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How do you review something that you know is terrible but that you liked anyways? The Courtship of Princess Leia is not the best Star Wars Expanded Universe novel. It's more than a little sexist, everyone acts out of character at some point, and the first third is pretty contrived. But goddamn is it fun. The…
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How do you review something that you know is terrible but that you liked anyways?
The Courtship of Princess Leia is not the best Star Wars Expanded Universe novel. It’s more than a little sexist, everyone acts out of character at some point, and the first third is pretty contrived. But goddamn is it fun. The new characters sparkle, and the old ones we all know and love have awesome moments to counterbalance the out of character stuff.
The characterization of Han Solo best illustrates my point. He starts the book by knocking Leia out, then kidnapping her so he can woo her and convince her to marry him. Great. I talked to a friend about this and we agreed that such behavior was out of character. Sure, Han would probably trick her to go on vacation, but kidnapping isn’t something he would do. But still I can’t be mad at the book for this. Towards the end of the book, Han gets all heroic and prepares sacrifices himself to save everyone (fortunately, Luke’s awesome piloting skills gets Han out of that jam) and says he knows Leia loves him and always will and oh, there go the feels…
The action and fight scenes kept me engaged. I was the edge of my seat, even though I knew everyone would come out alright. The villains do not care if the heroes live or die, and that raised the stakes considerably. They won’t spare Han and Leia to set up a trap to bait Luke. Unlike Vader, none of the villains think Luke is special enough to keep alive and don’t bother to test or toy with him.
The main villains are a group of Dark Side users called the Nightsisters. They and their lightside counterparts are by far the best part of the novel. They are awesome. They kick ass and use the Force in ways you don’t see in the original trilogy. They kick up windstorms, tame rancor beasts and one even gives another character a stroke by squeezing the blood vessels in their brain. I’m glad they’re still an official part of the Star Wars canon by way of The Clone Wars cartoon.
Perhaps I was able to accept the book’s flaws because it is no longer part of Star Wars official canon. Sure, future authors can take it as canon and use it in new Expanded Universe works. But they aren’t obligated to. I can take the Witches, I can take the book’s applications of the Force, but I can leave behind Han’s shitty behavior. The canon of what did and didn’t happen falls under my control in the context of this book. I can trim away the rotten parts and leave behind a stronger, more feminist canon for one of my favorite franchises.
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To call this fanfiction is an insult to fanfiction
And somehow this book is on so many "best-of-Star-Wars Expanded Universe" lists, and everyone's all nostalgic about it??
Look at it:
Let's examine the main elements of this cover.
- Han Solo in a turtleneck
- Princess Leia in a wedding dress that doesn't look like it's going to stay on
- R2D2 and some stormtroopers looking lost as heck (there are no stormtroopers in the book)
- Alien Micheal Bolton
I should have known better. I really should have. But child-me shipped Han and Leia before I knew what shipping was and I just wanted a fun, cute story about them, okay?? Instead we got this: (spoilers? Does anyone care?)
Our story starts with Alien Micheal Bolton proposing to Leia
Apparently his name is Isolder and he's a prince of this super fabulous and rich planet system. He saw her once and thought she was hot, so he brings her ships full of gold and proposes to her on some business meeting being live streamed to all of the New Republic
(Why don't people ever see me once, decide they love me and bring me copious amounts of gold?)
Jedi Luke is on some space roadtrip
For literally the entire first 100 pages. I don't remember where he was going, I'm not sure he knew. He just kept talking to R2 and setting a new course
Despite being in a relationship with Han Solo, Leia seriously considers Alien Micheal's proposal
(After she accepts the gold of course.) But she gives neither of them an answer and they have numerous allegorical dick-measuring contests and fight over her.
"General Solo, what can you really offer Leia?"
"She loves me and I love her. That's enough."
"If you love her, then leave her to me!"
"Well, lets see..." Threepio said. "Isolder is extremely wealthy, generous, well-mannered, and-- at least by human standards--attractive. So now all we have to do is see what you have to offer that he doesn't have." Threepio searched his files for several moments, overheating his memory drives. "Oh dear! I see your problem!"
Han gets insecure and decides to play some space card game to win enough money to impress Leia
His winning hand consisted of "the two of sabers, the Evil One and the Idiot"
He wins a planet. Because plot.
After less than 30 pages, Leia decides she no longer loves Han and wants to marry Micheal Bolton
Page 37: "Look, I don't know why people would even think that I'd marry the prince. So don't listen to them. Listen to me. I love you for what you are--remember? A rebel, a scoundrel, a braggart. That won't ever change."
Page 53: Leia found herself crying, had never really imagined that she would let something like this happen. But at that moment, whatever attachment she had ever felt for Han suddenly seemed to become as insubstantial as fog, as a gentle white mist, and Isolder was the sun, burning it all away. With tears running down her cheeks she tangled her arms around Isolder and promised, "I'll come with you!"
Han doesn't react to this news well, and instead stuns Leia with his gun, locks her in the cargo bay of the Falcon and flies to the planet he won.
"You used to love me. You believed it, and you made me believe it. I thought our love was something special, something I would gladly die for, and I'm not going to throw away our future just because some other prince comes along.
Umm... where is the Han who calmly faced possible death with an "I know" and told Chewie to look after Leia? And was going to leave and let Luke and Leia be together (before he learned about that ancient plot twist in Ep. VI). This is all so out of character and creepy.
Luke feels a disturbance, comes back from his roadtrip and teams up with Micheal Bolton
Micheal turns into Menelaus after Helen runs off with Paris and vows to get "his" woman back. Luke goes with him, because Micheal has a scary empress mommy who wants to kill Han.
Han and Leia crash land on 'his' planet and end up camping in the jungle for like 100 pages
And hiding from big scary creatures.
"Come on, come on, you guys!" Han said. "Let's have an organized retreat here."
"Fine," Threepio said, "you organize while I retreat."
(Did I mention Han takes Chewie and C3PO with him when he kidnaps Leia?? Because apparently to reignite the flame of romance, you need your Wookiee best friend and protocol droid)
Of course, they become prisoners who are fought over by force-witches and some warlord.
"We'll be very happy to pry those answers out of you-- along with your toenails--during your interrogation!"
While looking for the prisoners, Luke decides Micheal is force-sensitive
This leads to several chapters of Luke "probing" him about his past, making him cry and sing, and then ultimately being kidnapped by another group of "force-witches"
Luke bonds with Teneniel, one of the witches, and they discover an old Jedi temple
This includes a montage where Luke is revealed to be so powerful he no longer sweats, can carry women miles in the woods, and heal most wounds.
Teneniel also declares Michael Bolton her slave, and reports her society of witches are allowed to buy and sell men.
Han sells his planet back to his kidnappers, in exchange for Leia's hand in marriage
But the witches say they won't force her hand, and instead Threepio attempts to persuade her through song and dance.
"He's got his own planet
Although it's kind of wild.
Wookiee's love him.
Women love him.
He's got a winning smile!
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He's more sensitive than he seems,
(Chorus sung in accompaniment with three women who all sound like Leia)
Han Solo,
What a man! Solo.
He's every princess's dream!"
(I swear I wish I was making this up)
Then, as if realizing there's plot to resolve, the last 100 pages are confusing and rushed battle scenes
I'm still not sure who was fighting who or what the tactics were, but our guys win so yay?
(Somehow it involves Han strapping a detonator on himself and marching into some war meeting. Leia finds this all really mature and hot)
Han and Leia decide they are in love again
(Assault and kidnapping be damned!)
"Han bent down and kissed her fiercely, passionately, and the blood thundered in her ears. Leia suddenly realized how much she had missed this, missed feeling such raw, elemental fervor for a man.
Alas, Alien Micheal Bolton, it was not meant to be.
(But for real, the suicide bomber thing really turns her on)
"I've got to say, you really look good with a bomb strapped to you."
Side note: is it a good idea to make out while someone HAS A BOMB STRAPPED TO THEM? Because it seems like a FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED course of action.
Don't feel too bad for Micheal, because he decides to marry the witch who claimed him as a slave
Because he's into that, apparently.
Han and Leia get married without ever having a real conversation the entire book
Han does yell out "Kiss my Wookiee!" in battle, and after that, are words really needed?
In Conclusion:
Idk man, this was more of a recap than a review because I'm still trying to process everything. Hands down one of the most poorly written, horribly constructed and ooc messes I've ever read-- but it was also one of the most fun and I laughed so hard??
December 18, 2019
One of the best "Star Wars" novels!
BEGINNING THE PATH OF THE FORCE
This was my very first novel about Star Wars! That's why I felt it appropiate it to visit again the review now that Episode IX is about to be premiered.
When I read this novel, back then in 1996, when there was only one canon, and therefore it has always been very special to me.
I chose it since by then I knew that Han and Leia had married at some time and they have kids, but I wondered how they tied the knot, and certainly when you have characters as Han and Leia, I was sure that it couldn't been your typical "courtship".
So, when I saw the book in a bookstore, I didn't meditate much and just took it from the shelf.
STRONG STORY IS
To my happy surprise, when I was checking some months ago (like in 2014) about which novels of Star Wars can be good options, I was truly glad that this novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia figured in many, many lists of several people, so, I was way happy that if I hadn't read much at that point, at least I had chosen one of the really good ones.
I love this book, since if you are fan of the "old" trilogy, you will find all the classic elements that you love of that trilogy, but even one very good thing, now realizing in retrospective, not matter that it was written more than 15 years ago, the story feature elements that in that moment were a novelty but now they are being quite developed even in the recent animated series of Clone Wars.
THE BIG THREE AT THEIR BEST
Han and Leia are in love, but so far, nothing formal or at least not a ring to secure the relationship, and the fresh "New Republic" is still in reconstructing stage and any ally can be valuable, in that scenario, enters a powerful galactic kingdom that if they'd form an alliance with the New Republic could bring stability to the space sector, however, in the demands to sign that alliance, there is a simple request...
...the hand of Princess Leia...
...to marry the prince of that powerful space kingdom.
Meanwhile, Luke will have to face a tribe of witches (The infamous Nightsisters) with knowledge about the Dark Side of the Force. That it was an element that they developed further in the CGI animated series of Clone Wars.
Definitely it's a Star Wars novel that I highly recommend it, not matter that nowadays it's one of the so-called "Legends" since it's not canon anymore. I'm sure that you'll love the experience.
April 14, 2020
I'll start out with some The Courtship of Princess Leia trivia, courtesy of the Star Wars wiki: Dave Wolverton was originally contracted to write a trilogy, which was canceled. Because of the numerous plot threads running through this novel, it's been suggested that CoPL is the conglomeration of that trilogy. The paperback cover was also changed--from the original one, featuring wedding dress Leia, Blade Runner Han, and Fabio-esque Isolder, to a more action-orientated cover with rancors and the trio in Endor garb. The reason? Sales for the hardback book were lower than expected, possibly because the first cover made it look like a romance novel. The Courtship of Princess Leia made it to number seven on the New York Times bestseller list for two weeks: from the week of April 24, 1994 through the week of May 1, 1994. It was ultimately on the NYT list for 3 weeks--a far cry from Heir to the Empire's runaway success (19 weeks on the NYT list).
Now, the term "romance novel" has come to acquire many negative connotations, probably because readers new to the genre are more familiar with infamously horrible examples than anything else. But essentially, any novel that focuses on "the relationship and romantic love between two people" could be categorized as a romance novel. (The "happily ever after" is usually required, but sometimes optional.)
I'll break it down:
--Does CoPL focus on the relationship between Leia & Han?
Yes.
--Is there a HEA?
Yes, I guess.
--Is it a romance novel, then?
Yes, to some extent. There are many plot threads, but Leia and Han are often the main focus.
--Is it a good romance novel?
HELL NO.
SUMMARY
Han Solo comes back from (apparently) destroying Warlord Zsinj's Super Star Destroyer to find that the Hapes Consortium has sent a buttload of ships and gifts to the New Republic. They're willing to ally with the New Republic, on a few conditions: Princess Leia has to accept all their stuff, and oh yeah, marry Crown Prince Isolder as well.
In a totally out-of-character move, Han wins the planet Dathomir in a sabacc game. He fails to impress Leia with his newfound wealth and prosperity, so he kidnaps her and runs off to his planet. (Chewbacca comes along.)
Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker is acting like an all-powerful Jedi, and joins forces with Isolder to track down the kidnapper, kidnapped, and kidnapper's BFF. (He may have been trying to track down some Jedi history before this, but I wasn't buying much attention.) Using his amazing Force powers, he finds a faster hyperspace path to Dathomir, pretends to be dead, floats down to a graceful landing, floats R2-D2 & Isolder & his ship down too, and discovers the remains of the Chu'unthor, a floating casino Jedi academy.
Of course, bad stuff happens. Han, Leia, and Chewie are captured by Imperials, then rescued by the Witches of Dathomir (good guys) and have a slumber party. Luke and Isolder are captured by Teneniel Djo, and become her oh-so-willing man-slaves. The Nightsisters (bad guys) try to capture the Millenium Falcon, and generally act crazy and Dark Side-y. Luke almost dies, but miraculously heals himself within a few hours! He also pilots the Falcon all by himself, saves Han, takes out the Nightsisters, disables the orbital nightcloak (more on that later), and acts like KJA-era Luke on Force crack.
Meanwhile, C-3PO wants to be BFFs with Han, so he spends the whole novel sucking up, claiming Han is the descendant of the King of Corellia, and being a general nuisance. Isolder's mother tried to kill Luke and Leia earlier in the novel, but she's dealt with.
In the end, Han destroys Zsinj's Super Star Destroyer again, and marries Leia. Isolder marries Teneniel, because he seems to be into that kind of thing.
TEN THINGS HORRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS NOVEL
1. Sexual Objectification
For a Bantam era novel, CoPL is surprisingly sleazy. It's PG level stuff, but still surprising to find in 90's era Star Wars. Isolder is super hot (he's called Space Fabio for a reason); his mother, Ta'a Chume, is gorgeous and vicious; all the Hapans are beautiful; Teneniel is barely legal, but super hot as well. So much time is spent describing the sexual attractiveness of various characters that these new cultures (Dathomir and Hapes) feel alien and un-Star War-like.
Not to mention that this might be the first SW book to contain the word "breast." As in, "with totally no clothes covering it up." Teneniel takes Luke and Isolder as her slaves, and has high hopes for Luke, because any of their children would have Force superpowers. The Dathomiri culture, on a whole, is all about the sexual dominance of women. But instead of being empowering for women, it's female dominance viewed through the male gaze: a weird erotic fantasy, with women seen through the eyes of the heterosexual male.
2. Barbaric Matriarchal Societies
Both Hapes and Dathomir are matriarchal societies. At first, that seems a reason for celebration. As a female reader, I have no problem with a world ruled by women--in fact, it's nice to see a novel with more female characters than just Leia.
But Hapes and Dathomir are not just ruled by women: their cultures are violently barbaric. Ta'a Chume maintains power by killing off her rivals, even her own children. The Dathomiri clans enslave others, and are stuck in the Stone Age thanks to the lack of modern technology. The combination of gender inequalities and savage violence suggests that female dominated societies are not only fodder for kinky male fantasies, but inherently wrong as well.
3. The Curious Anomaly of the Independent Hapes Cluster
If the Hapes Cluster is so large and powerful, and could be such an asset to the New Republic, why did Palpatine ignore them? Why didn't he swallow them up in his Empire? (And judging by their actions before and during the Battle of Dathomir, they probably wouldn't have won. For the descendants of space pirates, they're not that great at warfare.)
4. Palpatine Was Scared of Gethzerion
To which I have to respond....SERIOUSLY? The most powerful Sith of the age knew about a bunch of Force "witches," and just let them be? I don't think Palpatine would have left a planet full of Force sensitives alone. He wiped out almost the entire Jedi Order--he would have had no problem disposing of some women who had primitive weapons, and only a basic understanding of the Force.
Along the same lines, I very much doubt that the Dathomiri could have prevented Yoda and other Jedi from retrieving the wreckage of the Chu'unthor. Yoda was badass; has Wolverton never watched The Empire Strikes Back?
5. The Orbital Nightcloak, and How Zsinj Fails as a Villain
The Orbital Nightcloak is composed of a network of satellites that prevent sunlight from reaching the planet they orbit. Awesome way to freeze out a planet, right? Well...except for the small fact that, like old school Christmas lights, knocking out a few satellites would deactivate the entire network.
That idiocy defines Zsinj's character in CoPL. Everyone says he's a genius, but all the examples Wolverton gives the reader of Zsinj's evil plans are downright moronic. Using an interdependent control system on his secret weapon? Making deals with evil Nightsisters and expecting them to honor them? Not getting the hell out of Dodge once the Hapan fleet showed up? Major fail!
Fortunately, Aaron Allston retcons Zsinj into a mastermind who merely pretends to be stupid in the Wraith Squadron trilogy, but Zsinj's first appearance in the SW canon is utterly disappointing.
6. The Gun of Command
Wolverton tries to shoehorn various new technologies into the book, but none are as groan-inducing as the Hapan Gun of Command. According to the SW wiki, "[the] guns worked by releasing an electromagnetic wave field which disabled the victim's thought processes. Once affected, the victim would follow any simple command given, even blatantly suicidal ones."
You have to be very careful with technology in SW novels; there's an uneasy balance between the complexities of their ships and weapons, and the frontier-like quality of the original trilogy. The Gun of Command bypasses that completely, and pushes the story into sci-fi farce. A gun that takes away the victim's free will? The Empire would have loved that!
7. Han's General Characterization, and His Approach to Wooing
I can accept Han getting jealous and pissy about another suitor showing up for Leia's hand. But getting drunk and trying to win fame and fortune in a game of chance, so that he'd be worthy of her? Kidnapping her and stuffing her in the Millenium Falcon's hidden cargo sections? This is not the man who coolly answered "I know" to Leia's proclamation of love in ESB.
In CoPL, Han is overbearing, insecure, and unbelievably dense--a particularly heinous passage involves Han pulling a drunk whuffa worm out of a puddle, and believing this to be an impressive feat. His characterization is so far left-field that I'm actually surprised Leia marries him in the end.
8. Leia's Ambivalence and Fickleness
Of course, that's not perplexing when you look at all the uncharacteristic things that Leia does. Wolverton takes a strong, stable relationship between two equal partners, smashes it into the ground, and attempts to show them "falling back in love"...problem is, there's not much visible proof of their undying love to placate the reader.
I don't have too much of an issue with Leia considering the Hapan proposal: politically, it might be a good move to ally themselves with the Hapan Cluster. But she doesn't even discuss this with Han, and their relationship is just wrong. She's nasty and snappish with him, her interests constantly switching from one man to the other and back again. If the men in this novel--exemplified by Han--are idiots, the women are shrews, and Leia the queen of them all.
9. Han's Lack of Response to the Continued Existence of the Iron Fist
When the novel opens, Han is returning to Coruscant after destroying Zsinj's flagship, the SSD Iron Fist. However, when he encounters it again in the Dathomir system, there's not a hint of shock or outrage or anything. Han spent MONTHS hunting this man down, believed he had taken out his flagship, and when he encounters him again, he just shrugs it off and blows him up again. "Ho hum, another Imperial Warlord to destroy, just in a day's work," he seems to say. WHAT THE HELL, Wolverton, I can't even dlkfgjlgkfghddkhfl....
10. LUKE FREAKING SKYWALKER
Chronologically, CoPL comes before Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, where Luke behaves much as he did in the original trilogy--by which I mean that his Force powers are nothing too extravagant. He participates in lightsaber duels, glimpses the future, faces a Dark Jedi, and hones his instincts. You'd expect Luke to act much the same in this novel.
Nope. Instead, he seems to have sprung fully formed from the pages of the Jedi Academy trilogy; Luke performs daring feats years before he faced the reborn Emperor and proclaimed himself a Master. It doesn't fit into the Expanded Universe timeline.
Additionally, Luke acts like the most obnoxious kind of Jedi: the constantly proselytizing teacher. He even instructs Isolder (as non-Force sensitive as they come) in the ways of the Light Side. When captured by Teneniel, Luke calmly goes along with it and tries to explain that gosh, she really shouldn't rape him, it's not nice. He makes no moves to escape, and I don't buy it. To reference Zahn again: in Heir to the Empire, Luke didn't escape from Mara in the forests of Myrkr because the ysalamiri blocked the Force, and they both were in the same bad situation. Here, Luke can access the Force perfectly fine, so he has no reason to stick with Teneniel. (She wants you to be her sexy slave, Luke. Get out while you still can!)
And the climax of the story, where Luke faces down Gethzerion, ruptures all the blood vessels in his face, and yet still manages to heal himself and save the day....I can't even discuss it, I'll get too angry and degenerate into senseless typing again.
ETA: Plus it's always really, really, reeeeally annoyed me that Wolverton thought it would be okay for Luke to almost miss their wedding. Like he wouldn't be there BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED TO BEGIN WITH.
Ugh, why I did not mention that in my review? Horrible! Wolverton, he's Leia's twin brother--her only family still alive. He should be there at least three hours before the ceremony, probably being an usher and finding Mon Mothma a seat and everything. It is unacceptable for Luke to walk in at the last minute, like "Hey guys, sorry I'm late, you can continue."
CONCLUSION AND CLOSING THOUGHTS
The Courtship of Princess Leia introduced characters and cultures that played a large role in later SW books, especially the New Jedi Order series, the Dark Nest trilogy, and the Legacy of the Force series. Isolder and Teneniel Djo had a daughter (Tenel Ka), who eventually produced Han and Leia's only grandchild (Allana). Dathomiri witches joined Luke's Jedi Order, while Nightsisters became the Sith Ladies of Tomorrow. The Hapans are always willing to pop up and provide some naval help in times of trouble, and Ta'a Chume still tries to assassinate family members.
CoPL fills a crucial gap in the post-Return of the Jedi timeline. Unfortunately, it's just not very good.
NOT RECOMMENDED.
My YouTube review: https://youtu.be/9WVGS8otV-Y
SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING
Wiki articles referenced:
Romance novel
Sexual objectification
The Courtship of Princess Leia
A brief definition of the old school romantic hero
Other CoPL reviews:
TV Tropes entry for CoPL
this review on GoodReads
Good romance recommendations:
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Dear Author
May 11, 2011
I've seen a lot of reviews comparing this book to fan fiction. I think that's really doing an injustice to authors of fan fiction.
June 8, 2007
This book hurts my brain. I don't buy Wolverton's characterization of Han and Leia for a second. Also, there are witches? A planet of Amazonian female witches? Seriously? The EU novels are basically published fan fiction and, honestly, I've read better on the internets.
July 24, 2010
"I'm supposed to be happy that we're going to crash into the planet instead of blow up in space?"
My quest to review all the previous Star Wars Expanded Universe books I read in my teenaged years continues!
Leia Organa has been campaigning to get the powerful Hapan Cluster to aid the New Republic in its fight against the Imperial Remnant led by Warlord Zsinj. Things somewhat backfire when the Queen agrees...under the condition that Leia marry the Queen's son and heir, Prince Isolder. Han, being outraged, captures Leia and takes her to a mysterious planet, Dathomir, where both meet up with Luke, who has been searching for missing Jedi.
I Liked:
Unlike about 90% of the other reviewers, I actually didn't mind Leia's turmoil over her feelings for Isolder and Han. I felt it was realistic. After all, it had been four years since Return of the Jedi, and I would have thought, had they loved each other so much, wouldn't they have found a chance to get married in that time? I know Leia is driven for the New Republic and all, but surely they would have found ten minutes to haul Admiral Ackbar over and have a quiet ceremony. But no. Instead, four years later, they are still unmarried and even separated for huge chunks of time, with Han fighting Zsinj and Leia campaigning with the Hapans. So, to think that Leia might have developed a crush on Isolder, who is very handsome, very charming, and very appreciative of her, isn't that too out of left field.
There are many moments in the story where Han and Leia's characterizations are spot on. The review title's quote, from Leia, is one perfect example. It's easy to believe that she would have snapped something like this to Han, just as she does in Courtship. And Han has quite a few good moments too, and some good smarmy lines.
Luke Skywalker adopts an interesting mission, to resurrect and investigate the Jedi. This is a good foreshadowing of later novels.
New characters that stand out are Prince Isolder and Teneniel Djo. Their chemistry is really nice and is well built. Besides, the two characters themselves are pretty interesting. Prince Isolder is a rich brat, but he still manages to be likeable. Teneniel also is well-written as a woman struggling with the use of the Force for good.
Also of note, the Hapan and Dathomiri cultures are founded in this book. These cultures (female centric, very interesting, if sometimes overboard) become quite prominent in later books, namely the New Jedi Order series and the Legacy of the Force series. Furthermore, this quote from Ta'a Chume is very interesting, in light of later books: "I won't have our descendants bowing to his, ruled by an oligarchy of spoon benders and readers of auras."
I Didn't Like:
If I were to read this novel now (and not listen), I can only imagine how many times this book would end up smacking against a wall!
Right from the beginning, Han Solo ogles over a "Gun of Command", which, when shot, will allow the "victim" to do whatever the shooter wanted (of course, this weapon comes from a stereotypically "technologically advanced" world in the Hapan cluster). When I heard this, I wanted to scream in terror. This is the most ludicrous Star Wars invention ever! It sounds almost as if someone had recently read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, didn't realize THAT book was satire, and took the concept from the Point of View gun! ACK! It doesn't work, and it's a lame plot device!
Then, when Han feels that he is losing Leia, what does he do? Does he take her aside, have a nice evening with her, tell her his concerns as you might think a four year boyfriend might? Of course, not! He instead sets his ship up for a loan and tries to make himself as wealthy as Isolder, because THAT is what Leia wants, royalty and money, not love for its own sake or the New Republic or anything else. Did Han disappear and get replaced by his evil and much stupider twin?? It seriously makes me wonder, since the actions of Han in this book do not remind me of Han Solo from the movies at all.
But the part I really disliked was when Han, and this is post-ROTJ Han, kidnaps Leia. This is from the man that was willing to let Leia have a chance with Luke in ROTJ, but now he is willing to commit a serious crime to get her to be with him? What happened to his being somewhat respectable? Any respect I had for Han was lost at this point.
Luke Skywalker, every chance he gets, tries to convert people to "Jedi-ism" or "Light-side-ism"--even when they aren't Force Sensitive! He tells Isolder at one point, the other man needs to "join the Light Side". And then Luke's Force teachings get muddied when he tells Tenenial Djo that it's not the spells but the meaning, the heart behind them that makes a person a Dark Sider/Nightsister. This goes against all the teachings of the Jedi up to this point. The Dark Side had been treated as a separate entity from the Light and it was with Jacen's time that the two were begun to be seen as an individual's choice and not two distinct factions. Then, I grew irritated when Luke would randomly kill individuals and then champion against killing in the next breath. Talk about hypocrisy!
While we are talking about Luke, I should mention how he comes off way too powerful. In the Thrawn Trilogy, Luke was a perfect balance of Jedi Knight/Master and naive idealist. Here, one year before Heir to the Empire, he is near omnipotent, able to appear dead, float down to Dathomir's surface, float Isolder and HIS ship down safely to the surface, and not break a sweat! That doesn't even get to the part where he flies the Falcon single-handedly (why can't Chewie or Leia or Isolder fly the ship?!) and is able to fire the weapons to perfection! Completely out of character, completely off the wall, completely TOO powerful!
The plot of the story is, in a nutshell, how Leia and Han fall in love and get married. Only, they had already fallen in love by ROTJ, so there really is no need for them to "fall in love" again. Particularly if it is done as poorly as Wolverton has, creating a conflict where one didn't need to be (even if I didn't mind Leia considering Isolder, I think the execution was poor). Why can't they just get married and have a nice adventure on Dathomir, searching for Jedi with Luke? But, no, that can't happen! We have to throw in some out of character moments for Han, make him unlikeable, and force a romantic obstacle so Han and Leia can "show" their love to each other. Oh brother! If we are going to do this, couldn't we get a REAL romance writer instead of a scifi/fantasy writer??
The latter half fares better as it deals more with the events on Dathomir than the forced conflicted with Han, Leia, and Isolder, but still there are absurdities that just won't go away, one of them being the two female-centered societies in one novel. What the...? I don't have a problem with them, but I found it oddly coincidental...and a little sexist. The female-centered societies seem more cruel, more "barbaric" than the male-centered socieities (i.e. the main character's). The Hapan females are personified as cruel, power-hungry, and insulting to men and the Dathomiri females capture men to be their slaves. What happened to Wolverton in his youth that made him want to portray women in such a distasteful limelight? Can't we have one female-centric society that doesn't oppress the people (and the males specifically) in such a blatantly hyperbolic way?
Speaking of which, if the Hapes Cluster is so powerful, why did the Emperor keep them around? Why didn't he ally with them or destroy them? Why did he leave the Nightsisters on Dathomir instead of recruiting them as his Dark Jedi (as he has done with his Inquisitors)? This makes absolutely no sense.
Lastly, the satellites blocking the sun's energies? Don't get me started...
Also, as is typical for an abridged audiobook, this was very choppy, very hard to follow, and sometimes confusing.
Dialogue/Sexual Situations/Violence:
A spattering of h*** and d***. Kinda shocked to see that in a Star Wars book.
Isolder is one hot babe and Han declares he and Leia are "lovers". Teneniel captures Isolder and Luke, hoping to have them bear her sons. Isolder wonders if his mother will sleep with Luke. For a Star Wars novel, it gets pretty sleazy.
Space battles, lightsaber duels, rancors, Imperials, Force-wielding Nightsisters...all come into play in this book. Not to mention beheadings, multiple broken bones, dis-arming (literally), and burst blood vessels. Joy of joys.
Overall:
Words aren't enough to describe how silly this book is. When I read it in my teens, my under-developed senses blazed past the crazy tactics Han employed to "woo" his woman, Luke's ham-handed Jedi preaching, and the bizarre female dominated societies (not one but two in a single book!). Now that I'm older, I can't help but want to bang my head into a wall.
Also, I have to send out an apology to Michael Reaves and Steve Perry. In a previous review of their co-authored book, Death Star, I criticized heavily their bad attempt at writing romance. Well, I now rescind those remarks. I've found an author who is even worse at writing a romance story (since the whole point of Courtship is to say how Han and Leia got married!) than they are.
The Courtship of Princess Leia is pivotal in establishing cultures and characters that will come into play in later books. But honestly, with as silly and embarrassing as the events in this book are, I would suggest skipping it and creating your own love story for Han and Leia. 2 stars.
June 14, 2024
3.5 Stars
Star Wars Reading Guide https://youtu.be/k8WtQMRgCjA
Yes this is an incredibly cheesy Star Wars novel, but I still really enjoyed it. I liked the humor and romance.
This was the first Star Wars novel I ever read, so it was nostalgic to reread it.
July 24, 2015
Dave Wolverton has the distinction of having written one of the cheesiest and worst Star Wars Expanded Universe novels that I have read so far. I'm probably being generous giving this a two-star rating.
"The Courtship of Princess Leia" is, as the title suggests, the story of how Han Solo eventually woos Leia's hand in marriage. Published in 1994, "TCOPL" takes place two years after the events of the film "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". Rumor has it that Wolverton intended it to be a trilogy. Based on the structure of the novel, that rumor makes sense. It seems rushed, and there are many disjointed elements within the story that may have been fixed if Wolverton had been given time to develop them in three separate novels.
The New Republic is gaining ground, building alliances with many new worlds that were oppressed by the Empire. Pockets of Imperial forces still survive throughout the known galaxies, so skirmishes still persist. Leia Organa, the President of the New Republic, is swamped with work. She doesn't have time for a relationship.
Han Solo, a general and a noted war hero now, is busy himself. He and Chewbacca are still leading squadrons into occasional battle. His only downtime are the occasional times he can get back to Coruscant to see Leia.
Unfortunately for Han, Prince Isolder of the Hapes consortium (a group of planetary systems controlled by a somewhat benevolent Queen) has made a proposition with Leia. He has asked for her hand in marriage, and in return, the New Republic will control the Hapes consortium. Leia, a born politician, sees the benefit of the proposition, and she is actually considering marrying Isolder.
Seeing red, Han does something drastic: he "kidnaps" Leia and flies her off to Dathomir, a planet that Han won in a card game. He hopes that he can convince Leia that he is the man for her. Hot on their trail, of course, is Isolder, with the help of Luke Skywalker.
Dathomir, it turns out, is home to powerful Force-sensitive witches. A war has been waging there for a long time, apparently, between good witches and evil ones, called Nightsisters. The planet is also guarded by Imperial troops, supposedly left there years ago by Emperor Palpatine, who was even afraid of the Force witches. The Nightsisters, however, basically control the Imperial troops. On the upside, the good witches are allied with rancor beasts. (Yes, the same creature that tried to eat Luke in "ROTJ".)
I'm not making any of this stuff up, by the way.
This book is pretty bad, mainly because Wolverton can't decide whether he's writing a fantasy adventure or a romance novel, because there are elements of both genres in the book, and neither one are approached very well.
As critic-proof as the Star Wars novels are, this one is pretty bad.
April 5, 2016
Although it was not the most well written of the Star Wars books I have read, it was what sucked me into reading them in the first place. I am a sucker for romance, and you just can't beat it between Han and Leia.
In this book, they have drifted apart though the business of their duties, but Han is forced to go to extreme measures when Leia is about to be married of to the Prince of the Happes Consortium. After a winning her a planet in a sabac game, he kidnapps her and takes her to it, which is when the real story begins, as they encounter "Force witches" and other problems.
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May 12, 2016
To be honest I barely remember the plot of this book, but it had Dark Side witches riding on Rancors, & what else do you want? There's not much else I want from the Star Wars EU than that. -MK.
October 9, 2010
If zero stars were an option that is what this book would warrant. Nigh on one hundred pages in, and I simply put could not suffer through anymore because I am a Star Wars fan and this book was doing as good a job as Lucas and his recent film outings to extinguish that love permanently.
I have never read any Dave Wolverton before, and given the poor quality of writing exhibited in this book he is an author I will stay away from in the future. Not only did I not care for him on a craft level as it pertained to style, but he also failed utterly in his portrayal of Han, Leia, Chewbacca, Luke, C-3PO (the only characters I encountered before throwing this book out) which astounded me. I mean did Wolverton watch the same Star Wars movies I did? Because if he did his book clearly does not show in his portrayal of the characters as they bare at the best of times only a passing resemblance to the characters you grew to love in the movies.
In glancing at the other reviews on here, I am shocked that this book has any ratings above one star, but often fans have blinders on.
Trying not be tangential, but what the hell is up with the cover art for this book (the quality is fine), but why does it feature Return of the Jedi imagery, I mean it has been four years since those events, and I for one would have enjoyed some sort of here they are now artwork versus what we have on display. The latter is especially true given the fact the artwork does a far better job of bringing that movie to life beyond the screen than Wolverton's uninspired writing could ever do.
January 15, 2016
Um, so the premise of this doesn't make sense. Leia gets an offer of marriage from this prince and, at first, it's played as if this is something she is considering for political reasons. Which would make sense and be a good conflict! But suddenly she starts to have feelings for him right away??? (He's already in love with after seeing her once or something.) I seriously thought there was some mind control going on here because I didn't buy it at all.
Meanwhile, everyone (including Leia!) acts as if Han is weird for having a problem with this whole deal.
So then Han kidnaps Leia.
Right.
And, of course, there's a lot about each man "stealing" Leia from the other.
I don't know. I'm on this run of books with poorly executed third party threats. FIND A NEW CONFLICT. (I don't think Han/Leia even needed a conflict. The movies were enough!)
There was also a lot of plotty stuff that was whatever. And way too much time spent in this prince's head. BTW, he quickly falls in love with someone else and marries her SO I GUESS EVERYONE IS HAPPY????
Siggggh. At least I'm good at forgetting books.
June 8, 2020
The first "Star Wars Extended Universe" book I ever read. I was surprised that I liked it, and it led to me reading more EU books. This one I had to reread largely for the Han Solo and C-3PO sections, which I found really funny. But Isolder is such an oaf!
April 27, 2023
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A Star Wars book so bad it makes all other Star Wars books look like Pulitzer nominees.
