The Paradise Snare Star Wars Legends (The Han Solo Trilogy) [Paperback]

Here is the first book in the blockbuster trilogy that chronicles the never-before-told story of the young Han Solo. Set before the Star Wars movie adventures, these books chronicle the coming-of-age of the galaxy's most famous con man, smuggler, and thief.

The first book in this exciting new Han Solo series begins with a recounting of Han's late teen years and shows us how he escaped an unhappy adopted home situation to carve out an adventurous new life for himself as a pilot. Han Solo, the handsome rogue, is every girl's dream man, and every boy's hero.The Paradise Snareis another stellar Star Wars production, complete with original music and sound effectA.C. Crispin was the author of the bestselling Han Solo Trilogy. Ms. Crispin writes in her own universes, including her seven book StarBridge series and Storms of Destiny. She also created stories in other media universes, including Star Trek, V, and Alien. Crispin was active in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and served as the chair of Writer Beware, SFWA’s “scam watchdog” volunteer group. She died in 2013.Han Solo gripped the stolen blaster as he tiptoed along the narrow metal corridor.  When he'd wired into the sim and jimmied the lock into the weapons cache, he'd only had a moment to reach in and grab the first weapon that came to hand.  There'd been no time to pick and choose.  

Nervously, he pushed strands of damp brown hair back from his forehead, realizing he was sweating.  The blaster felt heavy and awkward in his hand as he examined it.  Han had seldom held one before, and he only knew how to check the charge from the reading he'd done.  He'd never actually fired a weapon. Garris Shrike didn't permit anyone but his officers to walk around armed. Squinting in the dim light, the young swoop pilot flipped open a small panel in the thickest part of thl3Y