She understands that to write a good SW novel, an author must have a thorough understanding of the characters, technology, and language of that universe. Rebel Dawn is entertaining because it tells of Han's adventures before the Star Wars films, answering many of the questions of the curious viewer. Why is Lando mad at Han? How did Han get the Falcon in the first place? What are the circumstances that caused Jabba to be angry with Han? These questions are answered in a way that is entertaining and keeps the reader interested from the beginning. The only reason I gave it an 8 was because after reading much of the novel, I realized that I didn't really care that much about the plot. I was just reading to find out all the details of Han's life, waiting as each was revealed in turn. As a novel, it couldn't really stand on its own two legs.
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