Dave Wolverton’s “The Courtship of Princess Leia” has a couple of things going for it that make it a beloved nostalgia read for many. At the time, back in May 1994, the number of adult Star Wars novels that had been published could be counted with the fingers of one hand plus a couple more. The Timothy Zahn trilogy had concluded just a year earlier, acting as the unofficial sequel to the OT and establishing Han and Leia as a married couple expecting their first children. This opened a pathway for innumerable stories to be told beyond Return of the Jedi. One of them was: how and when did Han and Leia tie the knot?
Unfortunately, the person chosen to answer that question was Dave Wolverton. But the thirst for more Star Wars content and the appeal of the plot made COPL into a must-read, and read it was. Many remember this book fondly as one of their first Star Wars reads, especially if they were young readers at the time. And who could fault them for that?
Well, *I* can, if in 2023 they look me in the eye and claim that it’s a great Star Wars book and the only Han/Leia wedding story we need.
THIS ISN'T THE PLOT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
The plot is bad because it hinges on the premise that women are flighty, frivolous creatures who need a man to tell them what they really want and how they really feel.
Han and Leia have been in a relationship for several years at this point. There's nothing to indicate their relationship is in trouble, except they just spent five months apart while Han was on a mission for the New Republic. Suddenly, a "hot" rich prince appears asking for Leia's hand in marriage. Even though she literally gave up her planet for the rebellion, everybody in the New Republic is pressuring her to marry Isolder. And although the incentive is as big as several planets, and could give her diaspora a home and put an end to the war, Leia says she's not going to do it... and then she falls in love with him. After two days. So after acting like a giant asshole to Han, Leia finally decides to break things off with him. ✨ROMANCE✨
This drives Han insane with jealousy, so he uses a powerful mind-control gun to kidnap Leia and take her to a planet he won in a Sabacc game, which is not how things should work. On their way there, he gives her an ultimatum: she has to spend 7 days on Dathomir with him (plus 8 days of travel... also not how things should work), and if he makes her fall in love with him again, Leia has to marry Han. If she doesn't, Han will let her marry Isolder and go to jail for the kidnapping. ✨ROMANCE✨
Of course, by the end of the book, Leia realizes that Han was right to not give up on them, and she's so glad that he kidnapped her. She was never in love with Isolder! Gotcha! (She literally said she loved Isolder at one point, though...) ✨ROMANCE✨
So basically the foundation of the plot is abduction, kidnapping, gaslighting, ultimatums, all of which can be summed up as domestic abuse because it was done in the context of a relationship, and a lot of verbal abuse from Leia (no, that's not the same as their movie bickering).
Is this the great romantic story we want about how one of the most iconic couples of cinema decided to get married? Fuck no. What is wrong with all of you five and four star raters?
HOKEY RELIGIONS AND ANCIENT WEAPONS
Let's talk about all the other omgsoamazing plot threads that people praise about this book. They're bullshit, okay? Wolverton is a lot like George Lucas, but not in a good way. He had a lot of ideas he thought were cool, but no skill to make them make sense. Did you know that the X-Wing novels were written *after* COPL and they're largely responsible for making sense of the thrown to the wall spaghetti that was the Zsinj subplot?
And there is, of course, the witches of Dathomir. A cool concept, for sure... that was done in the most nonsensical, sexist way possible. Wolverton's idea of a matriarchal society is basically a pamphlet about "the dangers of feminism": men are treated as inferiors, they don't have a voice, they're enslaved for procreation. AKA, men fear what they do. This is also the case for the Hapan society, minus the slavery - but their own unsavory story involves eugenics. Yikes.
The explanations on how these witches came to be and what makes one a Nightsister are rambling, contradictory, confusing. And for all people praise the #girlpower of this book, these powerful man-hating witches who have been doing this for millennia or decades, depending (I don't think Wolverton even knew), end up taking the advice of... Luke. Who has been a Jedi for all of 3-4 years, depending (the timeline of this book was later changed). The white saviourism is strong with this one. And if that wasn't enough, the story is ripe with settler colonialism as well.
UNLEARN WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
Oh, you want to read this book to get another look at our beloved characters? You won't find them here.
Han is a sweaty dumb rude loser who can't possibly have anything to offer Leia, even though she literally took a break from her life mission to rescue him, he was made a General due to his competence, and has just come back from leading a 5-month mission. And is literally played by Harrison Fucking Ford in his prime. Somehow, he goes to Threepio for romantic advice instead of, I don't know, Chewie or Luke, his actual friends. And did I mention he gets into Leia's home, shoots a gun at her, and kidnaps her? Yeah, that's a big one.
Leia is a flighty airheaded bitch. Yes, she was made into a bitch, and this with the sole purpose of having a man be on the right. It took her over three years to admit her attraction to Han, and a near death experience to admit her love for him, but she falls for Isolder after a few meetings. All of her intelligence and skills are gone. She's belittled in public, and she takes it. Han's actions are unquestionably worse overall, but the reader is made to sympathize with him, the poor scorned lover, over Leia, who is just being unreasonable.
Luke is a powerful wizard who can pilot and shoot all by himself and come back from death with the power of the Force, which is accessed through lizard breath, apparently. He also can "smell" traces of people with the Force, and he goes around evangelizing folks and trying to get pupils, even if they're not Force-sensitive.
Threepio is annoying... but in the wrong ways!! How do you fuck up Threepio, you ask? Well, first off by having him be BFFs with Han. Then, by having him "discover" that Han is the "King of Corellia" and proceeding to have him refer to Han as "Your Majesty" at every turn. And making up a song about it.
Chewbacca could be painted background, for all his participation. So many things that Threepio said or was asked about should have been said by Chewie if authors weren't so afraid of translating what he's saying.
THAT'S NO WEDDING
I'm tired and this has gone on for too long already, so let's end with this: "COPL is the only book about Han and Leia's wedding we need!" Bold claim for something that takes up about two paragraphs. Oh, the section is maybe a full page and a half, told from Luke's POV, who is running very late, and he runs into Threepio, who has discovered Han is not, in fact, the King of Corellia, and wants to stop the wedding. But all we see of the wedding fits in two paragraphs. Han is mentioned once. All we get is a description of the room and that Luke thinks Leia is joyful and not mad at him for being an hour late. Woohoo.
This book is not a good Han/Leia book; it's not a romantic book; the plot isn't good; the characterization isn't good; the worldbuilding is barely held together with tape and only later built on by much more talented authors; the lore is based on sexist crap; the relationships and Luke's role as a Jedi are greatly influenced by Mormonism... IT'S JUST NOT GOOD, OKAY?
If you're truly looking for a book about Han and Leia's engagement, wedding and honeymoon, a book that has both romance and action, with coherent worldbuilding, and that doesn't ignore the existence of three movies... read The Princess and the Scoundrel.
The only thing I'm glad I read this book for is that now I can confidently tell people it sucks, because it's so much worse than I thought before.
March 2, 2023
Well, this one’s my third okay-to-decent Legends book in a row. Like the last few I’ve read, it’s got some good stuff for sure, but overall it’s just “eh.”
First of all, the OT characters are all done well here. Threepio was a particular highlight—he had a number of comical moments in this book. I also found the setup for this one pretty interesting. Given the title, it’s pretty obvious that a big part of this book is Leia and her choosing who to marry. She must make a choice between Han Solo and Isolder, a member of the Hapes royal family. While I didn’t initially find this setup interesting, I think the early chapters do a good job of making it engaging. The gang eventually ends up on Dathomir, which is another plus—seeing such a unique world and culture was really cool.
As for negatives, the main thing is the plot which I found fairly uninteresting. I really enjoyed the early parts and the general setup for the plot, but the rest just didn’t grab me much. I think part of that is because the story is suddenly taken to Dathomir, which was an interesting place to explore but felt very disconnected from what was already established in the early chapters. I also found a particular moment with Han to be really, really odd and borderline out of character. (SPOILER WARNING: This isn’t really a spoiler since it’s on the blurb of the book but just in case, here’s a warning.) Han basically kidnaps Leia because she’s seriously considering marrying Isolder, and to me that just feels way out of character. It really took me out of the story. Otherwise things are fine, but that one little thing just kept nagging at me the whole time.
Overall this was another decent EU book. I wouldn’t say there was anything I exactly loved (save for Threepio, maybe) but everything was mostly okay. Not a super engaging or noteworthy book in my opinion, but a decent one.
Rating: 6.5/10
January 16, 2018
It's been quite a few years since I've read this (and I'll probably go back and reread this), but this was the story that sold me on the Han x Leia relationship. I always shipped them in the movies and knew that they got together and had a family, but it was reading this book that made me ship them and be one of my favorite couples.
Also, I'm mad that the EU imploded so Disney didn't use this story for Eps 7, 8, and 9.
Recommended 13+ for romance (again, I don't remember anything besides the main story line)
April 5, 2017
Synopsis: After the death of Darth Vader and the Emperor, what is left of the Empire is still fighting against the weakened Alliance. Leia finds a cluster of planets known as the Hapes consortium that could give her aid, but, in order to seal the deal, she must marry the Queen Mother's son. None too happy about it, Han takes her to the planet of Dathomir, which appears beautiful, but has some dark secrets that will threaten not only the two of them, but also Luke.
My Review: This was relatively mediocre. Nothing spectacular, but, still a mildly entertaining Star Wars adventure. Though there was a lot of suspense--more than I was expecting, given the romantic nature of the title--it was a bit light on action, which may disappoint some fans.
Content Concerns:
Sex: Kissing at worst. 4.5/5
Nudity: None. 5/5
Language: The d-word and h-word are both used twice. 4/5
Violence: Action sequences are present, but there's nothing graphic. 3.5/5
Drugs: None that I recall. 5/5
Frightening/Intense Scenes: The end battle is a bit freaky. 4/5
Other: Some may object to some characters being known as "witches". 4/5
Score: 3.5/5
July 29, 2016
You couldn't set out to craft a book better designed to extinguish my Star Wars obsession than this particular offering. Blech.
First, Wolverton has no clear concept of who Leia is and what makes her tick. He tries to pretend that Leia could not love Han after the ending of Jedi, and even seriously consider marrying someone else. Hogwash.
Second, he spends more time in the heads of Han, Luke, and the would-be wooer (even C-3PO!) than he does in Leia's head, although given his already stated inadequate understanding of her character, it's just as well.
I finished it because I wanted to ensure that I would never be tempted to read it again. It sucked, and there is no other way to say it.
December 28, 2016
12-28-16: Orginally read ages ago, but reread upon the recent death of Carrie Fisher. While Fisher was and will always be an icon, (May she rest in peace!!)this book remains pretty terrible.
Anyone have any GOOD EU books (or comics) featuring Leia prominently?
September 18, 2011
Such a great book. It picks up right where "Return of the Jedi" leaves off, and it is such a fun read for fans of the films.
December 18, 2017
I just want everyone to know that I checked this book out of the library every other month and all I wanted from life was the wedding dress Leia is wearing on the cover.
June 7, 2021
this book had less Witch Content than I remembered. Needs more witches imo.
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestseller...
May 23, 2023
I originally had no intention of reading this book, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised by it. Sure, early Star Wars books are a bit weird nowadays, considering how much that changed with the whole Star Wars universe, but they can still be very entertaining.
3.75 stars
December 4, 2022
Don't let the title mislead you into thinking this is a romance novel, Star Wars style.
Summary:
The novel starts off on Coruscant, with Leia welcoming an entourage from Hapes. Hapes and its other worlds, have plenty to offer to the newly formed Republic, 4 years after ROTJ. One surprise, is Prince Isolder, who wants Leia as his wife, and eventually the queen mother of Hapes. She starts to fall for him, and this makes Han very jealous. He wins a planet in a sabacc game, called Dathomir. He kidnaps Leia, and takes her here to try to win her back.
This planet is orbited by Zsinj, a warlord from the remnants of the Empire. Han and Leia, along with Chewie and C-3PO crash land on the planet. They find that this planet has more than meets the eye. Luke comes searching for them, along with Isolder. The planet is full of surprises, including rancors, much larger than the one in ROTJ, that was in Jabba's palace. Even more dangerous are these witches, called the Nightsisters, who possess the Force, and use it for evil. Come to find out, the Emperor himself, was afraid of them. Leia and Han come in contact with a clan of good witches, called the Mountain Clan. This sets up a struggle between the two clans, with Leia, Han and Luke involved.
Likes: So, not much courtship going on in this novel. This novel has everything I like in a SW novel, interesting, forbidden planet, involving the characters as much as can be expected, and good vs. evil. The evil being pretty strong in this one and Luke struggling with the Nightsisters.
Dislikes: None.
Finally: Make sure you get this for your SW novel collection.
March 2, 2018
Some of the reviews I’ve read for this book show an absolute disdain for the story, characters, and Wolverton himself. I didn’t love this book but I don’t think I hated it as much as some did.
The characters in the film were always hollow and flimsy to say the least, and the books have always been a great opportunity for these undeveloped characters to evolve. Sadly, Wolverton didn’t take advantage of this opportunity. Han was just a tacky and foolish oaf, Luke was a weird introverted sorcerer, and Leia was… well….not even a factor. She’s supposedly the main character and her lines were so devoid of personality that it was tempting to just scan over them to get to the next part of the story.
Growing up, Han was my favorite character in the films. In this book he’s completely unlikeable. I actually found myself rooting against him in his quest to convince Leia to marry him.
The story itself was adequate and the writing style average. I never wanted to throw the book down in disgust, but a few times I did find myself saying, “Chewbacca would never do that,” or “Luke would never say that.”
Overall, it was okay. But just okay.
February 25, 2019
Is this the absolute best Star Wars book in existence? No, but it's pretty darn good. After reading all of the other EU and coming back to this for the first time in years, I suddenly realize Dave Wolverton was before his time--he created the fact of the Unifying Force that became such a prevelent ideaology in the NJO and beyond.
The Isolder/Han/Leia/Luke/Teneniel Djo love pentagon is both the stupidest and most amazing thing ever. No YA book has anything better than this. They have their love triangles, this has a mess, it works somehow? In its absolute ridiculousness, I guess?
A must-read for Star Wars EU fans, at least once (besides the rancors and witches are amazing, so you gotta read it for that).
August 19, 2020
This was a great ride, it's probably the best Star Wars book I've read yet! So I just grabbed it and didn't even read the blurb, it was just the next book in the reading order for me. Colour me surprised when I realized this book was about Hapes and Dathomir! I only really know about them from reading Wookipedia and what I'd read made me love them. I got to learn about both of the places I love and I got to experience one of them. I want to see more of Hapes and Dathomir. I hope we get to see the Hapes Cluster in future books.
January 27, 2016
What a hot space mess of a book.
The writing was straight-up weird, and everyone---with the possible exception of Luke, were hilariously out of character. I do see why Dathomir gets used in a lot of other Star Wars material, the world-building was the only good thing about this book.
Basically this book was on crack but I'm Star Wars trash so I had a good time reading it.
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 1995
Edition: Second Edition
Description: 374 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Though Darth Varder And The Emperor Are Dead, The Empire Lives On And A Weakend Alliance Must Find Powerful New Help If It Is To Survive. Tha Answer Could Lie In The Hapes Consortium, A Cluster Of Sixty Three High-tech Worlds.
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It could have been worse.
When people ask me if I’m “Into Star Wars”, I say, “Yes, absolutely”. But when I say “Star Wars”, I mean, “Star Wars: A New Hope”, “The Empire Strikes Back”, and “Return of the Jedi”. I saw the first two prequels but am convinced they were a hallucination brought on by bad popcorn. I’ve never seen the Clone Wars. And I’ve never read a Star Wars novel. But for you, dear bitches, I braved the novelization world to review The Courtship of Princess Leia. I figured a novel about Han and Leia’s romance would either be the best thing since hyperdrive or the worst thing since Jabba the Hut’s personal appearance. Turns out I was wrong on both counts. This novel wasn’t irredeemable. It had good action sequences, a fast pace, and a few hilarious moments. But, as a romance novel, it was a big fail, because the most critical component – believable, well-developed, exciting romance – was absent.
To be honest, I’m grading this novel pretty harshly, mostly because it dangled so much potential in front of me and then whisked it away. At the start of the book, Han and Leia are both exhausted and overwhelmed. They are mourning the losses brought on by war and facing the realities of the struggles yet to come. Han has just returned from five months in combat, and Leia is preparing for a major diplomatic mission in another star cluster. They have a very brief time to try to reconnect. But, before they can do more than say, “Hi”, Leia receives a marriage proposal from Prince Isolder from the Hapes Consortium. This marriage would greatly strengthen the Alliance, and Isolder is quite a hottie. What will Leia do?
Well, I’ll tell you what Leia will do. Leia will be greatly charmed by Isolder (as who wouldn’t). Leia will then follow the men of the book around as they initiate all the action. Han, who has never been a paragon of maturity, will have hissy fits not unlike those of a thirteen-year-old girl. Luke will utter calm, wise words of wisdom and peace whenever he isn’t busy turning his enemies into barbeque. Chewie rips off arms, Artoo chirps, and Threepio is surprisingly awesome. Readers get a lot of adventure, but not a searing examination of the costs of war, or the difficult realities facing a couple who experience long separations and conflicting demands on their time and energies. Nor will the ethical implications of Leia’s choice have any but the most superficial treatment. Initially, it looks like this story will deal with the question of how much one can put one’s own personal happiness ahead of the well-being of others. A character explains the benefit of the marriage to Isolder in this way, “With the wealth of Hapes to help fund the war, Leia could overthrow the last remnants of the Empire quickly, saving billions of lives in the process”. Hear that, people? Not dozens, not millions, but billions of lives. What difference does it make whether Isolder is cute or repulsive? What difference does it make whether Han is the love of Leia’s life? Why are they fighting for her affections? This is a royal, political marriage, like many others, and normally affections would be beside the point. If the author is going to set such high stakes, those stakes should be seriously debated. That would make a compelling story about two kids who fell in love in wartime, and now have to make things work as adults with major challenges in their lives.
We don’t get that story, but we do get a fun romp, albeit not one that makes a lot of sense. I’ll let Han explain what happens once he realizes that Leia may very well leave him for Isolder:
“Well, see, it happened this way: I won a planet in a card game and really wanted to see it badly. Meanwhile, the woman I love was planning to run off with another man, so I convinced her to take a short trip with me. Only when we got here, I found the skies full of warships that shot me down – because no one bothered to tell me the planet was interdicted – and after we crashed, a bunch of witches decided to start a war over who gets the wreckage of my ship. So I’ll tell you, Luke, I’ve had a really bad week so far. Now, to top it off, I suppose you’re going to lecture me, or arrest me, or beat me up. So tell me, how is your week going?”
That plot summary is pretty complete, except where Han says, “convinced”, read, “kidnapped”. There are also various side plots involving extraneous characters who appear to be fully, um, compatible, despite originating from different planets. Sadly, the romance aspect really falls short. In a good romance novel, the relationship between the couples grows before our eyes, and the moment when they realize they love each other and decide to be together is a satisfying conclusion to that growth. The mood of the novel may be light and comic, or ridden with angst, but the happy ending has to be earned. We have to believe (at least, I have to believe) that this couple is in love, respects each other, balances each other, and is committed to each other. Sadly, without being too specific with the spoilers, it seems like the only reason romances in The Courtship of Princess Leia come to fruition is that the author is running out of pages and has to wrap things up. In one case, two characters go from showing no significant romantic interest in each other to professing undying love in the space of one page. I don’t mean that we know they liked each other all along, but they were blind to their true feelings, etc, etc. I mean the book was almost over and no one else was eligible, so the author gave these characters total reversals so they could be an item.
On the upside, the characterizations in the novel aren’t bad. Han and Leia bicker just as they did in “A New Hope” and “Empire”. There is some truly clunky dialogue, but some good lines too. The action zips right along, there are plenty of explosions, and one remarkable scene in which Luke experiences the Force on new levels (Not THOSE levels. Jeez, I can’t take you guys anywhere!). Above all, there is a song from Threepio. Yes, a song. Bitches, I’m not saying you should read this book, but I do think you should buy it, just to send a thank you donation to the author for coming up with this:
“He’s got his own planet
Although it’s kind of wild.
Wookies love him.
Women love him.
He’s got a winning smile!
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He’s more sensitive than he seems,
Han Solo!
What a man! Solo!
He’s every princess’s dream!”
In closing, let me just say that nowhere will you find a more devoted Leia/Han shipper than myself. Han Solo was my first crush, and Princess Leia was my first female role model. Having invested all this energy in the two of them since the age of eight, I’m a little picky. In fact, I can tell you the exact moment when the Star Wars franchise jumped the shark. It’s in “Return of the Jedi”. Han is staring out the window, and instead of smacking him upside the head and making a sarcastic comment, Leia gently embraces him and says, adoringly, “Hey…you awake?” My God, people. They’ve shared great sex, not full frontal lobotomies. Can no one write for this couple anymore? Their fans deserve bickering! We deserve passion! We deserve the joy of watching them work as a team – her levelheadedness balancing his impulsiveness, his bravado balancing her emotional caution, and their two strong natures ensuring that no one gets pushed around. Since this book consists of people randomly running around and then pretending that some sort of emotional journey took place, I’m giving it a C. However, in fairness, Threepio’s little ditty by itself deserves an A. Beware readers, the book looks promising, but “IT’S A TRAP!”
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To call this fanfiction is an insult to fanfiction
And somehow this book is on so many "best-of-Star-Wars Expanded Universe" lists, and everyone's all nostalgic about it??
Look at it:
Let's examine the main elements of this cover.
- Han Solo in a turtleneck
- Princess Leia in a wedding dress that doesn't look like it's going to stay on
- R2D2 and some stormtroopers looking lost as heck (there are no stormtroopers in the book)
- Alien Micheal Bolton
I should have known better. I really should have. But child-me shipped Han and Leia before I knew what shipping was and I just wanted a fun, cute story about them, okay?? Instead we got this: (spoilers? Does anyone care?)
Our story starts with Alien Micheal Bolton proposing to Leia
Apparently his name is Isolder and he's a prince of this super fabulous and rich planet system. He saw her once and thought she was hot, so he brings her ships full of gold and proposes to her on some business meeting being live streamed to all of the New Republic
(Why don't people ever see me once, decide they love me and bring me copious amounts of gold?)
Jedi Luke is on some space roadtrip
For literally the entire first 100 pages. I don't remember where he was going, I'm not sure he knew. He just kept talking to R2 and setting a new course
Despite being in a relationship with Han Solo, Leia seriously considers Alien Micheal's proposal
(After she accepts the gold of course.) But she gives neither of them an answer and they have numerous allegorical dick-measuring contests and fight over her.
"General Solo, what can you really offer Leia?"
"She loves me and I love her. That's enough."
"If you love her, then leave her to me!"
"Well, lets see..." Threepio said. "Isolder is extremely wealthy, generous, well-mannered, and-- at least by human standards--attractive. So now all we have to do is see what you have to offer that he doesn't have." Threepio searched his files for several moments, overheating his memory drives. "Oh dear! I see your problem!"
Han gets insecure and decides to play some space card game to win enough money to impress Leia
His winning hand consisted of "the two of sabers, the Evil One and the Idiot"
He wins a planet. Because plot.
After less than 30 pages, Leia decides she no longer loves Han and wants to marry Micheal Bolton
Page 37: "Look, I don't know why people would even think that I'd marry the prince. So don't listen to them. Listen to me. I love you for what you are--remember? A rebel, a scoundrel, a braggart. That won't ever change."
Page 53: Leia found herself crying, had never really imagined that she would let something like this happen. But at that moment, whatever attachment she had ever felt for Han suddenly seemed to become as insubstantial as fog, as a gentle white mist, and Isolder was the sun, burning it all away. With tears running down her cheeks she tangled her arms around Isolder and promised, "I'll come with you!"
Han doesn't react to this news well, and instead stuns Leia with his gun, locks her in the cargo bay of the Falcon and flies to the planet he won.
"You used to love me. You believed it, and you made me believe it. I thought our love was something special, something I would gladly die for, and I'm not going to throw away our future just because some other prince comes along.
Umm... where is the Han who calmly faced possible death with an "I know" and told Chewie to look after Leia? And was going to leave and let Luke and Leia be together (before he learned about that ancient plot twist in Ep. VI). This is all so out of character and creepy.
Luke feels a disturbance, comes back from his roadtrip and teams up with Micheal Bolton
Micheal turns into Menelaus after Helen runs off with Paris and vows to get "his" woman back. Luke goes with him, because Micheal has a scary empress mommy who wants to kill Han.
Han and Leia crash land on 'his' planet and end up camping in the jungle for like 100 pages
And hiding from big scary creatures.
"Come on, come on, you guys!" Han said. "Let's have an organized retreat here."
"Fine," Threepio said, "you organize while I retreat."
(Did I mention Han takes Chewie and C3PO with him when he kidnaps Leia?? Because apparently to reignite the flame of romance, you need your Wookiee best friend and protocol droid)
Of course, they become prisoners who are fought over by force-witches and some warlord.
"We'll be very happy to pry those answers out of you-- along with your toenails--during your interrogation!"
While looking for the prisoners, Luke decides Micheal is force-sensitive
This leads to several chapters of Luke "probing" him about his past, making him cry and sing, and then ultimately being kidnapped by another group of "force-witches"
Luke bonds with Teneniel, one of the witches, and they discover an old Jedi temple
This includes a montage where Luke is revealed to be so powerful he no longer sweats, can carry women miles in the woods, and heal most wounds.
Teneniel also declares Michael Bolton her slave, and reports her society of witches are allowed to buy and sell men.
Han sells his planet back to his kidnappers, in exchange for Leia's hand in marriage
But the witches say they won't force her hand, and instead Threepio attempts to persuade her through song and dance.
"He's got his own planet
Although it's kind of wild.
Wookiee's love him.
Women love him.
He's got a winning smile!
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He's more sensitive than he seems,
(Chorus sung in accompaniment with three women who all sound like Leia)
Han Solo,
What a man! Solo.
He's every princess's dream!"
(I swear I wish I was making this up)
Then, as if realizing there's plot to resolve, the last 100 pages are confusing and rushed battle scenes
I'm still not sure who was fighting who or what the tactics were, but our guys win so yay?
(Somehow it involves Han strapping a detonator on himself and marching into some war meeting. Leia finds this all really mature and hot)
Han and Leia decide they are in love again
(Assault and kidnapping be damned!)
"Han bent down and kissed her fiercely, passionately, and the blood thundered in her ears. Leia suddenly realized how much she had missed this, missed feeling such raw, elemental fervor for a man.
Alas, Alien Micheal Bolton, it was not meant to be.
(But for real, the suicide bomber thing really turns her on)
"I've got to say, you really look good with a bomb strapped to you."
Side note: is it a good idea to make out while someone HAS A BOMB STRAPPED TO THEM? Because it seems like a FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED course of action.
Don't feel too bad for Micheal, because he decides to marry the witch who claimed him as a slave
Because he's into that, apparently.
Han and Leia get married without ever having a real conversation the entire book
Han does yell out "Kiss my Wookiee!" in battle, and after that, are words really needed?
In Conclusion:
Idk man, this was more of a recap than a review because I'm still trying to process everything. Hands down one of the most poorly written, horribly constructed and ooc messes I've ever read-- but it was also one of the most fun and I laughed so hard??
December 18, 2019
One of the best "Star Wars" novels!
BEGINNING THE PATH OF THE FORCE
This was my very first novel about Star Wars! That's why I felt it appropiate it to visit again the review now that Episode IX is about to be premiered.
When I read this novel, back then in 1996, when there was only one canon, and therefore it has always been very special to me.
I chose it since by then I knew that Han and Leia had married at some time and they have kids, but I wondered how they tied the knot, and certainly when you have characters as Han and Leia, I was sure that it couldn't been your typical "courtship".
So, when I saw the book in a bookstore, I didn't meditate much and just took it from the shelf.
STRONG STORY IS
To my happy surprise, when I was checking some months ago (like in 2014) about which novels of Star Wars can be good options, I was truly glad that this novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia figured in many, many lists of several people, so, I was way happy that if I hadn't read much at that point, at least I had chosen one of the really good ones.
I love this book, since if you are fan of the "old" trilogy, you will find all the classic elements that you love of that trilogy, but even one very good thing, now realizing in retrospective, not matter that it was written more than 15 years ago, the story feature elements that in that moment were a novelty but now they are being quite developed even in the recent animated series of Clone Wars.
THE BIG THREE AT THEIR BEST
Han and Leia are in love, but so far, nothing formal or at least not a ring to secure the relationship, and the fresh "New Republic" is still in reconstructing stage and any ally can be valuable, in that scenario, enters a powerful galactic kingdom that if they'd form an alliance with the New Republic could bring stability to the space sector, however, in the demands to sign that alliance, there is a simple request...
...the hand of Princess Leia...
...to marry the prince of that powerful space kingdom.
Meanwhile, Luke will have to face a tribe of witches (The infamous Nightsisters) with knowledge about the Dark Side of the Force. That it was an element that they developed further in the CGI animated series of Clone Wars.
Definitely it's a Star Wars novel that I highly recommend it, not matter that nowadays it's one of the so-called "Legends" since it's not canon anymore. I'm sure that you'll love the experience.
April 14, 2020
I'll start out with some The Courtship of Princess Leia trivia, courtesy of the Star Wars wiki: Dave Wolverton was originally contracted to write a trilogy, which was canceled. Because of the numerous plot threads running through this novel, it's been suggested that CoPL is the conglomeration of that trilogy. The paperback cover was also changed--from the original one, featuring wedding dress Leia, Blade Runner Han, and Fabio-esque Isolder, to a more action-orientated cover with rancors and the trio in Endor garb. The reason? Sales for the hardback book were lower than expected, possibly because the first cover made it look like a romance novel. The Courtship of Princess Leia made it to number seven on the New York Times bestseller list for two weeks: from the week of April 24, 1994 through the week of May 1, 1994. It was ultimately on the NYT list for 3 weeks--a far cry from Heir to the Empire's runaway success (19 weeks on the NYT list).
Now, the term "romance novel" has come to acquire many negative connotations, probably because readers new to the genre are more familiar with infamously horrible examples than anything else. But essentially, any novel that focuses on "the relationship and romantic love between two people" could be categorized as a romance novel. (The "happily ever after" is usually required, but sometimes optional.)
I'll break it down:
--Does CoPL focus on the relationship between Leia & Han?
Yes.
--Is there a HEA?
Yes, I guess.
--Is it a romance novel, then?
Yes, to some extent. There are many plot threads, but Leia and Han are often the main focus.
--Is it a good romance novel?
HELL NO.
SUMMARY
Han Solo comes back from (apparently) destroying Warlord Zsinj's Super Star Destroyer to find that the Hapes Consortium has sent a buttload of ships and gifts to the New Republic. They're willing to ally with the New Republic, on a few conditions: Princess Leia has to accept all their stuff, and oh yeah, marry Crown Prince Isolder as well.
In a totally out-of-character move, Han wins the planet Dathomir in a sabacc game. He fails to impress Leia with his newfound wealth and prosperity, so he kidnaps her and runs off to his planet. (Chewbacca comes along.)
Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker is acting like an all-powerful Jedi, and joins forces with Isolder to track down the kidnapper, kidnapped, and kidnapper's BFF. (He may have been trying to track down some Jedi history before this, but I wasn't buying much attention.) Using his amazing Force powers, he finds a faster hyperspace path to Dathomir, pretends to be dead, floats down to a graceful landing, floats R2-D2 & Isolder & his ship down too, and discovers the remains of the Chu'unthor, a floating casino Jedi academy.
Of course, bad stuff happens. Han, Leia, and Chewie are captured by Imperials, then rescued by the Witches of Dathomir (good guys) and have a slumber party. Luke and Isolder are captured by Teneniel Djo, and become her oh-so-willing man-slaves. The Nightsisters (bad guys) try to capture the Millenium Falcon, and generally act crazy and Dark Side-y. Luke almost dies, but miraculously heals himself within a few hours! He also pilots the Falcon all by himself, saves Han, takes out the Nightsisters, disables the orbital nightcloak (more on that later), and acts like KJA-era Luke on Force crack.
Meanwhile, C-3PO wants to be BFFs with Han, so he spends the whole novel sucking up, claiming Han is the descendant of the King of Corellia, and being a general nuisance. Isolder's mother tried to kill Luke and Leia earlier in the novel, but she's dealt with.
In the end, Han destroys Zsinj's Super Star Destroyer again, and marries Leia. Isolder marries Teneniel, because he seems to be into that kind of thing.
TEN THINGS HORRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS NOVEL
1. Sexual Objectification
For a Bantam era novel, CoPL is surprisingly sleazy. It's PG level stuff, but still surprising to find in 90's era Star Wars. Isolder is super hot (he's called Space Fabio for a reason); his mother, Ta'a Chume, is gorgeous and vicious; all the Hapans are beautiful; Teneniel is barely legal, but super hot as well. So much time is spent describing the sexual attractiveness of various characters that these new cultures (Dathomir and Hapes) feel alien and un-Star War-like.
Not to mention that this might be the first SW book to contain the word "breast." As in, "with totally no clothes covering it up." Teneniel takes Luke and Isolder as her slaves, and has high hopes for Luke, because any of their children would have Force superpowers. The Dathomiri culture, on a whole, is all about the sexual dominance of women. But instead of being empowering for women, it's female dominance viewed through the male gaze: a weird erotic fantasy, with women seen through the eyes of the heterosexual male.
2. Barbaric Matriarchal Societies
Both Hapes and Dathomir are matriarchal societies. At first, that seems a reason for celebration. As a female reader, I have no problem with a world ruled by women--in fact, it's nice to see a novel with more female characters than just Leia.
But Hapes and Dathomir are not just ruled by women: their cultures are violently barbaric. Ta'a Chume maintains power by killing off her rivals, even her own children. The Dathomiri clans enslave others, and are stuck in the Stone Age thanks to the lack of modern technology. The combination of gender inequalities and savage violence suggests that female dominated societies are not only fodder for kinky male fantasies, but inherently wrong as well.
3. The Curious Anomaly of the Independent Hapes Cluster
If the Hapes Cluster is so large and powerful, and could be such an asset to the New Republic, why did Palpatine ignore them? Why didn't he swallow them up in his Empire? (And judging by their actions before and during the Battle of Dathomir, they probably wouldn't have won. For the descendants of space pirates, they're not that great at warfare.)
4. Palpatine Was Scared of Gethzerion
To which I have to respond....SERIOUSLY? The most powerful Sith of the age knew about a bunch of Force "witches," and just let them be? I don't think Palpatine would have left a planet full of Force sensitives alone. He wiped out almost the entire Jedi Order--he would have had no problem disposing of some women who had primitive weapons, and only a basic understanding of the Force.
Along the same lines, I very much doubt that the Dathomiri could have prevented Yoda and other Jedi from retrieving the wreckage of the Chu'unthor. Yoda was badass; has Wolverton never watched The Empire Strikes Back?
5. The Orbital Nightcloak, and How Zsinj Fails as a Villain
The Orbital Nightcloak is composed of a network of satellites that prevent sunlight from reaching the planet they orbit. Awesome way to freeze out a planet, right? Well...except for the small fact that, like old school Christmas lights, knocking out a few satellites would deactivate the entire network.
That idiocy defines Zsinj's character in CoPL. Everyone says he's a genius, but all the examples Wolverton gives the reader of Zsinj's evil plans are downright moronic. Using an interdependent control system on his secret weapon? Making deals with evil Nightsisters and expecting them to honor them? Not getting the hell out of Dodge once the Hapan fleet showed up? Major fail!
Fortunately, Aaron Allston retcons Zsinj into a mastermind who merely pretends to be stupid in the Wraith Squadron trilogy, but Zsinj's first appearance in the SW canon is utterly disappointing.
6. The Gun of Command
Wolverton tries to shoehorn various new technologies into the book, but none are as groan-inducing as the Hapan Gun of Command. According to the SW wiki, "[the] guns worked by releasing an electromagnetic wave field which disabled the victim's thought processes. Once affected, the victim would follow any simple command given, even blatantly suicidal ones."
