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| Events that occur between 5 and 25
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| The Courtship of
Princess Leia |
| BOOK STORY |
| Dave Wolverton |
| Bantam Books |
Published as:
Hardback Novel (1994)
Paperback Novel (1995)
Audio Book (1994, 2007)
e-Book (2011) |
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Reviews:
2 reviews [Average review
score: 4 / 5] |
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Synopsis:
Darth Vader and the Emperor are dead, but the Empire
lives on and the Alliance must continue the struggle
with dwindling supplies of cash and resources. Princess
Leia, seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the
Alliance and a new planet as a home for the influential
refugees of Alderaan, considers a proposal that could
tip the balance of power against the evil Empire.
The Hapes consortium, a cluster of sixty-three high-tech
worlds, is ruled by the Queen Mother, who wants Leia to
marry her son, the dashing and wealthy Prince Isolder.
When Han Solo hears the news of Leia's impending
nuptials, he reacts with shock. Han always dreamed of
marrying Leia himself, but in spite of his heroic
exploits he feels that she sees him as nothing more than
a shiftless rogue and pirate, unworthy of her hand. Now
he makes a desperate last gamble to win her back.
Tricking Leia into accompanying him, Han flees with her
to the beautiful and untamed planet Dathomir, where he
hopes to win her heart.
Fearing the imperious queen's reaction to Han's rash
move, Luke Skywalker forms an unlikely alliance with
Prince Isolder to track down the runaways. But as he,
Artoo and Isolder set off to Dathomir, Luke little
suspects that it is the beginning of an adventure that
will lead to the discovery of an awesome treasure, a
group of Force-trained 'witches' and a showdown with an
invincible foe.
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 8 years after the Battle
of Yavin. |
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Related Stories (in
chronological order):
- Crossroads
by Christopher Cerasi
- The Courtship of
Princess Leia
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Review
by Lukasz Herman, Poland, 2012:
"Quite entertaining novel, despite some boring fragments in the middle. Protagonists' personalities were well described, as well as the planet Dathomir; new characters, especially Isolder and Teleniel, were fantastic and made the reading even more pleasant. I can't wait to read another novels they appear in.
"The Courtship of Princess Leia is a good, absorbing
Star Wars book. It may be a perfect let-up between the books full of lightsaber duels and evil
Siths."
Rating: 3.5
/ 5
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by Pedro, UK, 2010:
"A great read. Full of action all the way through. Han got Leia
(As everyone knew he would in the end) but Isolder still found love
and was happy in the end.
"Dave captured everyone's personality perfectly, and one I
noticed that was especially good was Han's.
"The title lead me to being a bit dubious about the book
(despite reading that the newer cover was produced to combat similar
thoughts) before I read it, but once I began reading I easily
slipped into the story and the doubts disappeared.
"The only criticism I have was that the actual wedding perhaps
could have had a little more expansion, it seemed Dave had got to
the end and suddenly realised that he needed to add it in, and did
so in a hurry. It also would have been nice to see Luke's thought
about the Rancors, given the last time he met a Rancor.
"Other than those minor problems the book was great, very
interesting and engaging."
Rating: 4.5
/ 5
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