Han Solo at Stars' End

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name = Han Solo at Stars' End
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author = Brian Daley
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country = USA
language = English
era = Rise of the Empire
series = The Han Solo Adventures
canon = C
subject = Star Wars
genre = Science Fiction
publisher = Del Rey
release_date = 12 September 1979
media_type = Paperback
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size_weight = 3.8 ounces
isbn = ISBN 0-345-28355-4
preceded_by = Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
followed_by = Han Solo's Revenge

"Han Solo at Stars' End" is a science fiction novel set in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was written by Brian Daley and originally published in 1979 by Del Rey, a division of Ballantine Books. It is the first of three books in the Han Solo Adventures trilogy (the other two books in the series are "Han Solo's Revenge" and "Han Solo and the Lost Legacy"), and one of the oldest Expanded Universe works. It is set prior to the events of "A New Hope".

ummary

Upon discovering that they need a special Waiver in order to operate the "Millennium Falcon" within the Corporate Sector without running afoul of the authorities, Han Solo and Chewbacca attempt to get in touch with Doc, an outlaw technician. However, Doc's daughter Jessa informs them that Doc has vanished, presumably abducted.

Han works out a deal with Jessa: in exchange for the Waiver and upgrades to the "Falcon", he and Chewbacca will help out in the effort to discover what happened to Doc and other enemies of the Corporate Sector Authority, the capitalistic and authoritarian organization that oversees the Corporate Sector.

As part of this effort, Han and Chewbacca escort two droids, Bollux and Blue Max, to the planet Orron III, where they meet with Rekkon, the leader of the missing persons search.

Blue Max, a small computer probe hidden away in Bollux's chest cavity, is able to infiltrate the Authority's computer network and begin searching for the location of the abductees. However, Rekkon's small group has been compromised by a traitor, and their activities are discovered. During the group's attempt to escape the planet, Chewbacca is captured by Espos (Authority Security Police) and taken away.

Han and the others manage to escape the planet aboard the "Falcon". During liftoff, the traitor shoots Rekkon and destroys the data that Blue Max gathered. Before dying, however, Rekkon is able to leave the words 'Stars' End, Mytus VII' scrawled on the "Falcon"'s game table. Han realizes that this must be the location of the Authority's covert prison facility.

After unmasking and dealing with the traitor, Han and the remaining members of Rekkon's group fly to Stars' End. Masquerading as interstellar entertainers, they infiltrate the facility and rescue the kidnap victims, including Doc and Chewbacca. The facility and staff members are destroyed in the escape.

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