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!
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"This was a really good book. Sometimes its hard to forget that Vader did not kill all jedi, just the good ones. The Solo kids are kidnapped by Hethrir, an evil jedi, who wants to sacrafice Anakin to Waru in-order to increase his, Hethrir's connection to the force. Leia goes after them while Han and Luke go on a mission. Natuarlly at the end all story arcs colide and a great ending. McInryre does a great job of story telling and this book really is a lot of fun." — Ari (4 out of 5 stars)
"This was a really good book. Sometimes its hard to forget that Vader did not kill all jedi, just the good ones. The Solo kids are kidnapped by Hethrir, an evil jedi, who wants to sacrafice Anakin to Waru in-order to increase his, Hethrir's connection to the force. Leia goes after them while Han and Luke go on a mission. Natuarlly at the end all story arcs colide and a great ending. McInryre does a great job of story telling and this book really is a lot of fun."
" Poorly written, main characters were two-dimentional shadows of themselves. "
" Another bang-up addition to the already bloated expanded universe. I like that these authors basically write a standard science fiction story and just use names that correspond to characters from the films and suddenly it's an official LucasFilm licensed book. CHA-CHING. "
" This book is so bad. The entire plotline is weird and flawed, with a really, really odd baddie. I'd recommend giving everything SW book by this author a miss. "
" The character development of Leia as she attempts to rescue her children from kidnappers is enjoyable to read. Han and Luke are used to good effect as well. It's not a deep, or complicated plot, but it's a good read if you enjoy these characters. "
" This book shows the limitations of the Force: never have a Force-activated Lightsaber! Especially when you're in the same area as a crystal star... "
" Another really great piece of Star Wars fiction. This book presented some really unique plot lines, and a new character I loved - which is really saying something for me, since I tend to cling to movie canon with Star Wars stuff. "
" I really didn't like it much, however my MUD did have a well made Creish Station so learning the original backstory was fun. Fun, weird, and convoluted. "
" Not as good as Timothy Zahn's Star Wars books. "
" It is so terrible, I didn't even understand it or remember it, just that it was bad. "
" This has always been my favorite Star Wars novel. "
" I particularly enjoyed this book. Of course, I love anything involving Jaina Solo, and it was great to see the young Solo children dealing with their kidnapping and getting into mischief. ^_^ "
" A little disappointed with lukes lack of whoop-assage in this one "
" I always thought Han and Leia's kids names were silly "
" I enjoyed parts of it, but the kids were too cute and it was another 'make Luke unable to do anything so he needs to be rescued' book, so I was not as impressed as I hoped to be. Good thing I got the book quite cheaply at a jumble sale. It will be donated again soon. "
" Mostly it was a disapointment some spots gave you hope for something interesting but then they never led to anything.The ending was very anticlimactic. Luke plays a minor role as an idiot. "
" Okay, I'm pretty good at understanding weird and bizarre Sci-fi plots, but this one made my head spin. It did not work as a Star Wars novel and though I actually read this book over 12 years ago, I want that lost time back. "
" One of my personal favorites. I always enjoy reading about the Solo twins. "
" This was another pretty decent one-off Star Wars story. "
" Great book with the original members of the original trilogy. After reading this book, I really wanted George Lucas to make this into a movie. "
" Who thought this was a good idea? "
" Possibly the WORST star wars book. Lame lame lame, the only reason to read this book is so ya know exactly what happens in the Star Wars Extended Universe. Don't even think about reading this book unless you love Star Wars and then you'll probably be mad. "
" One of my favorite SW books "
" It's ok. I little strange here and there. "
" Except for the weird-ass Ultimate Baddie, I enjoyed this. I liked the kidnapping plot and all of the little Jedi kids. But that weird thing...wow. I have no words except for weird. "
" Without a doubt the most boring star wars book i have ever read!! and i love star wars. stupid plot that starts with strange and gets wierder. piece of rubbish "
" Even though it only went to three or four characters' points of view, it was a great book and didn't bother with problems that were too big and affected the whole galaxy. "
" loved it especialy the ending i would read more then twice "
" It's an excellent science fiction novel...but it's a very cold and uninteresting Star Wars novel. Ms. McIntyre doesn't seem to have the same touch with the George Lucas universe that she has with the Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek. Recommended only for completists. "
" I read a lot of Star Wars novels in Jr. High. It took a few dozen books before I realized many of them just weren't all that stellar. Ah, well, I'll squirrel away the memories on the internet and free up a book shelf. "
" A quick, quality read. Fans of the New Jedi Order and Young Jedi Knights series will recognize the entry of Lusa into the Star Wars universe. "
Vonda N. McIntyre (1948–2019) was an award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of science fiction. She was one of the earliest successful graduates of the Clarion Science Fiction Writers’ Workshop. She gained prominence with the 1973 publication of “Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand,” which won a Nebula Award for Best Novelette and served as the initial section of Dreamsnake, which won both a Nebula and a Hugo award. The Crystal Star made the New York Times bestseller list.
Anthony Heald, an Audie Award–winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television’s Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.
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