You have to be very careful with technology in SW novels; there's an uneasy balance between the complexities of their ships and weapons, and the frontier-like quality of the original trilogy. The Gun of Command bypasses that completely, and pushes the story into sci-fi farce. A gun that takes away the victim's free will? The Empire would have loved that!
7. Han's General Characterization, and His Approach to Wooing
I can accept Han getting jealous and pissy about another suitor showing up for Leia's hand. But getting drunk and trying to win fame and fortune in a game of chance, so that he'd be worthy of her? Kidnapping her and stuffing her in the Millenium Falcon's hidden cargo sections? This is not the man who coolly answered "I know" to Leia's proclamation of love in ESB.
In CoPL, Han is overbearing, insecure, and unbelievably dense--a particularly heinous passage involves Han pulling a drunk whuffa worm out of a puddle, and believing this to be an impressive feat. His characterization is so far left-field that I'm actually surprised Leia marries him in the end.
8. Leia's Ambivalence and Fickleness
Of course, that's not perplexing when you look at all the uncharacteristic things that Leia does. Wolverton takes a strong, stable relationship between two equal partners, smashes it into the ground, and attempts to show them "falling back in love"...problem is, there's not much visible proof of their undying love to placate the reader.
I don't have too much of an issue with Leia considering the Hapan proposal: politically, it might be a good move to ally themselves with the Hapan Cluster. But she doesn't even discuss this with Han, and their relationship is just wrong. She's nasty and snappish with him, her interests constantly switching from one man to the other and back again. If the men in this novel--exemplified by Han--are idiots, the women are shrews, and Leia the queen of them all.
9. Han's Lack of Response to the Continued Existence of the Iron Fist
When the novel opens, Han is returning to Coruscant after destroying Zsinj's flagship, the SSD Iron Fist. However, when he encounters it again in the Dathomir system, there's not a hint of shock or outrage or anything. Han spent MONTHS hunting this man down, believed he had taken out his flagship, and when he encounters him again, he just shrugs it off and blows him up again. "Ho hum, another Imperial Warlord to destroy, just in a day's work," he seems to say. WHAT THE HELL, Wolverton, I can't even dlkfgjlgkfghddkhfl....
10. LUKE FREAKING SKYWALKER
Chronologically, CoPL comes before Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy, where Luke behaves much as he did in the original trilogy--by which I mean that his Force powers are nothing too extravagant. He participates in lightsaber duels, glimpses the future, faces a Dark Jedi, and hones his instincts. You'd expect Luke to act much the same in this novel.
Nope. Instead, he seems to have sprung fully formed from the pages of the Jedi Academy trilogy; Luke performs daring feats years before he faced the reborn Emperor and proclaimed himself a Master. It doesn't fit into the Expanded Universe timeline.
Additionally, Luke acts like the most obnoxious kind of Jedi: the constantly proselytizing teacher. He even instructs Isolder (as non-Force sensitive as they come) in the ways of the Light Side. When captured by Teneniel, Luke calmly goes along with it and tries to explain that gosh, she really shouldn't rape him, it's not nice. He makes no moves to escape, and I don't buy it. To reference Zahn again: in Heir to the Empire, Luke didn't escape from Mara in the forests of Myrkr because the ysalamiri blocked the Force, and they both were in the same bad situation. Here, Luke can access the Force perfectly fine, so he has no reason to stick with Teneniel. (She wants you to be her sexy slave, Luke. Get out while you still can!)
And the climax of the story, where Luke faces down Gethzerion, ruptures all the blood vessels in his face, and yet still manages to heal himself and save the day....I can't even discuss it, I'll get too angry and degenerate into senseless typing again.
ETA: Plus it's always really, really, reeeeally annoyed me that Wolverton thought it would be okay for Luke to almost miss their wedding. Like he wouldn't be there BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED TO BEGIN WITH.
Ugh, why I did not mention that in my review? Horrible! Wolverton, he's Leia's twin brother--her only family still alive. He should be there at least three hours before the ceremony, probably being an usher and finding Mon Mothma a seat and everything. It is unacceptable for Luke to walk in at the last minute, like "Hey guys, sorry I'm late, you can continue."
CONCLUSION AND CLOSING THOUGHTS
The Courtship of Princess Leia introduced characters and cultures that played a large role in later SW books, especially the New Jedi Order series, the Dark Nest trilogy, and the Legacy of the Force series. Isolder and Teneniel Djo had a daughter (Tenel Ka), who eventually produced Han and Leia's only grandchild (Allana). Dathomiri witches joined Luke's Jedi Order, while Nightsisters became the Sith Ladies of Tomorrow. The Hapans are always willing to pop up and provide some naval help in times of trouble, and Ta'a Chume still tries to assassinate family members.
CoPL fills a crucial gap in the post-Return of the Jedi timeline. Unfortunately, it's just not very good.
NOT RECOMMENDED.
My YouTube review: https://youtu.be/9WVGS8otV-Y
SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING
Wiki articles referenced:
Romance novel
Sexual objectification
The Courtship of Princess Leia
A brief definition of the old school romantic hero
Other CoPL reviews:
TV Tropes entry for CoPL
this review on GoodReads
Good romance recommendations:
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Dear Author
May 11, 2011
I've seen a lot of reviews comparing this book to fan fiction. I think that's really doing an injustice to authors of fan fiction.
June 8, 2007
This book hurts my brain. I don't buy Wolverton's characterization of Han and Leia for a second. Also, there are witches? A planet of Amazonian female witches? Seriously? The EU novels are basically published fan fiction and, honestly, I've read better on the internets.
July 24, 2010
"I'm supposed to be happy that we're going to crash into the planet instead of blow up in space?"
My quest to review all the previous Star Wars Expanded Universe books I read in my teenaged years continues!
Leia Organa has been campaigning to get the powerful Hapan Cluster to aid the New Republic in its fight against the Imperial Remnant led by Warlord Zsinj. Things somewhat backfire when the Queen agrees...under the condition that Leia marry the Queen's son and heir, Prince Isolder. Han, being outraged, captures Leia and takes her to a mysterious planet, Dathomir, where both meet up with Luke, who has been searching for missing Jedi.
I Liked:
Unlike about 90% of the other reviewers, I actually didn't mind Leia's turmoil over her feelings for Isolder and Han. I felt it was realistic. After all, it had been four years since Return of the Jedi, and I would have thought, had they loved each other so much, wouldn't they have found a chance to get married in that time? I know Leia is driven for the New Republic and all, but surely they would have found ten minutes to haul Admiral Ackbar over and have a quiet ceremony. But no. Instead, four years later, they are still unmarried and even separated for huge chunks of time, with Han fighting Zsinj and Leia campaigning with the Hapans. So, to think that Leia might have developed a crush on Isolder, who is very handsome, very charming, and very appreciative of her, isn't that too out of left field.
There are many moments in the story where Han and Leia's characterizations are spot on. The review title's quote, from Leia, is one perfect example. It's easy to believe that she would have snapped something like this to Han, just as she does in Courtship. And Han has quite a few good moments too, and some good smarmy lines.
Luke Skywalker adopts an interesting mission, to resurrect and investigate the Jedi. This is a good foreshadowing of later novels.
New characters that stand out are Prince Isolder and Teneniel Djo. Their chemistry is really nice and is well built. Besides, the two characters themselves are pretty interesting. Prince Isolder is a rich brat, but he still manages to be likeable. Teneniel also is well-written as a woman struggling with the use of the Force for good.
Also of note, the Hapan and Dathomiri cultures are founded in this book. These cultures (female centric, very interesting, if sometimes overboard) become quite prominent in later books, namely the New Jedi Order series and the Legacy of the Force series. Furthermore, this quote from Ta'a Chume is very interesting, in light of later books: "I won't have our descendants bowing to his, ruled by an oligarchy of spoon benders and readers of auras."
I Didn't Like:
If I were to read this novel now (and not listen), I can only imagine how many times this book would end up smacking against a wall!
Right from the beginning, Han Solo ogles over a "Gun of Command", which, when shot, will allow the "victim" to do whatever the shooter wanted (of course, this weapon comes from a stereotypically "technologically advanced" world in the Hapan cluster). When I heard this, I wanted to scream in terror. This is the most ludicrous Star Wars invention ever! It sounds almost as if someone had recently read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, didn't realize THAT book was satire, and took the concept from the Point of View gun! ACK! It doesn't work, and it's a lame plot device!
Then, when Han feels that he is losing Leia, what does he do? Does he take her aside, have a nice evening with her, tell her his concerns as you might think a four year boyfriend might? Of course, not! He instead sets his ship up for a loan and tries to make himself as wealthy as Isolder, because THAT is what Leia wants, royalty and money, not love for its own sake or the New Republic or anything else. Did Han disappear and get replaced by his evil and much stupider twin?? It seriously makes me wonder, since the actions of Han in this book do not remind me of Han Solo from the movies at all.
But the part I really disliked was when Han, and this is post-ROTJ Han, kidnaps Leia. This is from the man that was willing to let Leia have a chance with Luke in ROTJ, but now he is willing to commit a serious crime to get her to be with him? What happened to his being somewhat respectable? Any respect I had for Han was lost at this point.
Luke Skywalker, every chance he gets, tries to convert people to "Jedi-ism" or "Light-side-ism"--even when they aren't Force Sensitive! He tells Isolder at one point, the other man needs to "join the Light Side". And then Luke's Force teachings get muddied when he tells Tenenial Djo that it's not the spells but the meaning, the heart behind them that makes a person a Dark Sider/Nightsister. This goes against all the teachings of the Jedi up to this point. The Dark Side had been treated as a separate entity from the Light and it was with Jacen's time that the two were begun to be seen as an individual's choice and not two distinct factions. Then, I grew irritated when Luke would randomly kill individuals and then champion against killing in the next breath. Talk about hypocrisy!
While we are talking about Luke, I should mention how he comes off way too powerful. In the Thrawn Trilogy, Luke was a perfect balance of Jedi Knight/Master and naive idealist. Here, one year before Heir to the Empire, he is near omnipotent, able to appear dead, float down to Dathomir's surface, float Isolder and HIS ship down safely to the surface, and not break a sweat! That doesn't even get to the part where he flies the Falcon single-handedly (why can't Chewie or Leia or Isolder fly the ship?!) and is able to fire the weapons to perfection! Completely out of character, completely off the wall, completely TOO powerful!
The plot of the story is, in a nutshell, how Leia and Han fall in love and get married. Only, they had already fallen in love by ROTJ, so there really is no need for them to "fall in love" again. Particularly if it is done as poorly as Wolverton has, creating a conflict where one didn't need to be (even if I didn't mind Leia considering Isolder, I think the execution was poor). Why can't they just get married and have a nice adventure on Dathomir, searching for Jedi with Luke? But, no, that can't happen! We have to throw in some out of character moments for Han, make him unlikeable, and force a romantic obstacle so Han and Leia can "show" their love to each other. Oh brother! If we are going to do this, couldn't we get a REAL romance writer instead of a scifi/fantasy writer??
The latter half fares better as it deals more with the events on Dathomir than the forced conflicted with Han, Leia, and Isolder, but still there are absurdities that just won't go away, one of them being the two female-centered societies in one novel. What the...? I don't have a problem with them, but I found it oddly coincidental...and a little sexist. The female-centered societies seem more cruel, more "barbaric" than the male-centered socieities (i.e. the main character's). The Hapan females are personified as cruel, power-hungry, and insulting to men and the Dathomiri females capture men to be their slaves. What happened to Wolverton in his youth that made him want to portray women in such a distasteful limelight? Can't we have one female-centric society that doesn't oppress the people (and the males specifically) in such a blatantly hyperbolic way?
Speaking of which, if the Hapes Cluster is so powerful, why did the Emperor keep them around? Why didn't he ally with them or destroy them? Why did he leave the Nightsisters on Dathomir instead of recruiting them as his Dark Jedi (as he has done with his Inquisitors)? This makes absolutely no sense.
Lastly, the satellites blocking the sun's energies? Don't get me started...
Also, as is typical for an abridged audiobook, this was very choppy, very hard to follow, and sometimes confusing.
Dialogue/Sexual Situations/Violence:
A spattering of h*** and d***. Kinda shocked to see that in a Star Wars book.
Isolder is one hot babe and Han declares he and Leia are "lovers". Teneniel captures Isolder and Luke, hoping to have them bear her sons. Isolder wonders if his mother will sleep with Luke. For a Star Wars novel, it gets pretty sleazy.
Space battles, lightsaber duels, rancors, Imperials, Force-wielding Nightsisters...all come into play in this book. Not to mention beheadings, multiple broken bones, dis-arming (literally), and burst blood vessels. Joy of joys.
Overall:
Words aren't enough to describe how silly this book is. When I read it in my teens, my under-developed senses blazed past the crazy tactics Han employed to "woo" his woman, Luke's ham-handed Jedi preaching, and the bizarre female dominated societies (not one but two in a single book!). Now that I'm older, I can't help but want to bang my head into a wall.
Also, I have to send out an apology to Michael Reaves and Steve Perry. In a previous review of their co-authored book, Death Star, I criticized heavily their bad attempt at writing romance. Well, I now rescind those remarks. I've found an author who is even worse at writing a romance story (since the whole point of Courtship is to say how Han and Leia got married!) than they are.
The Courtship of Princess Leia is pivotal in establishing cultures and characters that will come into play in later books. But honestly, with as silly and embarrassing as the events in this book are, I would suggest skipping it and creating your own love story for Han and Leia. 2 stars.
June 14, 2024
3.5 Stars
Star Wars Reading Guide https://youtu.be/k8WtQMRgCjA
Yes this is an incredibly cheesy Star Wars novel, but I still really enjoyed it. I liked the humor and romance.
This was the first Star Wars novel I ever read, so it was nostalgic to reread it.
July 24, 2015
Dave Wolverton has the distinction of having written one of the cheesiest and worst Star Wars Expanded Universe novels that I have read so far. I'm probably being generous giving this a two-star rating.
"The Courtship of Princess Leia" is, as the title suggests, the story of how Han Solo eventually woos Leia's hand in marriage. Published in 1994, "TCOPL" takes place two years after the events of the film "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". Rumor has it that Wolverton intended it to be a trilogy. Based on the structure of the novel, that rumor makes sense. It seems rushed, and there are many disjointed elements within the story that may have been fixed if Wolverton had been given time to develop them in three separate novels.
The New Republic is gaining ground, building alliances with many new worlds that were oppressed by the Empire. Pockets of Imperial forces still survive throughout the known galaxies, so skirmishes still persist. Leia Organa, the President of the New Republic, is swamped with work. She doesn't have time for a relationship.
Han Solo, a general and a noted war hero now, is busy himself. He and Chewbacca are still leading squadrons into occasional battle. His only downtime are the occasional times he can get back to Coruscant to see Leia.
Unfortunately for Han, Prince Isolder of the Hapes consortium (a group of planetary systems controlled by a somewhat benevolent Queen) has made a proposition with Leia. He has asked for her hand in marriage, and in return, the New Republic will control the Hapes consortium. Leia, a born politician, sees the benefit of the proposition, and she is actually considering marrying Isolder.
Seeing red, Han does something drastic: he "kidnaps" Leia and flies her off to Dathomir, a planet that Han won in a card game. He hopes that he can convince Leia that he is the man for her. Hot on their trail, of course, is Isolder, with the help of Luke Skywalker.
Dathomir, it turns out, is home to powerful Force-sensitive witches. A war has been waging there for a long time, apparently, between good witches and evil ones, called Nightsisters. The planet is also guarded by Imperial troops, supposedly left there years ago by Emperor Palpatine, who was even afraid of the Force witches. The Nightsisters, however, basically control the Imperial troops. On the upside, the good witches are allied with rancor beasts. (Yes, the same creature that tried to eat Luke in "ROTJ".)
I'm not making any of this stuff up, by the way.
This book is pretty bad, mainly because Wolverton can't decide whether he's writing a fantasy adventure or a romance novel, because there are elements of both genres in the book, and neither one are approached very well.
As critic-proof as the Star Wars novels are, this one is pretty bad.
April 5, 2016
Although it was not the most well written of the Star Wars books I have read, it was what sucked me into reading them in the first place. I am a sucker for romance, and you just can't beat it between Han and Leia.
In this book, they have drifted apart though the business of their duties, but Han is forced to go to extreme measures when Leia is about to be married of to the Prince of the Happes Consortium. After a winning her a planet in a sabac game, he kidnapps her and takes her to it, which is when the real story begins, as they encounter "Force witches" and other problems.
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May 12, 2016
To be honest I barely remember the plot of this book, but it had Dark Side witches riding on Rancors, & what else do you want? There's not much else I want from the Star Wars EU than that. -MK.
October 9, 2010
If zero stars were an option that is what this book would warrant. Nigh on one hundred pages in, and I simply put could not suffer through anymore because I am a Star Wars fan and this book was doing as good a job as Lucas and his recent film outings to extinguish that love permanently.
I have never read any Dave Wolverton before, and given the poor quality of writing exhibited in this book he is an author I will stay away from in the future. Not only did I not care for him on a craft level as it pertained to style, but he also failed utterly in his portrayal of Han, Leia, Chewbacca, Luke, C-3PO (the only characters I encountered before throwing this book out) which astounded me. I mean did Wolverton watch the same Star Wars movies I did? Because if he did his book clearly does not show in his portrayal of the characters as they bare at the best of times only a passing resemblance to the characters you grew to love in the movies.
In glancing at the other reviews on here, I am shocked that this book has any ratings above one star, but often fans have blinders on.
Trying not be tangential, but what the hell is up with the cover art for this book (the quality is fine), but why does it feature Return of the Jedi imagery, I mean it has been four years since those events, and I for one would have enjoyed some sort of here they are now artwork versus what we have on display. The latter is especially true given the fact the artwork does a far better job of bringing that movie to life beyond the screen than Wolverton's uninspired writing could ever do.
January 15, 2016
Um, so the premise of this doesn't make sense. Leia gets an offer of marriage from this prince and, at first, it's played as if this is something she is considering for political reasons. Which would make sense and be a good conflict! But suddenly she starts to have feelings for him right away??? (He's already in love with after seeing her once or something.) I seriously thought there was some mind control going on here because I didn't buy it at all.
Meanwhile, everyone (including Leia!) acts as if Han is weird for having a problem with this whole deal.
So then Han kidnaps Leia.
Right.
And, of course, there's a lot about each man "stealing" Leia from the other.
I don't know. I'm on this run of books with poorly executed third party threats. FIND A NEW CONFLICT. (I don't think Han/Leia even needed a conflict. The movies were enough!)
There was also a lot of plotty stuff that was whatever. And way too much time spent in this prince's head. BTW, he quickly falls in love with someone else and marries her SO I GUESS EVERYONE IS HAPPY????
Siggggh. At least I'm good at forgetting books.
June 8, 2020
The first "Star Wars Extended Universe" book I ever read. I was surprised that I liked it, and it led to me reading more EU books. This one I had to reread largely for the Han Solo and C-3PO sections, which I found really funny. But Isolder is such an oaf!
April 27, 2023
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A Star Wars book so bad it makes all other Star Wars books look like Pulitzer nominees.
Dave Wolverton’s “The Courtship of Princess Leia” has a couple of things going for it that make it a beloved nostalgia read for many. At the time, back in May 1994, the number of adult Star Wars novels that had been published could be counted with the fingers of one hand plus a couple more. The Timothy Zahn trilogy had concluded just a year earlier, acting as the unofficial sequel to the OT and establishing Han and Leia as a married couple expecting their first children. This opened a pathway for innumerable stories to be told beyond Return of the Jedi. One of them was: how and when did Han and Leia tie the knot?
Unfortunately, the person chosen to answer that question was Dave Wolverton. But the thirst for more Star Wars content and the appeal of the plot made COPL into a must-read, and read it was. Many remember this book fondly as one of their first Star Wars reads, especially if they were young readers at the time. And who could fault them for that?
Well, *I* can, if in 2023 they look me in the eye and claim that it’s a great Star Wars book and the only Han/Leia wedding story we need.
THIS ISN'T THE PLOT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
The plot is bad because it hinges on the premise that women are flighty, frivolous creatures who need a man to tell them what they really want and how they really feel.
Han and Leia have been in a relationship for several years at this point. There's nothing to indicate their relationship is in trouble, except they just spent five months apart while Han was on a mission for the New Republic. Suddenly, a "hot" rich prince appears asking for Leia's hand in marriage. Even though she literally gave up her planet for the rebellion, everybody in the New Republic is pressuring her to marry Isolder. And although the incentive is as big as several planets, and could give her diaspora a home and put an end to the war, Leia says she's not going to do it... and then she falls in love with him. After two days. So after acting like a giant asshole to Han, Leia finally decides to break things off with him. ✨ROMANCE✨
This drives Han insane with jealousy, so he uses a powerful mind-control gun to kidnap Leia and take her to a planet he won in a Sabacc game, which is not how things should work. On their way there, he gives her an ultimatum: she has to spend 7 days on Dathomir with him (plus 8 days of travel... also not how things should work), and if he makes her fall in love with him again, Leia has to marry Han. If she doesn't, Han will let her marry Isolder and go to jail for the kidnapping. ✨ROMANCE✨
Of course, by the end of the book, Leia realizes that Han was right to not give up on them, and she's so glad that he kidnapped her. She was never in love with Isolder! Gotcha! (She literally said she loved Isolder at one point, though...) ✨ROMANCE✨
So basically the foundation of the plot is abduction, kidnapping, gaslighting, ultimatums, all of which can be summed up as domestic abuse because it was done in the context of a relationship, and a lot of verbal abuse from Leia (no, that's not the same as their movie bickering).
Is this the great romantic story we want about how one of the most iconic couples of cinema decided to get married? Fuck no. What is wrong with all of you five and four star raters?
HOKEY RELIGIONS AND ANCIENT WEAPONS
Let's talk about all the other omgsoamazing plot threads that people praise about this book. They're bullshit, okay? Wolverton is a lot like George Lucas, but not in a good way. He had a lot of ideas he thought were cool, but no skill to make them make sense. Did you know that the X-Wing novels were written *after* COPL and they're largely responsible for making sense of the thrown to the wall spaghetti that was the Zsinj subplot?
And there is, of course, the witches of Dathomir. A cool concept, for sure... that was done in the most nonsensical, sexist way possible. Wolverton's idea of a matriarchal society is basically a pamphlet about "the dangers of feminism": men are treated as inferiors, they don't have a voice, they're enslaved for procreation. AKA, men fear what they do. This is also the case for the Hapan society, minus the slavery - but their own unsavory story involves eugenics. Yikes.
The explanations on how these witches came to be and what makes one a Nightsister are rambling, contradictory, confusing. And for all people praise the #girlpower of this book, these powerful man-hating witches who have been doing this for millennia or decades, depending (I don't think Wolverton even knew), end up taking the advice of... Luke. Who has been a Jedi for all of 3-4 years, depending (the timeline of this book was later changed). The white saviourism is strong with this one. And if that wasn't enough, the story is ripe with settler colonialism as well.
UNLEARN WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
Oh, you want to read this book to get another look at our beloved characters? You won't find them here.
Han is a sweaty dumb rude loser who can't possibly have anything to offer Leia, even though she literally took a break from her life mission to rescue him, he was made a General due to his competence, and has just come back from leading a 5-month mission. And is literally played by Harrison Fucking Ford in his prime. Somehow, he goes to Threepio for romantic advice instead of, I don't know, Chewie or Luke, his actual friends. And did I mention he gets into Leia's home, shoots a gun at her, and kidnaps her? Yeah, that's a big one.
Leia is a flighty airheaded bitch. Yes, she was made into a bitch, and this with the sole purpose of having a man be on the right. It took her over three years to admit her attraction to Han, and a near death experience to admit her love for him, but she falls for Isolder after a few meetings. All of her intelligence and skills are gone. She's belittled in public, and she takes it. Han's actions are unquestionably worse overall, but the reader is made to sympathize with him, the poor scorned lover, over Leia, who is just being unreasonable.
Luke is a powerful wizard who can pilot and shoot all by himself and come back from death with the power of the Force, which is accessed through lizard breath, apparently. He also can "smell" traces of people with the Force, and he goes around evangelizing folks and trying to get pupils, even if they're not Force-sensitive.
Threepio is annoying... but in the wrong ways!! How do you fuck up Threepio, you ask? Well, first off by having him be BFFs with Han. Then, by having him "discover" that Han is the "King of Corellia" and proceeding to have him refer to Han as "Your Majesty" at every turn. And making up a song about it.
Chewbacca could be painted background, for all his participation. So many things that Threepio said or was asked about should have been said by Chewie if authors weren't so afraid of translating what he's saying.
THAT'S NO WEDDING
I'm tired and this has gone on for too long already, so let's end with this: "COPL is the only book about Han and Leia's wedding we need!" Bold claim for something that takes up about two paragraphs. Oh, the section is maybe a full page and a half, told from Luke's POV, who is running very late, and he runs into Threepio, who has discovered Han is not, in fact, the King of Corellia, and wants to stop the wedding. But all we see of the wedding fits in two paragraphs. Han is mentioned once. All we get is a description of the room and that Luke thinks Leia is joyful and not mad at him for being an hour late. Woohoo.
This book is not a good Han/Leia book; it's not a romantic book; the plot isn't good; the characterization isn't good; the worldbuilding is barely held together with tape and only later built on by much more talented authors; the lore is based on sexist crap; the relationships and Luke's role as a Jedi are greatly influenced by Mormonism... IT'S JUST NOT GOOD, OKAY?
If you're truly looking for a book about Han and Leia's engagement, wedding and honeymoon, a book that has both romance and action, with coherent worldbuilding, and that doesn't ignore the existence of three movies... read The Princess and the Scoundrel.
The only thing I'm glad I read this book for is that now I can confidently tell people it sucks, because it's so much worse than I thought before.
March 2, 2023
Well, this one’s my third okay-to-decent Legends book in a row. Like the last few I’ve read, it’s got some good stuff for sure, but overall it’s just “eh.”
First of all, the OT characters are all done well here. Threepio was a particular highlight—he had a number of comical moments in this book. I also found the setup for this one pretty interesting. Given the title, it’s pretty obvious that a big part of this book is Leia and her choosing who to marry. She must make a choice between Han Solo and Isolder, a member of the Hapes royal family. While I didn’t initially find this setup interesting, I think the early chapters do a good job of making it engaging. The gang eventually ends up on Dathomir, which is another plus—seeing such a unique world and culture was really cool.
As for negatives, the main thing is the plot which I found fairly uninteresting. I really enjoyed the early parts and the general setup for the plot, but the rest just didn’t grab me much. I think part of that is because the story is suddenly taken to Dathomir, which was an interesting place to explore but felt very disconnected from what was already established in the early chapters. I also found a particular moment with Han to be really, really odd and borderline out of character. (SPOILER WARNING: This isn’t really a spoiler since it’s on the blurb of the book but just in case, here’s a warning.) Han basically kidnaps Leia because she’s seriously considering marrying Isolder, and to me that just feels way out of character. It really took me out of the story. Otherwise things are fine, but that one little thing just kept nagging at me the whole time.
Overall this was another decent EU book. I wouldn’t say there was anything I exactly loved (save for Threepio, maybe) but everything was mostly okay. Not a super engaging or noteworthy book in my opinion, but a decent one.
Rating: 6.5/10
January 16, 2018
It's been quite a few years since I've read this (and I'll probably go back and reread this), but this was the story that sold me on the Han x Leia relationship. I always shipped them in the movies and knew that they got together and had a family, but it was reading this book that made me ship them and be one of my favorite couples.
Also, I'm mad that the EU imploded so Disney didn't use this story for Eps 7, 8, and 9.
Recommended 13+ for romance (again, I don't remember anything besides the main story line)
April 5, 2017
Synopsis: After the death of Darth Vader and the Emperor, what is left of the Empire is still fighting against the weakened Alliance. Leia finds a cluster of planets known as the Hapes consortium that could give her aid, but, in order to seal the deal, she must marry the Queen Mother's son. None too happy about it, Han takes her to the planet of Dathomir, which appears beautiful, but has some dark secrets that will threaten not only the two of them, but also Luke.
My Review: This was relatively mediocre. Nothing spectacular, but, still a mildly entertaining Star Wars adventure. Though there was a lot of suspense--more than I was expecting, given the romantic nature of the title--it was a bit light on action, which may disappoint some fans.
Content Concerns:
Sex: Kissing at worst. 4.5/5
Nudity: None. 5/5
Language: The d-word and h-word are both used twice. 4/5
Violence: Action sequences are present, but there's nothing graphic. 3.5/5
Drugs: None that I recall. 5/5
Frightening/Intense Scenes: The end battle is a bit freaky. 4/5
Other: Some may object to some characters being known as "witches". 4/5
Score: 3.5/5
July 29, 2016
You couldn't set out to craft a book better designed to extinguish my Star Wars obsession than this particular offering. Blech.
First, Wolverton has no clear concept of who Leia is and what makes her tick. He tries to pretend that Leia could not love Han after the ending of Jedi, and even seriously consider marrying someone else. Hogwash.
Second, he spends more time in the heads of Han, Luke, and the would-be wooer (even C-3PO!) than he does in Leia's head, although given his already stated inadequate understanding of her character, it's just as well.
I finished it because I wanted to ensure that I would never be tempted to read it again. It sucked, and there is no other way to say it.
December 28, 2016
12-28-16: Orginally read ages ago, but reread upon the recent death of Carrie Fisher. While Fisher was and will always be an icon, (May she rest in peace!!)this book remains pretty terrible.
Anyone have any GOOD EU books (or comics) featuring Leia prominently?
September 18, 2011
Such a great book. It picks up right where "Return of the Jedi" leaves off, and it is such a fun read for fans of the films.
December 18, 2017
I just want everyone to know that I checked this book out of the library every other month and all I wanted from life was the wedding dress Leia is wearing on the cover.
June 7, 2021
this book had less Witch Content than I remembered. Needs more witches imo.
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestseller...
May 23, 2023
I originally had no intention of reading this book, but I ended up being pleasantly surprised by it. Sure, early Star Wars books are a bit weird nowadays, considering how much that changed with the whole Star Wars universe, but they can still be very entertaining.
3.75 stars
December 4, 2022
Don't let the title mislead you into thinking this is a romance novel, Star Wars style.
Summary:
The novel starts off on Coruscant, with Leia welcoming an entourage from Hapes. Hapes and its other worlds, have plenty to offer to the newly formed Republic, 4 years after ROTJ. One surprise, is Prince Isolder, who wants Leia as his wife, and eventually the queen mother of Hapes. She starts to fall for him, and this makes Han very jealous. He wins a planet in a sabacc game, called Dathomir. He kidnaps Leia, and takes her here to try to win her back.
This planet is orbited by Zsinj, a warlord from the remnants of the Empire. Han and Leia, along with Chewie and C-3PO crash land on the planet. They find that this planet has more than meets the eye. Luke comes searching for them, along with Isolder. The planet is full of surprises, including rancors, much larger than the one in ROTJ, that was in Jabba's palace. Even more dangerous are these witches, called the Nightsisters, who possess the Force, and use it for evil. Come to find out, the Emperor himself, was afraid of them. Leia and Han come in contact with a clan of good witches, called the Mountain Clan. This sets up a struggle between the two clans, with Leia, Han and Luke involved.
Likes: So, not much courtship going on in this novel. This novel has everything I like in a SW novel, interesting, forbidden planet, involving the characters as much as can be expected, and good vs. evil. The evil being pretty strong in this one and Luke struggling with the Nightsisters.
Dislikes: None.
Finally: Make sure you get this for your SW novel collection.
March 2, 2018
Some of the reviews I’ve read for this book show an absolute disdain for the story, characters, and Wolverton himself. I didn’t love this book but I don’t think I hated it as much as some did.
The characters in the film were always hollow and flimsy to say the least, and the books have always been a great opportunity for these undeveloped characters to evolve. Sadly, Wolverton didn’t take advantage of this opportunity. Han was just a tacky and foolish oaf, Luke was a weird introverted sorcerer, and Leia was… well….not even a factor. She’s supposedly the main character and her lines were so devoid of personality that it was tempting to just scan over them to get to the next part of the story.
Growing up, Han was my favorite character in the films. In this book he’s completely unlikeable. I actually found myself rooting against him in his quest to convince Leia to marry him.
The story itself was adequate and the writing style average. I never wanted to throw the book down in disgust, but a few times I did find myself saying, “Chewbacca would never do that,” or “Luke would never say that.”
Overall, it was okay. But just okay.
February 25, 2019
Is this the absolute best Star Wars book in existence? No, but it's pretty darn good. After reading all of the other EU and coming back to this for the first time in years, I suddenly realize Dave Wolverton was before his time--he created the fact of the Unifying Force that became such a prevelent ideaology in the NJO and beyond.
The Isolder/Han/Leia/Luke/Teneniel Djo love pentagon is both the stupidest and most amazing thing ever. No YA book has anything better than this. They have their love triangles, this has a mess, it works somehow? In its absolute ridiculousness, I guess?
A must-read for Star Wars EU fans, at least once (besides the rancors and witches are amazing, so you gotta read it for that).
August 19, 2020
This was a great ride, it's probably the best Star Wars book I've read yet! So I just grabbed it and didn't even read the blurb, it was just the next book in the reading order for me. Colour me surprised when I realized this book was about Hapes and Dathomir! I only really know about them from reading Wookipedia and what I'd read made me love them. I got to learn about both of the places I love and I got to experience one of them. I want to see more of Hapes and Dathomir. I hope we get to see the Hapes Cluster in future books.
January 27, 2016
What a hot space mess of a book.
The writing was straight-up weird, and everyone---with the possible exception of Luke, were hilariously out of character. I do see why Dathomir gets used in a lot of other Star Wars material, the world-building was the only good thing about this book.
Basically this book was on crack but I'm Star Wars trash so I had a good time reading it.
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About the Author
DAVE WOLVERTON—aka, David Farland—was an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels to his credit, written for both adults and young adults. He won the Writers of the Future International Gold Award for best short story of the year, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for Best Novel in the English Language, the Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year, and many other awards. His novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his readership runs into the millions. Over the years he worked with some of the largest franchises in the world—writing novels for Star Wars and The Mummy, and designing and scripting international bestselling videogames for StarCraft and Xena.
In addition to writing novels and video games, Dave worked for many years as the judge for one of the world’s largest writing contests, as an educator teaching creative writing at Brigham Young University, and taught numerous writing seminars, and thus trained dozens of other New York Times bestsellers, including Brandon Sanderon, Brandon Mull, Erick Flint, and Stephenie Meyer. He also worked as a movie producer in Hollywood, and as a screenwriter. In 1999 Dave set the Guinness Record for the world’s largest book signing with the science fiction novel A Very Strange Trip.
www.davidfarland.com.
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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 that she sees him as nothing more than a shiftless rogue and Corellian 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. Luke has been traveling the far reaches of the galaxy in search of the scattered lore of the Jedi Knights. But when he, Artoo, and Isolder set off to Dathomir, Luke little suspects that it is only 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.
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Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? Logo designed by the wonderful KMont Today, Thea reads her first Star Wars tie-in novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Title: The Courtship of Princess Leia Author: Dave Wolverton Genre: Science Fiction/Science Fantasy Publisher: Bantam Spectra Publication date: First published in 1994 Paperback: 375 Pages 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 […]
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Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past?
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Today, Thea reads her first Star Wars tie-in novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton.
Title: The Courtship of Princess Leia
Author: Dave Wolverton
Genre: Science Fiction/Science Fantasy
Publisher: Bantam Spectra
Publication date: First published in 1994
Paperback: 375 Pages
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.
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Standalone or series: One book of many in the Star Wars expanded universe (falls into the New Republic sequence, 5-25 Years after Star Wars: A New Hope)
How did I get this book: Bought
Format (e- or p-): Ebook
Why did I read this book: Ever since Netflix started streaming the entire Clone Wars series a couple of weeks ago – plus (finally) an official chronology for the animated series – I have been on a Star Wars binge. (Right now I’m halfway through season 4, and getting ready for a movie marathon once I’m done.) You could say that I’ve been in a Star Wars frame of mind. So, when it came to picking a book for this week’s Old School Wednesday I decided to give an expanded universe book a try because, well, WHY NOT?! I saw The Courtship of Princess Leia and immediately bought it because: Han, Leia, cheesy romantic shenanigans!
