by Marc Thompson, Ilyana Kadushin, James S.A. Corey
A pretty fun tale set between Ep. 4 and Ep. 5, this one captures the essence of Han, Luke, and Leia pretty well as they pursue a rebel spy (Scarlet Hark) planted deep in the Empire. The problem is she doesn't have the intel they need yet and Han is forced to join with her in pursuit of a rogue opera...
Find my review of this title on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. I did not like it much, but I think the more hardcore Star Wars fans may want to check it out.
I have been a Star Wars fan since I was a little kid running around at my elementary playground pretending to be Luke Skywalker or Han Solo. Naturally, I adored the original trilogy growing up, read all the comics and the novelizations back in the 1980s, and even got psyched about the second trilogy...
Yeah, I don't often read tie in novels either. But this was really fun. http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/03/embrace-your-inner-nerd-luke.html
I first discovered the vast world of Star Wars novels as a kid and immediately started reading as many as I could get my hands on. They were books I could read without worrying that they would contain adult content that would make my father freak out and they filled the need for books of a higher r...
In the aftermath of The Battle of Yavin, Han Solo takes on a new mission for the Rebel Alliance: pick up a spy named Scarlet Hark on a planet in Imperial space. Since things are rarely simple, he finds a couple bounty hunters that want to take him back to Jabba the Hutt, Scarlet Hark, and the existe...