Rebel Dawn : Star Wars : The Han Solo Trilogy - Volume Three

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Summary: Rebel Dawn is one of the best SW books ever.
Review: This is one of the best SW books I have ever read.The ending brings the story full circle and Boba Fett is written like he should be written,a mix between good and bad.The author wrote Bria wonderfully.A Rebel who helped in the fight against the Empire,faught bravly,gave her life in the process.If you are a SW fan I suggest you should buy this book.You won't be dissapointed

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Summary: SW Conspiracies: The Bria Theory
Review: There is little or nothing good to say about this dismal ending to what was at the beginning a promising trilogy. The writing is choppy, the stopgap narration agitating, and Crispin's attempt to smoothly insert Bria, her original character, at the very center of the SW universe (you thought it was Mon Mothma and company who formed the Rebellion? HA!) not only fails miserably, but smacks of Mary Sue-ism of the worst kind. Unless you're a die-hard SW fan, save your money for *I, Jedi*, which is coming out next month.

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Summary: Awesome book. The best.
Review: This rating and review is on the whole triligy. First I would like to say these books tell everything that is missing about Han Solo. If you have rread the later books you'll enjoy this even more. Second this book the thierd one is the best if you read the rest. It almost cliffhangers you at the end of Huts Gambet. Last, the complication of the whole thing is great. It takes a genous to write it. READ THE TRILLIGY. These books are the best you can get.

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Summary: Fabulous conclusion! Han is real now.
Review: I could not stop reading this excellent finish to the Han Solo Trilogy. Everything is explained, from Han's troubled relationship with Jabba to why he's so reluctant to get involved with Leia. When I read the last line of the book, I ran downstairs and watched the opening scenes of Star Wars: A New Hope with new eyes. Great! A.C. Crispin is the best of the Star Wars authors by far.

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Summary: good , not great
Review: this is the second best of the Han Solo trilogy (my favorite being the Hutt Gambit). the story is slow and the Hutts don't seem to be that powerful , such as when Jabba and Jiliac are worried on the cost of repairing thier damaged star yacht. my biggest problem with this book though , is that Crispin CONTINOUSLY insults teenagers/pre-adolscents. Being 16 myself , I was rather offended. And A.c Crispin seems to want to incorprate her opinion of young people into , of all people , Han Solo (such as when he says to Jarik " If I'm too young to get married , then You're definetly too young) that just does'nt sound like Han Solo. Brian Daley had a MUCH better grip on Han/Chewie's personalitites , and should wriiten these novels , but , unfortunately, he's dead. may he rest in peace.

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Summary: Predictable: In the future, give the fans something better!
Review: "Rebel Dawn" is the conclusion of the Han Solo Trilogy. Essentially this book deals with Han Solo's adventures up until the famous cantina scene in "A New Hope" in which Ben and Luke are about to charter the Falcon. We learn how: Han was almost trapped into marriage, won the Falcon from Lando, and first meets up with the Rebel Alliance and the reason why he dislikes them so much. All in all this novel is filled with holes bigger than those made by asteroids to the Falcon. Why? Mistakenly, in the first two books I blamed Crispin. I've since learned that the interesting phrase "intellectual property" comes into play. Lucas, creator of Star Wars, has the final say on what authors can and cannot write about. Strangely enough, we're given immense detail in unimportant situations and blanks in other areas. For example, Han Solo disappears into the Corporate Sector from pages 147 to page 245. What is he doing? He's busy going through the adventures Brian Daley wrote about Han. Since Lucasfilm is tying up every single thread to the continuity of the Star Wars universe, we're given huge plot holes. Unless you're a religious Star Wars fan you're not going to have a clue as to why Han is out of the picture for nearly a hundred pages. Basically, this makes the book boring. Everyone knows Han isn't going to die. Instead, we're supposed to pay $6 to read a book filled with explanations on how Han bumped into every minor character ever mentioned in all the Star Wars books. (Hey, if any of the Ballantine/Del Rey folks read this review, do us, the fans, a favor: Work on creating better plot lines! I don't care how Han met up with a minor character in an earlier book. Really, I don't! How about a Chewie trilogy or some area which wouldn't be so strictly controlled by what Lucas wants to remain hidden? Dare I say: something original!) Because of these plot holes with Han missing for nearly 100 pages, "Rebel Dawn" lags, stutters, unable to get into hyperspace. Once Crispin soars away from the holy ground of the Star Wars continuity, her strongest scenes are those which explain the malicious world of the Hutts. Throughout the book, Han's path is already chartered and he's a pretty flat character. But Crispin has more room to write about Durga and Jabba and it shows. I've reflected back over my review of the first two books of the Han Solo trilogy ("The Paradise Snare" and "The Hutt Gambit") and I believe I've been a bit rough on Ann Crispin. She is a good writer, but I must offer a suggestion to her: Please, please, please do me a favor? The next time you wish to describe blaster fire or someone falling you might wish to write something different than "Ptchoo. Ptchoo. Ptchoo" and "Thud." These type of "sounds" really detracted from your book.

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Summary: The Usual
Review: I absolutely loved this!!! The only thing that was disturbing was that you could kinda *feel* that Bria was going to die, which was slightly annoying. To the person before me, Mako and Shug continued working their little business, with Mako more gruff cause of his accident. (poor mako) Ms. Crispin did a wonderful job of getting Han into Han's attitude from the other books/movies. It was a good ending to a good trilogy. Feel free to contact me for any more comments!!! Keep going, Ms. Crispin!

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Summary: RD does a great job of filling in Han Solo's background
Review: A.C. Crispin does it again. Rebel Dawn is a great finish to the Han Solo trilogy. A.C. has filled in and fleshed out one of the most important of Star Wars' characters. Her use of a wide range of support cast helps to tie the Star Wars universe that much tighter. RD (and the rest of the trilogy) is well worth anyone's time. I, for one, hope to see more Crispin Star Wars novels in the future.

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Summary: The best of this series yet!
Review: Following behind The Hutt Gambit, the continuing adventures of Han Solo. Rebel Dwan is the best of the three books. Well written and a well developed plot. Crispin takes the time to describe the scenes and action in complete detail so that you always know what's going on. You seem to know all the characters personalities, habits, how they look, all from the way Crispin wrires it. This is a must read for any sci-fi fan! Just one warning: don't read this book before you've read the first two!

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Summary: Nice finish (beginning?)
Review: Crispin does a nice job writing about the early exploits of our favorite Star Wars character, as well as other well known and new faces in the Universe. It is also interesting how she fits it all in with Brian Daley's version of Han's earlier Corporate Sector/Tion Hegemony adventures. Overall, a very nice lead up to the Star Wars Trilogy we all know and love. P.S. Keep an eye out for Dash Rendar's cameo. It's sort of neat how she ties him as well as Prince Xizor and Guri into all this!