The Han Solo Trilogy
The Han Solo Trilogy is a trilogy of now non-canon (Legends) science-fiction novels set in the "Star Wars" galaxy. It follows Han Solo's origins and life before the events depicted in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. The trilogy was written by Ann C. Crispin (as A. C. Crispin), and released in June 1997, October 1997, and March 1998, respectively. The author stated that "Per Lucasfilm's request, I did not cover Han's time in the Imperial Academy, or his first meeting with Chewbacca"; these events were eventually depicted in the 2018 film "".

The trilogy begins 10 years before Han Solo's original appearance in "Star Wars" (1977), and follows the adventures of a young Han from his childhood as a pickpocketing street urchin to his days as a competitive racing pilot, up until the very moment when he approaches the table in the Mos Eisley cantina, as depicted in "A New Hope". The author "derived the basic plot from one line" of Han's from the original film.

The trilogy brings both "The Adventures of Lando Calrissian" and "The Han Solo Adventures" trilogies into chronological context with the "Star Wars" expanded universe timeline, whereas before, the time periods of these trilogies were somewhat ambiguous, being known only to have occurred sometime prior to the events of "A New Hope". This is done by allowing for Solo and Calrissian to be absent from this trilogy's main story during certain periods.

With the release of the three "Star Wars" prequel films starting in 1999, and a copious amount of Expanded Universe material, some of the stated information about minor characters of the original trilogy became inaccurate and as such necessitated a retconned explanation. For example, Boba Fett's backstory was explained as a "smoke screen" planted by Fett himself to hide his father Jango Fett's involvement in the Clone Wars.
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