Rebel Dawn

Author: A.C. Crispin

Setting: After Hutt Gambit to right before cantina scene in A New Hope

Series: Han Solo Trilogy (Book 3 of 3)

Rating: 4/5

Plot: Rebel Dawn wraps up the Han Solo Trilogy. It was pretty cool to see exactly how Han won the Falcon from Lando. He and Chewie go through some more smuggling adventures (including rescuing Han’s girlfriend from the Maw). Bria Tharen turns out to be a real pain in the ass to the Empire, and unfortunately to Han and his buddies after a successful attack on the planet Ylesia.

Review: The book was very well written, but what really held it back was the fact that the series was just getting stale (I’ll explain) Han meets girl, Han falls for girl, Han dates girl, Han breaks up girl one way or the next. In a plus side, we finally get to see probably one of the more interesting characters come full out, Bria Tharen, of course. Probably the only thing that saved the book was her character. Too bad about the ending. Overall, a decent ending to a good series.