The Paradise Snare

The Paradise Snare is the first book in the Han Solo Trilogy, by Ann C. Crispin. It was first released in 1997.

Summary

Sixteen-year-old Han Solo, a skilled swoop pilot and a criminal, escapes his life of drudgery under Garris Shrike and acquires transport to the exotic planet Ylesia, the site of a fanatical religious colony. Using a false identity, he takes a job as a pilot. He discovers that the religious colony is merely a front to hide the illicit slave trade on the planet, and helps one of the slaves, Bria Tharen, to escape. Before they leave the planet, he steals a number of valuable artifacts from the high priest's collection, intending to sell them for profit. He falls in love with Bria, but realizes that, due to his shady past, he will never be accepted by Bria's aristocratic parents. Bria goes with him to Coruscant, wanting him to join the Imperial Academy. Han is unable to retrieve money from the sale of the stolen goods, however, and Bria leaves him, knowing he will not be able to support her. Han, although broken-hearted, has his retinal pattens changed and takes on his own identity, deciding to follow her wishes and join the Academy.

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