Courtship of Princess Leia
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| Book Data | |
| Type | Novel |
| Series | Single |
| Era | New Republic |
| 8 ABY | |
| Publishing Data | |
| Author(s) | Dave Wolverton
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| Hardback | 30-Jun-94 |
| Paperback | 11-May-95 |
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 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.
Lord Depravus Says
Kiss My Wookie! - 07-Nov-06
There was a lot that I didn't like: Han winning a planet in a game of Sabaac, Luke had far too much control over the Force, the way luke died and was brought back to life by the force, a planet of "Force Trained Witches"... PLEASE!!!
The only redeeming part of this book was Han Solo's classic line of "kiss my wookie". That did make me laugh!