And guys. GUYS. I don’t regret this choice an iota. The Courtship of Princess Leia is as amazingly, wonderfully cheeserific – in all of the best ways.
Review:
I think I’m going to structure this review a little differently. I’ll start by giving the story a quick review, and then dive into some quotes because, well, it’s the kind of story that needs to be experienced instead of just reviewed.
The basic story is thus: Though the Empire has been defeated, the battles continue as Imperial Warlord Zsinj and his troops fight the New Republic. Princess Leia has appealed to the Hapan Cluster – a prosperous, matriarchal Queendom – for aid in the battle to squash out the remnants of the old Empire. In addition, she has been desperately searching for a new home for her fellow displaced Alderaanians – so when the Hapan Prince Isolder asks for Leia’s hand in marriage (which would make Leia the new Queen-Mother of the Hapan system) she takes the request very seriously. Meanwhile, General Han Solo is devastated by the news (and Leia’s apparent growing affection for the gorgeous Hapan Prince), so he abducts Leia and begs her to give him seven days to win her love. He’s always been a scoundrel and a gambling man, after all, and promises that if Leia isn’t in love with him in seven days, he’ll be out of her life forever. If she does love him, his condition is that they get married.
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, though, as Han’s romancing scheme ends up with the couple, Chewy, and Threepio shot down on the remote planet Dathomir, where Rancors and fierce witches roam. Luke, who has been spending his time searching for any signs of other Jedi, makes his way to his distressed sister on Dathomir, with an enraged Prince Isolder in tow. What they discover on the planet’s surface is a legacy of Palpatine’s Empire, and a formidable foe who is deeply entrenched in the Dark Side of the Force. Romance is suddenly the last thing on anyone’s mind… or is it?
*****
I thoroughly enjoyed The Courtship of Princess Leia – sure, it’s dated and it’s not without its significant flaws and issues, but overall I felt the characterizations of Leia, Han and Luke were well done (this is to say nothing of the hilarity of C3P0 who, in a rare turn of events, manages to outshine Chewbacca AND R2D2). Two things I want to touch upon before diving into fun quote time: 1. I believed in Leia’s confusion and her feelings for both Han and Isolder. She is a diplomat first and foremost, and her responsibility without any hesitation is to see to the safety and survival of her people – the displaced Alderaanians, who lost their home in A New Hope when the Death Star used it for target practice. Would she be attracted to Prince Isolder, who offers her people wealth, stability, and peace? Of course she would. (It doesn’t hurt that he’s kind and sensitive to her needs, and easy on the eyes, too.) By the same token, Leia and Han have been largely separated for the four or so years following the fall of the Empire, and their work is STILL not done. Even though Emperor Palpatine has been thwarted, there are still many powerful warlords scattered throughout the galaxy, wreaking havoc and occupying much of General Han Solo and Princess Leia’s time. I get the distance between them, and their awkwardness when they finally do have some time to spend together – it makes sense. I felt their characterizations were mostly spot-on (certain dialogue and inner-monologue choices aside) and felt for them as characters individually and as a couple. I mean, the only thing slightly ridiculous about this book is the fact that we all know that Han and Leia end up together. Isolder never had a chance.
And the second thing I want to mention before fun-quote-time: 2. I love the examination of ruthless matriarchal societies, especially getting more screentime with the Witches of Dathomir. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been binge-watching The Clone Wars, and found Count Dooku’s (former) apprentice, Asajj Ventriss a fascinating character – without getting into spoilers, I loved learning about her background as a Dathomir Witch and seeing the Nightsisters in action in Season 3. In The Courtship of Princess Leia, there are two orders of witches on Dathomir – those who follow the Light side of the Force (small clans strewn throughout the mountains), and the Nighsisters who have given in to the Dark side.
I found it very interesting that the two cultures we are exposed to in this book – the Hapan system, and the Dathomirians – are both matriarchal, although very different societies. While we don’t get as much insight into the inner workings of the Hapan royal family (other than the fact that Isolder’s mother and aunts are ruthless leaders who will do whatever it takes to solidify their power), I found the exploration of the Witches of Dathomir and their society very interesting inded. The rationale behind the matriarchal order on Dathomir I thought made sense in that only women on the planet can use the Force, so only these witches would be able to provide safety and succor from Rancor attacks that would have wiped out villages and clans. The males, supplicating themselves to the women, makes sense. (Of course, the fact that the Dathomir witches practice a form of male slavery and can buy or sell their males is not a good thing, but I’m glad that this practice IS challenged and examined by Luke and Isolder.)
One last thing about the Witches of Dathomir – because something must be said about the Nightsisters, aka Asajj Ventriss’s ilk who are SO scary and powerful and amazing in The Clone Wars and in this book. The Nightsisters leader in this New Republic era is a monster named Gethzerion, and she is so ruthless and cunning in the ways of the Dark Side that the Emperor himself was frightened of her, and exiled her instead of using her in his new galaxy order. That’s saying something.
Ultimately, I very much enjoyed this book. It’s not without its flaws, and I can imagine that many people will HATE it (it seems opinion is split into love it or hate it camps, from a perusal of goodreads and fan reviews). Personally? I loved it. It’s cheesy and ridiculous and greatterrible all at once. I, for one, am very excited to read more deeply into the expanded universe, very soon.
*****
But enough with the chatter! I promised quotes in readalong style, because The Courtship of Princess Leia is SO over the top ridiculous that it must be experienced with one’s own eyes to be truly believed.
Without further ado, here’s how The Courtship of Princess Leia goes down:
General Han Solo returns from his most recent campaign, eager to spend some R&R with his sweetheart, Princess Leia Organa. He thinks to himself:
Han longed to get off the humid Calamarian ship, longed even more for the taste of Leia’s kisses, the caress of her hand on his brow. He’d seen too much darkness lately.
(This is on page 2, mind you, and the point at which I mentally prepared myself for the Cheesy side of the Force.)
Han and Leia’s reunion, however, isn’t quite as blissful as Han hoped and there would be minimal kiss-tasting and brow-caressing, because THE HAPANS SHOW UP. Including sexy Prince Isolder who asks for Leia’s hand in marriage.
Han freaks out a little bit, and thinks that the Hapans must be up to some nefarious secret purpose in offering Leia so much wealth. And then Leia gets mad at Han because he’s being a jealous jerk when she tries to invite him to dinner with herself, Prince Isolder, and some other dignitaries.
“You’re so cute,” Leia said sarcastically. “I came here to invite you to dinner, too, but now I think that maybe, just maybe, I should let you sit up here and gnaw on your own petty jealous fantasies.”
Leia stormed from the control room of the Millennium Falcon, and Han shouted at her back, “Well, fine – I’ll see you at dinner!” He banged a wall with his fist.
At dinner, things get real. While Isolder is putting the smooth moves on Leia (telling her that he fell in love with her when he saw her on her recent trip to Hapes, and begged his mother to allow him to propose to her, and so on and so forth), Han shows up late and when he’s introduced as Leia’s friend and someone who has saved her life a couple of times, Han responds:
“Oh, I guess you could say I’m more than her savior,” Han answered. “We’re lovers, to be precise.”
Ah, there’s the Han we know and love! Always stirring things up. Dinner goes about as smoothly as one might imagine, and following the painful meal, Leia tells Han that she needs some time to herself, to sort out her feelings.
Han chuckled to himself. I think I just need some time to myself for a few days, Leia had said. He’d heard that line before. It’s the one that is always followed a few days later by, “Have a nice life.”
Oh HAN. In order to win Leia back, Han decides that he needs to be able to offer her some measure of wealth and stability, since that’s what Isolder is bringing to the table. So, Han decides to pawn his deed to the Millennium Falcon and buys his way into a super high-stakes card game. He wins a planet – some outer rim planet called Dathomir – and eagerly presents his winnings to Leia. Unfortunately, Leia discovers from the holographic deed that the planet is actually in a territory controlled by Warlord Zsinj. Whoops.
Sensing Han’s distress, Threepio gives Han some love advice, offering one of his favorite poems to recite to Leia, from the Tchuukthai culture. Translated:
“When lightning rushes over the evening plains,
I return to my cold den
with a thula rat in my jaws.
Then, I smell your sweet spoor
smeared on the bones by the cave’s maw.
Then, my head fins begin to tremble
And my tail sways majestically as my mating howl
begins to fill the hollow of the night -“
Han says, fine, Threepio, you’re my diplomatic relations droid in this relationship, and you should help me win back Leia’s affection. Though this is mostly a ploy to get rid of Threepio, the droid is SUPER excited about it and takes the mission seriously:
Threepio made his way out into the streets, wandered down chasms toward one of Coruscant’s central computers that had a reputation as something of a gossip. Such a computer would gladly tell a droid secrets that it would never reveal to a biological life form. So Han needed a diplomatic counselor. This would be a wonderful opportuity for See-Threepio to prove himself! A wonderful opportunity!
And what does Threepio find out from said gossipy computer?! HAN IS A KING, Y’ALL!
“I have been communicating with various computers throughout Courtuscant’s network all morning and I’ve discovered some startling facts that all of you seem to have overlooked – possibly because General Solo has labored intensely to hide them: although the Corellians became a republic nearly three centuries ago, by birthright Han Solo is the King of Corellia!”
(In my head upon reading this: WHAT?! Is this canon? WHAT?! Don’t worry. It’s explained later.)
Meanwhile, Luke is being sufficiently mysterious and Jedi-y, and finally catches up with what’s been happening with his sister. Upon reflection of Leia’s courtship by the brawny, wealthy Prince Isolder, Luke thinks:
Well, Leia was living every woman’s fantasy – attracting the interest of an incredibly rich and handsome prince.
Oh, LUKE. You should know better than this.
But back to Leia and Han and Isolder. (The prince is starting to get creepy, by calling Leia “little one.” Uh, gross.) When it becomes clear to Han that Leia is going to leave with the Prince to visit Hapes – which will eventually lead to her acceptance of his proposal – he takes drastic measures and using a Magical Stun Gun, he abducts Leia against her will and smugglers her aboard the Falcon (in a smuggling compartment). NOT COOL, HAN. NOT COOL AT ALL. At least he understands that this is a desperate gambit, and when Leia awakens she does not take his BS and is righteously enraged. Han begs Leia for a chance – 7 days to win her heart, and then he’ll leave her alone forever or marry her.
Leia is not amused.
The Falcon comes under fire, and they crashland on Dathomir. Here, without a ship and facing unknown monsters, Leia is even more pissed off and goes into survival mode – she IS a fighter, after all, and isn’t a prize to be won. I love her anger, and her will to survive. See this scene:
Leia spun and talked directly in his face. “No! I’m not going to let you sweet talk me. This isn’t a game. This isn’t a fun ride. Our lives are on the line. And right now, whether you love me or what me to marry you, or whether I love Isolder and want to marry him – none of that matters anymore. We’ve got to get out of here. Now!”
While Han and Leia figure things out on the planet, Isolder joins up with Luke to find Leia. The duotrace her to Dathomir through Isolder’s mother (the vicious Queen Ta’a Chume) and her spies. Isolder takes a moment to reflect on the difference between kind gentle Leia and his mother:
Now, Isolder was waiting for his mother to revel in her victory, make some seemingly inconsequential but pointed remark designed to show the superiority of the female intellect over that of a male. The women of Hapes had an old saying: Never let a man become so deluded as to believe that he is the intellectual equal of a woman. It only leads him to evil.
Isolder doesn’t know Leia very well at all. You know who DOES know Leia? Han. He thinks:
Han had seen Leila like this only very few times – always when her life was in danger. He had often thought that with his relaxed attitude, perhaps he enjoyed his life more than she enjoyed hers. But when he saw her fierceness rise to the surface, he realized that she loved life more passionately, more deeply than he could. Perhaps it was her Alderaanian heritage surfacing, her culture’s legendary respect for any life, something Leia was forced to lay aside in her fight against the Empire. But always it surfaced, and Han kept finding that Leia was like that: she hid her feelings deeply, so deeply that Han suspected even she didn’t know what she felt.
Did I mention Threepio is on Dathomir with Leia, Han and Chewy? Valiantly, Threepio tries to win Leia’s heart by talking up Han (in this book, Threepio is the best friend – Luke is actually rubbish at supporting his supposed BFF).
Han tried to think of some way to get Threepio to stop worrying. “You’re a protocol droid, and if you really want to be helpful, you’ll help me figure out how to get Leia to fall in love with me.”
“Ah,” Threepio said, obviously excited by the idea. “Don’t concern yourself, sir, I’m sure I’ll think of something.”
“Good, good,” Han said, and he walked up the gangplank as Leia came out with a pack and rifle.
As he turned the corner, he could hear Threepio telling Leia, “My, have you noticed how dashing King Solo looks tonight? He’s incredibly handsome, don’t you think?”
“Oh, shut up,” Leia snarled.
Meanwhile, Luke, Isolder and Artoo land on Dathomir only to discover one of the human inhabitants – a witch named Teneniel. When Teneniel realizes that Luke is an unprecedented male witch, she alights on him as her slave and would-be father of her children. (The witches of Dathomir are matriarchal, and as the warriors who can protect clans from devastating rancor attacks and the like, men supplicate themselves to women and are taken as slave-husbands.) Luke is not happy.
“Wait!” Luke shouted. “You can’t just take men as slaves and mate with them any time you please!”
He also learns after discussion with Teneniel about the Dark Side of the Force, which is strong on Dathomir and weilded by a mysterious group of opposing witches, called the Nightsisters. Luke is scared of the Nightsisters.
Elsewhere, Leia, Han and company also stumble across human inhabitants, and Leia is adopted by the good witches, while Han is stuck with villagers. He gets into an encounter with a worm called a whuffa which can be summarized in this statement: “Why, once Han thought about it, there was no telling what you could do with a whuffa!”
After conference with the witch clan’s leader, Augwynne, Han comes to an agreement to sell the deed to the planet to the sisters in return for 3 things (his ship, riches, and Leia’s hand – they accept the terms but say they can’t give Leia’s hand for her). Things are looking up for the stranded team.
Retiring for the night, Threepio takes diplomatic relations to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL when he performs an original song – with musical accompaniment – in his next attempt to win Leia’s heart for Han:
He’s got his own planet,
Although it’s kind of wild.
Wookies love him.
Women love him.
He’s got a winning smile!
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He’s more sensitive than he seems,
(Chorus sung in accompaniment with three women who all sound like Leia)
Han Solo,
What a man! Solo.
He’s every princess’s dream!
Threepio ended with a flourish of horns and drums and a tap routine, then took a bow to Leia. Leia just stared at him with an expression somewhere between bewilderment and horror.
Apparently, there are 15 verses of that, and I want all of them to be published somewhere online, please.
Elsewhere, Isolder has a confusing encounter with his slaver Teneniel, who is confident and attracted to Isolder. (Isolder doesn’t know how to name the emotions she stirs in him.) Isolder makes it back to her camp with her new slaves, and in front of the clan claims Isolder as her husband slave. Turns out, Teneniel’s clan is the exact same clan where Leia, Han and company are holed up. Everyone is reuinted, and they make plans to ride some rancors.
Han catches Luke up on the sitch.
“Well, see, it happened this way: I won a planet in a card game and really wanted to see it badly. Meanwhile, the woman I love was planning to run off with another man, so I convinced her to take a short trip with me. Only when we got here, I found the skies full of warships that shot me down – because no one bothered to tell me the planet was interdicted – and after we crashed, a bunch of witches decided to start a war over who gets the wreckage of my ship. So I’ll tell you, Luke, I’ve had a really bad week so far. Now, to top it off, I suppose you’re going to lecture me, or arrest me, or beat me up. So tell me, how is your week going?”
Luke decides to take it a little easy on Han.
Things get even more complicated because Luke reveals that he is attracted to Teneniel, but doesn’t want to act on those feelings because “we’re just from such different worlds.” Han’s response to his pal Luke:
“But you’ve got so much in common. You’re both from strange little backwater planets. You both have odd powers. You’re male and she’s female. What more do you need? Believe me, buddy, if I were you, I’d go right up there and ask her if she wants to ride on my rancor.”
(Note, this is taking place while they are trying to figure out seating arrangements on actual Rancors. Double entendre intended, obviously.)
Lots of action ensues, trying to find suitable parts to fix the Falcon and get everyone off the planet. FINALLY, Isolder reveals why he truly has “fallen in love” with Leia – and she starts to understand who he is and what he wants.
But Leia realied that something else made her angry: The fact that she happened to fit all of Isolder’s specifications for a perfect queen mother. He claimed to love her, and he was one of the most attractive men she’d ever seen. But maybe he was one of those people who only let themselves fall in love when they met someone who had the right qualifications. If this were the case, Leia didn’t know how she felt about that.
Then, Han makes a sacrifice play for the team, to save their lives and get them off Dathomir – and Leia realizes the truth:
She watched Han’s back as he walked away, disappearing into the darkness. “Han!” she called.
Han turned, looked at her. She could barely see his face at this distance, dark and insubstantial, almost an apparition. “I like some things about you,” Leia said. “I like the way your pants fit.”
Han smiled. “I know.” He turned and began walking again.
“Han!” Leia called again, and she wanted to say, “I love you,’ but she did not want to hurt him, did not want to say it now, and yet could not bear the thought of leaving it unsaid.
Han turned to her, flashed a weak smile. “I know,” he called softly. “You love me. I’ve always known.” He waved good-bye, and jogged off intot he deeper shadows.
OF COURSE YOU DID, HAN. Stop being such a moron and you two will be so happy!
But then there’s much more action and danger involving the formidable Nightsisters- particularly the horrific Gethzerion, who is so terrifying that the Emperor himself exiled her and was afraid of her ever breaking free of the planet and sowing discord across the galaxy. Gethzerion has amassed power on the planet, has turned a number of the witches to her cause, and when she gets her hands on the unfortunate Han Solo, she does things like this:
Do you know how many bones there are in the human body, General Solo? If you do, just triple the number, and you’ll know how many bones you’ll have when I finish with you.
She proceeds to break Han’s leg and teeth – using THE FORCE. She’s hardcore, people.
More action happens, that I don’t actually want to spoil because it’s quite good, and involves Teneniel and her sisters, as well as Isolder and his mother. Ultimately, the good guys prevail and things are tied up quite nicely as Isolder realizes that he can’t just leave Teneniel behind, that he loves her, and that they two of them should get hitched. Similarly, Leia tells Han that he won the bet, and they get married.
*****
And that, dear friends, is the ballad of The Courtship of Princess Leia.
I only wish I could sing it for you, Threepio style.
Other Thoughts and Resources:
Check out the Wookiepedia entry HERE, which has plenty more detail (including a great cover gallery)
Wnat a different opinion? Check out Carrie S.’s great take over at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.
Rating: 6 – Delightful and ridiculous, in a pure guilty pleasure, goodbad fanfic kind of way
Reading Next: Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
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Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? Logo designed by the wonderful KMont Today, Thea reads her first Star Wars tie-in novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Title: The Courtship of Princess Leia Author: Dave Wolverton Genre: Science Fiction/Science Fantasy Publisher: Bantam Spectra Publication date: First published in 1994 Paperback: 375 Pages 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 […]
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Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past?
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Today, Thea reads her first Star Wars tie-in novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton.
Title: The Courtship of Princess Leia
Author: Dave Wolverton
Genre: Science Fiction/Science Fantasy
Publisher: Bantam Spectra
Publication date: First published in 1994
Paperback: 375 Pages
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.
Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!
Standalone or series: One book of many in the Star Wars expanded universe (falls into the New Republic sequence, 5-25 Years after Star Wars: A New Hope)
How did I get this book: Bought
Format (e- or p-): Ebook
Why did I read this book: Ever since Netflix started streaming the entire Clone Wars series a couple of weeks ago – plus (finally) an official chronology for the animated series – I have been on a Star Wars binge. (Right now I’m halfway through season 4, and getting ready for a movie marathon once I’m done.) You could say that I’ve been in a Star Wars frame of mind. So, when it came to picking a book for this week’s Old School Wednesday I decided to give an expanded universe book a try because, well, WHY NOT?! I saw The Courtship of Princess Leia and immediately bought it because: Han, Leia, cheesy romantic shenanigans!
And guys. GUYS. I don’t regret this choice an iota. The Courtship of Princess Leia is as amazingly, wonderfully cheeserific – in all of the best ways.
Review:
I think I’m going to structure this review a little differently. I’ll start by giving the story a quick review, and then dive into some quotes because, well, it’s the kind of story that needs to be experienced instead of just reviewed.
The basic story is thus: Though the Empire has been defeated, the battles continue as Imperial Warlord Zsinj and his troops fight the New Republic. Princess Leia has appealed to the Hapan Cluster – a prosperous, matriarchal Queendom – for aid in the battle to squash out the remnants of the old Empire. In addition, she has been desperately searching for a new home for her fellow displaced Alderaanians – so when the Hapan Prince Isolder asks for Leia’s hand in marriage (which would make Leia the new Queen-Mother of the Hapan system) she takes the request very seriously. Meanwhile, General Han Solo is devastated by the news (and Leia’s apparent growing affection for the gorgeous Hapan Prince), so he abducts Leia and begs her to give him seven days to win her love. He’s always been a scoundrel and a gambling man, after all, and promises that if Leia isn’t in love with him in seven days, he’ll be out of her life forever. If she does love him, his condition is that they get married.
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, though, as Han’s romancing scheme ends up with the couple, Chewy, and Threepio shot down on the remote planet Dathomir, where Rancors and fierce witches roam. Luke, who has been spending his time searching for any signs of other Jedi, makes his way to his distressed sister on Dathomir, with an enraged Prince Isolder in tow. What they discover on the planet’s surface is a legacy of Palpatine’s Empire, and a formidable foe who is deeply entrenched in the Dark Side of the Force. Romance is suddenly the last thing on anyone’s mind… or is it?
*****
I thoroughly enjoyed The Courtship of Princess Leia – sure, it’s dated and it’s not without its significant flaws and issues, but overall I felt the characterizations of Leia, Han and Luke were well done (this is to say nothing of the hilarity of C3P0 who, in a rare turn of events, manages to outshine Chewbacca AND R2D2). Two things I want to touch upon before diving into fun quote time: 1. I believed in Leia’s confusion and her feelings for both Han and Isolder. She is a diplomat first and foremost, and her responsibility without any hesitation is to see to the safety and survival of her people – the displaced Alderaanians, who lost their home in A New Hope when the Death Star used it for target practice. Would she be attracted to Prince Isolder, who offers her people wealth, stability, and peace? Of course she would. (It doesn’t hurt that he’s kind and sensitive to her needs, and easy on the eyes, too.) By the same token, Leia and Han have been largely separated for the four or so years following the fall of the Empire, and their work is STILL not done. Even though Emperor Palpatine has been thwarted, there are still many powerful warlords scattered throughout the galaxy, wreaking havoc and occupying much of General Han Solo and Princess Leia’s time. I get the distance between them, and their awkwardness when they finally do have some time to spend together – it makes sense. I felt their characterizations were mostly spot-on (certain dialogue and inner-monologue choices aside) and felt for them as characters individually and as a couple. I mean, the only thing slightly ridiculous about this book is the fact that we all know that Han and Leia end up together. Isolder never had a chance.
And the second thing I want to mention before fun-quote-time: 2. I love the examination of ruthless matriarchal societies, especially getting more screentime with the Witches of Dathomir. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been binge-watching The Clone Wars, and found Count Dooku’s (former) apprentice, Asajj Ventriss a fascinating character – without getting into spoilers, I loved learning about her background as a Dathomir Witch and seeing the Nightsisters in action in Season 3. In The Courtship of Princess Leia, there are two orders of witches on Dathomir – those who follow the Light side of the Force (small clans strewn throughout the mountains), and the Nighsisters who have given in to the Dark side.
I found it very interesting that the two cultures we are exposed to in this book – the Hapan system, and the Dathomirians – are both matriarchal, although very different societies. While we don’t get as much insight into the inner workings of the Hapan royal family (other than the fact that Isolder’s mother and aunts are ruthless leaders who will do whatever it takes to solidify their power), I found the exploration of the Witches of Dathomir and their society very interesting inded. The rationale behind the matriarchal order on Dathomir I thought made sense in that only women on the planet can use the Force, so only these witches would be able to provide safety and succor from Rancor attacks that would have wiped out villages and clans. The males, supplicating themselves to the women, makes sense. (Of course, the fact that the Dathomir witches practice a form of male slavery and can buy or sell their males is not a good thing, but I’m glad that this practice IS challenged and examined by Luke and Isolder.)
One last thing about the Witches of Dathomir – because something must be said about the Nightsisters, aka Asajj Ventriss’s ilk who are SO scary and powerful and amazing in The Clone Wars and in this book. The Nightsisters leader in this New Republic era is a monster named Gethzerion, and she is so ruthless and cunning in the ways of the Dark Side that the Emperor himself was frightened of her, and exiled her instead of using her in his new galaxy order. That’s saying something.
Ultimately, I very much enjoyed this book. It’s not without its flaws, and I can imagine that many people will HATE it (it seems opinion is split into love it or hate it camps, from a perusal of goodreads and fan reviews). Personally? I loved it. It’s cheesy and ridiculous and greatterrible all at once. I, for one, am very excited to read more deeply into the expanded universe, very soon.
*****
But enough with the chatter! I promised quotes in readalong style, because The Courtship of Princess Leia is SO over the top ridiculous that it must be experienced with one’s own eyes to be truly believed.
Without further ado, here’s how The Courtship of Princess Leia goes down:
General Han Solo returns from his most recent campaign, eager to spend some R&R with his sweetheart, Princess Leia Organa. He thinks to himself:
Han longed to get off the humid Calamarian ship, longed even more for the taste of Leia’s kisses, the caress of her hand on his brow. He’d seen too much darkness lately.
(This is on page 2, mind you, and the point at which I mentally prepared myself for the Cheesy side of the Force.)
Han and Leia’s reunion, however, isn’t quite as blissful as Han hoped and there would be minimal kiss-tasting and brow-caressing, because THE HAPANS SHOW UP. Including sexy Prince Isolder who asks for Leia’s hand in marriage.
Han freaks out a little bit, and thinks that the Hapans must be up to some nefarious secret purpose in offering Leia so much wealth. And then Leia gets mad at Han because he’s being a jealous jerk when she tries to invite him to dinner with herself, Prince Isolder, and some other dignitaries.
“You’re so cute,” Leia said sarcastically. “I came here to invite you to dinner, too, but now I think that maybe, just maybe, I should let you sit up here and gnaw on your own petty jealous fantasies.”
Leia stormed from the control room of the Millennium Falcon, and Han shouted at her back, “Well, fine – I’ll see you at dinner!” He banged a wall with his fist.
At dinner, things get real. While Isolder is putting the smooth moves on Leia (telling her that he fell in love with her when he saw her on her recent trip to Hapes, and begged his mother to allow him to propose to her, and so on and so forth), Han shows up late and when he’s introduced as Leia’s friend and someone who has saved her life a couple of times, Han responds:
“Oh, I guess you could say I’m more than her savior,” Han answered. “We’re lovers, to be precise.”
Ah, there’s the Han we know and love! Always stirring things up. Dinner goes about as smoothly as one might imagine, and following the painful meal, Leia tells Han that she needs some time to herself, to sort out her feelings.
Han chuckled to himself. I think I just need some time to myself for a few days, Leia had said. He’d heard that line before. It’s the one that is always followed a few days later by, “Have a nice life.”
Oh HAN. In order to win Leia back, Han decides that he needs to be able to offer her some measure of wealth and stability, since that’s what Isolder is bringing to the table. So, Han decides to pawn his deed to the Millennium Falcon and buys his way into a super high-stakes card game. He wins a planet – some outer rim planet called Dathomir – and eagerly presents his winnings to Leia. Unfortunately, Leia discovers from the holographic deed that the planet is actually in a territory controlled by Warlord Zsinj. Whoops.
Sensing Han’s distress, Threepio gives Han some love advice, offering one of his favorite poems to recite to Leia, from the Tchuukthai culture. Translated:
“When lightning rushes over the evening plains,
I return to my cold den
with a thula rat in my jaws.
Then, I smell your sweet spoor
smeared on the bones by the cave’s maw.
Then, my head fins begin to tremble
And my tail sways majestically as my mating howl
begins to fill the hollow of the night -“
Han says, fine, Threepio, you’re my diplomatic relations droid in this relationship, and you should help me win back Leia’s affection. Though this is mostly a ploy to get rid of Threepio, the droid is SUPER excited about it and takes the mission seriously:
Threepio made his way out into the streets, wandered down chasms toward one of Coruscant’s central computers that had a reputation as something of a gossip. Such a computer would gladly tell a droid secrets that it would never reveal to a biological life form. So Han needed a diplomatic counselor. This would be a wonderful opportuity for See-Threepio to prove himself! A wonderful opportunity!
And what does Threepio find out from said gossipy computer?! HAN IS A KING, Y’ALL!
“I have been communicating with various computers throughout Courtuscant’s network all morning and I’ve discovered some startling facts that all of you seem to have overlooked – possibly because General Solo has labored intensely to hide them: although the Corellians became a republic nearly three centuries ago, by birthright Han Solo is the King of Corellia!”
(In my head upon reading this: WHAT?! Is this canon? WHAT?! Don’t worry. It’s explained later.)
Meanwhile, Luke is being sufficiently mysterious and Jedi-y, and finally catches up with what’s been happening with his sister. Upon reflection of Leia’s courtship by the brawny, wealthy Prince Isolder, Luke thinks:
Well, Leia was living every woman’s fantasy – attracting the interest of an incredibly rich and handsome prince.
Oh, LUKE. You should know better than this.
But back to Leia and Han and Isolder. (The prince is starting to get creepy, by calling Leia “little one.” Uh, gross.) When it becomes clear to Han that Leia is going to leave with the Prince to visit Hapes – which will eventually lead to her acceptance of his proposal – he takes drastic measures and using a Magical Stun Gun, he abducts Leia against her will and smugglers her aboard the Falcon (in a smuggling compartment). NOT COOL, HAN. NOT COOL AT ALL. At least he understands that this is a desperate gambit, and when Leia awakens she does not take his BS and is righteously enraged. Han begs Leia for a chance – 7 days to win her heart, and then he’ll leave her alone forever or marry her.
Leia is not amused.
The Falcon comes under fire, and they crashland on Dathomir. Here, without a ship and facing unknown monsters, Leia is even more pissed off and goes into survival mode – she IS a fighter, after all, and isn’t a prize to be won. I love her anger, and her will to survive. See this scene:
Leia spun and talked directly in his face. “No! I’m not going to let you sweet talk me. This isn’t a game. This isn’t a fun ride. Our lives are on the line. And right now, whether you love me or what me to marry you, or whether I love Isolder and want to marry him – none of that matters anymore. We’ve got to get out of here. Now!”
While Han and Leia figure things out on the planet, Isolder joins up with Luke to find Leia. The duotrace her to Dathomir through Isolder’s mother (the vicious Queen Ta’a Chume) and her spies. Isolder takes a moment to reflect on the difference between kind gentle Leia and his mother:
Now, Isolder was waiting for his mother to revel in her victory, make some seemingly inconsequential but pointed remark designed to show the superiority of the female intellect over that of a male. The women of Hapes had an old saying: Never let a man become so deluded as to believe that he is the intellectual equal of a woman. It only leads him to evil.
Isolder doesn’t know Leia very well at all. You know who DOES know Leia? Han. He thinks:
Han had seen Leila like this only very few times – always when her life was in danger. He had often thought that with his relaxed attitude, perhaps he enjoyed his life more than she enjoyed hers. But when he saw her fierceness rise to the surface, he realized that she loved life more passionately, more deeply than he could. Perhaps it was her Alderaanian heritage surfacing, her culture’s legendary respect for any life, something Leia was forced to lay aside in her fight against the Empire. But always it surfaced, and Han kept finding that Leia was like that: she hid her feelings deeply, so deeply that Han suspected even she didn’t know what she felt.
Did I mention Threepio is on Dathomir with Leia, Han and Chewy? Valiantly, Threepio tries to win Leia’s heart by talking up Han (in this book, Threepio is the best friend – Luke is actually rubbish at supporting his supposed BFF).
Han tried to think of some way to get Threepio to stop worrying. “You’re a protocol droid, and if you really want to be helpful, you’ll help me figure out how to get Leia to fall in love with me.”
“Ah,” Threepio said, obviously excited by the idea. “Don’t concern yourself, sir, I’m sure I’ll think of something.”
“Good, good,” Han said, and he walked up the gangplank as Leia came out with a pack and rifle.
As he turned the corner, he could hear Threepio telling Leia, “My, have you noticed how dashing King Solo looks tonight? He’s incredibly handsome, don’t you think?”
“Oh, shut up,” Leia snarled.
Meanwhile, Luke, Isolder and Artoo land on Dathomir only to discover one of the human inhabitants – a witch named Teneniel. When Teneniel realizes that Luke is an unprecedented male witch, she alights on him as her slave and would-be father of her children. (The witches of Dathomir are matriarchal, and as the warriors who can protect clans from devastating rancor attacks and the like, men supplicate themselves to women and are taken as slave-husbands.) Luke is not happy.
“Wait!” Luke shouted. “You can’t just take men as slaves and mate with them any time you please!”
He also learns after discussion with Teneniel about the Dark Side of the Force, which is strong on Dathomir and weilded by a mysterious group of opposing witches, called the Nightsisters. Luke is scared of the Nightsisters.
Elsewhere, Leia, Han and company also stumble across human inhabitants, and Leia is adopted by the good witches, while Han is stuck with villagers. He gets into an encounter with a worm called a whuffa which can be summarized in this statement: “Why, once Han thought about it, there was no telling what you could do with a whuffa!”
After conference with the witch clan’s leader, Augwynne, Han comes to an agreement to sell the deed to the planet to the sisters in return for 3 things (his ship, riches, and Leia’s hand – they accept the terms but say they can’t give Leia’s hand for her). Things are looking up for the stranded team.
Retiring for the night, Threepio takes diplomatic relations to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL when he performs an original song – with musical accompaniment – in his next attempt to win Leia’s heart for Han:
He’s got his own planet,
Although it’s kind of wild.
Wookies love him.
Women love him.
He’s got a winning smile!
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He’s more sensitive than he seems,
(Chorus sung in accompaniment with three women who all sound like Leia)
Han Solo,
What a man! Solo.
He’s every princess’s dream!
Threepio ended with a flourish of horns and drums and a tap routine, then took a bow to Leia. Leia just stared at him with an expression somewhere between bewilderment and horror.
Apparently, there are 15 verses of that, and I want all of them to be published somewhere online, please.
Elsewhere, Isolder has a confusing encounter with his slaver Teneniel, who is confident and attracted to Isolder. (Isolder doesn’t know how to name the emotions she stirs in him.) Isolder makes it back to her camp with her new slaves, and in front of the clan claims Isolder as her husband slave. Turns out, Teneniel’s clan is the exact same clan where Leia, Han and company are holed up. Everyone is reuinted, and they make plans to ride some rancors.
Han catches Luke up on the sitch.
“Well, see, it happened this way: I won a planet in a card game and really wanted to see it badly. Meanwhile, the woman I love was planning to run off with another man, so I convinced her to take a short trip with me. Only when we got here, I found the skies full of warships that shot me down – because no one bothered to tell me the planet was interdicted – and after we crashed, a bunch of witches decided to start a war over who gets the wreckage of my ship. So I’ll tell you, Luke, I’ve had a really bad week so far. Now, to top it off, I suppose you’re going to lecture me, or arrest me, or beat me up. So tell me, how is your week going?”
Luke decides to take it a little easy on Han.
