Star Wars: The Crystal Star

by Vonda N. McIntyre

Paperback, 1995

Status

Checked out

Due Aug 25, 2023

Series

Star Wars Legends/ EU (non-canon) (14 ABY)

Star Wars Novels (14 ABY)

Star Wars Universe (14 ABY)

Genres

Science Fiction

All Topics

Fiction

Publication

Del Rey (1995), Edition: 1st, 413 pages

Description

Fiction. Science Fiction. Thriller. HTML:Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Vonda N. McIntyre continues the bestselling Star Wars saga as the ultimate space adventure unfolds in The Crystal Star. Princess Leia's children have been kidnapped. Along with Chewbacca and Artoo-Detoo, she follows the kidnappers' trail to a disabled refugee ship, from which children are also missing. Here she learns of a powerful Imperial officer with a twisted plan to restore the Empire. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are cut off from Leia by the death of a nearby star, which has caused a disruption in the Force. They have gone to the planet Crseih to investigate a report of a lost group of Jedi. Instead they find a charismatic alien named Waru whose miraculous healing powers have attracted a fanatic following. As Leia follows the path of her children across space, Luke and Han draw closer to the truth behind Waru's sinister cult. Together they will face an explosive showdown that will decide the survival of the New Republic . . . and the universe itself! From the Paperback edition..… (more)

Rating

½ (224 ratings; 2.7)

User reviews

LibraryThing member AgentJade

Pretty much the most horrible book published under the Star Wars name. Characterization, prose, dialogue, plot...it's all spectacularly awful.

I threw this book across the room after willing myself to finish it. Please don't bother unless that kind of thing amuses you.

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LibraryThing member Wuher

Right from the beginning: Leia’s children have been stolen, Chewbacca injured, along with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker gone on a Jedi scavenger hunt. Leia feels helpless, and will not stop until her children are safe. She quickly decides that she must rescue her children from the possible Dark

side influence that she felt. Vonda McIntyre’s The Crystal Star is a great, moving novel that develops unexplored concepts and characters of its time. Although the book does develop for the first time multiple characters such as Jaina and Jacen, the roles such as Leia, Han, and Luke did not capture the characters the way the canon universe have developed them. I had found many parts hard to follow such as the physical concept of Waru. Along with that, after the book had finished, many questions were left unanswered. Overall it was a very different styled Star Wars book, but it wasn’t terrible.

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LibraryThing member JacobDecker

I had a lot of hope for this book. The kids are kidnapped and exploited, A lot of political intrigue, but that's where the plus side ends.

This to me read like a phone book. its slow to pick up and really doesn't..out of all of the star wars books I have read I think this is my least favorite.

LibraryThing member wealhtheowwylfing

I don't remember much about this book except that Han and Leia's children are finally old enough to have personalities. Jacen is a sweet kid, Jaina loves taking apart various droids, and Anakin is far too powerful in the Force for his own good.

LibraryThing member aratiel

This has always been my favorite Star Wars novel.

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