Wolverton, Dave

• The Courtship of Princess Leia (8)

  • This story takes place within a couple of years after the end of "Return of the Jedi". As the story opens, we find that Han and Leia have grown somewhat more distant as each has been off fighting their own separate battles in the name of the Rebellion. Meanwhile, Luke is still trying to find his destiny and hoping to find traces of the history of the Jedi in the old Republic. A very powerful group of worlds wants to ally with the New Republic, and to cement the alliance, their handsome prince wants to marry Leia. Han kidnaps her to try to win her love back, but everyone eventually ends up crash-landed on a beseiged world populated with some very nasty witches who are strong in the Force. All in all, this book is a real treat for the Star Wars fanatic, in spite of the fact that the love triangle subplot is resolved lamely. It continues on in the same spirit as the movies and books such as Zahn's trilogy and Tyers' "Truce at Bakura". The characters are very well (realistically, one might say) fleshed out, especially Luke and Threepio, and the plot is fast-paced and exciting. I hope Wolverton writes more in the Star Wars series, because he has a great feel for the genre.

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