Han Solo at Star's End
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Han Solo was a trampfreighter captain, a smuggler and a free-lance lawbender when it suited him. Together with his Wookiee pal, Chewbacca, he roamed the galaxy in the starship Millennium Falcon, owing nothing to anyone—human, 'droid or otherwise. If the Authority took a dim view of some of his activities, well, that was the Authority's problem.
Or so Han Solo thought.
Then the Authority informed him he would have to bring the Millennium Falcon up to certain specific technical standards. "Safety standards," they had said—but Han knew better.
He also knew a safe planet where Doc fixed up starships—no questions asked—and turned a blind eye to super-sophisticated jamming equipment he might find on an old freighter.
Unfortunately Doc had disappeared. Totally.
His daughter Jessa was willing to make the necessary repairs on the Millennium Falcon; she was even willing to provide Han with the waiver that would keep investigators out of his starship for a long time. All Han and Chewbacca had to do was pick up some undercover agents at the Authority Data Center on Orron III and then find Jessa's father.
Han wasn't particularly thrilled with the idea, but he didn't have much choice. Only the knowledge that as soon as this little pick-up-and-delivery job was finished they would be free for a long, long time made the mission bearable.
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Reading this adventurous romp for the first time since the mid or early eighties reminded me of why this short series was/is so much fun. Brian Daley was, to some extent, a favorite author, with his Alacrity FitzHugh and Hobart Floyt series remaining my favorite “space opera” to this day. On the other hand, on this re-read, some of the blandness of the book is almost painfully obvious. It may just be a consequence of when it was written, or maybe my tastes have changed (almost certainly so).
Still, if you love the characters (and who doesn't love Han Solo and Chewie!), this is a super-fun and fast read.
3.5 Stars
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3 primary booksStar Wars: The Han Solo Adventures is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Brian Daley.
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1 primary book2 released booksStar Wars Legends Fiction is a 189-book series with 1 primary work first released in 1976 with contributions by Karen Traviss, Timothy Zahn, and 71 others.
