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Star Wars: Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn
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Star Wars: Scoundrels (edition 2013)

by Timothy Zahn

Series: Star Wars Novels (0 ABY), Star Wars Universe (0 ABY)

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Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:To make his biggest score, Han’s ready to take even bigger risks.
But even he can’t do this job solo.
 
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Han Solo should be basking in his moment of glory. After all, the cocky smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon just played a key role in the daring raid that destroyed the Death Star and landed the first serious blow to the Empire in its war against the Rebel Alliance. But after losing the reward his heroics earned him, Han’s got nothing to celebrate. Especially since he’s deep in debt to the ruthless crime lord Jabba the Hutt. There’s a bounty on Han’s head—and if he can’t cough up the credits, he’ll surely pay with his hide. The only thing that can save him is a king’s ransom. Or maybe a gangster’s fortune? That’s what a mysterious stranger is offering in exchange for Han’s less-than-legal help with a riskier-than-usual caper. The payoff will be more than enough for Han to settle up with Jabba—and ensure he never has to haggle with the Hutts again.
 
All he has to do is infiltrate the ultra-fortified stronghold of a Black Sun crime syndicate underboss and crack the galaxy’s most notoriously impregnable safe. It sounds like a job for miracle workers . . . or madmen. So Han assembles a gallery of rogues who are a little of both—including his indispensable sidekick Chewbacca and the cunning Lando Calrissian. If anyone can dodge, deceive, and defeat heavily armed thugs, killer droids, and Imperial agents alike—and pull off the heist of the century—it’s Solo’s scoundrels. But will their crime really pay, or will it cost them the ultimate price?
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“Rapid-fire adventure [that] adds yet another dimension of enjoyment to a rousing galactic romp.”—Library Journal
 
“Highly entertaining . . . excellent Star Wars . . . There are many twists and turns [and] Zahn manages to find ways to twist them one step further than you’d expect.”—Examiner.com
 
“[Scoundrels] brings freshness to the franchise.”—USA Today.
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Title:Star Wars: Scoundrels
Authors:Timothy Zahn
Info:LucasBooks (2013), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 464 pages
Collections:Read but unowned
Rating:****
Tags:science fiction, Star Wars

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While the novel is an interesting take on a heist story that is similar to Ocean's Eleven, it is the well done foreshadowing and back story that is setup for the film Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back that makes this novel a must read for original film trilogy fan! ( )
  waconner | Jun 29, 2023 |
I'm going to keep this short and sweet as I don't want to give anything away; Timothy Zahn is a complete and utter genius. ( )
  justgeekingby | Jun 6, 2023 |
Timothy Zahn is one of the only authors in this world that I would let get away with anything. That said, Star Wars heist Han Solo, a rolling ball and a whip in the same paragraph? Delightful! ( )
  ladyars | Dec 31, 2020 |
Like everyone else says, this is pretty much Oceans 11 meets Star Wars with Han Solo as George Cloony, Lando as Brad Pitt and I'm going to go with Chewbacca as Matt Damon only because that sounds hilarious to me. It's a quick read, good paced action and of course it all comes together in the end. This is also a one-off book so no need to read anything else to understand what is going on. ( )
  nmorse | Dec 3, 2019 |
In the past I've always loved books focusing on Han Solo, and I've always found Zahn's work very readable, but this book just didn't work for me. Maybe if it had been half the length, but 500 pages of an Ocean's Eleven ripoff was a bit too much. ( )
  Fardo | Oct 15, 2019 |
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Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:To make his biggest score, Han’s ready to take even bigger risks.
But even he can’t do this job solo.
 
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Han Solo should be basking in his moment of glory. After all, the cocky smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon just played a key role in the daring raid that destroyed the Death Star and landed the first serious blow to the Empire in its war against the Rebel Alliance. But after losing the reward his heroics earned him, Han’s got nothing to celebrate. Especially since he’s deep in debt to the ruthless crime lord Jabba the Hutt. There’s a bounty on Han’s head—and if he can’t cough up the credits, he’ll surely pay with his hide. The only thing that can save him is a king’s ransom. Or maybe a gangster’s fortune? That’s what a mysterious stranger is offering in exchange for Han’s less-than-legal help with a riskier-than-usual caper. The payoff will be more than enough for Han to settle up with Jabba—and ensure he never has to haggle with the Hutts again.
 
All he has to do is infiltrate the ultra-fortified stronghold of a Black Sun crime syndicate underboss and crack the galaxy’s most notoriously impregnable safe. It sounds like a job for miracle workers . . . or madmen. So Han assembles a gallery of rogues who are a little of both—including his indispensable sidekick Chewbacca and the cunning Lando Calrissian. If anyone can dodge, deceive, and defeat heavily armed thugs, killer droids, and Imperial agents alike—and pull off the heist of the century—it’s Solo’s scoundrels. But will their crime really pay, or will it cost them the ultimate price?
Praise for Scoundrels
 
“Rapid-fire adventure [that] adds yet another dimension of enjoyment to a rousing galactic romp.”—Library Journal
 
“Highly entertaining . . . excellent Star Wars . . . There are many twists and turns [and] Zahn manages to find ways to twist them one step further than you’d expect.”—Examiner.com
 
“[Scoundrels] brings freshness to the franchise.”—USA Today.

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