Name: The Paradise Snare
ISBN: 9780553825886

A. C. Crispin

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.

The Paradise Snare

Recounts the early years of the young Han Solo, beginning with his late teenage years, as he chafes under the sadistic tyranny of the cruel Garris Shrike, and chronicling his transformation into a swashbuckling pilot, smuggler, and rogue. Original.

Star Wars. This one has an absolute classic character, but this is the first book I've felt the plot and character development go a little too slow and listless (could be fatigue from so many SW books) BUT the ending I think made up a lot of great background moments, so looking forward to reading book 2!