| Author | Brian Daley |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Era | Rise of the Empire |
| Series | The Han Solo Adventures |
| Canon | C |
| Subject(s) | Star Wars |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey |
| Released | 12 September 1979 |
| Media Type | Paperback |
| Size and 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). Set prior to the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, it is one of the oldest Expanded Universe works.
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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.
In UK editions of the novel, the character name Bollux was changed to Zollux, as the original name sounds like the word bollocks, which is regarded as a moderately severe profanity in the UK.
In 1997, Dark Horse Comics published a three issue comic book under the title Classic Star Wars. Written by Archie Goodwin, the mini-series reprinted the comic strips by Alfredo Alcala, which had been based on the novel by Brian Daley.