A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races -- human, Selonian, and Drallan -- has come to an end.
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A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races -- human, Selonian, and Drallan -- has come to an end. ®, (TM) and © 1995 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
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A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the home world he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic Intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful coexistence of the three leading races -- human, Selonian, and Drallan -- has come to an end.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
what do you expect from a trilogy opener?,
By Kevin D. Flythe (Greenville, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ambush at Corellia (Star Wars, The Corellian Trilogy #1) (Book 1) (Paperback)
The cover of the book tells you that this is book one of the Corellian Trilogy. Therefore, anyone who has ever read a trilogy (much less one of the several Star Wars novel trilogies) should know exactly what to expect: lots of character development, a slowly building plot, and no resolution whatsoever. That having been said, this book actually does a great job of living up to those criteria. Let's face it, the writing in this one is not that great. However, it's definitely worth reading. For one, Han is the central character, an automatic plus. Second, we get to see some scene's with Han and Leia's children (what a novel idea!) and some sense of the "Solo family." And we get a very in-depth look at Corellia, too, a planet often referred to but rarely, if ever, seen. All things said, it' a pretty neat book, just not a really great one. The best thing about it is that it's not about the Empire. I get rather tired of the Comeback Kings surfacing over and over again. Sure, this trilogy may not be of the same sweeping scale as the films or even Zahn's trilogy, but that only serves to work in its favor. It's different, which is something the universe of Star Wars novels needs more of. (Frankly, I don't really see NJO as the saving grace everyone labels it as; the Yuzhan Vong are just the Empire in disguise if you ask me). Read this book folks. It ain't great, but it is fun. Besides, it's a necessary opening chapter to the trilogy, which does get better.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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STAR WARS: Ambush at Corellia,
By Arthur Kemp (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ambush at Corellia (Star Wars, The Corellian Trilogy #1) (Book 1) (Paperback)
Ambush at Corellia was an excellent prelude to what will be coming next in the trilogy. At times this book wasn't exactly the most exciting, it was more of a mystery of what is to come next. The events taking place in this story are shrouded, and revolve around the conspiracies created by the "hidden leader".I enjoyed how the author depicted the characters, and how he seemed to know exactly gow each one felt, and how each one thought. The book is mostly filled with puzzles that don't seem to mean anything, until the end when everything almost starts to make sense; but not quite. I can't wait to see what will happen next in the series, or what will become of the seemingly hopeless heroes.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A decent SW read,
This review is from: Ambush at Corellia (Star Wars, The Corellian Trilogy #1) (Book 1) (Paperback)
By itself, this is not a breath-taking book. The writing style is simplistic, there are multiple basic spelling errors, and let's be honest, the book is basically just a springboard for the rest of the trilogy. That being said, however, (and given that this is a SW book, a member of a line that has been a huge disappointment since Zahn,) Ambush At Corellia is a good, fun read.True, there is no real action. (But that's part of the point: the galaxy is now a very boring place.) And Allen could have spent more time on his names (the Human League, the Hidden Leader). There are, however, some major good points. The Solo kids have been developed superubly. Also, Mara Jade has shown some growth as a character, and while not entirely true with the character Zahn drew for us so spectacularly all those years ago, Mara in this book is much better than she was in the Jedi Academy Travesty. Also, Allen's writing style is not unlike Stackpole's. Actually this book came out before X-wing, but the X-wing books are better, so I'll say Allen is like Stackpole. One problem, however, is that the plot takes a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGGG time to get rolling. And why does Leia get a new lightsaber? Didn't she already have one? Also, Luke and Lando really do nothing in this book except take up chapter space. PLus I was hoping for some more Han Solo history, like stuff from Han Solo Adventures. The Talus and Tralus thing is a little weak. Finally, after looking at the cover I was hoping Corellia would be a little more unique of a world (like with the crazy towers on the cover or something) like planets are in Zahn, but I can't begrudge Allen for that. All in all, a good SW read.
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