Things get even more complicated because Luke reveals that he is attracted to Teneniel, but doesn’t want to act on those feelings because “we’re just from such different worlds.” Han’s response to his pal Luke:
“But you’ve got so much in common. You’re both from strange little backwater planets. You both have odd powers. You’re male and she’s female. What more do you need? Believe me, buddy, if I were you, I’d go right up there and ask her if she wants to ride on my rancor.”
(Note, this is taking place while they are trying to figure out seating arrangements on actual Rancors. Double entendre intended, obviously.)
Lots of action ensues, trying to find suitable parts to fix the Falcon and get everyone off the planet. FINALLY, Isolder reveals why he truly has “fallen in love” with Leia – and she starts to understand who he is and what he wants.
But Leia realied that something else made her angry: The fact that she happened to fit all of Isolder’s specifications for a perfect queen mother. He claimed to love her, and he was one of the most attractive men she’d ever seen. But maybe he was one of those people who only let themselves fall in love when they met someone who had the right qualifications. If this were the case, Leia didn’t know how she felt about that.
Then, Han makes a sacrifice play for the team, to save their lives and get them off Dathomir – and Leia realizes the truth:
She watched Han’s back as he walked away, disappearing into the darkness. “Han!” she called.
Han turned, looked at her. She could barely see his face at this distance, dark and insubstantial, almost an apparition. “I like some things about you,” Leia said. “I like the way your pants fit.”
Han smiled. “I know.” He turned and began walking again.
“Han!” Leia called again, and she wanted to say, “I love you,’ but she did not want to hurt him, did not want to say it now, and yet could not bear the thought of leaving it unsaid.
Han turned to her, flashed a weak smile. “I know,” he called softly. “You love me. I’ve always known.” He waved good-bye, and jogged off intot he deeper shadows.
OF COURSE YOU DID, HAN. Stop being such a moron and you two will be so happy!
But then there’s much more action and danger involving the formidable Nightsisters- particularly the horrific Gethzerion, who is so terrifying that the Emperor himself exiled her and was afraid of her ever breaking free of the planet and sowing discord across the galaxy. Gethzerion has amassed power on the planet, has turned a number of the witches to her cause, and when she gets her hands on the unfortunate Han Solo, she does things like this:
Do you know how many bones there are in the human body, General Solo? If you do, just triple the number, and you’ll know how many bones you’ll have when I finish with you.
She proceeds to break Han’s leg and teeth – using THE FORCE. She’s hardcore, people.
More action happens, that I don’t actually want to spoil because it’s quite good, and involves Teneniel and her sisters, as well as Isolder and his mother. Ultimately, the good guys prevail and things are tied up quite nicely as Isolder realizes that he can’t just leave Teneniel behind, that he loves her, and that they two of them should get hitched. Similarly, Leia tells Han that he won the bet, and they get married.
*****
And that, dear friends, is the ballad of The Courtship of Princess Leia.
I only wish I could sing it for you, Threepio style.
Other Thoughts and Resources:
Check out the Wookiepedia entry HERE, which has plenty more detail (including a great cover gallery)
Wnat a different opinion? Check out Carrie S.’s great take over at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.
Rating: 6 – Delightful and ridiculous, in a pure guilty pleasure, goodbad fanfic kind of way
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John David Wolverton, the author behind the Runelords fantasy saga, Ravenspell, and more—as well as the author of one of the most famous Star Wars expanded universe stories around—has passed away at the age of 64.
Wolverton’s passing was announced on social media last Friday by his son. The author, who kept his name for his sci-fi work, also penned a litany of fantasy novels and series under the name David Farland, and wrote several time for the Star Wars saga in the wake of his own series like the aforementioned Runelords, Serpent Catch, and more. As well as short stories included in famous anthologies such as Tales From Jabba’s Palace and Tales of the Bounty Hunters, Wolverton wrote entries in the Star Wars Missions and Star Wars Episode 1 Adventures roleplaying game/novel series. But he will forever be remembered for his sole adult readers entry into the Expanded Universe novel line: The Courtship of Princess Leia.
First published in 1994—and actually Wolverton’s debut work for the Star Wars saga—Courtship told what was, at the time, the definitive answer to a question fans had had since the end of Return of the Jedi: how did Leia Organa and Han Solo become husband and wife, as they were already depicted in the EU’s vision of Star Wars’ future? The answer… was admittedly very convoluted. Courtship is perhaps beloved and reviled in equal measure for its labyrinthine plot to eventually get Han and Leia married, involving Han briefly owning a planet, a very silly prince named Isolder from a very powerful planet called Hapes, and C-3PO singing a song about Han’s romantic prowess (“Han Solo, What a man! Solo. He’s every princess’s dream!”). Nostalgically, it’s perhaps one of the best examples of the Expanded Universe at its highest and lowest, more than a little silly, more than a little loving, and somehow in spite of all that, one of the most enduringly influential pieces of Star Wars fiction around.
Courtship did more than just show us the wild road to Organa-Solo matrimonial mayhem, it introduced concepts to the EU that became so deep-rooted that they’ve survived into the current iteration of Star Wars canon today. The Hapes cluster became an important star system in the old EU as part of the New Republic’s expansion in the wake of Return of the Jedi, and introduced important future characters like the Imperial Warlord Zsinj and Isolder’s daughter Tenel Ka Djo, who grew up to become a prominent member of the New Jedi Order. But perhaps most enduring of all is that planet that Han happened to own: Dathomir. A version of the world—home to, as it was in Courtship, a tribal society of Force-wielding mysticsknown as the Nightsisters—was elevated into primary Star Wars continuity through its introduction to The Clone Wars animated series, which in turn remained part of Star Wars canon upon Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm.
The concepts Wolverton created for the Witches of Dathomir, from their sinister lens onto the powers of the Force and its dark side, to even the concept of them as warriors riding into battle atop Rancors, helped shape and influence the Dathomir we would see in Clone Wars and beyond, as it became vital to the stories of characters like Asajj Ventress and the returned Darth Maul. It’s a legacy that persists to this day, with the Witches being namechecked in the most recent episode of The Book of Boba Fett, which hinted at the possibility of its titular ex-Bounty Hunter entertaining the idea of learning how to ride a Rancor himself.
Wolverton’s work may have proved controversial over the long-and-winding history of Star Wars tie-in fiction, but its continued and celebrated influence, in spite of all that, is undeniable. Our thoughts are with his family in this unfortunate time.
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A few notes before we begin. This was the sixth book published in what would become known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was originally published in May of 1994. In publication order it came in between book 1 and 2 of the Jedi Academy series by Kevin Anderson. In terms of timeline this…
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A few notes before we begin.
This was the sixth book published in what would become known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was originally published in May of 1994. In publication order it came in between book 1 and 2 of the Jedi Academy series by Kevin Anderson.
In terms of timeline this book takes place about 8 years after the Battle of Yavin which is the main way we measure time in the Star Wars Universe. Leia mentions in the very next book, Tatooine Ghost, that it has been 8 years since she met Han. That book takes place 6-8 months after the events of The Courtship of Princess Leia.
In terms of timeline this is 10th book in chronological order post Return of the Jedi. For the most part these original works would lay the groundwork for what became the Expanded Universe. The main plot point here is the introduction of Dathomir and the Force Witches and of course the Night Sisters. The major (and I am using that term lightly) character introduction is Prince Isolder of Hapes. This is the origin story for what would become a crucial plot point later in the EU as Jacen Solo slips to the Dark Side and starts a second Galactic Civil War.
This book was written by Dave Wolverton. It should be noted this was his only Star Wars stand alone novel. He would go on from this work to write many short stories for the anthologies that would be published later. Yes that is a very important fact that will come into play.
With all of that being said this is not a very good book. I remember when I read in the first time way back in the ’90’s that it was very disappointing. This time around reading the EU in chronological it was far more enjoyable after Lucas Books went back and ret-conned a lot of the story concerning Warlord Zsinj. However for this post we will deal with this book as a stand alone story. Just a small piece of the EU, and one of the first pieces…albeit not much was carried on because this book was so bad and so poorly received by the fans.
This is what a lot of people forget about the EU. When Disney threw out this particular Star Wars timeline we were all outraged because we had spent so much time and money reading this stories. However, there is a lot of crap in the EU…and to be very frank this is one of the largest pieces of crap. With ten thousand reviews on Good Reads it has a 3.6 star rating. That is basically where I would rate but that is based on my current re-read of the EU in chronological order. It is far more enjoyable that way story wise as instead of skipping around events a lot I am getting the story as it happens. I also got the benefit of the ret-con contained within the X Wing series book that set this book up very well.
One of my biggest complaints of the EU is that Lucas books would go back and add stories to the timeline. That is why I did not like Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor because it came so late in the run and ended up so early in the timeline. With that being said this book is a tough read. While I am not a big fan of the powers that be going back and adding stories to the timeline…in this case it was justified because this book fails in many ways.
My largest complaint is that Han Solo, Hero of the Rebellion and General in the New Republic, kidnaps Leia. Somehow that gets justified away because they fall back in love with one another…but seriously he kidnaps her and faces no punishment for that crime. I am pretty sure if I just kidnapped someone, much less a Princess and/or an Ambassador my white ass would be in prison. I get it fiction is all about suspending disbelief but this is an act that should have led to some sort of punishment.
Which leads directly to my second biggest gripe with this book. The way Han kidnaps Leia. Using the Gun of Command from the Hapes Consortium. This is not a piece of technology we know a lot about and as far as I can remember it never gets mentioned again. Thankfully at that.
Goodreads user Meggie so perfectly summed up my next biggest gripe that I am just gonna sample her words, if famous ass rappers can do it so can I. I am actually going to give her credit for this argument because it is well thought out…even though I did not agree with some of her other 10 biggest flaws of this book.
Meggie Says:
10. LUKE FREAKING SKYWALKER
Chronologically, CoPL comes before Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy, where Luke behaves much as he did in the original trilogy–by which I mean that his Force powers are nothing too extravagant. He participates in lightsaber duels, glimpses the future, faces a Dark Jedi, and hones his instincts. You’d expect Luke to act much the same in this novel.
Nope. Instead, he seems to have sprung fully formed from the pages of the Jedi Academy trilogy; Luke performs daring feats years before he faced the reborn Emperor and proclaimed himself a Master. It doesn’t fit into the Expanded Universe timeline.
Additionally, Luke acts like the most obnoxious kind of Jedi: the constantly proselytizing teacher. He even instructs Isolder (as non-Force sensitive as they come) in the ways of the Light Side. When captured by Teneniel, Luke calmly goes along with it and tries to explain that gosh, she really shouldn’t rape him, it’s not nice. He makes no moves to escape, and I don’t buy it. To reference Zahn again: in Heir to the Empire, Luke didn’t escape from Mara in the forests of Myrkr because the ysalamiri blocked the Force, and they both were in the same bad situation. Here, Luke can access the Force perfectly fine, so he has no reason to stick with Teneniel. (She wants you to be her sexy slave, Luke. Get out while you still can!)
And the climax of the story, where Luke faces down Gethzerion, ruptures all the blood vessels in his face, and yet still manages to heal himself and save the day….I can’t even discuss it, I’ll get too angry and degenerate into senseless typing again.
The only thing I can add to that is this is the problem with publishing books out of chronological order. Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy proved that there was a market for continued Star Wars books so the good people at Lucas Books wanted to try and fill in the timeline between the end of Return of the Jedi and that trilogy. In some of their efforts (X-Wing Series) they were highly successful. This installment falls well short of success, and that seems to indicate to me that they went with the wrong writer. It seems to be a lesson that Lucas Books learned well as Wolverton was never again allowed to write a stand alone novel. For the most part those writers who nailed their assignments in the EU were given many chances to write additional novels. Instead Wolverton was given the task of pumping out short stories…which is probably a good thing.
I rated this book 4 stars on Good Reads because a bad Star Wars book is better than no Star Wars book. And because reading the EU in chronological order adds something to this book as the ret-conning done in the X Wing series books centering on Wraith Squadron really built up the characters of this book. However this is probably the worst book in the entire EU. So much so that I wish Disney would not include it in its Legends series and we could all just forget that this was one of the first Star Wars books we read. As a stand alone novel and story I don’t think it even rates 1 star.
I find it very curious that they changed the cover when this book was offered as a paperback. While this book made the New York Times bestseller list in its original form…many thought that the original cover confused the fans. Many thought of this book as a trashy romance novel. Personally I think Star Wars could use different ways of telling the stories, but not in one of the building blocks of what became a vast publication powerhouse. I would very much like to see Disney devout a trilogy of books to this relationship and the fallout of it that we saw in The Force Awakens. I would also very much like to write said trilogy in the new Disney timeline.
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In 2015, I was a contributor to Barnes & Noble's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog, and had pitched to my editor an extensive series of posts about the background and history of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan: a whole bunch of new films were on the horizon, prompting many fans to look back on the now non-canon Expanded Universe to wonder what might be salvaged from it.
This series was by far one of the biggest projects that I'd put together, and I began reaching out to author after author to ask what inspired the stories that they'd written, and how they approached playing in a story world that they had long been fans of.
One of the authors I reached out to was David Farland. Under the name Dave Wolverton, he wrote the 1994 novel The Courtship of Princess Leia, as well as a handful of other shorter stories. The novel was one of the first that I'd picked up as a young Star Wars fan, purely on the cover, and read it more times than I can remember.
It's an interesting, notable entry in the franchise. Set four years after the Battle of Endor, It tackles a couple of major questions about the post-Return of the Jedi world: how did Han and Leia get married (as seen in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire) and how did the New Republic go from being a scrappy rebel group to a actual government? There's some weirdness and elements that haven't aged well, like the part where Han essentially kidnaps Leia when he thinks that he's going to lose her to an arranged marriage to a powerful faction in the galaxy that would help support the New Republic. There's also a bit about Han winning a planet in a gambling session, and a power-hungry Imperial Warlord named Zsinj.
What's interesting about the book is that it's introduced characters and other elements that were later picked up on by other authors. While the book was rendered non-canon after Disney purchased Lucafilm, some of those elements have been brought over into canon status, such as the planet Dathomir and the Nightsisters, a civilization of Force-sensitive women, who have since been prominently featured in The Clone Wars.
On January 14th, Farland died after suffering a fall and an ensuing stroke. He was 64, and leaves behind not only a long legacy within the Star Wars universe, but as a science fiction and fantasy writer as well. His family has set up a GoFundMe to help his family with expenses, and a funeral is set for later today.
I didn't know David well, but he was gracious with his time and recollections when I reached out to him about my project. Here's the interview I conducted with him back in October and December 2015.
When were you first approached to write a Star Wars novel, and what made you decide to do it?
My editor called me shortly after I had written my second novel and asked if I was interested. I’d always been a huge fan. I went to the first movie (Episode 4) some 37 times when it came out. At first I went because I loved it, then began to study it from a storytelling point of view. So it was easy to say “yes” to an offer to write in that universe.
Your novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia, took place a couple of years after the end of Return of the Jedi: how did you come up with the specific story that you told? Was there any overarching plan that your book was slotted into?
I’d heard of course that Luke and Leia were married in Timothy Zahn’s books, and my first thought as, “Oh, it couldn’t be that easy, not with their fiery personalities.” I’ve always been a romantic, so I thought I’d come up with a storyline. I didn’t really have an overarching plot, just a strong desire to make this episode great.
Your book takes place before Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire: how did you go about positioning your story to set up the events in that novel?
Back in those days, it really wasn’t hard to coordinate with other authors. I didn’t want to foreshadow Timothy’s work, just have a fun episode there.
Did you work with any other authors while you developed your book?
I talked with Kevin J. Anderson and Kathy Tyers early on, and later with Michael Stackpole and perhaps one or two others, but not really many others.
When did you write The Courtship of Princess Leia? How was it received when it was released?
I actually wrote the book in the spring of 1994. Bantam had me write it and then released it pretty quickly. When it came out, it sold like mad. I had several friends who wrote to me and said, “I just saw a display of your books at the store,” and each time I would drive right down to the store immediately and check out the display, only to find that the books were all sold and that the display had been taken down. Seriously, one of those little displays didn’t last 20 minutes. I calculate that even though I only hit #3 on the New York Times bestseller list, my books had to have out-sold the #1 bestseller by a margin of 2 to 1. But back in those days, the NYT list wasn’t very accurate, since it didn’t actually work based on books sold.
In fact, it was so popular that one huge romance author called my editor to complain. She yelled at my editor “Who in the hell is this Princess Leia!” Apparently she thought that I was taking her spot as Bantam’s lead author.
Overall, I think that it was well received. I created the planet Dathomir so that fans could have a good source for force users for future books, games, and movies, and that worked out well, and I got a lot of people who felt grateful that I’d actually put women in a position of power in the Star Wars universe—something that I felt was lacking in the previous movies.
In the novel, you take your characters to Dathomir and brought in the Nightsisters, which was later introduced as an element in The Clone Wars series. Were you consulted on this at all? This is one of the few elements of the older EU that has remained canon, through the TV series.
Not then. I was consulted by West End Games when they put them into their gaming universe. As authors, when we create something for a major franchise, it becomes the property of the franchise. So they don’t need to consult me before they use it, and I wouldn’t expect that. I am delighted, though that they have continued to use it. In fact, I’m hoping that we can see Dathomir in one of the future films.
What informed your conception of the Night Sisters? They're certainly different from the Jedi and Sith that we'd previously seen in the franchise.
I really wanted to create something that was a tad different, perhaps more “tribal” in its orientation. In many cases, power corrupts, we know, but I wanted to show that its influence doesn’t always lead to corruption. So I wanted some Night Sisters who would be . . . more concerned with building a world that they could live in, too.
Your book takes place before Han Solo and Leia Organa get married - as seen in Zahn's book - how did you go about portraying their relationship? It certainly seemed like they were destined to be together after ROTJ.
I have to admit that I wondered about Han’s character. After all, before he met Leia, he was a drug smuggler, and that suggested to me that he had a darker side to him. He was essentially an anti-hero, someone who had given up on life, on society.
At about that time, I was raising my family, and I noticed how often my older children would regress when faced with obstacles—a ten-year-old girl suddenly acting like a four-year-old. Then I noticed adults doing the same, and I wondered, “What would have made Han act that way? Would he regress under the right circumstances?
And then what about Leia? As a princess, she would have been raised to serve her people. Would marrying a “scoundrel” like Han Solo really serve her people, what few are left of them.
It just seemed to me that with a bit of probing, there were some natural obstacles to their union, and as a writer I wanted to play with those.
I've seen some criticism recently about how Han essentially drugs and kidnaps Leia to prevent her from being married. How did that come about?
I have to admit, my wife and I had watched the old romance Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at about that time, with its wacky idea of having the male protagonists kidnap the brides, and I suspect that in the back of my mind, I was wondering, “Could you make a similar plot work in science fiction?”
Personally, I’m not a fan of the idea of drugging and kidnapping women. Or men. Or children or dogs.
But it did lead me to wonder about things like, “Could Leia ever forgive himself for that? Could Han forgive himself?” “What could bring them back together?” Ultimately, I was interested in the idea that love is based upon two peoples past history together, that it is something that builds and grows.
Ultimately, I suspect that there’s something about characters in books and movies that we don’t often take as seriously as we should. In other words, we don’t really think of characters as real people, and judge them as harshly as we should. There are other critics and writers who have pondered this idea long and hard, and this is one of the few times in my books where I wanted to play with this idea for effect.
Zinji and the remains of the Empire are later used quite closely in Aaron Allston's X-Wing novels, which precede yours: did you work with him at all to line up the chronology and characters?
No, he came a few years later as an author, and I’m not sure that I’ve even met him.
Other elements of your novel were used in future novels in the series: what relationship did you have with other authors that you came after you?
I worked with Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, mainly. You have to understand that as Star Wars authors, we were literally scattered across the world, and so we didn’t have get-togethers.
Given that your book was published earlier, and it takes place earlier in the series timeline, how aware of what you wrote and how it would impact future works were you?
When I wrote Courtship, I was aware that it “could” impact the future of the franchise, but you have to remember that at the time, the franchise was basically dead. Lucas hadn’t worked on a movie in years and although he had originally said that there would be a trilogy of trilogies, he never did outline them or write the screenplays.
So I think that the concepts rattled around in the back of his mind, and I was hoping that eventually the series would be resurrected. Happily, in large part because of the success of the novels, that has happened.
Though [The Force Awakens] is still two weeks away, I’ve already got my tickets.
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3/5 Rancors – Dave Wolverton’s The Courtship of Princess Leiawas one of the first books published by Bantam Spectra after the resounding success of Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy in the early 1990’s. As such, it has the exciting, adventurous, and sometimes plain wacky feeling that a lot of the early books had (especially before the advent of the prequel films and the onslaught of stories about Jedi, Sith, and clone troopers). It is an enjoyable romp of a story with some very puzzling characterizations.
The setting is four years after the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi. Princess Leia and Han Solo have been involved over this period but are still not in a fully committed relationship. Han has spent the prior five months commanding a task force hunting Warlord Zsinj and his Super Star Destroyer Iron Fist: the tale of his search is ably documented by Aaron Allston in the fifth through seventh novels of the superb X-wing series. Leia has been attempting to kickstart diplomatic relations between the New Republic and the secretive Hapan Cluster, an alliance of sixty-three wealthy and powerful planets.
The plot of The Courtship of Princess Leia hinges on an unexpected marriage proposal from Hapan heir-to-the-throne Prince Isolder, son of the mighty Ta’a Chume. The manner in which Wolverton handles this storyline bothered me quite a bit. I can accept that Leia might consider a political marriage to serve the New Republic’s interests. What I can’t accept as readily is how quickly she buries her feelings for Han and starts swooning over Isolder. Sure, it could be “realistic” – relationships turn on a dime in real life all the time – but still, the romantic in me prefers envisioning a less turbulent Han/Leia relationship after the ending of Return of the Jedi.
Regardless, this storyline moves forward with Han kidnapping Leia to win her heart back and dragging her off to the obscure planet of Dathomir. Much to Han’s surprise, Dathomir turns out to be Zsinj’s base of operations and chaos ensues, with our heroes getting stuck on the planet and running afoul of Force-wielding witches called Nightsisters. Dathomir itself is a well-realized setting. Wolverton has many scenes that conjure evocative images, such as rancors playing in a river at dusk, windswept plains with a giant crashed starship, and the forbidding mountain fortress of Dathomirian Tenenial Djo and her people. His use of rancors throughout the book is a particular high point, fleshing out one of the most remarkable designs of the films into creatures with intelligence and culture of their own.
The book tends to veer into rather goofy humor at points. Notably, there is a storyline about Han supposedly being the “King of Corellia” which feels wildly out of place and falls flat. A place where the silliness did work is a short song C-3PO composes about Han; it’s ridiculous but I can actually easily picture 3PO belting it out. I’ll also concede that some modern Star Wars has become so grim and bleak that it is a refreshing change to at least have some things not be treated so seriously.
The seventh X-wing novel, Solo Command, ends with a solicitation to read this book to get the conclusion of the Han Solo/Warlord Zsinj story. While it’s true that their battle does conclude here, don’t read this book expecting much focus on that conflict. Zsinj is more like a cameo than a substantial character and the majority of the plot has little to do with him directly. I found this disappointing, but it’s also a bit of an unfair critique, as this book was written before the X-wing series and wasn’t meant to be a follow-up or grand conclusion.
Other nice touches in the story are the portrayal of Luke, who was much more in line with his film self than Han and Leia. There’s a tiny glimpse of Yoda’s history relating to the wrecked ship Chu’unthor. The Hapans are an intriguing culture and a cornerstone of the Expanded Universe stories to come. Isolder is not the one-dimensional character he first seems likely to be, and Teneniel makes a nice foil travelling with him and Luke on Dathomir.
The Courtship of Princess Leia is a fun and breezy read, introducing some key concepts to the larger Star Wars universe. While I’d quibble with the entire Han/Leia/Isolder setup, I’m happy with the resolution. Wolverton does a solid job of authoring a memorable Star Wars story in what is becoming an increasingly crowded universe.
3/5 Rancors – Mr. Wolverton’s book continues the pursuit of Warlord Zsinj but ties the tale in with Han’s courtship of Leia and Leia’s apparent admiration for another suitor. At the beginning of the book, General Solo returns from a five-month campaign against Zsinj and believes that he has won a major victory. Arriving at Coruscant he is startled to find dozens of saucer-shaped Battle Dragons from the Hapan fleet. The Hapan Consortium is an extremely powerful, wealthy, and mysterious political entity that would be a valuable ally to the New Republic. Leia had paid a diplomatic visit to the Hapans several months earlier to explore the possibility of joining forces. Now the Hapans have come to Coruscant to give the terms they would insist upon in a joint effort. The only problem that arises is that Leia is expected to marry Isolder, the Queen Mother’s son and heir.
From this point the book moves on to Han’s kidnapping of Leia, their journey to the planet of Dathomir, their difficulties with the legendary Witches of Dathomir, and the discovery that Warlord Zsinj’s ship Iron Fist is actually undergoing repairs in an orbital stardock above the planet. Fortunately, Luke Skywalker also shows up on Dathomir to help our heroes. The book ends well and has some great battle scenes.
However, Mr. Wolverton’s problem lies in his depiction of Leia as a lovesick damsel who has suddenly decided to spurn the advances of her previous true love, Han Solo. Almost uniformly throughout the Star Wars saga Leia is an extremely strong and capable woman. Now all of a sudden she has reversed her feelings completely and has fallen for the Hapan prince. The whole sequence just falls flat. I didn’t believe it for a minute.
On the other hand, the book has some great characters and scenes, especially the Nightsisters, i.e., the witches. They are memorable and would be a welcome addition to future books. Also, we learn a lot more about one of my favorites, the rancor. On the planet of Dathomir the rancors have flourished and developed a place of their own. There is a lot more to the rancors than simply serving as a killing machine for Jabba the Hutt.
Read the book and enjoy it. Just skip through the romance novel scenes of Leia trying to decide who she really loves.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer Dave Wolverton, part of the Star Wars franchise. It continued the streak of New York Times Bestsellers, which started with 1991's Heir to the Empire. The Courtship of Princess Leia is set in the Star Wars expanded universe, and deals with the downfall of Warlord Zsinj and the circumstances leading to the marriage of Han Solo and Princess Leia, characters that originated in the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope.
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If you thought Han Solo and Princess Leia were an item—not so fast. Leia has visited the planet Hapes to plead with the Queen Mother for weapons and ships; and now the Queen Mother's son, Prince Isolder, has sent his battle fleet to planet Coruscant, along with a mountain of hugely expensive gifts. Isolder, it seems, desires to marry Leia and join his forces with those of the New Republic in the continuing struggle against the Empire. Then Han wins planet Dathomir in a card game and persuades Leia to accompany him there. Luke suspects that Dathomir also harbors someone strong in the Force and discovers the Nightsisters who fought with Yoda's Jedi long ago. With firmer prose, more realistic dialogue, and more action than the previous Star Wars outing (Kathy Tyers's bestselling The Truce at Bakura—not reviewed), this should sell at least as well. (First printing of 375,000)
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If you thought Han Solo and Princess Leia were an item—not so fast. Leia has visited the planet Hapes to plead with the Queen Mother for weapons and ships; and now the Queen Mother's son, Prince Isolder, has sent his battle fleet to planet Coruscant, along with a mountain of hugely expensive gifts. Isolder, it seems, desires to marry Leia and join his forces with those of the New Republic in the continuing struggle against the Empire. Then Han wins planet Dathomir in a card game and persuades Leia to accompany him there. Luke suspects that Dathomir also harbors someone strong in the Force and discovers the Nightsisters who fought with Yoda's Jedi long ago. With firmer prose, more realistic dialogue, and more action than the previous Star Wars outing (Kathy Tyers's bestselling The Truce at Bakura—not reviewed), this should sell at least as well. (First printing of 375,000)
Are we not men? We are—well, ask Bigfoot, as Brooks does in this delightful yarn, following on his bestseller World War Z(2006).
A zombie apocalypse is one thing. A volcanic eruption is quite another, for, as the journalist who does a framing voice-over narration for Brooks’ latest puts it, when Mount Rainier popped its cork, “it was the psychological aspect, the hyperbole-fueled hysteria that had ended up killing the most people.” Maybe, but the sasquatches whom the volcano displaced contributed to the statistics, too, if only out of self-defense. Brooks places the epicenter of the Bigfoot war in a high-tech hideaway populated by the kind of people you might find in a Jurassic Park franchise: the schmo who doesn’t know how to do much of anything but tries anyway, the well-intentioned bleeding heart, the know-it-all intellectual who turns out to know the wrong things, the immigrant with a tough backstory and an instinct for survival. Indeed, the novel does double duty as a survival manual, packed full of good advice—for instance, try not to get wounded, for “injury turns you from a giver to a taker. Taking up our resources, our time to care for you.” Brooks presents a case for making room for Bigfoot in the world while peppering his narrative with timely social criticism about bad behavior on the human side of the conflict: The explosion of Rainier might have been better forecast had the president not slashed the budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, leading to “immediate suspension of the National Volcano Early Warning System,” and there’s always someone around looking to monetize the natural disaster and the sasquatch-y onslaught that follows. Brooks is a pro at building suspense even if it plays out in some rather spectacularly yucky episodes, one involving a short spear that takes its name from “the sucking sound of pulling it out of the dead man’s heart and lungs.” Grossness aside, it puts you right there on the scene.
A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy.
A tightly wound caseworker is pushed out of his comfort zone when he’s sent to observe a remote orphanage for magical children.
Linus Baker loves rules, which makes him perfectly suited for his job as a midlevel bureaucrat working for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, where he investigates orphanages for children who can do things like make objects float, who have tails or feathers, and even those who are young witches. Linus clings to the notion that his job is about saving children from cruel or dangerous homes, but really he’s a cog in a government machine that treats magical children as second-class citizens. When Extremely Upper Management sends for Linus, he learns that his next assignment is a mission to an island orphanage for especially dangerous kids. He is to stay on the island for a month and write reports for Extremely Upper Management, which warns him to be especially meticulous in his observations. When he reaches the island, he meets extraordinary kids like Talia the gnome, Theodore the wyvern, and Chauncey, an amorphous blob whose parentage is unknown. The proprietor of the orphanage is a strange but charming man named Arthur, who makes it clear to Linus that he will do anything in his power to give his charges a loving home on the island. As Linus spends more time with Arthur and the kids, he starts to question a world that would shun them for being different, and he even develops romantic feelings for Arthur. Lambda Literary Award–winning author Klune (The Art of Breathing, 2019, etc.) has a knack for creating endearing characters, and readers will grow to love Arthur and the orphans alongside Linus. Linus himself is a lovable protagonist despite his prickliness, and Klune aptly handles his evolving feelings and morals. The prose is a touch wooden in places, but fans of quirky fantasy will eat it up.
A breezy and fun contemporary fantasy.
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3.61 avg rating — 15,355 ratings — published 1994 — 57 editions
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3.84 avg rating — 5,190 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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On My Way to Paradise
3.88 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 1989 — 15 editions
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This is an updated version of a 2011 post, suddendly relevant again with the coming release of The Force Awakens and a new hope for Princess Leia’s character arc.
The Courtship of Princess Leia is one of the early books from the Star Wars Extended Universe, that is, licensed Star Wars fan fiction that became popular in the decades after the original trilogy and has since been purged by Disney in the writing of The Force Awakens. Many fans are sad about the great purge. I am not one of them and The Courtship of Princess Leia (COPL) is the prime reason why. It is so terrible that it put me off all of the rest of the extended universe books for years.
A friend and an exotic erotica writer (think werewolves, not exotic lands) sent me this book review from the romance writers’ site, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, which nailed the plot problem. (She sent the review with the note, “There is significant overlap among women who read romance and science fiction.” She was not kidding. It’s geek heaven over there; they make Splinter of the Mind’s Eye references!)
Initially, it looks like this story will deal with the question of how much one can put one’s own personal happiness ahead of the well-being of others. A character explains the benefit of the marriage to Isolder in this way, “With the wealth of Hapes to help fund the war, Leia could overthrow the last remnants of the Empire quickly, saving billions of lives in the process”. Hear that, people? Not dozens, not millions, but billions of lives. What difference does it make whether Isolder is cute or repulsive? What difference does it make whether Han is the love of Leia’s life? Why are they fighting for her affections? This is a royal, political marriage, like many others, and normally affections would be beside the point.
The reviewer has it right. There are rules about political marriage that transcend setting, and the author used a political marriage as a catalyst for starting a story without considering those rules. With the high-stakes billions-saved, what would justify refusing?
COPL thinks this adds tension. It doesn’t. The book’s disconnect with reality (yes, I see the irony), this use of what would be acute conflicts as mere plot devices, is a problem in most of the EU books, and modern storytelling in general.
Characters built on familiar assumptions
The story is set four years after the fall of the Empire. Han is still the rogue with a heart of gold who started his walk to redemption when he stays to rescue Luke over the first Death Star. Leia is still the duty bound princess who was forced to watch her entire planet destroyed and whose only grip to sanity is the unwavering determination to destroy the Empire that did it. Yet, after all the loss, all the horrors of war, all the loneliness they’ve been through — they waited four years before considering getting married?
Of course Han and Leia would date for years on end, because that’s what we do today. They couldn’t get married right after the Battle of Endor. Leia was what, 23? That’s far too young to our modern Earthlings of the Western world sentiments. Nevermind what Leia Organa has endured and achieved in her 23 years. Modern sensibilities tell us marriage is too restrictive to throw away your time to explore in your youth.
Imagine for a moment how ridicious that might sound to Leia Organa post-Endor. Now is the time for frolicking adventure! Call me crazy, but I think she might not care for adventure for adventure’s sake. She’s had plenty of the real deal and soul crushing devestation and loneliness that comes with it. For the modern Earthlings of the West, this is insulting pandering, as if we could not relate to a heroine unless she followed our cultural norms.
What about the archetypes?
In addition to the insults, when authors simply accept all of our modern day assumptions, the story falls. The rogue and duty character arcs drove Han and Leia’s relationship in the original trilogy. Both of them had reason to isolate their hearts, and Leia did it by embracing everybody as a whole and Han by shunning every individual. But they couldn’t keep out each other. This is the romance that inspired Han and Leia shippers — even though they didn’t want love, they couldn’t resist it. It overwhelmed them.
If COPL had plied these waters, perhaps with a twist that Leia saw a marriage to Isolder as safer for her heart since she didn’t love Isolder, that’s a good foundation for romantic tension. (Tantootine Ghost, a much better EU book, hit this theme though in reference to Leia not wanting to have Anakin Skywalker’s grandchildren.) You could tie it in with Luke’s increasing solitude and explore how the Skywalkers are coming to terms, or not, with who they are.
But as the SmartBitches noted, Leia just blew off her now-extensive history with Han and considered the proposal without much discussion of why, not even explaining the overwhelming good this political marriage could bring. It was all plot device. The writer needed something for romantic tension and so unceremoniously threw in another suitor who’s attractive and rich. Women trading up made sense to him, by which we learn more about the author’s assumptions about modern women than Leia’s or Han’s characters.
The popular Timothy Zahn novels were better but still made this mistake. One of the threads in that series has Leia worrying about being a working mother and about Uncle Luke not helping out with the kids. Zhan and his editors assume that for modern women to relate to Leia, they need her to be like them, the working mom caught in the domestic battle of the sexes. Therefore, when faced with a crumbling Republic, war breaking out, an increasingly isolated Jedi who is too scared to train anyone, baddies attempting to kidnap your children for their Force abilities…and Leia is worried about Luke helping with the kids more? (It is somewhere after Leia has the twins. She’s nursing them and musing about how distant Luke is and wishing he would take care of the kids more. When I get a chance to find the passage, I’ll add it here.)
What power does the constant threat of death have on romance and family?What would duty require of a young heroine? What can romance look like in the absence of cultural assumptions? Leia’s planet and its culture were destroyed and she lives among an army in hiding. Her character is relatively free from our cultural assumptions. Yet the EU does not explore these questions because it seems that as soon as the war ended, someone in our time and place sent Leia a small library from The Feminine Mystique to Lean In and plopped her in the middle of our sex wars.
