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Han Solo's Revenge is the second novel of The Han Solo Adventures trilogy, written by Brian Daley. It was released on October 12, 1979. It is a sequel to Han Solo at Stars' End and is followed by Han Solo and the Lost Legacy. The whole trilogy was later reprinted on April 22, 1992.

Editions

 * ISBN 0-345-28475-5; [February] [1979], Baliantine Publishing, Hardcover 198 Pages
 * ISBN 3670;  [1979], [Book Club Ed.]  Baliantine Publishing, Hardcover 180 Pages

Synopsis
''For a cool ten thousand credits, Han and Chewbacca will do just about anything&mdash;except transport slaves. For one thing, it means an instant death sentence. So when a high-paying cargo shipment turns out to be a consignment of Lurrian slaves, Han and Chewie have to think fast. But Han forms a plan to turn the tables on the slavers and free the captives. Then, good deed accomplished, he scours the skies for the nasty joker who set him up&mdash;because revenge can be so sweet.''

After a string of unsuccessful smuggling ventures in the Corporate Sector, Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca departed that part of space and smuggling, also. They soon realized they weren't cut out for legitimate work, and found themselves nearly broke and with no prospects. In these dire straits, Han was forced to fly blind for a cool ten thousand credits. Unfortunately, the cargo turned out to be slaves, and the whole thing stunk of the involvement of the Corporate Sector Authority itself.

Some fast thinking by their two droids, Bollux and Blue Max, provided Han and Chewbacca the opportunity to turn the tables on the slavers and escape with their lives and their ship. As far as Han Solo was concerned, somebody still owed them for their trouble. So they set out to track down the recipients of their intended cargo to get their money one way or another ...

Plot summary
Down on their luck after a botched smuggling run, Han Solo and Chewbacca had to resort to accepting a job offer from an anonymous employer. However, after flying the Millennium Falcon to the planet Lur for the pickup, they discovered that the cargo they were there to pick up was a load of slaves - something neither Han nor Chewbacca had any tolerance for.

After having dealt with the slavers' attempt to commandeer the Falcon, and still in dire need of funds, Han and Chewbacca set a course for the planet Bonadan, where the slavers' leader, Zlarb, was meant to meet his contact for payment.

Instead of the contact, however, they cross paths with Fiolla, an assistant auditor-general employed by the Corporate Sector Authority. She was also following a lead on a group of slavers operating within the Corporate Sector, and convinced Han that his only chance of getting paid was to aid her in tracking down the slavery ring.

Unfortunately, the slavers were watching Fiolla and were keeping their eyes on Han and Chewbacca now, as well. After reading Zlarb's data-plaque, the group made plans to travel to the planet Ammuud, to investigate the slavers' connection to one of the governing clans there. Due to some unfortuitous circumstances, the two smugglers are forced to split up. Chewbacca takes the Falcon, while Han and Fiolla had to board a cruise liner.

Han and Fiolla arrived on Ammuud and uncovered the evidence Fiolla needed to implicate the high-ranking Authority officials in the slavery ring. Having outwitted the Authority forces who had been sent by Fiolla's superior to detain them, Han and Chewbacca were able to collect their payment at last, and departed the planet safely.