4/5 Rancors - Han Solo at Stars' End is the first tale in The Han Solo Adventures. I found Stars' End to be an extremely enjoyable tale of adventure with Han, Chewie, and assorted other characters. The bad guys in this story are the Corporate Sector Authority, a semi-independent group that seems to be interested solely in profit. Any means of gathering profits are acceptable to them.
The CSA has constructed the Stars' End prison complex on the desolate rock Mytus VII. Dissidents and other troublemakers are quietly being rounded up and held at Stars' End in stasis cells. In one of the frequent bouts of trouble that they run into, Chewie is captured by the CSA and taken to Stars' End. Han, of course, mounts a rescue effort with the help of Bollux, a labor droid, and Blue Max, a positronic processor hidden in Bollux's chest cavity. They are joined in this mission by two Trianii: Atuarre and Pakka. This team manages to get to Stars' End, destroy the prison, and rescue many of the prisoners. The book is a real treat in many ways. The familiar byplay between Han and Chewie is wonderful, and Chewie's methods of expressing his emotions through honking and roaring are just great to imagine. This is a real Star Wars adventure with familiar characters doing adventurous things. Don't miss it.
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