It is a waste of character and a lost opportuntiy for insight. I do hope that The Force Awakens does better than this. It isn’t a high bar. It should be easy. [Update: Alas. To no avail.]
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Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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.
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… Or why EU fans and Star Wars.com are equally annoying.
The sudden passing of Dave Wolverton on January 14, had many star warriors reminiscing about the first time they ever read his 1994 novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia. Around the same time Star Wars.com published an article called Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nightsisters. Written by Emily Shkoukani, a member of the Lucasfilm Story Group (whose job is to “know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible”), the article committed this original sin:
“Making their canon debut in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series the Nightsisters were eccentric witches residing on the distant, rocky world of Dathomir. In the show’s episode aptly titled “Nightsisters,” fans first encountered the mystifying culture of these witches.”
This got many EU fans in a tizzy for ignoring the fact that Dave Wolverton created the Nightsisters and the planet Dathomir first and they expressed their grievances on Twitter, prompting the author to update her article and apologize for the error.
Predictably, this glaring error, also brought out the knives on Dave Filoni and the Clone Wars cartoon for “butchering” the EU.
Yes, it was stupid and lazy on Lucasfilm’s part to ignore the contributions Wolverton gave to Star Wars (and considering that the author lists her pronouns as they/she, this should come as no surprise) especially on the heels of his death. But does that give fans the right to bash Filoni at the same time for re-introducing the force-wielding witches to a wider audience? No. George Lucas created and produced Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he has the right to override the EU if he wants to, Clone Wars was around long before Disney got its mitts on the franchise and it was butchered by Disney just as much as the Expanded Universe was.
And in a twist of irony it gives Filoni too much credit when the person who wrote all the Nightsisters episodes was Katie Lucas, daughter of George. It’s no different from what StarWars.com did to Wolverton. Besides, in a 2014 interview for the 20th anniversary of TCOPL, Wolverton had this to say:
So it appears Wolverton was happy to see his creation on The Clone Wars and was looking forward to seeing more onscreen depictions of Nightsisters. Maybe if Lucas were still in charge, we would’ve eventually seen more of the Singing Mountain Clan in upcoming shows, video games and action figures.
Well, now that we got that out of the way, let’s take this hated, updated article and improve on it by rewriting it with EU and CW references. My “article” will mostly focus on standout moments and characters from the franchise. If you want a more detailed, in-depth article about the Nightsisters, head on over to Wookieepedia (and click on the Legends tab, if you so choose).
Star Wars Inside Intel: The Nightsisters
Meet the Witches of Dathomir
by The Lady From Planet X
Making their first appearance in the 1994 Legends novel The Courtship of Princess Leia by the late Dave Wolverton, the Nightsisters were force sensitive magick practicing witches (yes, according to George, the Force and magic exist in the same universe, which is why the jedi are not “space wizards”) hailing from the planet Dathomir. In chapter 2, page 19, Luke Skywalker discovers an old holo vid of a young Master Yoda describing the failed rescue of “Chu’unthor from Dathomir”:
“Artoo”, Luke said. “Run through your astrogation files and tell me if you find any reference to a place named Dathomir. It could be a star system, a single planet…” Maybe even a person, he thought with dismay.
Artoo took a moment, then whistled a negative. “I thought not,” Luke said. I’ve never heard of it, either.” During the Clone Wars, so many planets had been destroyed, made uninhabitable. Perhaps Dathomir was one of those, a world so ravaged that it had been forgotten.
Conveniently, Luke’s question would be answered when a lovesick Han Solo wins Dathomir in a card game and kidnaps Leia to the mysterious planet. There, Han and Leia encounter the Singing Mountain Clan, a tribe of force-sensitive Amazons (who more than likely represent the Light Side of the Force) and their enemies, The Nightsisters, who are, in Han’s words, “their sith”.
“The Nightsisters have come for General Solo and the other offworlders. We captured them first, and by all right they belong to us!”
“If you want to interrogate General Solo, then perhaps I can help you. General Solo, why did you come to Dathomir?” Augwynne’s eyes flashed to the pouch at Han’s belt and he took the cue.
“I own this planet and everything on it,” Han said. “I came to check out my real estate.”
As one of the Nightsisters began hissing, shaking their heads, and Baritha spat, “A man claims to own Dathomir?”
Han fumbled in his pouch for the deed, found the box and pressed its switch. The holo of Dathomir appeared in the air above his palm, his name clearly registered as owner.
“No!” Baritha shouted, waving her hand. The box flew from Han’s grip, tumbled to the floor.
“That’s right,” Han said, I own this world, and I want you and your Nightsisters off my planet!”
Baritha glared at him. “Gladly,” she said. “Provide us a ship, and we will leave.” – chapter 14, pg 179
Trailing Han and Leia to the planet, Luke and Leia’s suitor, Prince Isolder, are also captured by the Singing Mountain Clan and – long story short (seriously, just read the book, it’s really good) – together they battle the Nightsisters.
This novel introduced the Nightsister character of Gethzerion, who would later make an appearance in Star Wars Galaxies.
However, in the next year, all this would get retconned… sort of.
In 1995, Bantam Spectra, the same company that published TCOPL, published Kevin J. Anderson’s The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, a sort of textbook/travelogue “written” by historians and poets about the history and ecology of the planets of the Original Trilogy.
According to this source book, the witch Charal (played by Sian Phillips) from the 1985 TV movie, Ewoks: The Battle For Endor was the first introduction of a Nightsister. In the book, an Imperial sergeant by the name of Pfilbee Jhorn writes:
“Charal, is a female shape-shifter, a Force-wielding witch who apparently escaped from her exile on a planet called Dathomir.”
Nearly executed for stealing the Talisman of the Raven for its shapeshifting powers, Charal escaped from Dathomir and joined the Sanyassan Maurauders. She was made second-in-command to the warlord Terak and they ended up on Endor where they encountered Cindel Towani, Noa Briqualon and the Ewoks. In the end, she was turned into a raven permanently when Wicket destroyed the talisman.
It’s interesting to note that Dave Filoni was considering including Charal in the show, but for some reason, it didn’t happen. However, she’s mentioned Daniel Wallace’s Book of Sith: Secrets From the Dark Side (2012).
In the same year, Anderson wrote another book where Luke would confront another Nightsister again, this time to rescue his niece and nephew. Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy introduced readers to Tamith Kai, a Nightsister who teamed up with a fallen jedi named Brakiss to “recruit” force sensitive youths into the Shadow Academy to be “trained” into Dark Jedi. Tamith Kai is hilariously defeated when the practical Tenel Ka, daughter of Prince Isolder, responds to Kai’s Force powers with a swift kick to the knee.
By now you’ve noticed that the Nightsisters are depicted as human looking with a pale complexion. All that would change in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
The “Sith Witch”
During the making of The Phantom Menace, Lucas told concept artist Ian McCaig to design a person from “your worst nightmare”. One of the sketches would later become known as the “Sith Witch”, a woman dressed in red robes with a black and white type of “rorschach pattern” on her face.
This design was rejected by Lucas for the movie, but would later appear in The Dark Side Sourcebook of the 2001 Star Wars Roleplaying Game.
Another concept sketch that would be rejected and then recycled was Dermot Power’s “female apprentice to Count Dooku”.
But we’ll get to her in a minute.
On January 7, 2011, fans finally got to see the Nightsisters come to life in The Clone Wars season 3 episode titled, aptly, “Nightsisters”. It turns out that Asajj Ventress, who already made a name for herself in Dermot Power’s sketches, Clone Wars comics and books and Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2003 Clone Wars animated shorts, hailed from this eccentric coven – although her upbringing largely differed from her sisters.
Dathomir is depicted in The Clone Wars with sprawling rockscapes consisting of canyons, caves and cliffs (this is why when Prince Isolder saw Tenenial Djo nude for the first time, he noticed how muscular her back looked from lots of rock climbing). The flora and fauna aren’t too particularly friendly either. Fungus and fire lichen grow abundantly and native to the planet is the Rancor, used as mounts for the Nightsisters.
The Nightsisters’ magick was dark in nature, and Jedi that found themselves on their world often described feeling the presence of the dark side. Although their understanding of it was unique to their world and culture, the magick the sisters wielded was seemingly connected to the Force — just used in a vastly different way than the Jedi or the Sith. Where those groups followed strict dogmas and used the Force in (arguably) more simple ways such as pushing and pulling objects/beings or levitating, the Nightsisters used their magick to cast spells, perform rituals, and brew potions.
When Asajj Ventress returned to her home world seeking guidance, her sisters bathed her in the glowing-green Water of Life in a ritual inducting her into their clan. Later, Mother Talzin, the leader of the clan, brewed a potion that allowed Asajj and a few of her sisters to become transparent — almost invisible — in order to perform a stealth mission.
The Nightsisters also used another form of their magick in rituals conducted following the death of one of their own. When a Nightsister passed, her clan took great care of the body, wrapping it in cloth soaked in the planet’s magickal waters and reciting a spell of protection for their fallen sister. They were then placed in a burial pod that would be hung from a Grave Thorn, a warped and twisted, barbed tree native to the planet.
Though it appeared that the Witches of Dathomir ruled the planet, like most humanoid species, these women still needed males to reproduce. While The Singing Mountain Clan often captured men as mates, the Nightsisters had male counterparts in the form of the Nightbrothers, subservient to the witches. The two sects of natives lived and operated in separate areas of the planet, the Nightsisters calling on the brothers when needed. When Asajj’s original assassination plan failed with the use of the invisibility potion, Mother Talzin organized a competition amongst a selection of Nightbrothers. They fought in gladiatorial-style trials before one, Savage Opress, edged out the competition. He was then tasked to aid Asajj in her quest to exact revenge on her former teacher, Count Dooku. Whereas the Nightsisters wielded magick, the Nightbrothers were warriors. After Savage was selected to assist Asajj, Mother Talzin and the Nightsisters used their magicks to enhance Savage’s physical strength, putting him under a spell that forced him to obey their directions.
Mother Talzin was among the strongest witches in her clan, and served as their leader. She was a master at her arcane abilities, with the Nightsisters seeking her guidance. She was also responsible for handling any relations with the galaxy, such as when the malevolent Darth Sidious, an ally of Talzin’s, came to Dathomir and saw the potential in one of the young Nightbrothers. Talzin released the child to Sidious, who raised him as his Sith apprentice, and became known as Darth Maul (note: this happened in the James Luceno Legends novel, Darth Plagueis).
After the many attempts Asajj made to have her former master, Count Dooku, executed to get revenge against him for abandoning her, Dooku turned his attention to the Nightsisters. With the Separatist army at his disposal, Dooku ordered General Grievous and his battle droids to the twisted planet of Dathomir to eradicate the galaxy of Nightsisters. But the Nightsisters would not go down without a fight.
With the guidance of Mother Talzin and the power of their dark magicks, the Nightsisters retaliated against the Separatist droids. Talzin went so far as to raise the dead, awakening deceased Nightsisters from their long slumber to aid the living in their attempt to avoid extinction. But despite their power and abilities, Talzin’s Nightsister clan met its demise. All but a few were slain, but their legacy carried on in those that remained.
My final entry here is Dark Disciple, a 2015 novel penned by Christie Golden, that was originally going to be an eight-part story arc on The Clone Wars before cancellation. After the massacre of her sisters and her betrayal by Count Dooku, Asajj spends the rest of her days as a bounty hunter. With the Jedi Order more determined than ever to have Dooku killed, they turn to his former apprentice for help by teaming her up with Jedi Master Quinlan Vos on a mission to assassinate the sith lord. You can guess how well that turns out. Long story short (seriously, read the book, its really good. Its arguably the only good novel from the new Star Wars canon), Ventress is killed in the process. Vos and Obi-Wan Kenobi (who now views Ventress as an ally) lay Asajj’s body in a dark pool at an abandoned Nightsister village on Dathomir. To the awe of the two jedi, the pool turns green at the touch of her body and the voices of the deceased Nightsisters are heard, welcoming Ventress back.
So there you have it. A herstory of the Nightsisters. What are your favorite memories of these creepy cool gals? Did you ever cosplay as a Nightsister? Do you own a Mother Talzin action figure? Let me know in the comments.
For Dave Wolverton (1957-2022), the Original Nightbrother.
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Yesterday, while preparing to post the previous entry in this series, it occurred to me that for all the work I put into these book reviews (both here and over on The Time Lord Archives), I'm essentially just writing book reports. It's junior high school all over again! And that's a bit deflating to consider,…
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Yesterday, while preparing to post the previous entry in this series, it occurred to me that for all the work I put into these book reviews (both here and over on The Time Lord Archives), I’m essentially just writing book reports. It’s junior high school all over again! And that’s a bit deflating to consider, until a friend reframed it for me–that a skill picked up in school continues to bring me pleasure today. Which, I think, is a much more charitable–and more valid–way to look at it. After all, though I appreciate every reader and follower, I really do this for myself, as an expression of the pleasure I’ve gotten out of books over the years.
That sentiment rings doubly true with me today, because, unlike yesterday’s novel, today’s novel launched while I was still in junior high (if only barely; I finished junior high two months later). Released April 1, 1994, that novel is The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton, and was it ever a nostalgia trip for me! To explain: The last seven books we’ve covered are the first seven books in the X-Wing series by Michael A. Stackpole and Aaron Allston–none of which I read at the time of release (1996-1999). Aside from not being particularly interested at the time in what felt like an offshoot of the main series of Star Wars novels, I also couldn’t afford them; I did my reading via the library, and they didn’t have the X-Wing novels. So, for those books, as with Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, this project wasn’t a reread; it was the initial read. Not so with The Courtship of Princess Leia! I’m not certain that I read it immediately upon release, but it had to have been within the first year; I do know I had not read very much else in the Expanded Universe at that time, possibly only the Thrawn Trilogy (which we have yet to cover). So, for me, this was early days indeed.
That sentiment is true for the novel itself, as well. Only five of the new era of EU novels precede its publication: The Thrawn Trilogy, The Truce at Bakura, and Jedi Search. (To clarify: This is not including the young readers books, such as The Glove of Darth Vader, of which there were an equal number at that time. While the canonicity of those books can be debated, they have little influence on continuity, and we aren’t considering them here.) Fans of the later EU are going to find this novel to be a bit rough around the edges.
So, let’s dive in! As usual, there are spoilers ahead, although I should say that the major points of this novel have been well known among EU fans for a long time.
The events of this novel pick up shortly after the events of Solo Command, and flow immediately from those events. Han Solo returns to Coruscant after the apparent destruction of Zsinj’s flagship, looking for rest and expecting to reunite with Leia Organa–only to walk in on a most distressing event. Leia has been seeking a treaty with the reclusive Hapes Consortium, a monarchy covering at least 63 worlds, which possesses a large battle fleet and a fabulous amount of wealth, both of which the New Republic needs if it is to continue to deal with the remnants of the Empire. However, coming as a surprise to both Leia and Han, the treaty is contingent on a marriage proposal for Leia from the Hapan crown prince, Isolder! Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker is searching for records of the pre-Empire Jedi; his search leads him to mention of an obscure planet called Dathomir.
Han and Isolder quickly devolve into a hostile rivalry for Leia’s affections, in which Han is undercut by the efforts of the many diplomats who want to see the marriage take place. Desperate to impress Leia, Han gets into, and wins, a high-stakes card game, which nets him ownership of a planet. He plans to present it to Leia as a prospective home for the displaced Alderaanian people…only to find out it is deep within Warlord Zsinj’s territory. The name of the planet? Dathomir. Seeing time tick away, Han kidnaps Leia and takes her to the planet, but is shot down in orbit, and discovers the planet was interdicted by the Empire (that is, no landings or launches were permitted, cutting the planet off from all transportation). Isolder follows him there, and with assistance from Luke, arrives only minutes after Han and Leia–and, along with Luke, is promptly shot down as well. Luke saves Isolder’s life via the Force, and Isolder, his worldview shaken by this act, becomes a student of the Jedi way (although he lacks force sensitivity). Luke discovers a centuries-old Jedi ship crashed on the planet, a mobile training academy called the Chu’unthor; shortly after, he and Isolder are captured by a Force-powerful woman named Teneniel Djo. Soon reunited, our heroes–Han, Leia, Luke, Isolder, C-3PO and R2-D2–find themselves caught in an impending war between Teneniel’s tribe of Force-sensitive “witches” and their evil counterparts, the Nightsisters. The Nightsisters are seeking a way off the planet to spread their dominion; and they have just become aware of the Millennium Falcon, which is damaged but repairable.
Heavy spoilers here: In the end, several things are accomplished. The Nightsisters are defeated; Han trades ownership of the planet to the tribe; the Falcon is repaired; Zsinj is at long last killed by Han, and his ship, the Iron Fist, is destroyed; Luke obtains the extensive records from the Chu’unthor; Isolder weds Teneniel Djo and commits Hapes to joining the Republic; and, oh yeah, Han and Leia get married. It’s a strong transition to the next phase of the EU, and a lot of ground is covered!
So, what of those points? Let’s look at a few, and I’ll give you my thoughts.
The Nightsisters and Dathomir: When I first read this book, this was the only mention of Dathomir in existence. At the time, it seemed like just another interesting planet: Fascinating, sure, but probably just a one-off location, much like Mimban in 1978’s Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. Little did I know back then that Star Wars is guilty of that one utterly insane flaw that plagues franchise fiction: Never being able to let something go! This is a more egregious problem in Star Wars than in some other franchises, because of the sheer size of its universe, and it happens all the time. Rightly speaking, a backwater world like, say, Tatooine should not be as pivotal or as frequently seen as it is; but it shows up constantly, and everyone who’s anybody has been there. (“Well, if there’s a bright center of the universe, you’re on the planet it’s farthest from.” ~Luke Skywalker, A New Hope) Something similar happens to Dathomir, both in the EU and in current canon, where this planet that was so unknown that none of our heroes had heard of it or could look it up, takes on a much greater significance. Now, to be fair, it’s understandable for it to become significant in the future from this point; Teneniel Djo becomes the Queen Mother of Hapes, and her daughter becomes both Queen Mother and a significant Jedi. But the planet becomes significant for other, much less justifiable reasons, both in the future and the past. Likewise, the Nightsisters prove just too irresistible for later writers, especially in canon; they become a surrogate family for Darth Maul, and their history becomes quite muddled as compared to the simplicity found in this novel. It may be inevitable, but I find it disappointing; I much prefer the pristine, backwater Dathomir we see here, and the powerful but also pitiable Nightsisters we see.
The Chu’unthor: In 1994, this was the most striking part of the book to me, and yet it’s largely downplayed. These days, I understand the line the authors had to walk; the overall story of the EU could advance, and there seemed to be a plan for that, but no one could advance it too quickly. Thus, a discovery such as the Chu’unthor and its records should have been earthshattering–a real and powerful boon for the nascent Jedi order–but they are rarely mentioned again after this, as I recall. This is one instance where further expansion would absolutely be merited; and indeed it does get some elaboration on its lore, but mostly via supporting materials such as sourcebooks. What a pity; this was a great start, but it fizzles out later.
It’s worth mentioning that we’re seeing the early stages of something that is quite prominent in upcoming years. Luke’s attempts to restart the Jedi order really get started here, though there are nods to it in earlier stories (and of course some later stories had already been written–when I say it starts here, I mean in-universe). Remember that this all occurs before the prequel trilogy was produced. Things look very different from their final forms; for example, Luke concludes here that the Jedi never had a planet-bound training center at all, and instead had the Chu’unthor as a mobile academy. Obviously the Jedi Temple on Coruscant wasn’t a thing yet–it would be five more years before The Phantom Menace established it. Fortunately, the EU proved to be flexible enough to incorporate those changes when they came about. Chiefly it did this by making the Empire very effective indeed, especially in terms of expunging the memory of the Jedi; we’ve already touched on this a bit with the X-Wing series and the Jedi museum on Coruscant, which the Emperor had packed away. Still, throughout the EU’s lifespan, there’s always going to be some tension between the prequels’ portrayal of the Jedi–stiff, regimented, regulated, centralized–and the wild variety that springs up in the early days of the EU (which we’ll see when older Jedi are proven to have survived the Emperor’s purge).
Isolder and Teneniel Djo: Theirs is a great, if abrupt, romance. It’s almost too abrupt–one could get whiplash at how fast the affections of these two change–but in context that makes sense. Both characters are highly motivated people of action, prone to making quick but impactful decisions; Teneniel Djo even tells Isolder directly that women in her society often choose their husbands very quickly, with little time for forethought. I’m quite happy for them; but I have always thought of their marriage as a stepping stone for the purposes of the EU, as it’s going to get fairly little discussion later in favor of their prominent daughter, Tenel Ka. As for their kingdom (er, queendom? It’s decidedly matriarchal), Hapes, the level of intrigue and barely-veiled violence described leads me to only one conclusion: Game of Thrones in space! If ever there’s a spinoff in need of being written, it’s that one.
Zsinj and the Iron Fist: Here is the true payoff of the novel, and I would strongly suggest that Wolverton had no idea when he wrote it–rather, it’s mostly creditable to the work of Aaron Allston in Solo Command. That novel and this, I believe, are best read in quick sequence, as they function as an unofficial duology. Courtship was written in media res with regard to the war against Zsinj, which is in hindsight impressive to me. Wolverton gives us the end of the war, and hints at what has gone before, in a way that very much suggests that this is a sequel. The problem? It isn’t. In fact it was written five years before the book that would detail the events that Courtship establishes. And so, Allston completes the cycle. Wolverton tells us about some of the systems to which Han had chased Zsinj; Allston shows it to us. Wolverton describes the planetary Nightcloak (an invisibility cloak of sorts around the planet Dathomir); Allston shows us the prototype that saves the Iron Fist from destruction. The two books are so tightly woven that the only significant error I found is that Courtship implies that Iron Fist is a lesser class of Star Destroyer, rather than a Super Star Destroyer. It’s really marvelous how well the two books coordinate.
Han and Leia: Here we come to the purpose of the book. Timothy Zahn had already established in the Thrawn Trilogy that Han and Leia were married at some point; and as it’s unthinkable that such a prominent event for two of the “big three” characters would go undocumented, here we are! It’s a chapter that needed to be told. Ironically, the wedding itself only gets just a brief and cursory description, totaling about a page (I think; I did my reread in ebook form, so the page length varies), all told from Luke’s perspective as a late-arriving guest. Well, I suppose the title is “The Courtship of Princess Leia”, not “The Wedding of Princess Leia”. And yet, this simple scene is going to lay the foundation for two decades of stories to follow; Han and Leia’s marriage is one of the cornerstones of the post-RotJ EU, and no one would dare to suggest it’s anything less than rock solid (looking at you, The Force Awakens). Well, okay, maybe not exactly that. But this is a historic moment! Fun trivia: It’s not the only take on their wedding! The young readers Jedi Prince series–which we aren’t covering here–touched on the marriage of Han and Leia, four in-universe years earlier, in its final installment, Prophets of the Dark Side. That book featured Leia planning her wedding, and seeing a vision of Han and two children (ostensibly their twins Jacen and Jaina, already established in the Thrawn Trilogy). The plan was for the wedding to be interrupted, then addressed in the next and final book, which was never released. (Credit to Redditor /u/QualityAutism for this trivia.)
Before we go, here’s a hint of what is to come: There’s a minor, comedic plot thread here in which C-3PO, eager to help Han win Leia back from Isolder, digs into Han’s past and discovers that Han is the descendant of a king of Corellia, and thus hereditary king himself. Threepio goes on to call him “King Solo” throughout the book, before discovering on the day of the wedding that Han’s ancestor was a usurper and false king who was rightly deposed–much to Threepio’s horror and Luke’s humor. (Luke locks him in a closet to keep him from interrupting the wedding with this news.) It’s just a bit of silliness, but it presages the rather major topic of Han’s actual lineage, which we’re going to dig into in depth in the Han Solo Trilogy and the Corellian Trilogy–but that’s all a long way off.
Opinions have swayed over the years regarding The Courtship of Princess Leia. These days it gets a bit of flak, and doesn’t often make it onto fans’ “essential books” lists. Perhaps there’s justification for that. The story is choppy; things happen fast, without much setup. The characterization is uneven; Han, who has just come off being a decorated Republic general, gets drunk and says and does things that seem jarring coming from him. Some of that can be attributed to love making people both desperate and crazy, but it’s a little over the top (he literally shoots Leia with what amounts to a date rape gun, then kidnaps her). It’s probably not a story that would play out the same if written today–but it needed to be written. I personally consider it essential, not for its intrinsic qualities, but because it details such an iconic moment in our heroes’ lives. We need this story for what lies ahead.
So, that’s it! We’re over the hurdle of Han and Leia’s wedding, and all is smooth sailing ahead! No, of course not. After all, what’s a wedding without a honeymoon? And that’s what we’ll cover next time, in Troy Denning’s novel, Tatooine Ghost (accompanied by the short story, Corphelion Interlude). See you there!
The Courtship of Princess Leia is available from Amazon and other booksellers.
You can find Wookieepedia’s treatment of the novel here.
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends
Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends
Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends
Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends
Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia is a Star Wars Legends novel written by Dave Wolverton. It was first published in April 1994 by Bantam Spectra. The novel is set in 8 ABY, four years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and it ends with the wedding of Han Solo and Leia...
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The Courtship of Princess Leia is a Star Wars Legends novel written by Dave Wolverton. It was first published in April 1994 by Bantam Spectra. The novel is set in 8 ABY, four years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and it ends with the wedding of Han Solo and Leia Organa.
Publisher's summary[]
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 that she sees him as nothing more than a shiftless rogue and Corellian 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. Luke has been traveling the far reaches of the galaxy in search of the scattered lore of the Jedi Knights. But when he, Artoo, and Isolder set off to Dathomir, Luke little suspects that it is only 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.
The Courtship of Princess Leia relives the swashbuckling epic of the Star Wars film trilogy as starcruisers battle for control of space, knights of a forbidden order rise again, and a pirate sues for the heart of a maiden.
Plot summary[]
Han Solo, who had been aboard the Mon Remonda continuing the search for this hidden fortress, is wearily returning to the recently captured Coruscant and expecting an end to the long separation from his beloved, Princess Leia, the head of the New Republic. To his great surprise, when his vessel drops out of hyperspace and into the Coruscant system, he encounters a number of fearsome Imperial Star Destroyers, Hapan Battle Dragons, and a Nova-class battle cruiser. Han soon learns that the Hapes Cluster has sent a delegation of some kind to the New Republic to meet with its representative. Upon entering the Imperial Palace, Han enlists the help of C-3PO to translate and comment on the formal diplomatic reception. While observing the reception, Han watches as the Hapes delegation presents Leia with a number of stunning gifts from each world in the Hapes cluster, among them the dozen Star Destroyers Han had seen, a Hapan gun of command, a small plant resembling a bonsai which promotes longevity and intelligence and, most shockingly of all, the hand of Prince Isolder, the son of Ta'a Chume (the current ruler of the Hapes cluster), in marriage.
When Leia nearly accepts this startling proposal, Han is driven into a frenzy of fear and jealousy. Guided by his desperation, Han wanders into a dive of a cantina in the lower reaches of Coruscant, where he participates in a high-stakes sabacc game. During the game, one of Han's opponents runs out of liquid financial instruments and instead proffers real estate in the form of a deed to an entire habitable planet, Dathomir. Thinking he has found a gift which would prove his worthiness to Leia and compare favorably with the gifts of Isolder (providing a place to resettle the expatriates of Alderaan to boot), he immediately rushes to her side to present his winnings. When Leia examines his gift and points out playfully that he has been conned (since Dathomir is in the section of the galaxy controlled by Zsinj), Han is devastated. To add insult to injury, Isolder denigrates the Millennium Falcon and offers Han a Nova battle cruiser if he abandons his quest to win Leia's heart. This last slight is enough to drive Han over the edge; he abducts Leia using the Gun of Command, and flees with her and Chewbacca, aboard his recently refitted Millennium Falcon, to Dathomir.
Upon discovering the abduction, Prince Isolder pursues Han with his Hapan Battle Dragon and arrives at Dathomir shortly after Solo despite his head start. Isolder was able to track Han with the assistance of the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker who had returned from his mission to Toola having found only a despoiled Jedi archive. Luke aided Isolder by using his Force powers to navigate a shorter (but still safe) path through hyperspace, shaving time off other conventional routes. Arriving on Dathomir, Luke and Isolder discover that Zsinj had truly laid claim to Dathomir by establishing in the planet's orbit the Iron Fist, a number of other capital ships, and the complete orbital shipyard Han had hunted for so long.
By this time, the Millennium Falcon has been forced to land on Dathomir itself, where it is captured by the Imperial garrison Zsinj had marooned on the surface years ago. Isolder immediately sets out in his Miy'til starfighter accompanied by Luke's X-wing while the Hapan fleet provide cover fire before leaving to inform the New Republic, Imperial Remnant, and the Hapes Consortium of the whereabouts of Zsinj (which had long been unknown).
On the surface, Isolder and Luke discover the remnants of the star-borne Jedi training academy, the Chu'unthor. Luke remembers having seen recordings of Yoda and a number of other Jedi knights failing to retrieve the library of the Chu'unthor due to interference by the Witches of Dathomir. Despite their intentions, the best the other Jedi had been able to do was seal the vessel thoroughly; so thoroughly that only centuries later the first intruder would need a lightsaber to break in. While attempting to gain access to the ship Luke is captured by a Dathomiri witch. Luke and Isolder, who was also captured only moments earlier, are taken back to her village.
Meanwhile, Zsinj, who has also learned about Han Solo's presence on the planet, offers both an ultimatum and exchange to the head of the Nightsisters, Gethzerion. If the sisters will release Han to him to torture and execute as he likes, he will reward them with a Imperial shuttle to leave the planet. If they do not comply, however, he will keep his "nightcloak" (an interconnected network of geostationary satellites, which reflect all solar emissions back into space) intact, which will slowly freeze Dathomir until no life can continue to survive.
Han and Leia soon infiltrate the Imperial garrison and steal the Falcon, piloting it out into the ongoing Battle of Dathomir. Han purposely allows the Iron Fist to acquire the Falcon with a tractor beam; once he is within the deflector shields, he breaks free of the beam lock and pilots his ship over the superstructure of the gigantic vessel. Once on the main bridge, he launches two concussion missiles which destroy the bridge, kill Zsinj, and knock out the ventral shields. With Iron Fist now completely exposed, the Hapan Battle Dragons move into position with their ion cannons, and disable the station. In the face of this catastrophic defeat, Zsinj's empire soon crumbles.
Shortly thereafter, Solo and Leia marry, having realized during their intrepid journey together that they do indeed love each other. Isolder also gets his happy ending as it is revealed that he has fallen in love with his captor, Teneniel Djo, and asks her to marry him.
Development[]
The Courtship of Princess Leia was written by Dave Wolverton and was the author's first Star Wars novel. According to Wolverton, he had watched the 1954 musical film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and became inspired to write about Leia Organa and Han Solo's marriage, which was first established in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. Wolverton wrote the novel as a "romance," and he aimed to include a sense of humor and bold ideas.[3]
The Courtship of Princess Leia was first published as a hardcover Bantam Spectra original in April 1994.[1]
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ISBN 9780553089288; April 1994; Bantam Spectra; US hardcover[1]
ISBN 9780553569377; April 1995; Bantam Spectra; US paperback[4]
ISBN 9780307796288; June 28, 2011; Del Rey; US eBook[5]
ISBN 9780593722190; October 24, 2023; Random House Worlds; Trade Paperback[6]
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Sources[]
"Star Wars Publications Timeline" — Star Wars Insider 23
The New Essential Guide to Characters
Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know about the Nightsisters but Were Afraid to Ask" — Star Wars Insider 122
The Essential Reader's Companion
Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle, Updated Edition
Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
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Yesterday, while preparing to post the previous entry in this series, it occurred to me that for all the work I put into these book reviews (both here and over on The Time Lord Archives), I’m essentially just writing book reports. It’s junior high school all over again! And that’s a bit deflating to consider, until a friend reframed it for me–that a skill picked up in school continues to bring me pleasure today. Which, I think, is a much more charitable–and more valid–way to look at it. After all, though I appreciate every reader and follower, I really do this for myself, as an expression of the pleasure I’ve gotten out of books over the years.
That sentiment rings doubly true with me today, because, unlike yesterday’s novel, today’s novel launched while I was still in junior high (if only barely; I finished junior high two months later). Released April 1, 1994, that novel is The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton, and was it ever a nostalgia trip for me! To explain: The last seven books we’ve covered are the first seven books in the X-Wing series by Michael A. Stackpole and Aaron Allston–none of which I read at the time of release (1996-1999). Aside from not being particularly interested at the time in what felt like an offshoot of the main series of Star Wars novels, I also couldn’t afford them; I did my reading via the library, and they didn’t have the X-Wing novels. So, for those books, as with Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, this project wasn’t a reread; it was the initial read. Not so with The Courtship of Princess Leia! I’m not certain that I read it immediately upon release, but it had to have been within the first year; I do know I had not read very much else in the Expanded Universe at that time, possibly only the Thrawn Trilogy (which we have yet to cover). So, for me, this was early days indeed.
That sentiment is true for the novel itself, as well. Only five of the new era of EU novels precede its publication: The Thrawn Trilogy, The Truce at Bakura, and Jedi Search. (To clarify: This is not including the young readers books, such as The Glove of Darth Vader, of which there were an equal number at that time. While the canonicity of those books can be debated, they have little influence on continuity, and we aren’t considering them here.) Fans of the later EU are going to find this novel to be a bit rough around the edges.
So, let’s dive in! As usual, there are spoilers ahead, although I should say that the major points of this novel have been well known among EU fans for a long time.
The events of this novel pick up shortly after the events of Solo Command, and flow immediately from those events. Han Solo returns to Coruscant after the apparent destruction of Zsinj’s flagship, looking for rest and expecting to reunite with Leia Organa–only to walk in on a most distressing event. Leia has been seeking a treaty with the reclusive Hapes Consortium, a monarchy covering at least 63 worlds, which possesses a large battle fleet and a fabulous amount of wealth, both of which the New Republic needs if it is to continue to deal with the remnants of the Empire. However, coming as a surprise to both Leia and Han, the treaty is contingent on a marriage proposal for Leia from the Hapan crown prince, Isolder! Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker is searching for records of the pre-Empire Jedi; his search leads him to mention of an obscure planet called Dathomir.
Han and Isolder quickly devolve into a hostile rivalry for Leia’s affections, in which Han is undercut by the efforts of the many diplomats who want to see the marriage take place. Desperate to impress Leia, Han gets into, and wins, a high-stakes card game, which nets him ownership of a planet. He plans to present it to Leia as a prospective home for the displaced Alderaanian people…only to find out it is deep within Warlord Zsinj’s territory. The name of the planet? Dathomir. Seeing time tick away, Han kidnaps Leia and takes her to the planet, but is shot down in orbit, and discovers the planet was interdicted by the Empire (that is, no landings or launches were permitted, cutting the planet off from all transportation). Isolder follows him there, and with assistance from Luke, arrives only minutes after Han and Leia–and, along with Luke, is promptly shot down as well. Luke saves Isolder’s life via the Force, and Isolder, his worldview shaken by this act, becomes a student of the Jedi way (although he lacks force sensitivity). Luke discovers a centuries-old Jedi ship crashed on the planet, a mobile training academy called the Chu’unthor; shortly after, he and Isolder are captured by a Force-powerful woman named Teneniel Djo. Soon reunited, our heroes–Han, Leia, Luke, Isolder, C-3PO and R2-D2–find themselves caught in an impending war between Teneniel’s tribe of Force-sensitive “witches” and their evil counterparts, the Nightsisters. The Nightsisters are seeking a way off the planet to spread their dominion; and they have just become aware of the Millennium Falcon, which is damaged but repairable.
Heavy spoilers here: In the end, several things are accomplished. The Nightsisters are defeated; Han trades ownership of the planet to the tribe; the Falcon is repaired; Zsinj is at long last killed by Han, and his ship, the Iron Fist, is destroyed; Luke obtains the extensive records from the Chu’unthor; Isolder weds Teneniel Djo and commits Hapes to joining the Republic; and, oh yeah, Han and Leia get married. It’s a strong transition to the next phase of the EU, and a lot of ground is covered!
