Book 7 - 'Solo Command' by Aaron Allston  

Bantam Press 1998  

Set 3.5 - 4 years after RotJ 

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Story -- the Wraiths and the Rogues join Han Solo in an attempt to take out Warlord Zsinj and his fleet. This book finishes directly before 'Courtship' and goes a long way to explaining Han's state of mind at the beginning of that novel.

Original characters from the movies -- Han's in this one quite a bit (obviously) - there's a nice scene with him talking to Wedge about Leia. Chewie's in this one too, scene-stealing the way only a wookiee can!

New characters -- HUGE cast list at the front of the book (42, including droids, if you must know). Yay - the Rogues are back! And look out for an Imperial officer with a sense of humor - don't remember seeing one of those before.
 
Cover art -- an X-wing and a rather familiar-looking YT-1300 freighter.

Chicks -- no Leia. And we haven't seen Mirax or Iella for a while either, come to think of it. Still, ten chicks, including one baddie.

Any good? -- yup! A big ground-based mission at the start, the usual exciting space-battle stuff, and some nice R&R moments.

Read it? -- yes, although it'll be a bit confusing if you haven't read books 5 and 6.

Rating -- 8 out of 10
 

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