The Paradise Snare (Star Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy, Volume 1)

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Summary: Excellent Origin Trilogy for an Enduring Character!
Review: The rogue with the heart of gold is epitomized in Star Wars' Han Solo. Supposedly in it for the money, he helps save the day and joins the Rebellion. Now here is his story. Crispin writes a terrific adventure yarn, fleshing out a young Han Solo and making him believable as a character and giving him perhaps the best and most complete origin story in the Star Wars universe. This story begins with a teenage Han Solo escaping from his home/prison on a wandering ship run by a bad-hearted version of Fagan from Oliver Twist. Solo is more like the Artful Dodger and less like Oliver. He escapes makes his own way in the world, meets a woman who might become the love of his life and at the end of the story joins the Imperial Academy. The evolution of the character is readily apparant, as he is loyal to his friends, an excellent pilot and at times a hero though usually on the wring side of the law. Anway this first book in Crispins series is by far the best of the 3 and truly brings Han Solo to life.