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    The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Universe

    Written by Dave Wolverton

    Narrated by Anthony Heald

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    Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the  Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the  refugees of her native Alderaan, Princess Leia  considers a proposal that could tip the balance of power  against the evil Empire. The Hapes Consortium of  63 worlds is ruled by the Queen Mother, who wants  Leia to marry her son, the dashing and wealthy  Prince Isolder. Han Solo has always dreamed of  marrying Leia himself, and now he makes a desperate  last gamble to win her back. Soon he, Isolder,  Luke Skywalker and Artoo will be at the center of an  adventure leading to an awesome treasure, a group  of Force-trained "witches," and a  showdown with an invincible foe.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 20, 2007
    ISBN9780553754629
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    Reviews for The Courtship of Princess Leia

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    • 4/5
      Leia is considering marrying a prince, whose power could help strengthen the war against the Empire, even though she is in love with Han. How does Han try to convince Leia she's making a mistake? He kidnaps her, of course!
    • 5/5
      Force Witches are awesome.
    • 5/5
      The Courtship of Princess LeiaEight years have passed since the battle of Yavin. Han and Leia still on an on and off relationship. Until a delegation from Hapes comes bearing gifts, that include Star Destroyers and Prince Isolder as a consort for Princess Leia in an attempt to form an alliance with the New Republic.Han becomes jealous for being a scoundrel not worthy for the leader of the New Republic and wins a planet that attempts to give to Leia as a gift to relocate the survivors of Alderaan. Han kidnaps Leia and during the travel to Dathomir, he asks Leia to give him a week if after the week she decides that she doesn't love him, he will return and face any disciplinary action that is to be taken towards him and stop pursuing Leia.Luke and Prince Isolder follow Han and Leia and crash land on the planet. The planet, Dathomir, is actually on a region controlled by Imperial Warlord Zsinj and inhabited by the Nightsisters, a society of women adept to the dark side of the Force and considered by several species as Witches.Luke and Isolder are captured by the Nightsisters and eventually Isolder falls in love with Teneniel Djo, who is next in line for leadership of the Nightsisters.A battle ensues with Zsinj to liberate Dathomir, who is defeated by the combined forces of the New Republic and Hapes Consortium. The battle ends with Zsinj getting killed.At the end Han and Leia get married by Mon Mothma.The book served to explore the events that actually led to Han and Leia getting married, and to introduce the Nightsisters as being another species able to connect with the Force. Also having the Nightsisters as a female clan tried to balance the gender of Force adepts and heroes/villains since previously it was mostly males. In some ways, the Nightsisters was a hit with fans since they were used recurrently in following books and explored on the Clone Wars cartoon series, Asajj Ventress. Will be interesting to know how Han-Leia marriage is explained in the revised canon.
    • 2/5
      If I remember correctly, I read this book back in 2002. Finishing it wasn't difficult, but I felt that Wolverton really didn't understand the characters. Like many authors, he did not fully grasp the character of Han Solo, and wrote him as an irredeemable jerk. All any of these authors need to do is study Harrison Ford's portrayal. Watch all the nuances and subtleties he adds to his performance. I shouldn't place this all on one character, though. I don't think the Wolverton understands Leia very well, either, if he thinks she'd easily forgive being kidnapped.
    • 3/5
      This book wasn't what I expected, and definitely wasn't my favorite book in the Star Wars series. The characters and lore were a little off, which I was more than a little annoyed by. It was worth the read, however.
    • 3/5
      I recently reread The Courtship of Princess Leia (Star Wars) in order to refamiliarize myself with the ultimate fate of the warlord Zsinj. The X-Wing Wraith Squadron books, although written after this novel, introduce Han Solo's relentless pursuit, and I had just finished them.Since I hadn't read the novel since Episodes I - III were released, I wondered whether there were discrepancies with the movies, or just plain oddities not seen elsewhere:* Like many novels, Wolverton assumes that all Jedi bodies "dissapate" after death. The movies (and related lore) seem to indicate that only some Jedi learned to become one with the Force as a "force ghost" who is able to interact with the living.* The long dead Jedi for whom Luke searches is described as the "curator of records for the Jedi at Coruscant", a striking prediction of the librarians of the Jedi Archives in the Jedi Temple complex on Coruscant. The holographic recordings in the novel certainly reflect the types of recordings shown on the library "shelves" in the movie.* The recording discovered in the ruins describe Yoda and other Jedi giving reports to the high master in a throne room. Similar to the Jedi Council?* Wolverton several times describes a Jedi ability to use the Force to translate alien languages (and even Droidspeak) into Basic. Both Luke and the witches of Dathomir appear to do this -- I don't recall this ability in any other novel....