I read SOTME a few months ago & found it interesting. In my opinion, it felt VERY 70's, but so much Star Wars. There were parts of it that felt very "Star Warsy", but most of it felt more like a 1970's cartoon. A big part of that to me was the character Halla. Maybe it was just the way i interpreted the way she was written, but she just came off more like a children's cartoon character than a wise mentor in the force. over all i really disliked Halla. The rest of the book was ok, but not something i see my self reading again any time soon.

Now, the Han Solo Adventures on the other hand, was AWESOME. It's been a few years since i've read any of them, but they felt EXACTLY like what i'd imagine Han & Chewie would be up to not long before that fateful day at the cantina... & it definately had that "Big Galaxy" feel where you could go anywhere & do anything. Lots of interesting characters & aliens & whatnot. One of the books (i foget which one) even had the FIRST speeder bike chase in Star Wars, though i'm not sure they called them "speeder bikes". I think Daley really nailed the spirit of the characters of Han & Chewie as they were portrayed in the original film. Come to think of it, he did a pretty good job with Luke & Leia in SOTME, even if i didn't like the book as much as i'd hoped.

Over all, I'd say any fan of Star Wars prior to "A New Hope" or the sequels should definately check out all of these books!