Friendship and comradery have always played a big part on the Star Wars franchise, and teamwork definitely takes center stage in this collection of short stories.

The first kicks off with BoShek, a smuggler hiding out from the Empire on a backwater desert world. His every desire is to just go it alone, but that all changes when he meets a mysterious woman named Rasha Bex, who seems to have attracted some Rebel attention upon her arrival. Besides being less-than-thrilled that his seclusion has been broken, he decides to step in to help her out only to learn that her secrets are even bigger than he ever imagined.

Han Solo takes the stage with the second story, which has him and Chewie off on a a run to get some much needed supplies for the Rebel Alliance. Upon arriving at their desitnation, Han bumps into Sheel Odala, an old flame. Unfortunately, tangling with her gains the attention of an Imperial spy, and Han and Chewie are going to find themselves fighting their way back to safety.

The final story has Luke Skywalker and his squadron of X-wing fighter pilots landing on a jungle world, where they have their own run-in with imperial forces. The situation turns out to be quite difficult when they are outnumbered, but things change when they run across a marooned clone warrior from the Clone Wars who decides to give them a hand.

These stories were a great mix of humor and action, keeping the storytelling flowing nicely. They really capture a lot of the elements that made the original films, and the whole franchise, so popular. I liked it enough that I read the whole thing in one sitting.