* The deed to Dathomir is described as "a registry chip, one of the old kind with a holo cube built in. She thumbed the switch, watched the planet materialize in the air before her, a scene from space showing the planet." Reminded me of the holographic device that Qui-Gon Jinn used on Tatooine to project the image of the Naboo ship.* A Jedi academy on board a roving starship in not contradicted by the movies to my knowledge.With so few people strong enough to master the Force, the ancient Jedi would have needed to scour the galaxy hunting for recruits. In each star cluster they might have found only one or two cadets worthy to join. (page 165)* At the end of the novel, the Hapan Navy launches "pulsemass generators" to keep the warlord's ships in realspace, preventing them from entering hyperspace. In other novels, the Alliance/New Republic relies on maneuvering their enemies into the gravity wells of planets and stars or use Interdictor cruisers or destroyers for this purpose. If these pulsemass generators were available, why aren't they used in other situations? Seems like a one-off.Plot-wise, not the most impressive Star Wars novel. Luke's character feels right, but Leia is waaaay off.
    • 2/5
      The story of how Han and Leia finally tie the knot should be everything that their romance was in the films; funny, romantic, and totally original. The couple who have one of the single greatest romantic confessions in film history ("I love You" "I Know") aren't given the wedding the deserve. Instead we have a Harlequin level story involving Leia thinking of marrying a Prince for the good of the Republic before Han kidnaps her to take her away and try to make her marry him. While the rest of the story (involving a planet of force sensitive witches) as well as the introduction of characters who will become very important in the Star Wars fiction universe are actually pretty good it doesn't repair the fact that they botch the actual Courtship.
    • 5/5
      This book is cracked out, but I kind of love it anyway. Perhaps for that very reason. It will never go down as one of the best Star Wars novels, but it's one of my favourites nonetheless. It's weird, it's funny, and it's strangely charming.
    • 3/5
      The kookiness of the plot and characterizations of this book definitely don't place it among the best Star Wars novels out there, but I have a strange soft spot for it.
    • 4/5
      I totally geeked out on SW books back in the 90's and this one was my favorite. There's romance and witches! and it's totally Han-centric! What more could you want.
    • 3/5
      While I am not sorry that I read this book and while I did enjoy parts of the adventure, I had to lay it aside in disgust several times at the faulty characterization of Han and Leia. Would Leia consider marrying a foreign prince if it meant bringing new allies to the New Republic? Of course she would consider it -- what would her personal happiness mean compared to the good of the Republic? But would she suddenly question her love for Solo and just as suddenly fall in love with this new prince because he was handsome and charming? Absolutely not! The Leia in this book is unsure of her own emotions and easily turned by flattery. I would have more readily believed her jilting Han Solo if she did so with great personal sacrifice. And as for Han -- would he take it badly, ungraciously, even obnoxiously? Of course he would. But would he drunkenly beg C3PO to help him save his romance? No way! The Han Solo in this book behaves like a love-sick teenager with no backbone at all.
    • 3/5
      Han Solo has competition for Leia's affections: the crown prince of a territory founded by pirates who were in the habit of kidnapping brides. So he kidnaps Leia to the planet Dathomir, which he won in a card game as an attempt to impress Leia. The Force clearly guided him to it, as the planet is inhabited by a Force-using culture that has had little contact with the Jedi, and just happens to be the target of Luke's investigations...
    • 4/5
      Leia is considering marrying a prince, whose power could help strengthen the war against the Empire, even though she is in love with Han. How does Han try to convince Leia she's making a mistake? He kidnaps her, of course!
    • 4/5
      Any author who thinks to name a ship Pfffffffftht has my eternal admiration.
    • 4/5
      Leia is considering marrying a prince, whose power could help strengthen the war against the Empire, even though she is in love with Han. How does Han try to convince Leia she's making a mistake? He kidnaps her, of course!
    • 3/5
      Post-"Return of the Jedi," a powerful potential ally courts Princess Leia. Han, obviously rather frustrated by this, goes off on a wild adventure that proves his feelings and shows off his incredible piloting skills. Also, I believe Luke gets captured by witches.
    • 4/5
      Princess Leia has two suitors to choose from--Han and Prince Isolder. Who will she pick? Han also owns a planet. Can he get the warlord and witches off it?The Star Wars action-adventure part is fun and what I expected. It is worth a 5. However, the romance was cheesy and cringe-worthy and as a veteran romance reader I cannot accept that. The romance part was a 3. I liked the new characters and I liked how everything worked out in the end. Luke has really begun to handle the Force better. Even Leia is picking some of it up. I am not sure if I will read more in the Star Wars series or not. Depends if my sister makes it her read for next year's book bingo.
    • 5/5
      So, hooray for Texas Gothic! This is how you write paranormal YA, although the focus wasn’t so much on the romance as it was on the actual story.

