After the destruction of the Death Star, Leah Organa needs some work done for the sake of the Rebellion and knows just the man – Han Solo.

Honor Among Thieves
Star Wars – Legends
by James S.A. Corey
read by Marc Thompson
LucasBooks / Random House Audio
March 2014

Han’s mission is to “rescue” Scarlet Hark from Imperial space without causing much of a fuss. Of course, he does and adventures ensue. Very like Harrison Ford’s other main hero, Indiana Jones, this version of Han is all adventure and intrigue. And his relationship with Scarlet is nearly identical to the one portrayed by Leah in the films and other novels. I found that rather jarring at times – almost like Han was cheating on Leah – but I had to keep in mind that this is prior to The Empire Strikes Back so it’s not really cheating at all.

Interestingly, James S.A. Corey is a pen named used by well known and successful sci-fi writers Nebula and Hugo Award nominees Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. Not sure why the pen name, but whatever the case they do a very good job fitting their story and talents to the world and voice of classic Star Wars. Unfortunately, this book fits in the new “Legends” series and is now non-canonical due to Disney doing away with the larger literary universe of Star Wars. So while it’s a fun ride, ultimately it’s the equivalent of a day dream with characters you know.

A note about the audio version: Marc Thompson once again shines as the reader of a Star Wars audio book. His Han and characters are great and easily distinguishable. Along with the excellent audio mixing and sound effects this book is a pleasure to listen to.

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This book was provided by the publisher as a review copy.