So, what of those points? Let’s look at a few, and I’ll give you my thoughts.
The Nightsisters and Dathomir: When I first read this book, this was the only mention of Dathomir in existence. At the time, it seemed like just another interesting planet: Fascinating, sure, but probably just a one-off location, much like Mimban in 1978’s Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. Little did I know back then that Star Wars is guilty of that one utterly insane flaw that plagues franchise fiction: Never being able to let something go! This is a more egregious problem in Star Wars than in some other franchises, because of the sheer size of its universe, and it happens all the time. Rightly speaking, a backwater world like, say, Tatooine should not be as pivotal or as frequently seen as it is; but it shows up constantly, and everyone who’s anybody has been there. (“Well, if there’s a bright center of the universe, you’re on the planet it’s farthest from.” ~Luke Skywalker, A New Hope) Something similar happens to Dathomir, both in the EU and in current canon, where this planet that was so unknown that none of our heroes had heard of it or could look it up, takes on a much greater significance. Now, to be fair, it’s understandable for it to become significant in the future from this point; Teneniel Djo becomes the Queen Mother of Hapes, and her daughter becomes both Queen Mother and a significant Jedi. But the planet becomes significant for other, much less justifiable reasons, both in the future and the past. Likewise, the Nightsisters prove just too irresistible for later writers, especially in canon; they become a surrogate family for Darth Maul, and their history becomes quite muddled as compared to the simplicity found in this novel. It may be inevitable, but I find it disappointing; I much prefer the pristine, backwater Dathomir we see here, and the powerful but also pitiable Nightsisters we see.
The Chu’unthor: In 1994, this was the most striking part of the book to me, and yet it’s largely downplayed. These days, I understand the line the authors had to walk; the overall story of the EU could advance, and there seemed to be a plan for that, but no one could advance it too quickly. Thus, a discovery such as the Chu’unthor and its records should have been earthshattering–a real and powerful boon for the nascent Jedi order–but they are rarely mentioned again after this, as I recall. This is one instance where further expansion would absolutely be merited; and indeed it does get some elaboration on its lore, but mostly via supporting materials such as sourcebooks. What a pity; this was a great start, but it fizzles out later.
It’s worth mentioning that we’re seeing the early stages of something that is quite prominent in upcoming years. Luke’s attempts to restart the Jedi order really get started here, though there are nods to it in earlier stories (and of course some later stories had already been written–when I say it starts here, I mean in-universe). Remember that this all occurs before the prequel trilogy was produced. Things look very different from their final forms; for example, Luke concludes here that the Jedi never had a planet-bound training center at all, and instead had the Chu’unthor as a mobile academy. Obviously the Jedi Temple on Coruscant wasn’t a thing yet–it would be five more years before The Phantom Menace established it. Fortunately, the EU proved to be flexible enough to incorporate those changes when they came about. Chiefly it did this by making the Empire very effective indeed, especially in terms of expunging the memory of the Jedi; we’ve already touched on this a bit with the X-Wing series and the Jedi museum on Coruscant, which the Emperor had packed away. Still, throughout the EU’s lifespan, there’s always going to be some tension between the prequels’ portrayal of the Jedi–stiff, regimented, regulated, centralized–and the wild variety that springs up in the early days of the EU (which we’ll see when older Jedi are proven to have survived the Emperor’s purge).
Isolder and Teneniel Djo: Theirs is a great, if abrupt, romance. It’s almost too abrupt–one could get whiplash at how fast the affections of these two change–but in context that makes sense. Both characters are highly motivated people of action, prone to making quick but impactful decisions; Teneniel Djo even tells Isolder directly that women in her society often choose their husbands very quickly, with little time for forethought. I’m quite happy for them; but I have always thought of their marriage as a stepping stone for the purposes of the EU, as it’s going to get fairly little discussion later in favor of their prominent daughter, Tenel Ka. As for their kingdom (er, queendom? It’s decidedly matriarchal), Hapes, the level of intrigue and barely-veiled violence described leads me to only one conclusion: Game of Thrones in space! If ever there’s a spinoff in need of being written, it’s that one.
Zsinj and the Iron Fist: Here is the true payoff of the novel, and I would strongly suggest that Wolverton had no idea when he wrote it–rather, it’s mostly creditable to the work of Aaron Allston in Solo Command. That novel and this, I believe, are best read in quick sequence, as they function as an unofficial duology. Courtship was written in media res with regard to the war against Zsinj, which is in hindsight impressive to me. Wolverton gives us the end of the war, and hints at what has gone before, in a way that very much suggests that this is a sequel. The problem? It isn’t. In fact it was written five years before the book that would detail the events that Courtship establishes. And so, Allston completes the cycle. Wolverton tells us about some of the systems to which Han had chased Zsinj; Allston shows it to us. Wolverton describes the planetary Nightcloak (an invisibility cloak of sorts around the planet Dathomir); Allston shows us the prototype that saves the Iron Fist from destruction. The two books are so tightly woven that the only significant error I found is that Courtship implies that Iron Fist is a lesser class of Star Destroyer, rather than a Super Star Destroyer. It’s really marvelous how well the two books coordinate.
Han and Leia: Here we come to the purpose of the book. Timothy Zahn had already established in the Thrawn Trilogy that Han and Leia were married at some point; and as it’s unthinkable that such a prominent event for two of the “big three” characters would go undocumented, here we are! It’s a chapter that needed to be told. Ironically, the wedding itself only gets just a brief and cursory description, totaling about a page (I think; I did my reread in ebook form, so the page length varies), all told from Luke’s perspective as a late-arriving guest. Well, I suppose the title is “The Courtship of Princess Leia”, not “The Wedding of Princess Leia”. And yet, this simple scene is going to lay the foundation for two decades of stories to follow; Han and Leia’s marriage is one of the cornerstones of the post-RotJ EU, and no one would dare to suggest it’s anything less than rock solid (looking at you, The Force Awakens). Well, okay, maybe not exactly that. But this is a historic moment! Fun trivia: It’s not the only take on their wedding! The young readers Jedi Prince series–which we aren’t covering here–touched on the marriage of Han and Leia, four in-universe years earlier, in its final installment, Prophets of the Dark Side. That book featured Leia planning her wedding, and seeing a vision of Han and two children (ostensibly their twins Jacen and Jaina, already established in the Thrawn Trilogy). The plan was for the wedding to be interrupted, then addressed in the next and final book, which was never released. (Credit to Redditor /u/QualityAutism for this trivia.)
Before we go, here’s a hint of what is to come: There’s a minor, comedic plot thread here in which C-3PO, eager to help Han win Leia back from Isolder, digs into Han’s past and discovers that Han is the descendant of a king of Corellia, and thus hereditary king himself. Threepio goes on to call him “King Solo” throughout the book, before discovering on the day of the wedding that Han’s ancestor was a usurper and false king who was rightly deposed–much to Threepio’s horror and Luke’s humor. (Luke locks him in a closet to keep him from interrupting the wedding with this news.) It’s just a bit of silliness, but it presages the rather major topic of Han’s actual lineage, which we’re going to dig into in depth in the Han Solo Trilogy and the Corellian Trilogy–but that’s all a long way off.
Opinions have swayed over the years regarding The Courtship of Princess Leia. These days it gets a bit of flak, and doesn’t often make it onto fans’ “essential books” lists. Perhaps there’s justification for that. The story is choppy; things happen fast, without much setup. The characterization is uneven; Han, who has just come off being a decorated Republic general, gets drunk and says and does things that seem jarring coming from him. Some of that can be attributed to love making people both desperate and crazy, but it’s a little over the top (he literally shoots Leia with what amounts to a date rape gun, then kidnaps her). It’s probably not a story that would play out the same if written today–but it needed to be written. I personally consider it essential, not for its intrinsic qualities, but because it details such an iconic moment in our heroes’ lives. We need this story for what lies ahead.
So, that’s it! We’re over the hurdle of Han and Leia’s wedding, and all is smooth sailing ahead! No, of course not. After all, what’s a wedding without a honeymoon? And that’s what we’ll cover next time, in Troy Denning’s novel, Tatooine Ghost (accompanied by the short story, Corphelion Interlude). See you there!
The Courtship of Princess Leia is available from Amazon and other booksellers.
You can find Wookieepedia’s treatment of the novel here.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia is a book based on a movie… so inevitably, we’d all love Dave Wolverton’s magnum opus to be made into it’s own movie. Sadly, a lot of time has elapsed, so Ford, Hamill, and Fisher are a teeny bit older than their characters are meant to be in this book.
But hey… this is the new millennium, and you now what’s trendy in film and TV right now: REBOOT. So here goes nothing. It’s our dreamcast (for a value of “dreamcast” that mostly means “hey, wouldn’t that be funny”) for Star Wars Episode VII: The Courtship of Princess Leia.
Carey Mulligan as Princess Leia Organa
Nathan Fillion as Han Solo
Tom Hiddleston as Luke Skywalker
Robert Pattinson as Chewbacca
Katee Sackhoff as C3PO
Peter Dinklage as R2D2
Chris Hemsworth as Prince Isolder
Lucy Lawless as Ta’a Chume
Zoe Saldana as Captain Astarta
Mary McDonnell as Mon Mothma
Emma Stone as Teneniel Djo
Gillian Anderson as Augwynne Djo
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Gethzerion
Gina Torres as Barukka
Freema Agyemen as Rell
Grace Park as Kirana Ti
Edward James Olmos as Warlord Zsinj
Stephen Fry as Threkin Horm
Michael Fassbender as Wedge Antilles (Note: Wedge Antilles does not appear in this book. But he should.)
Bridget Regan as Mara Jade (Note: Mara Jade also does not appear in the book.)
Additional cast: Chow Yun Fat as First Man, Keanu Reeves as Second Man, Catherine Tate as First Woman, and Eliza Dushku as Second Woman. (Yeah Chapter Six!!)
I’m not sure why C3PO is cast as the wacky sidekick in this book, but unfortunately, he is. Which means we’re all subjected to this lovely song he writes as part of his plan to help Han win back Leia.
He’s got his own planet,
Although it’s kind of wild.
Wookiees love him.
Women love him.
He’s got a winning smile.
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He’s more sensitive than he seems.
Han Solo,
What a man! Solo.
He’s every princess’s dream!
You know what’s sadder than these lyrics? If Ke$ha or Katy Perry recorded them, they’d probably be damned catchy.
Honestly though, they could be awesome lyrics and I still wouldn’t care. I just don’t like song lyrics in books. Until such time as audio can be embedded in the book, I’d rather the author just says that somebody sang a song, and leave it at that. I find it incredibly frustrating that there is no tune and just want to skip over songs completely. Even if they are awesomely bad.
It has recently come to our attention that WordPress lets us see the search terms people have used to find this blog. I suspect the true purpose of this feature is “marketing” rather than “hilarity,” but as you can probably guess, we prefer the latter. (Also, who needs marketing? This books markets itself, dammit!)
“In which Star Wars book does Luke first visit Dathomir?”
This one.
“What does Chewbacca say phonetically?”
Um, I’m not sure those are phonemes that can be transcribed in IPA.
“When did Mara Jade have her courtship?”
In a better book than this. One written by Timothy Zahn. I think we’ve said before, but Mara should have been in this book, possibly kicking people’s asses for being such idiots.
“copl worth a read or not?”
An emphatic YES.
What is the most memorable scene in COPL?
“courtship princess leia teeth”
Yeah, I’m with you there.
“How much older is Han than Leia?”
I don’t know. What, you think I sit around memorizing the character guides?
What on “the courtship of princess leia page 375” is worthy of a search?
“ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dave Wolverton is the author of three science fiction novels: On My Way to Paradise, Serpent Catch, and Path of the Hero. His special talent is creating fully realized characters who live in worlds utterly different from our own. A grand prize winner of the Writers of the Future contest sponsored by Bridge Publications, Wolverton has worked as a computer consultant, technical writer, and editor. He lives with his family in Utah.”
In short, the most boring page of the entire book.
Is the internet really for porn?
Well, you tell me, readers. I bring you: “princess liea hoth hentai,” “mon mothma hentai,” “mon calamari hentai,” “leia hentai,” “star wars leia hentai,” “twi’lek slash,” “hentai arranged marriages,” “courtship chapter hentai,” “princess leia and chewie hentai,” “leia princess hentai,” “star wars fanfiction han naked,” “han solo princess leia hentai,” “hentai warlord conquerors princess,” “star wars hentai-princess leia,” “hapiens hentai,” “‘courtship of princess leia’ naked,” and “mon mothma naked.”
Not to mention this gem…
“chewbacca leia slash fanfiction”
Okay guys, let’s get a few things straight.
1. WTF?!
2. Though interspecies, this clearly a straight pairing, and therefore NOT slash.
3. WTF!?
Apparently Matt is to blame for all the “hentai” searches. Glad you all like Mon Mothma?
Does anyone actually look for this crappy blog?
Why yes! Two people searched for “copl blog” and one for “courtship of princess leia book club.” Congrats, you get fan club badges!
What are the actual top search terms?
1. “the courtship of princess leia” (well, obviously)
2. “courtship of princess leia” (ditto)
3. “c3po kiss” (what?)
4. “isolder fabio star wars” (*swoon*)
5. “c-3po is malfunctioning” (is that what that poem was?)
In chapter 14 I experienced my biggest “wow, something I really don’t remember from this book” moment yet. As Luke and Isolder travel to Dathomir and Luke does his skywalking thing (Star Wars buddy cop movie, anyone?), Isolder shows a curiosity about Luke’s abilities that the Jedi Master finds unusual.
Firstly, has no one ever expressed interest in what Luke can do before? If I was around, I’d probably have asked him 10,000 questions by now. Especially since the Jedi are supposed to by mythical, extinct super-beings.
Secondly, why does Luke interpret this curiosity as the Universe trying to tell him Isolder needs Jedi training?! He can clearly sense the man has no ability. Is he that desperate to find someone like him that he gets excited whenever someone expresses interest in the Force? I may have just found the answer to my first question.
I find this point funny in Star Wars novel retrospect, because by the time you get to the New Jedi Order books (and perhaps I shouldn’t be admitting I’ve read that far), the galaxy is teeming with new Jedi and potential Jedi candidates. Apparently the Empire just kind of sucked at that whole extermination bit.
I can’t remember where, if anywhere, these random musings of Luke’s go. Maybe he gets distracted by all the hot half-naked witches or chalks everything up to a bad drug drip after that whole upcoming “seeing the Force” incident.
Perhaps the most important part of this section, though, is the appearance of the Chu’unthor! I really want to know if the idea of a spaceship academy is consistent AT ALL with anything from the prequel extended universe novels. I’m sure it isn’t, but it’s actually kind of a neat concept. With a really stupid name. All of this Jedi teaching and history stuff leads me to at least mentioning something that I think plagues all of these early extended universe novels: NONE of the authors seemed to know what to do with Luke. He is constantly running back and forth across the galaxy, chasing rumors of bums on the street who know “magic tricks” who might turn out to actually be Force users. Even when he finds ancient artifacts, Massassi temples and ghost Jedi women, he doesn’t seem to learn anything concrete from any of them. It’s actually not a bad idea for his continuing journey, it just wasn’t coordinated at all. They should just go one step further with the books and do a Star Trek-esque alternate reality timeline side-step, so we can get back to reading books that take place before all the main movie characters are 50.
Chapter 13 brings a new and exciting subplot, in which Luke tries to teach Isolder the ways of the force. Why? Basically because he’s there. First Isolder is amazed that Luke can float his way down from his crashing X Wing (maybe that’s why he’s called Skywalker, har har), then they have a convo that goes sort of like this:
Isolder: I’m just here to kill Han Solo and steal back your sister. Yes, steal, because I need to make the objectification quota for this chapter.
Luke: Whatevs, I can read your mind and know that your destiny is to follow me and learn about the force.
Isolder: …
Obi-Wan always came across as wise; in comparison Luke seems oddly pretentious and, well, creepy. Maybe this is because the author feels the need to keep hammering it into the readers head that Luke is a Very Powerful Jedi. To help with this, he sometime refers to Luke as “the Jedi,” just in case we forgot, during the last few sentences, who this Luke Skywalker character is. (Pro-tip: Anyone reading a Star Wars novel [i.e. nerds] knows about Jedi, and probably wanted to be one at some point.) Luke is not always pretentious and creepy, though, sometimes he is kind to droids, blue aliens, and Ts’a Chume, and he doesn’t sweat:
Luke made light of the journey, sometimes jumping ten meters into a crevice where Isolder had to climb tediously down. Isolder soon found himself drenched with sweat, but the Jedi did not sweat much, did not pant, showed no signs of being remotely human. Instead, the Jedi’s face was locked in concentration.
Unfortunately for Luke, he’s too busy examining the “neat wreck” of the Chu’unthor, the Jedi academy on a spaceship (quick, somebody call the continuity police!) to notice that he’s about to get hit by some force lightning and be captured to be a slave to a young witch. Tenenial Djo apparently has a lot of emptiness inside her… and proposes to remedy this by mating with Luke. (Because she has also noticed that Luke does not sweat. Seriously, it’s pointed out more than once as evidence of Luke’s power. Whatever happened to a good Jedi mind trick?
Anyway, Luke’s solution? Try to educate her about the force to. And so the pretentious tool tries to tame the savage woman and lead her away from the dark side. Hurrah!
Meanwhile, Han wrestles with a giant worm.
I’ve come to the next section of The Courtship of Princess Leia that’s up for review—that’s chapter 10 through 12—and for once I’m at a loss for what to say about it. Thus far, I’ve been ridiculing the terrible characterization, ridiculous plot devices, and, re, unique, writing style of the book. But here’s the thing about this section: it’s really not that bad.
I was a bit of relief to arrive here. I remember honestly enjoying COPL when I read it the first time, not just laughing at it, so it’s good to know that my middle school self hasn’t completely failed me. (Or maybe that’s part of a larger discussion. Middle school self probably didn’t realize she was establishing herself, for a lifetime, as a certain sort of geek. I mean, really, Star Wars novels?) Anyway, my point is, at this point we kind of settle into the action and things get a little bit more normal (for a Star Wars novel, that is.)
At this point, Han is crashing the Millennium Falcon into Dathomir in a reckless attempt to hide their “landing” from Zsinj and the Imperials. This is very Han-like. Leia is still pretty pissed at Han, except now it makes sense. Before she was pissed at him because he wouldn’t accept her sudden flip-flopping desire to become the next Queen Mother of Hapes. Now she’s pissed because Han kidnapped her and then crash-landed them on a planet full of rancors. Can you blame her? Luckily, when Leia is acting like Leia, and not a pod person, she eventually forgives Han’s shenanigans when he eventually gets them out of trouble.
So here we are. Everybody’s on a bit of an adventure. C-3PO gets to put on some battle fatigues, which don’t disguise his shiny gold head from some nasty Imperial walkers. Luke and Isolder, the odd couple, are off on a rescue mission, and meanwhile, there are Force witches riding rancors. And, most importantly, I finally realize why the paperback cover basically comes right out of Return of the Jedi. How long can this normalcy last, I wonder?
We all know that six is a pretty auspicious number, so it makes sense that chapter six of The Courtship of Princess Leia is pretty much the best chapter of any book ever.
The scene opens at the Star Wars Cantina where Han is inexplicably pouring out his soul to C-3PO. Because Han respects C-3PO’s opinion so much. Have you always wanted to better understand the thought process of a protocol droid? YOU ARE IN LUCK!
Han downed a mug of Corellian rum. Since it was his second in the past few minutes, Threepio quickly calculated Han’s body mass and the alcohol content of the rum and decided that Han was more than mildly inebriated.
This is after he’s just told Han that the average distance between Leia and Isolder is 0.562 decimeters and closing. (Yes, in a galaxy far, far away, they actually give a shit about decimeters. For us Earthbound folk, that’s 5.62 cm or approximately 2.2 in.) Let’s think about that for a second. 2.2 inches!?! They’ve just met, and already they’re the clingiest of obnoxious, clingy couples.
But I shouldn’t get distracted, because Chapter Six has much more in store for us. C-3PO helpfully recites an epic alien courtship poem, then provides us with the transcript of a very stilted conversation between galactic busybodies First Woman, Second Woman, First Man, and Second Man. You know, if these characters had been named, by now they would appear in Star Wars character guides with extensive back stories. True story.
By this point, I was pretty sure that Wolverton really couldn’t throw anything else into this chapter to make it more ridiculous than it already was. The Alderaanian Council, who are still kind of bummed about not having a planet and all, gather to vote on whether or not Leia and Isolder make a beautiful couple. Democracy at work! But then OMG! C-3PO interrupts this important proceeding to propose that Leia marries General Han Solo instead because HAN IS THE FRAKKING KING OF CORELLIA.
Han Solo. Is a king. a;lsdgjk;aslkdf;aksjdf;lkajsd;lkfjasl;dkjfasef
THIS SHIT IS BANANAS! WHY DO I REMEMBER NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT IT?!?!
So Han, you’ve just been revealed as the King of Corellia. What’re you going to do now? Oh, I think in Chapter Seven I’ll steal the Gun of Command™ that the Hapans dropped off in Chapter Two and use it to kidnap Leia!
Chekhov would be proud.
If you’ve obsessively seen the original Star Wars trilogy as much as some of us have, you probably have your own favorite moments and scenes you can quote line for line. So, when these lines pop up in other places, they are instantly recognizable.
In just the first six chapters of COPL there have been an unnecessary number of cute little throwbacks to lines like these. One or two not-so-subtle allusions to well-known conversations from the movies wouldn’t bother me, and might even be kind of amusing, but I think Wolverton tries to cover up his inability to write good Han/Leia dialogue with these little twisted quotes.
Some particularly awful ones:
Han: “There’s that smile. I love you, you know.”
“I know.”
(page 38 of the hardcover)
::scream:: One of the best love confessions of all time has now turned into dumb conversation filler.
Leia glared at Han, stuck a finger in his face. “Maybe—just maybe—you should accept his offer while you can still get something out of this deal!”
(page 39 of the harcover)
While this particular one isn’t a direct quote, it definitely brings to mind that famous Hoth corridor scene in The Empire Strikes Back. This is about the point where I started to become dismayed. Once I start noticing things like this, they really bug me. Apparently Wolverton’s idea of witty banter between this two was “Ooh, sting, Leia’s going to throw Han’s actions and even words back in his face!”
In the next paragraph we have this gem:
And I’m here trying to hold on to you, and the harder I hold, the more you slip through my fingers.”
Now I know this is sort of a common saying. But really, for me, it will always evoke Leia standing on that Star Destroyer complaining about Grand Moff Tarkin’s “foul stench.”
Those are the three main offenders so far, but I will certainly be on the lookout for more as we continue through the book!
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Courtship of Princess Leia was published originally in 1994. It was number 6 on the New York Time fiction best sellers list.
Overall, I loved the world building and the challenges that both Han and Luke faced in this. Leia seemed more out of character than the others to me. I found it to be an enjoyable adventure with a satisfying ending. I was left with some questions however.
The Original Trilogy Characters
Leia was confusing to me, given her reactions to the courtship. I can easily believe she would self sacrifice her own happiness to marry for the Republic’s political good. It’s falling in love with him and forgetting her intense love and connection to Han that I cannot fathom. Also just how much did the Hapans know of her lineage? They seemed to think bred for royalty important, yet later the Queen expresses anti Jedi prejudice which makes it clear anyone related to Luke Skywalker wouldn’t be a welcome addition to the family.
Han’s own version of courtship to Leia is appropriately inappropriate. The man he was had been a reckless, act first and apologize later guy. But defending people as General Solo is all very well, but he draws the line at being yanked around for someone’s political convenience. While his actions go too far, they are understandable. These foes he face are far more deadly than a rival suitor and before the end his courage and self sacrifice do shine once again.
Luke handles the whole situation by sensibly refusing to take sides (its not like he can win!) But in the course of seeking lost knowledge of the Jedi. This was written before the prequels and it’s unlikely the Emperor left any usable information in the Jedi Temple in any case. He is definitely outmatched here with a whole new type of Force user. and an army of them at that. In Luke’s case, whenever he fails he learns, and he learns a great deal here and comes out all the stronger.
Chewbacca doesn’t do much in this besides just be present and assisting and Lando is entirely absent. Han’s relationship to 3PO seems off, as he was never fond of him. To be fair though, he knows Leia is fond of the droid and is trying to win her so that may have figured in. Also some of his dealings are drunk.
The Worldbuilding
I thought the worldbuilding for courtship very well done. Both Dathomir and Hapes are matriachal societies, but one is relatively primitive and the other sophisticated. Yet they both share a common lack of respect for those powerless in them. It’s an interesting contrast. We do get to see the new characters grow as well as the old and I like that.
As for the planet, well that is just plain fun, with its Blue Mountain People and the ridable rancors.
The Continuity
I have a whole post about how Courtship affected continuity here. I will make a few points right now however that left me puzzled or nodding.
This story is set after the Shadows of Mindor and before Heir to the Empire. It came out long before Shadows and after Heir to the Empire. The Dark Forces Novella Rebel Agent is set before it, but calls Leia “Leia Organa Solo”. This is because of a kids series in which Han proposed. This series was dropped before it could ‘interrupt’ the wedding. It came out right around the time the decision to make continuity consistent across age groups and media was decided, and failing the test of time was largely relegated to S canon, but not before the novella reference.
Obviously as it’s written before the prequels came out, no one knew the Jedi trained primarily on Coruscant. Afterward however it is mentioned the Jedi had satellite temples. And it’s a safe bet the Emperor left no training data there. There are plenty of stories of Vader hunting Jedi just as Luke follows the trail that he once did in hopes he missed something.
Luke’s abilities seem a bit different than the earlier released Thrawn trilogy in that he is able to communicate with the Blue Desert People with the Force. This is in keeping with other Jedi lore such as Tales of the Jedi however, which used Lucas’s approval. As the RPG’s by West End Games also used this its safe to say that the species and context may matter. Luke was only communicating a need to travel, whereas discussions of commerce (as with the Rodian in the Thrawn Trilogy) would be harder.
It’s difficult to tell exactly when the word trickled out Leia was adopted, or if it was ever really a secret. Later released stories suggest it was not really a secret at all. But it’s also hard to tell when word got out to the galaxy in general who she was related too. One would think this would affect the Queen Mother’s initial public reaction to her. She clearly sees Jedi blood as a threat, even if she knew nothing of her relation to Darth Vader.
As a trivia bit, Courtship of Princess Leia isn’t the first time 3PO wore clothes as a disguise, nor the first time he and R2 rode a living steed. They did so in the Droids cartoon and there is no indication he’s had a memory wipe since then. And speaking of rancor riding in particular, the game Star Wars The Old Republic does allow you to buy your own rancor steed and ride it!
The witches of Dathomir have members join the Jedi Order in Jedi Academy and Young Jedi Knights. During the Old Republic, Quinlan Vos visited this world when the Nightsisters tried to gain an ancient weapon that could threaten planets. Darth Maul took on a nightsister who was guard for a leader of Black Sun. This happened in the comics and resulted in the nightsisters gaining some elaborate makeup.
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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.
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Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into theRebel Alliance and a new home planet for therefugees of her native Alderaan, Princess Leiaconsiders a proposal that could tip the balance of poweragainst the evil Empire. The Hapes Consortium of63 worlds is ruled by the Queen Mother, who wantsLeia to marry her son, the dashing and wealthyPrince Isolder. Han Solo has always dreamed ofmarrying Leia himself, and now he makes a desperatelast gamble to win her back. Soon he, Isolder,Luke Skywalker and Artoo will be at the center of anadventure leading to an awesome treasure, a groupof Force-trained "witches," and ashowdown with an invincible foe.
Dave Wolverton—aka, David Farland—was an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels to his credit, written for both adults and young adults. He won the Writers of the Future International Gold Award for best short story of the year, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for Best Novel in the English Language, the Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year, and many other awards. His novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his readership runs into the millions. Over the years he worked with some of the largest franchises in the world—writing novels for Star Wars and The Mummy, and designing and scripting international bestselling videogames for StarCraft and Xena.
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I think I've found my new niche within the Star Wars community Dave Wolverton will be my second 20th anniversary interview, for his 1994 novel The Courtship of Princess Leia.
Unconfirmed time and date right now, but it may be happening Wednesday, so if anyone has any questions they'd want me to use, by all means leave them here.
Also, note to mods: I won't spam with different threads for when interviews are published, I'll just ask one of you to edit in the link to the completed interview in each respective thread and change title to "Dave Wolverton/Kevin J Anderson 20th Anniversary Interview - NOW LIVE" or something like that.
Interview conducted by Doug McCausland (IG_2000) on November 17. 2014. Permission granted to reprint interview in its entirety on any website/fansite is permitted as long as it's properly credited.
The Courtship of Princess Leia recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary, and I had the chance to speak with author Dave Wolverton. Wolverton addressed some long-standing fan controversies surrounding Han Solo's characterization in the book and actually made all accusations of Prince Isolder being "Space Fabio" completely legitimate.
What was the creative process of TCOPL like? Did you have any influences?
What happened was Bantam came to me and asked, “Are you interested in a Star Wars novel?” I said, “Sure, what about?” They said I could pick anything I liked in a certain timeframe. Of course I had read a few previous books, the Tim Zahn novels, and of course Han and Leia were married. I thought, “It can’t be easy for those two fiery personalities!”
So I wanted to do something that was romantic and would bring more women into the Star Wars universe. Really, the people in power in the Star Wars universe tend to be men. I wanted to do something there; that’s how I came up with the idea of the Witches of Dathomir. It was just fun.
I got together a bunch of screwy ideas and some fans who were Star Wars fans, and I threw the ideas out there to see which made people’s eyes sparkle, where they would get excited and go, “Oh, cool idea!” They’d start throwing out their own ideas. It was a matter of being asked to do it, getting the friends together, go the ideas out, turned it into an outline, faxed it over to my editors, and it was pretty much approved! Very, very minor changes.
We went through George Lucas and he signed off on each point. When he got done, he wrote me a little note that said, “Great job, I can’t wait to see it!” It was that easy to get through the approval process. Of course, once you write the story, they read to make sure you wrote what you said you would, and it’s up to their standards. Really, it was a painless process that was pretty much all of my creation and I just felt lucky and grateful George Lucas signed off on it!
Are you aware of how important the mythology of Dathomir ended up being to The Clone Wars TV series?
Yeah! I remember when I wrote it, I hoped that other people who were writing the Star Wars universe and making future books, movies, and games would make use of it. I’m glad to see that it was used for video games and the TV series. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’ll see a witch of Dathomir in an upcoming movie!
The Imperial Warlord Zsinj and his ship, the Super Star Destroyer Iron Fist, was your creation originating in TCOPL. However, Zsinj didn’t play much of a role in the story besides being the context of the action. His backstory would later be fleshed out in Aaron Allston’s Wraith Squadron novels. Did you give any input?
Not really! I wrote my Star Wars books and got off on other things. I worked with Kevin Anderson and Kathy Tyers and some others, but I haven’t had much contact with many of the later authors. I’m just delighted people are picking up some pieces and using them in their own stories in the Star Wars universe!
I thought a really interesting implication in TCOPL was that Luke realized that Darth Vader and Palpatine never sought to kill him, facing the full brunt of the dark side when the Nightsisters attack and pretty much feeling completely helpless.
The “contagonist”, which is what Darth Vader is called, there’s a person who works for an evil power, a dark lord who has his or her own agenda. It seemed obvious to me that Darth Vader looked at turning Luke very early on. Luke had never felt the full force of what the dark side is, at least in episodes 5 and 6. He was pulling his punches! That seemed pretty obvious to me. The idea that, “Gosh, somebody who doesn’t care for me at all who is with the dark side is trying to destroy me!” just seems sort of a logical next step in Luke’s character arc.
A huge point of the novel is that Han goes kind of “love crazy” after Prince Isolder enters his and Leia’s life, to the point that many thought Han was acting out of character. At one point Han decides to shoot Leia with a mind control weapon and shove her into the cargo hold of the Millennium Falcon just to have his way. Chewbacca even offers to beat Han up for Leia when he learns this!
At the time, I was a fairly new father with several kids. I was very interested in the fact that when my children were stressed out, they would regress! So I got to thinking about that and watching to see if adults regress too. I can see many of us do when we’re put under heavy stress. The idea of “what if Han was stressed?” kind of clicked with me. What would he regress to? Having been somebody who was a drug dealer and things like that… this kind of concerned me, because I knew I was taking him back to a dark place that we really didn’t see too much of.
He starts off as an anti-hero. By that, what I mean is that he’s a bad guy who joins the good guys. He has a lot of skills as a gunman, as a criminal, that he brings to the Rebellion’s table. When I looked at writing this novel, I really wanted to say, “If he regressed, and he regressed back to that time, what would he do?” I just kind of looked at the crazy things people do in relationships and really see what I could get away with. That was my biggest concern when I outlined it, because I knew that there would be some people who would be like, “Oh, no, that would never happen!” There are people who don’t want to believe he was ever a criminal.
I got a little photo that has Harrison Ford sitting by his mailbox saying “I shot first!” There’s that revisionist history where people say, “oh no, he was just defending himself!” That’s not what he was doing. He was defending himself, in advance. The whole point here is that he came from a dark side, and I wanted to go back and explore what that might have been like a little bit. Yeah, he is a little bit love crazy, he is a little bit of a stalker, a criminal. It’s just kind of taking it back to that. There’s a certain part of me that said you shouldn’t be able to always anticipate what a character is gonna do, or why they’re gonna do it. I wanted to try to layer in some motivations a little thicker and different from what people anticipated.
The Star Wars movies really have a lot of humor in them. A lot of funny one liners, and stuff like that. I felt that the novels weren’t really trying to capture that humor. I also wanted to do just that with Han, too… it’s just something that lines up. [IG's note: What a man! Solo.]
I was coincidentally going through some very similar relationship problems at the time so I could totally understand/relate to Han. Of course, I didn’t have a mind control spear. Anyway, the novel had two covers: a bridal Leia with Prince Isolder, and a more action/adventure oriented reprinting with Han holding his blaster amid the backdrop of a rancor. I know you probably don’t have anything to do with the choice of cover, but was the change in cover done out of concern to sell to young boys?
I didn’t have any say over the covers. When they were gonna create the covers, my editor came to me and said, “What does Isolder look like?” So I told her Fabio! The guy with all the muscles on all the cover of all those romance novels. He was really getting hot right about that time. She kind of just groaned and said, “I knew you were gonna say that!” I wanted a hunk. Big, muscular, the perfect man. I think part of that came from just a couple of years before that. I had a good friend, we were both pre-med students. He was pretty intelligent, a wonderful singer, played the guitar, he was athletic… every time I got into a room with a bunch of girls I saw the eyes go to him. I just felt I couldn’t compete! I remember thinking, “The only way to really compete is to get him married… or kill him.” [laughs]
I wanted Han to be in that kind of a relationship. He felt he just couldn’t compete. Isolder’s richer, stronger, and more handsome than him. A higher moral character… Isolder basically beat him in every way. And that’s what love is about. Love is kind of crazy. It doesn’t always make complete sense, and I wanted to show that side of it too. The idea that Han and Leia had a history, and his belief that underneath it all she really did love him, I wanted to bring that out. When you’re in love with somebody, you really know just what’s going on in their head, and wat the chemistry really is. I think I wanted Han to feel that in his gut and act on that, despite whatever rationale Leia may throw at him.
Your other major addition to the Star Wars canon was the Expanded Universe backstory of Dengar in the Tales of the Bounty Hunters compilation. What was the process of being assigned different characters for the anthology, and what was your inspiration for Dengar’s personality (or lack thereof)?
The characters that we did already had a little biographical information sketched out by the Star Wars sourcebooks. [Kevin J. Anderson] had said, “Okay, here’s our characters and what we know about them. Who do you want?” Of course, everybody grabbed the same person, more or less. Dengar was probably my second choice. He’s sort of a somber character to me, and I just wanted to capture that worn out feeling that he had in his life. That was just a lot of fun.
