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Alan Dean Foster did a fairly competent job of not overtly contradicting the future canon, considering this was written before Empire Strikes back. Some could argue that it DOES contradict canon at some points, but I think those contradictions are too subtle that you could argue it either way.
Leia's weaker characterization was my biggest gripe of this book. She had her moments, especially towards the end, but she fell into the "fair damsel" portrayal early on.