      First of all, I love the Goodnight girls. Amy could be a cousin to Maggie Quinn, as they’re both snarky, level-headed psychic girl detectives with a knack for uncovering trouble, but she steps out in her own in a big way. I like how Amy keeps her ideas for normality in check with her world of the supernatural; while she’s not fond of being sucked into ghost plots and relying on magic, she does find the trappings of the supernatural cozy. She finds a way to reconcile both of these worlds without having abandoned one for the other and it completely works. Her sister Phin tends to agree more with the supernatural, but her use of SCIENCE! to enhance and better her dealings with hosts and haunted sites made her one of my favorite characters. I loved it every time Phin went off on a technobabble about how her gadgets worked.

      While Amy falls into the trap of the “Slap-slap-kiss” trope with designated love interest Ben, I did like a lot of their interactions and banter with each other. Ben does come off as unapproachable at first, but as the two interact more, he does really care about Amy and about his ranch. The things that were mysterious about him were mysterious for good reason, not to build up useless tension that doesn’t go anywhere. I liked the fact that they were able to work together and be friendly, instead of just bickering until they finally made out.

      Also, I loved the UT dig team. The fact that majority of the members, save for the non-anthropology students, are game to let two girls with reputations for being ‘weird’ test out ghost-hunting equipment. They’re a great side cast to the story.

      The use of how magic works here draws on traditional spells, but works for Clement-Moore’s personal use for the Goodnights. (She notes that none of the spells were real.) There’s very clear rules about how spells are used, but stand out and they don’t feel like they’ve been copied and pasted from an amateur Wiccan site.

      The setting really works too. The big ranch setting, with the number of historical conflicts make Texas a perfect back-drop for a creepy ghost story and the number of legends that Amy picks up on feel like they’ve been ingrained in the local consciousness for some time. The only thing I didn’t like about the main ghost legend essential to the plot—the Mad Monk of the McCulloch Ranch—never got explained fully. And while I liked the use of families with long-lasting grudges, particularly the McCulloch/Kelly feud, it’s never really used beyond setting up the antagonists.

      Texas Gothic was the most fun I had reading a book this summer—I had a huge grin on my face the whole time, and I really got into the story. I have nitpicks about the plot, but it didn’t spoil my overall enjoyment. If you haven’t read Rosemary Clement-Moore’s books before, I HIGHLY recommend starting with this.
    • 3/5
      When I read this book in fifth grade, I thought it was the BEST THING EVER. I am now in search of a time machine so that I can go back and whap fifth-grade me upside the head, because this book is a hot mess.Shortly after the events of Return of the Jedi, Leia is approached with a strategic offer of alliance from the Hapan Cluster--which is only valid if she marries the prince of Hapes and rules as queen. The problem is that she's in love with Han, although judging by his behavior in this book I have no idea why. Wacky hijinks ensue, including a mind-control device (which HAN USES ON LEIA--wuv, twu wuv), a planet full of rancor-riding Force witches, and a warrior woman who decides to take Luke as a mate. There's little logic here, and the best thing we get out of the book is the marriage between Isolder and Teneniel, which eventually produces the one-armed badass warrior-princess that is Tenel Ka Djo.Skip this one. Read Zahn's Heir to the Empire trilogy instead. (Even if you've read it before.) Or if you want some good space battles, the X-Wing series. Both of those are well worth your time.
    • 5/5
      A Hapan prince proposes to Leia, and when he starts spending all his time with Leia, Han gets jealous, enough to Kid nap princess Leia and bring her to a mysterious planet named Dathomir. Just why had Dathomir been so deserted? Han and Leia quickly find out. Dave Wolverton’s Courtship of Princess Leia shows a tenderer, jealous side of Han along with an adventure worth reading.
    • 2/5
      If I remember correctly, I read this book back in 2002. Finishing it wasn't difficult, but I felt that Wolverton really didn't understand the characters. Like many authors, he did not fully grasp the character of Han Solo, and wrote him as an irredeemable jerk. All any of these authors need to do is study Harrison Ford's portrayal. Watch all the nuances and subtleties he adds to his performance. I shouldn't place this all on one character, though. I don't think the Wolverton understands Leia very well, either, if he thinks she'd easily forgive being kidnapped.
    • 2/5
      I didn't care for this book. Just imagine the potential contained within the romance of Leia and Han! The author sold them short with a plot that revolves around Leia trying to decide if she should marry Han or bring about a union with a Prince in order to strengthen the Rebellion. The absolute best part is the ship named Pfffffffftht.