Not to be confused with the 1979–1980 trilogy of books known as The Han Solo Adventures.
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The Han Solo Trilogy
The cover of The Han Solo Trilogy omnibus
The Paradise Snare The Hutt Gambit Rebel Dawn
Author
Ann C. Crispin
Genre
Science fiction
Publisher
Bantam Spectra
Published
1997–1998
Star Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy is a trilogy of non-canon ('Legends') science-fiction novels set in the Star Wars galaxy. It follows Han Solo's origins and life before the events depicted in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977–1983). The trilogy was written by Ann C. Crispin (as A. C. Crispin), and released in June 1997, October 1997, and March 1998, respectively. The author stated that "Per Lucasfilm's request, I did not cover Han's time in the Imperial Academy, or his first meeting with Chewbacca";[1] these events were eventually depicted in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The trilogy begins 10 years before Han Solo's original appearance in Star Wars (1977),[2] and follows the adventures of a young Han from his childhood as a pickpocketing street urchin to his days as a competitive racing pilot, up until the very moment when he approaches the table in the Mos Eisley cantina, as depicted in A New Hope. The author "derived the basic plot from one line" of Han's from the original film.[1]
The trilogy brings both The Adventures of Lando Calrissian and The Han Solo Adventures trilogies into chronological context with the Star Wars Expanded Universe timeline, whereas before, the time periods of these trilogies were somewhat ambiguous, being known only to have occurred sometime prior to the events of A New Hope. This is done by allowing for Solo and Calrissian to be absent from this trilogy's main story during certain periods.
With the release of the three Star Wars prequel films starting in 1999 and a copious amount of related Expanded Universe material, some of the stated information about minor characters of the original trilogy became inaccurate and as such necessitated a retconned explanation. For example, Boba Fett's backstory was explained as a "smoke screen" planted by Fett himself to hide his father Jango Fett's involvement in the Clone Wars.
The Paradise Snare
Author
Ann C. Crispin
Cover artist
Drew Struzan
Country
United States
Language
English
Series
The Han Solo Trilogy
Subject
Star Wars
Genre
Science fiction
Publisher
Bantam Spectra
Publication date
May 5, 1997
Media type
Paperback
Pages
336
ISBN
0-553-57415-9
Preceded by
Reckoning
Followed by
The Hutt Gambit
^ ab"Jedi Council - Interviews: Cellblock 1138: A C Crispin". TheForce.Net. 1997. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^Daley, Brian (2011). The Han Solo Adventures. Random House. p. timeline. ISBN 978-0-307-79548-9.
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