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Plot Summary of The Paradise Snare
"This is the first of a three-part miniseries, detailing the life of Han Solo before he met Luke Skywalker. Raised to be a thief, Han escapes from his childhood kidnappers and tries to become rich and "respectable." Unfortunately, the only work he can find is smuggling. But Han discovers his heroic streak when he happens upon a group of enslaved humans, kept captive by mind control. With the help of a sidekick (not Chewie) and a love interest (not Leia), he attempts to free the slaves."
Steph, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Paradise Snare
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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Kind of series - Star Wars
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain - Space, need spacesuit
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - unfriendly aliens
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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