This novel begins with Han’s late teen years and shows us how he escaped an unhappy adopted home situation to carve out a new life for himself as a pilot.
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Kicking off a tremendous Star Wars trilogy which will give us the backstory of the galaxy’s most famous rogue: Han Solo.
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Before the Star Wars movie, before the titanic battles that freed the galaxy from the iron grip of the Empire, here is the never-before-told story of the young Han Solo. In Book One of this exciting new trilogy, the famed rogue, con man, smuggler and theif struggles to survive on a sinister world where the chief export is slavery. THE PARADISE SNARE He was a child without a past, a Corellian street urchin, abandoned, foraging for scraps of food, when the cruel Garris Shrike whisked him away to a nomadic band of spacefaring criminals. Now, years later, chafing under Shrike's sadistic tyranny, driven by dreams of adventure and glory, Han fights his way free, his goal to become an Imperial Navy pilot. But first he needs hands-on experience flying spacecraft, and for that he takes a job on the planet Ylesia - a steaming world of religious fanaticism, illicit drugs and alluring sensuality…where dreams are destroyed and escape is impossible.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Ive never been much of a reader but i am however a huge star wars fan so i decided to give these books a read.
Now let me tell you this book is fantastic i liked it so much it made me go out and buy 21 other star wars books. The book takes you into Han Solo's world and if you didnt before you will learn to love him. Before i read this book i was a Luke Skywalker fan but now im turning to Han Solo. The book takes you to a time before the original films and tells a story of love passion and aventure with Han being the hero.
Frankly if you like Star Wars you will love this i promise you and even if you dont like star wars but you just wanna read a good old fashioned adventure story with the girl , the heroine and the bad guy you will definatly definaly love this book.
So go out and buy this book and then buy the other 2 in the series and sit back and enjoy you wont wanna put this down!!!
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This story grabs your attention right from the outset. From the very moment the listener is introduced to the character Han Solo, our favorite blaster-wielding pirate has already gotten himself into dire straits! In this story, author A.C. Crispin has successfully crafted the early-years biography of Han Solo. Reader David Pittu guides the listener through an action-packed chronology of Han's upbringing, his adolescent years, and the evolution of his penchant for the unethical. A must listen for diehard Star Wars fans.
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this is the 1st book of 3 in the life of a young Han solo leading up to the first film Anew hope , an absolutely excellent read !! a must for any starwars fan
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Retro-actively damaged my childhood
The story of Han solo from Birth to enrollment in the imperial navy in his early 20s. It's the first of a trilogy so I really wanted to like it so that it launched me into the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best and most readable SW novels out there!
A.C.Crispin has done herself proud with The Paradise Snare, part 1 of the Han Solo trilogy set before the original Star Wars movies and chronicling Solo's early life, loves and... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2008 by Toby Andersen
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A Paradise Snare
This book is mint. I couldn't put it down. It is the 5th Star Wars book I have read and arguabley the best. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2007 by G. Grieves
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Hooray for Han
This book is a bit slow taking off but once you get past Han remebering about when he was a very young child it starts to pick up. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2003 by "bladeuk694u2000"
4.0 out of 5 stars
HISTORY OF A HERO
A great book that links all the bits and pieces of Han Solo's past hinted at in other books along with a new story about a slave labour planet run by the Hutts. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
This whole trilogy rocks
Not only are the stories told excellent but AC Crispin manages to fit it in to the continuity very snugly, involving characters from THE CRYSTAL STAR, DARK EMPIRE and fitting the... Read more
Published on 12 July 2000
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great start to another Star Wars trilogy
A very interesting book to any Star Wars/Han Solo fan. It outlines the earliest part of Han's life leading up to his acceptance into the Imperial Academy. Read more
Published on 22 April 2000 by Matt Darnley
5.0 out of 5 stars
anessential connection between han solo in his earlier life
when han solo escapes from garris shrike and his gang he finds a job in ylesia. he works for teroenza and soon finds out that he is caught up in mystery of deciept and lies.
Published on 15 Oct 1999
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Review of ''The Paradise Snare''
A brilliant book and a necessity for all Star Wars fans. Combines breakneck speed and exciting storyline. A true classic.
Published on 7 July 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars
A really really good read for any Han Solo Fans.
I've just finished this, the first book in the Han Solo Trilogy and must say that I really enjoyed it. It's certainly a great theory of what Han Solo's younger life was. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 1999
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