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 The cover of The Han Solo Trilogy omnibus edition. |
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| Author | Ann C. Crispin |
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
| Published | 1997-1998 |
The Han Solo Trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. The series serves as a prequel to the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The trilogy follows the origins of Han Solo before the movies, and helps further establish his character. The trilogy was written by Ann C. Crispin. The books were released June 1997, October 1997, and March 1998 respectively.
Additionally, this trilogy brings both the "The Adventures of Lando Calrissian" and "Han Solo Adventures" trilogies into chronological context with the Star Wars Expanded Universe timeline, whereas before, the time periods of these trilogies were somewhat more ambiguous, being known only to have occurred "sometime prior to" the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. This is done by allowing for Han Solo and Lando Calrissian to be absent from this trilogy's main story during certain periods. Thus, it is necessary to read all three trilogies to fully appreciate the entire story arc.
With the release of the three Star Wars prequel films starting in 1999, and of a copious and convoluted amount of "expanded universe" material which followed in its wake, some of the stated information about minor and minimal characters of the trilogy (ex: the origins of Boba Fett) became inaccurate and as such necessitated of a retconned explanation (for example the false Boba Fett background was explained as a "smoke screen" planted by Fett himself, eager to hide his father's involvement in the Clone Wars conspiracy).
The trilogy is set in the Star Wars galaxy 10–0 years BBY and follows the adventures of a young Han Solo from the moment he escapes the clutches of an evil petty criminal who exploited him first as a panhandling street urchin, then as a pickpocket and thief and ultimately as competitive racing pilot, up until the very moment when he approaches the table in the Mos Eisley Cantina where Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker are waiting with Chewbacca to arrange passage to Alderaan, as depicted in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Most of the adventures revolve around phoney "spiritual retreats" operated by a horned Hutt subspecies named the T'landa T'il, where "pilgrims" from all over the galaxy are lured with the promise of spiritual solace and contemplation only to be brainwashed in submission, put to work in glitterstim refining labs and ultimately sold as slaves to the Hutts.
Solo arrives on one such world answering to a job offer as interstellar pilot and discovers the truth about the T'landa T'il scam, later forging a romantic bond with one of the duped pilgrims named Bria Tharen and risking his life to free her and escape together.
Bria however, though in love with Solo, can't adapt to living deprived of the euphory-inducing "exultation" ritual (a rush of feel-good vibrations generated by the T'landa T'il mating call, on which the pilgrims are hooked) and thus the pair separates...their paths will cross several time in the following years, until Bria, having become a rebel alliance operative, sacrifices her life to protect information about the first Death Star's weak spot, thus setting in motion the events of A New Hope.
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- The Paradise Snare, 1st paperback printing, 1997. A. C. Crispin, ISBN 0-553-57415-9
- The Hutt Gambit, 1st paperback printing, 1997. A. C. Crispin, ISBN 0-553-57416-7
- Rebel Dawn, 1998. A.C. Crispin. ISBN 0-553-57417-5
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