Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire, penned by Donna Tauscher, is a junior novel belonging to the Legends continuity. As a component of the Star Wars Journals series, it saw its release in July of 1998 through Scholastic Inc., alongside Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil and Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice.
The narrative of Hero for Hire unfolds through a series of in-universe datapad logs, documenting a dialogue between Han Solo and the B'omarr monk named Sai'da. This conversation transpires while Solo is held prisoner within Jabba's Palace during the year 4 ABY.
- ISBN 9780590189019 ; July 1998 ; Scholastic Inc. ; US paperback [1]
- ISBN 9780590035019 ; [3] July 1998; Scholastic Inc.; US paperback, school market edition [1]