Honor Among Thieves

Star Wars Legends: Empire and Rebellion, Book 2

By: James S. A. Corey

Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Ilyana Kadushin

Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Nebula and Hugo Award nominees Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck - writing as James S. A. Corey - make their Star Wars debut in this brand-new epic adventure featuring Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia Organa. The action begins after the destruction of the Death Star in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

When the Empire threatens the galaxy’s new hope, will Han, Luke, and Leia become its last chance?

When the mission is to extract a high-level rebel spy from the very heart of the Empire, Leia Organa knows the best man for the job is Han Solo - something the princess and the smuggler can finally agree on. After all, for a guy who broke into an Imperial cell block and helped destroy the Death Star, the assignment sounds simple enough.

But when Han locates the brash rebel agent, Scarlet Hark, she’s determined to stay behind enemy lines. A pirate plans to sell a cache of stolen secrets that the Empire would destroy entire worlds to protect - including the planet where Leia is currently meeting with rebel sympathizers. Scarlet wants to track down the thief and steal the bounty herself, and Han has no choice but to go along if he’s to keep everyone involved from getting themselves killed. From teeming city streets to a lethal jungle to a trap-filled alien temple, Han, Chewbacca, Leia, and their daring new comrade confront one ambush, double cross, and firestorm after another as they try to keep crucial intel out of Imperial hands.

But even with the crack support of Luke Skywalker’s x-wing squadron, the Alliance heroes may be hopelessly outgunned in their final battle for the highest of stakes: the power to liberate the galaxy from tyranny or ensure the Empire’s reign of darkness forever.

©2014 James S. A. Corey (P)2014 Random House Audio

A fun ride,and how can you not love Marc Thompson?

I really enjoyed the story but as always Thompson's performance is what makes it. He really has a grasp of Star Wars and coupled with the music and excellent sound effects production this is a fantastic listen.

Han is the man

Would you listen to Honor Among Thieves again? Why?

I would always recommend this book and will for sure listen again and again

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Was for sure a book I didn't want to end

Great Fun

An exciting OT era Han Solo romp written by the authors of The Expanse. The narration and sound design captured the classic feel of Star Wars and its beloved characters.

loved it

I actually liked it alot. it is a different adventure than what you usually get with han. totally worth it if you are a Star Wars fan.

Excellent adventure!

Another attention grabbing, riveting adventure in the Star Wars universe. Everything about this story was intriguing, kept my attention and interest and fueled my imagination. It also introduced me to a favorite new minor character, Scarlet Hark. I highly recommend this book.

Great Narrator.

I really like the narrator. He has done sever books in the series. Does a great job of capturing the likeness of established loved characters. Story was a fun ride. Prefer Scoundrels though.

Average but well produced

What did you love best about Honor Among Thieves?

It was Han Solo all the time. Amazing. Buck lacked plot. Was expecting more since the last few book like crucible were 100% amazing

Would you be willing to try another book from James S. A. Corey? Why or why not?

if he does star wars yes

Which scene was your favorite?

Han and 2 women

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Han solor reflecting on his life and how bad it could of went if he did not join rebals

Any additional comments?

why not produce republic commando series by Karen Travis is just wrong do it already

connected knowledge

always like to know what happens between the big adventures to get the full picture of how it all came about and what or who helped in the final outcome.

The Star Wars book for fans who've lost faith

I used to love Star Wars. Then the prequels happened, and then the Extended Universe (EU) happened, oozing up from the minds of dozens of hack writers to bloat and burden the already failing Star Wars universe beyond recognition and enjoyment for all but the most rabid of fanboys. It’s been a while since I’ve read a Star Wars novel.

It hasn’t been so long since I read a James S.A. Corey novel, though. Their Expanse series is one of the best things to happen to sci fi in a long time. So when I saw that he (they, as it’s the pen name of a writing duo) had written a Star Wars book I was simultaneously intrigued and repulsed. “It’s Star Wars EU,” my brain said. “It’s garbage.” “But it’s James S.A. Corey!” I argued, “How bad could it be?” “How bad would it be if an author you like embarrassed himself by writing for Star Wars?” countered my brain. Then I read a little about the book itself. It takes place between Star Wars and Empire. Hmm. It is primarily about Han Solo. Hmmmmm. The audio edition includes sound effects. Hmmmmmm. And the narrator does amazing impressions of Solo, Luke, and even Chewbacca. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

So I took the plunge, and broke my decade and a half-long streak of no Star Wars novels. And ladies and germs, I’m here to tell you, James S.A. Corey made me believe again.
This book is a brilliant Star Wars story. The authors actually know what makes Star Wars work: the characterizations, the adventures, the sense of fun. The banter is back! They utterly nail Han Solo’s character; you can hear the lines in Harrison Ford’s voice practically. And even if you can’t, the narrator does an eerily accurate impression anyway. A book like this must be hard to write because the audience already knows what the ultimate fate of these characters, and their relationships, will turn out to be. Yet, Corey effortlessly fits the tale in with the established canon, and keeps the relationships relevant and realistic. This is before Han and Leia kiss, before Luke knows Leia is his sister, and so on. So Han’s cocksure swagger, Leia’s eyerolling, and Luke’s wide-eyed innocence are still in play, and are all executed perfectly here.

The plot involves some kind of ancient alien weapon that the Empire wants, blah blah. Doesn’t matter. You read this book to see Han Solo being Han Solo, and doing very Han Soloy things. There’s action a-plenty, of course. And two new supporting characters, Scarlett Hark and Bossin Rae. The latter was my favorite of the book, after Solo. He’s a great foil for Han and the narrator’s voice characterization of him is a lot of fun.

So, reluctant erstwhile Star Wars fans, hear me: This is the one to read. It’ll rekindle your imagination and make you fall in love with Star Wars again. This is what Star Wars was meant to be, what it should be. There’s no reference to the prequels, no allusions to the EU. It’s contained solely within the original trilogy, and does what they did best. If James S.A. Corey can make this cynic believe again, then they’ve done something incredible. The magic still lives, guys. Read this book and restore your faith.

Awesome awesome awesome fun!!

Loved it. It was hilarious, witty, and adventurous. I laughed out loud on more than one occasion.

One of the best I've listened to.