I worked as a prison guard for a while in college, and there were a number of killers. I wanted to try to capture the inner deadness that some of them have. That sense that you are just a sociopath and completely gone. In the Star Wars universe, he basically had his brain altered and turned into that kind of person. However, I did choose someone else over him, and I can’t really remember who it was…
I’m guessing everyone was trying to grab for Boba Fett!
Yeah. Everybody wants Boba Fett.
You must have a busy schedule with all of your other projects, but would you ever return to the Star Wars universe if you were asked?
I would absolutely love to! All I’m doing is waitng for someone to say, “Hey, that Dave Wolverton guy would be fun to work with!” When it was announced that Disney was making the new Star Wars movies, my very first thought was, “I hope they get somebody as good as JJ Abrams to come in and work on it!” I was pleasantly surprised when JJ Abrams was the guy they picked. I’m interested to see what he does artistically, with a new and updated vision of what the Star Wars universe would look like, and story wise. So yeah, I’d love to work on Star Wars again! Hopefully I won’t mess up Han Solo again. [laughs]
Hey, I wasn’t knocking you when I asked that!
But it is true. That’s the one thing I got hit with. You can’t judge fan reaction to a certain degree. I did get a fan letter from George Lucas! You know that no matter what you write, if you take any chances at all, you’re going to get criticism, and if you don’t take any chances, you’ll also get criticism. It’s one of those things where you know you’re gonna have somebody to disagree with you somewhere. There’s gotta be at least a couple hundred million Star Wars fans, easily, and I think at least 10 of those will disagree with me!
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Star Wars. The Courtship of Princess Leia: The Courtship of Princess Leia v. 5 by Dave Wolverton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.
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Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Condition: New. DAVE WOLVERTON&mdashaka, David Farland&mdashwas an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels to his credit, written for both adults and young adults. He won the Writers of the Future Inter.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Han Solo confronts a new rival for Princess Leia's affections in the person of Prince Isolder, who will ally the sixty-three high-tech worlds of the Hapes Consortium with the New Republic, if Leia will marry him. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.
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It could have been worse.
When people ask me if I’m “Into Star Wars”, I say, “Yes, absolutely”. But when I say “Star Wars”, I mean, “Star Wars: A New Hope”, “The Empire Strikes Back”, and “Return of the Jedi”. I saw the first two prequels but am convinced they were a hallucination brought on by bad popcorn. I’ve never seen the Clone Wars. And I’ve never read a Star Wars novel. But for you, dear bitches, I braved the novelization world to review The Courtship of Princess Leia. I figured a novel about Han and Leia’s romance would either be the best thing since hyperdrive or the worst thing since Jabba the Hut’s personal appearance. Turns out I was wrong on both counts. This novel wasn’t irredeemable. It had good action sequences, a fast pace, and a few hilarious moments. But, as a romance novel, it was a big fail, because the most critical component – believable, well-developed, exciting romance – was absent.
To be honest, I’m grading this novel pretty harshly, mostly because it dangled so much potential in front of me and then whisked it away. At the start of the book, Han and Leia are both exhausted and overwhelmed. They are mourning the losses brought on by war and facing the realities of the struggles yet to come. Han has just returned from five months in combat, and Leia is preparing for a major diplomatic mission in another star cluster. They have a very brief time to try to reconnect. But, before they can do more than say, “Hi”, Leia receives a marriage proposal from Prince Isolder from the Hapes Consortium. This marriage would greatly strengthen the Alliance, and Isolder is quite a hottie. What will Leia do?
Well, I’ll tell you what Leia will do. Leia will be greatly charmed by Isolder (as who wouldn’t). Leia will then follow the men of the book around as they initiate all the action. Han, who has never been a paragon of maturity, will have hissy fits not unlike those of a thirteen-year-old girl. Luke will utter calm, wise words of wisdom and peace whenever he isn’t busy turning his enemies into barbeque. Chewie rips off arms, Artoo chirps, and Threepio is surprisingly awesome. Readers get a lot of adventure, but not a searing examination of the costs of war, or the difficult realities facing a couple who experience long separations and conflicting demands on their time and energies. Nor will the ethical implications of Leia’s choice have any but the most superficial treatment. Initially, it looks like this story will deal with the question of how much one can put one’s own personal happiness ahead of the well-being of others. A character explains the benefit of the marriage to Isolder in this way, “With the wealth of Hapes to help fund the war, Leia could overthrow the last remnants of the Empire quickly, saving billions of lives in the process”. Hear that, people? Not dozens, not millions, but billions of lives. What difference does it make whether Isolder is cute or repulsive? What difference does it make whether Han is the love of Leia’s life? Why are they fighting for her affections? This is a royal, political marriage, like many others, and normally affections would be beside the point. If the author is going to set such high stakes, those stakes should be seriously debated. That would make a compelling story about two kids who fell in love in wartime, and now have to make things work as adults with major challenges in their lives.
We don’t get that story, but we do get a fun romp, albeit not one that makes a lot of sense. I’ll let Han explain what happens once he realizes that Leia may very well leave him for Isolder:
“Well, see, it happened this way: I won a planet in a card game and really wanted to see it badly. Meanwhile, the woman I love was planning to run off with another man, so I convinced her to take a short trip with me. Only when we got here, I found the skies full of warships that shot me down – because no one bothered to tell me the planet was interdicted – and after we crashed, a bunch of witches decided to start a war over who gets the wreckage of my ship. So I’ll tell you, Luke, I’ve had a really bad week so far. Now, to top it off, I suppose you’re going to lecture me, or arrest me, or beat me up. So tell me, how is your week going?”
That plot summary is pretty complete, except where Han says, “convinced”, read, “kidnapped”. There are also various side plots involving extraneous characters who appear to be fully, um, compatible, despite originating from different planets. Sadly, the romance aspect really falls short. In a good romance novel, the relationship between the couples grows before our eyes, and the moment when they realize they love each other and decide to be together is a satisfying conclusion to that growth. The mood of the novel may be light and comic, or ridden with angst, but the happy ending has to be earned. We have to believe (at least, I have to believe) that this couple is in love, respects each other, balances each other, and is committed to each other. Sadly, without being too specific with the spoilers, it seems like the only reason romances in The Courtship of Princess Leia come to fruition is that the author is running out of pages and has to wrap things up. In one case, two characters go from showing no significant romantic interest in each other to professing undying love in the space of one page. I don’t mean that we know they liked each other all along, but they were blind to their true feelings, etc, etc. I mean the book was almost over and no one else was eligible, so the author gave these characters total reversals so they could be an item.
On the upside, the characterizations in the novel aren’t bad. Han and Leia bicker just as they did in “A New Hope” and “Empire”. There is some truly clunky dialogue, but some good lines too. The action zips right along, there are plenty of explosions, and one remarkable scene in which Luke experiences the Force on new levels (Not THOSE levels. Jeez, I can’t take you guys anywhere!). Above all, there is a song from Threepio. Yes, a song. Bitches, I’m not saying you should read this book, but I do think you should buy it, just to send a thank you donation to the author for coming up with this:
“He’s got his own planet
Although it’s kind of wild.
Wookies love him.
Women love him.
He’s got a winning smile!
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He’s more sensitive than he seems,
Han Solo!
What a man! Solo!
He’s every princess’s dream!”
In closing, let me just say that nowhere will you find a more devoted Leia/Han shipper than myself. Han Solo was my first crush, and Princess Leia was my first female role model. Having invested all this energy in the two of them since the age of eight, I’m a little picky. In fact, I can tell you the exact moment when the Star Wars franchise jumped the shark. It’s in “Return of the Jedi”. Han is staring out the window, and instead of smacking him upside the head and making a sarcastic comment, Leia gently embraces him and says, adoringly, “Hey…you awake?” My God, people. They’ve shared great sex, not full frontal lobotomies. Can no one write for this couple anymore? Their fans deserve bickering! We deserve passion! We deserve the joy of watching them work as a team – her levelheadedness balancing his impulsiveness, his bravado balancing her emotional caution, and their two strong natures ensuring that no one gets pushed around. Since this book consists of people randomly running around and then pretending that some sort of emotional journey took place, I’m giving it a C. However, in fairness, Threepio’s little ditty by itself deserves an A. Beware readers, the book looks promising, but “IT’S A TRAP!”
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . . Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About the Author
DAVE WOLVERTON—aka, David Farland—was an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels to his credit, written for both adults and young adults. He won the Writers of the Future International Gold Award for best short story of the year, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for Best Novel in the English Language, the Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year, and many other awards. His novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his readership runs into the millions. Over the years he worked with some of the largest franchises in the world—writing novels for Star Wars and The Mummy, and designing and scripting international bestselling videogames for StarCraft and Xena.
In addition to writing novels and video games, Dave worked for many years as the judge for one of the world’s largest writing contests, as an educator teaching creative writing at Brigham Young University, and taught numerous writing seminars, and thus trained dozens of other New York Times bestsellers, including Brandon Sanderon, Brandon Mull, Erick Flint, and Stephenie Meyer. He also worked as a movie producer in Hollywood, and as a screenwriter. In 1999 Dave set the Guinness Record for the world’s largest book signing with the science fiction novel A Very Strange Trip.
www.davidfarland.com.
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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.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia as it's meant to be heard, narrated by January LaVoy. Discover the English Audiobook at Audible. Free trial available!
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Very entertaining. Star Wars was so much fun before the Disney mean girls took over.
Refreshingly great!!
January LaVoy’s best performance yet!! It also helps that the story was written during a time where they cared more about the quality of both the individual story as well as the over arching story of the star wars universe. Unlike the hot mess of garbage that is the majority of the new cannon material, they built the star wars universe from the inside out letting political struggles, ethical issues, etc. form naturally without compromising the star wars story. To many of the new stories try to force the star wars story around the current political “hot topics”. If I want to be reminded of all of the political divisions and stresses we are going through currently there are plenty of other books I can read. When I read/listen to a star wars book I want to be transported to a galaxy far far away. Which in my opinion is one of the key aspects of a good star ways story. That is why I am so glad they are coming out with the EU books as unabridged and narrated by incredible talent such as January LaVoy and Marc Thompson. Keep it up!!!
Fantastic!
I’d been stuck with the three-hour abridged version for years, so I was very excited to have this unabridged version. This is my favorite Star Wars book. The story is excellent, and the narration was very well done. I will be listening to this again in the future!
Long lost love of a story
I read this book in 1995. I’ve been waiting for it for a very, very long time on audio. I love the story, but the one thing I do not like is that they make Han a putz in this book. Han, not Dr Jones would act that way towards a woman who blew him off to immediately go jump ship to another guy. That’s just my opinion.
C-3PO should never be voiced by a woman. I don’t mean that derogatory, it just was terrible.
The story is great, I love the characters and I might have a little thing for Teneniel Djo. They truly make her a character you want to know more about
The story has always been a favorite. Luke really shows his skills in this book.
All around, and I hate saying this, because I like the narrator…. Sometimes you need a male/female narrator to make it 5 star. The gal is great, but C-3PO is annoying enough with out it being feminine in nature
Han should never be precived as a begger. That didn’t work.
Anyway, definitely worth a read. 28 years I’ve waited for this story in audio format
A REALLY strange but surprisingly entertaining romp
I ended up enjoying this book way more than I thought. I always heard that this book was kinda dumb for the relationship drama and it's weird that it led into a much more action packed plot, but the drama was well written enough and it's interesting to see the origins of the Night sisters and Dathomir from the clone wars show. I liked it :3
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Random space romance with Star Wars tacked on
The story isn't all that bad, but it doesn't really feel like Star Wars. This struck me as a random space/wilderness romance novel (minus the steamy scenes) that happened to have characters named Leia and Han and Luke in it. In a lot of ways, the universe of CoPL doesn't work by the same rules as Star Wars: A prince shows up asking to marry Leia. He's from another huge star empire that's never been mentioned before. The witches of Dathomir are Hollywood-issue tribal amazons. Check that, they're Hollywood-issue SINGING amazons because that's how the Force works, apparently. etc. etc. Despite all this, the story is relatively cohesive and well-paced. This might not be a great Star Wars novel, but it is a competent piece of writing. If you want something that has that Force-be-with-you feel to it, though, then pick up something by Timothy Zahn.Read full review
You should all read The Courtship of Princess Leia
The Courtship of Princess Leia is the best hot mess you will ever read. It's THE magical realm, and it is arguably the first romance novel of Star Wars, complete with Fabio stand-in. Don't take it too seriously and come into it imagining Leia in that dress. Also there are no less than TWO female-dominant societies in this book.
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<b>Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . . </b><br>Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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. <br> Han Solo has always dreamed of marrying Leia himself, and now he makes a desperate, final 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. <br> 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
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Wolverton, D., & LaVoy, J. (2024). The Courtship of Princess Leia (Unabridged). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)
Wolverton, Dave and January LaVoy. 2024. The Courtship of Princess Leia. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)
Wolverton, Dave and January LaVoy. The Courtship of Princess Leia Books on Tape, 2024.
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Publisher: Random House Worlds (2023-10-24)
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ISBN-13: 9780593722190
Item Weight: 300.51 grams
Dimensions: 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.77 cm
Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
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Author: Dave Wolverton
Publication Date: April 1994
The Courtship of Princess Leia is available from Amazon.com in paperback, hardcover, and as a Kindle eBook.
Plot Notes
Prior to the arrival of Grand Admiral Thrawn, The New Republic has taken Coruscant and is currently fighting various Imperial Warlords, including Warlord Zsinj. Han Solo has been commanding the efforts against Zsinj, which has kept him separated from Princess Leia. He returns to Coruscant after his latest campaign just in time for the arrival of a fleet from the Hapes Cluster. Leia and Mon Mothma have been engaging in diplomatic overtures with the Hapean government for quite some time, without success.
However, Leia and Mon Mothma are surprised (and Han is horrified) to learn that the Hapans will ally with the New Republic… if Leia (being nobility) will marry the Crown prince of the Hapes Cluster – Prince Isolder. Leia is no stranger to the concept of political marriages, and when she learns that Isolder is kind, charming, courageous, and dashingly handsome, she’s willing to consider the offer. Han is even further horrified by this and, after he wins the planet Dathomir in a game of Sabacc, uses a Hapan Gun of Command to briefly mind-whammy Leia and get her on the Falcon, bound for Dathomir, so he can try to woo her away from Isolder and the turmoil of court.
Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker has been looking for Jedi records, and his research has lead him to information about a wrecked Jedi training vessel on Dathomir. Luke goes to check it out, but not before stopping back on Coruscant, running into Isolder, and with the two of them deciding to chase after Leia and Han.
Both groups discover to their surprise that the planet, which is barely on any records and which doesn’t have spaceflight, is home to one of Zsinj’s shipyards, and the surface is under interdiction. Both groups are shot down, and end up having to team-up to survive, and in particular have to join forces with the Witches of Dathomir, women on the planet who have their own force tradition, and who have trained rancor (which are native to the planet) to serve them.
Our heroes also learn why the planet is interdicted: Nightsisters – Witches who have turned to the dark side of the force and seek to control the galaxy, and who have taken control of the Emperor’s former political prison which was placed on the planet. Zsinj, not being stupid, doesn’t want to let them off the planet, and has placed it under interdiction, and blown up all the ships at the prison.
Our heroes end up having to break into the prison – the base of the Nightsisters – stealing the spare parts they need to fix the Falcon, fending off the Nightsisters while fixing the Falcon, and then ultimately destroying Zsinj. Through all of this, Leia rediscovers her feelings for Han. Meanwhile, Isolder falls for Teneniel Djo, one of the Witches, and they end up courting each other and agreeing to marry over the course of the book.
At the conclusion, Zsinj is defeated, Han and Leia agree to marry, Isolder’s mother admits that she had his brother and his last fiancee murdered – and had planned to have Leia murdered because she was a pacifist (what?) who believes in democracy, even though she’s a high-ranking official in the New Republic government that could potentially lead to a war.
Worldbuilding
We’re introduced to Dathomir and it’s society.
We encounter the homeworld of the Rancor – in the West End Games RPG, it was assumed that the Rancor was unique. Here we see more of them and learn that they’re very intelligent.
We get more fully into an alternate Force-using tradition.
We get into how the Jedi order worked during the Old Republic (or at least part of it) – there was a main temple on Coruscant, lead by a Grand Master (implied to be Master Yoda), until it was sacked by the Imperials. With this structure, the Jedi seem like a mix of the Shaolin combined with the Knights Templar (complete with being destroyed by a central authority followed by a wave of propaganda about how totally evil they were you guys).
We’re introduced to another Imperial superweapon – the Nightcloak – a series of satellites that can surround a planet and generate a field that would block out all sunlight, killing all life on the planet.
We’re introduced to the Hapan Cluster, a semi-independent monarchy that existed as a semi-vassal state under the Empire, with their own borders and under their own control, but which cooperated with the Empire, including turning over Jedi which wished to hide in their borders.
Force use does not always merit respect – the Empress of the Hapes Cluster condescendingly refers to force users as “spoon-benders”.
Characterization
Luke Skywalker: Is still looking for documentation in Jedi training methods, and has found the motherload in this book. His force attunement means that he can sense almost all life. We also see that he’s learned how to go into a healing trance in this book.
Leia Organa: Accepts Han’s marriage proposal (albeit after being kidnapped). In spite of having strangled Jabba the Hutt to death, and after having killed a small army’s worth of Imperial Stormtroopers, has a reputation as a pacifist because she is Alderaanian nobility.
Han Solo: Is related to a pretender and usurper to the throne of Corellia. Proposes to Leia after getting them stranded on a planet that Han won in a game of cards and after a battle that nearly gets them both (and then later just Han) killed. Has a bad habit of sending gloats over open comm channels to his opponents (including telling Zsinj to “Kiss his Wookie” – which Chewbacca found hilarious).
Chewbacca: Shares Han’s sense of humor. Can (along with Han) perform very in-depth repairs on the Falcon incredibly fast (overhauling the damaged ship using scrounged Imperial parts in 3 hours).
Prince Isolder: To use a Shoujo anime archetype – he is the Prince. His descriptions basically come with bishounen sparkles. Leia is not his first fiancee, but the only one thus far who has stopped being his fiancee in a non-terminal manner.
C-3PO: Is capable of decrypting Imperial codes by listening to a coded signal, and with sufficient time (just a few hours).
Other Notes
Luke comes across a lightsaber in a dead Jedi’s home with an “opalescent” blade. This is the first time we’ve come across a blade that could (theoretcially) change color.
Final Thoughts
The Courtship of Princess Leia, is kind of a rough read. It’s trying to be an adventure romance story (like The Jewel of the Nile), but the writing for Leia feels off. She’s nobility, but she’s enough of an active figure that I can’t help but think that Leia’s default response to someone proposing a political marriage, especially under these particular circumstances, would be a reflexive “Fuck off!” (or the Star Wars equivalent thereof).
Additionally, I can’t buy Han and Leia falling out of love (or nearly out of love) with each other at this point, especially after all they went through in the movies. At where they are in The Force Awakens, I understand. There, they’ve had a family and a son, and then he went and joined the Empire after killing a bunch of people and now they have to cope with it. Here, they’ve just been separate for a few months.
Similarly, Han’s macho taunting and gloating feel a bit more like the concerns that people might have had with Han Solo in the prequel film being a little too Star Lord. The call-back for it at the end of the book, when Han fires concussion missiles point-blank into the bridge of the Iron Fist, is somewhat cringe-worthy, though honestly I can’t see Han not saying something under those circumstances – and the callback makes sense within the context of the book, but I’d rather that instead of doing a callback, he said something else as a one-liner.
Honestly, the best written romance in the book isn’t Han and Leia, it’s Isolder and Teneniel. They’re the ones who have to work through the rules their societies have over how people who care about each other interact with each other, to properly convey their feelings. That said, The Courtship of Teneniel Djo doesn’t really sell books.
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How do you review something that you know is terrible but that you liked anyways? The Courtship of Princess Leia is not the best Star Wars Expanded Universe novel. It's more than a little sexist, everyone acts out of character at some point, and the first third is pretty contrived. But goddamn is it fun. The…
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How do you review something that you know is terrible but that you liked anyways?
The Courtship of Princess Leia is not the best Star Wars Expanded Universe novel. It’s more than a little sexist, everyone acts out of character at some point, and the first third is pretty contrived. But goddamn is it fun. The new characters sparkle, and the old ones we all know and love have awesome moments to counterbalance the out of character stuff.
The characterization of Han Solo best illustrates my point. He starts the book by knocking Leia out, then kidnapping her so he can woo her and convince her to marry him. Great. I talked to a friend about this and we agreed that such behavior was out of character. Sure, Han would probably trick her to go on vacation, but kidnapping isn’t something he would do. But still I can’t be mad at the book for this. Towards the end of the book, Han gets all heroic and prepares sacrifices himself to save everyone (fortunately, Luke’s awesome piloting skills gets Han out of that jam) and says he knows Leia loves him and always will and oh, there go the feels…
The action and fight scenes kept me engaged. I was the edge of my seat, even though I knew everyone would come out alright. The villains do not care if the heroes live or die, and that raised the stakes considerably. They won’t spare Han and Leia to set up a trap to bait Luke. Unlike Vader, none of the villains think Luke is special enough to keep alive and don’t bother to test or toy with him.
The main villains are a group of Dark Side users called the Nightsisters. They and their lightside counterparts are by far the best part of the novel. They are awesome. They kick ass and use the Force in ways you don’t see in the original trilogy. They kick up windstorms, tame rancor beasts and one even gives another character a stroke by squeezing the blood vessels in their brain. I’m glad they’re still an official part of the Star Wars canon by way of The Clone Wars cartoon.
Perhaps I was able to accept the book’s flaws because it is no longer part of Star Wars official canon. Sure, future authors can take it as canon and use it in new Expanded Universe works. But they aren’t obligated to. I can take the Witches, I can take the book’s applications of the Force, but I can leave behind Han’s shitty behavior. The canon of what did and didn’t happen falls under my control in the context of this book. I can trim away the rotten parts and leave behind a stronger, more feminist canon for one of my favorite franchises.
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The Emperor may have been defeated at Endor, but of course there were still plenty of warlords out there trying to take a piece of territory for themselves. One of these, Warlord Zsinj, has had the New Republic on the run for years, but finally, it seems that General Han Solo has defeated him, and he returns home to Coruscant to find a fleet of starships of unfamiliar design around the capital world. The Hapes Cluster has opened its borders to the New Republic, and the crown prince of the 63 worlds, Prince Isolder, has come to ask for Leia’s hand in marriage, to cement the new alliance. In a fit of jealousy, Han enters a sabacc game and wins a planet, whereupon he abducts Leia and takes her there, with Chewie and Threepio in tow. The planet is Dathomir, and he hopes that seven days on his new world will convince Leia that she still loves Han, and will consent to marry him.
Isolder isn’t too happy, though, and along with Luke, travels to Dathomir to find them. Instead, they find the world under Imperial interdiction by the forces of Zsinj. Han crash-lands the Falcon and they soon discover the planet is ruled by the Witches of Dathomir, some of whom have some degree of Force sensitivity. Luke and Isolder are taken captive by one, Teneniel Djo, who takes them to her grandmother of the Singing Mountain Clan, which is conveniently where Han and Leia are also staying. It soon transpires that there is a faction of dark side users, the Nightsisters, under the leadership of Gethzerion, who are at war with the witches. The reason for the Imperial interdict is to keep Gethzerion and her group on-planet, as even Emperor Palpatine feared the Nightsisters freely roaming the galaxy.
Han and co infiltrate an Imperial prison that is the Nightsisters’ base to get the parts they need to repair the Falcon, but as soon as she realises what is going on, and her way off-planet might be secured, Gethzerion launches her attack. The heroes of the New Republic are able to defeat the Nightsisters, and Han and Leia get married on Coruscant, while Isolder finds himself in love with his erstwhile captor, Teneniel Djo, and so he takes her back to Hapes with him as his wife.
Oh my, this book hasn’t aged very well. Let’s try to get the bad stuff out of the way first. Han is really out of character in this book, and so is Leia as it happens. The book is set 3-4 years after Return of the Jedi, and they seem to be in some kind of casual relationship, probably due to the fact that Han is off being a general, and Leia is off being a diplomat. Nevertheless, they are still in a relationship, yet Leia seems to be quite happy to just dump Han and move on to Isolder because he is a beautiful man. That’s it. True, he brings a massive amount of wealth that will help the New Republic in their fight against warlord of the week Zsinj, but it seems extremely out of character for her. Han, for his part, abducts her and then starts having second thoughts, but to my mind it doesn’t seem like it’s enough. The book came out in 1995, I think, so #metoo wasn’t a thing, but the whole thing is presented like it’s some kind of hijinks that we should just go along with, not think about just how creepy it makes Han, who was ready to let go of Leia when he thought she loved Luke instead.
Luke has a bit of an interesting storyline, in that he starts on the planet Toola, the home of the Whiphid people, hunting for Jedi artifacts. He finds mention of Yoda and the planet Dathomir, and so when he learns where Han has taken Leia, we have a Moment, and he’s off there. Conveniently, he is able to find pretty much what he needs within the space of about an hour on-world, perhaps that’s another Moment. He starts to train Isolder in the Force, for some reason, though this is before midichlorians, when it did seem like anybody could train to be a Jedi. Maybe Isolder has some latent ability, it’s never really touched upon properly.
Convenience after convenience, the plot unfolds without much to worry about. There are some silly things from the Imperials, such as the Orbital Nightcloak – a linked series of satellites that can block a planet from the sun, and render it an inhospitable wasteland in 7 days (or your money back?) but which is wired in series like an old string of Christmas lights, and so a few well-placed shots can bring down the whole thing with ease. There’s also the ongoing silliness about Han being the King of Corellia, and Threepio aiding and abetting him in his pursuit of Leia. Although that goes from silly to annoying really fast.
However, there are some cool bits. The witches ride on rancors, so we learn that Dathomir is their homeworld, and the one in Jabba’s pit was clearly a runt. They seem to be vaguely intelligent, as we have one beast actively teaching stuff to her young. The idea of a floating Jedi academy does go against the lore of the Jedi temple of the prequels of course, but is also completely sensible if you think about it. A flying academy, going where it needs to go, is definitely an idea that I can get behind. There’s also a very cool scene where Luke single-handedly flies the Falcon with the use of the Force, and goes in with all guns blazing to save the day – for years, that has been my overriding memory of this book, as Luke being a powerful Jedi is always very impressive!
For all of the bad stuff, The Courtship of Princess Leia is one of those curious books in the old expanded universe where later authors mined it almost incessantly. Prince Isolder, his mother Ta’a Chume, the Hapes Cluster – all of these things have a big impact in the New Jedi Order, where Hapes is seen as a refuge from the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Nothing has had quite the same impact as the witches of Dathomir, though, who were ported over into the Clone Wars cartoon series and made into something that almost goes against what we see here, but their influence has been felt for years since. Mother Talzin, Savage Oppress, Asajj Ventress – even Darth Maul himself are all now from Dathomir. The witches in both continuities seem to be almost druidic in how they draw their power, however the Nightsisters seem to be the main focus of the Clone Wars, whereas they are only a small percentage of the total clans on Dathomir in this book.
It has always amazed me, in that respect, how much influence this book has been able to have over later Star Wars, even getting into new canon, while itself being a fairly mediocre entry. There’s a lot of 90s embarrassing power-fantasy stuff going on, the tone for Leia and Han especially, and even Threepio at times, all drag this one down, however, so that it ends up scraping around the 2 stars level. Which is a shame, as for years I’ve not thought of this as being as bad as it is!
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New York Times Best Selling Author David Wolverton, AKA; David Farland, passed away on January 14, 2022 at the age of 64.
John David Wolverton was born May 28, 1957, to Jack and Lola Jean Wolverton, in Springfield, OR. When he was six years old, his family moved to Monroe, OR, where he grew up working on the family farm, raising animals, and exploring the country. From an early age he dreamed of becoming a storyteller, and he wrote stories, his imagination filled with magic and wonder. At age 15, Dave was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and after graduating from Monroe High School he served a 2-year church mission in Chicago, IL.
Afterward, he entered Ricks College in Rexburg, ID and later transferred to Brigham Young University, originally studying Premed. By 1984, he changed career paths and decided to become a writer, winning several short story competitions. At this time, he met Mary Christensen, the love of his life, and they were married in the Provo, UT temple on June 22nd, 1985. Their first daughter, Lola, was born exactly 9 months and one day later.
In 1987, Dave won the grand prize in the prestigious Writers of the Future Contest for his exceptional short story “On My Way to Paradise,” which he expanded into an equally exceptional novel, published by Bantam Books, which spent several months on the Locus bestseller list and won a Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award. He wrote several other bestselling SF novels under the name Dave Wolverton, including the New York Times bestseller, Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia. In 1994, he changed his pen name to David Farland and launched his imaginative Runelords series, which also became a New York Times bestseller and attracted a new generation of readers. For decades, Dave continued to publish works that received accolade upon accolade. He also worked in the video game and film industry, contributing to major franchises such as “Star Craft: Brood Wars” and greenlighting scripts in Hollywood.
Dave was not only an amazing writer, but also a tireless teacher and mentor. He spent countless hours teaching hundreds of workshops and master classes, presenting on panels for conferences and conventions all over the world, editing the work of hundreds (if not thousands) of other writers. From 1999-2002 Dave worked as an English professor at BYU. Dave served as the Coordinating Judge for the Writers of the Future Contest from 1991 until his passing. He co-founded the Superstars Writing Seminar and created the Apex Writers Group. Dave directly had a hand in the careers of many of the most well-known fiction writers of our times, including Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, Jessica Day George, Eric Flint, James Dashner, Stephenie Meyer, and countless others.
Dave never got jealous of the success others achieved, but instead cheered them on to higher levels. Nor did he let his own success go to his head. His greatest joy was in helping others to see their potential, reach for new heights, and live their dreams, just as he himself had done. Dave saw a friend in everyone and generously devoted his life to any who happened upon his path.
Always by his side was his wife, Mary. Dave provided the perfect example of patience, commitment, and unconditional love. He held his wife’s hand whenever she was near and showered her with affection. They were well known around their neighborhood for taking walks together every night. Together they raised 5 children. Few mornings did not begin with Dave walking down the stairs and singing in his sweet tenor voice “Good morning sunshine, how are you today?” which was followed by a warm embrace. When his children were young, he would wrestle with them on the floor or recite one of his adventurous bedtime stories. He was always quick with a joke or story to one-up your own story. Dave took special care of each of his children, providing them with love and encouragement, helping them be their best selves with his words of wisdom and keen insights.
While Dave loved his children, his greatest joy in later years were his grandchildren, his smile never bigger than when he was holding each one, singing songs, blowing raspberries, or tickling them until they burst with smiles and laughter. He was seen as a gentle giant, often mistaken as Santa Claus. When he walked into the room, the older grandchildren flocked to see what present or candy he had brought them.
Dave was an extraordinary individual, a kind soul, and a cherished friend by all who knew him. Generous with his time, advice—even willing to give the clothes off his back. He left anyone better than he found them. In the last years of his life, he traveled several times to the island of Fiji, where he had cultivated a special love for the people and the land, and he provided charity to families there in hopes of easing the hardship the island is going through.
Dave loved long walks and hikes, going to the gym, Diet Mountain Dew, spending time with his grandchildren, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, wildflowers, all types of music, Dungeons and Dragons, teaching, and flat caps.
Dave is survived by his wife Mary; two daughters, Lola and Danielle; three sons, Forrest (Caitlin), Spencer (Emily), and Ben (Ashley); 7 grandchildren Beckett, Iroh, Ridley, Faron, Fallion, Chandler, and Oswin (unborn); Siblings Rosana, Dan, Laurie, Kathy, and Jim.
He is preceded in death by his parents Jack and Lola Jean Wolverton.
The Wolverton family would like to express our appreciation for the outpouring of love and support after the passing of our father. Hearing so many stories of mentorship, love, camaraderie, and creativity is both humbling and comforting to us. The love the community has shown uplifts us and lets us know that his loss is keenly felt not only by his close family, but by the multitude of lives that he touched.
Funeral service will be Friday, January 21, 2022, at 11:00 am at the Bloomington Stake Center-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints chapel located at 200 W Brigham Rd, St. George, UT 84790
Viewing will take place Friday, January 21, 2022, from 9:30 to 10:45 am at the same location.
The funeral service will also be streamed live at https://www.facebook.com/DavidFarlandEntertainment
Interment at the Tonaquint Cemetery immediately following the funeral service.
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John David Wolverton, the author behind the Runelords fantasy saga, Ravenspell, and moreâas well as the author of one of the most famous Star Wars expanded universe stories aroundâhas passed away at the age of 64.
Wolvertonâs passing was announced on social media last Friday by his son. The author, who kept his name for his sci-fi work, also penned a litany of fantasy novels and series under the name David Farland, and wrote several time for the Star Wars saga in the wake of his own series like the aforementioned Runelords, Serpent Catch, and more. As well as short stories included in famous anthologies such as Tales From Jabbaâs Palace and Tales of the Bounty Hunters, Wolverton wrote entries in the Star Wars Missions and Star Wars Episode 1 Adventures roleplaying game/novel series. But he will forever be remembered for his sole adult readers entry into the Expanded Universe novel line: The Courtship of Princess Leia.
First published in 1994âand actually Wolvertonâs debut work for the Star Wars sagaâCourtship told what was, at the time, the definitive answer to a question fans had had since the end of Return of the Jedi: how did Leia Organa and Han Solo become husband and wife, as they were already depicted in the EUâs vision of Star Warsâ future? The answer… was admittedly very convoluted. Courtship is perhaps beloved and reviled in equal measure for its labyrinthine plot to eventually get Han and Leia married, involving Han briefly owning a planet, a very silly prince named Isolder from a very powerful planet called Hapes, and C-3PO singing a song about Hanâs romantic prowess (âHan Solo, What a man! Solo. Heâs every princessâs dream!â). Nostalgically, itâs perhaps one of the best examples of the Expanded Universe at its highest and lowest, more than a little silly, more than a little loving, and somehow in spite of all that, one of the most enduringly influential pieces of Star Wars fiction around.
Courtship did more than just show us the wild road to Organa-Solo matrimonial mayhem, it introduced concepts to the EU that became so deep-rooted that theyâve survived into the current iteration of Star Wars canon today. The Hapes cluster became an important star system in the old EU as part of the New Republicâs expansion in the wake of Return of the Jedi, and introduced important future characters like the Imperial Warlord Zsinj and Isolderâs daughter Tenel Ka Djo, who grew up to become a prominent member of the New Jedi Order. But perhaps most enduring of all is that planet that Han happened to own: Dathomir. A version of the worldâhome to, as it was in Courtship, a tribal society of Force-wielding mysticsknown as the Nightsistersâwas elevated into primary Star Wars continuity through its introduction to The Clone Wars animated series, which in turn remained part of Star Wars canon upon Disneyâs acquisition of Lucasfilm.
The concepts Wolverton created for the Witches of Dathomir, from their sinister lens onto the powers of the Force and its dark side, to even the concept of them as warriors riding into battle atop Rancors, helped shape and influence the Dathomir we would see in Clone Wars and beyond, as it became vital to the stories of characters like Asajj Ventress and the returned Darth Maul. Itâs a legacy that persists to this day, with the Witches being namechecked in the most recent episode of The Book of Boba Fett, which hinted at the possibility of its titular ex-Bounty Hunter entertaining the idea of learning how to ride a Rancor himself.
Wolvertonâs work may have proved controversial over the long-and-winding history of Star Wars tie-in fiction, but its continued and celebrated influence, in spite of all that, is undeniable. Our thoughts are with his family in this unfortunate time.
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
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In 2015, I was a contributor to Barnes & Noble's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog, and had pitched to my editor an extensive series of posts about the background and history of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was an exciting time to be a Star Wars fan: a whole bunch of new films were on the horizon, prompting many fans to look back on the now non-canon Expanded Universe to wonder what might be salvaged from it.
This series was by far one of the biggest projects that I'd put together, and I began reaching out to author after author to ask what inspired the stories that they'd written, and how they approached playing in a story world that they had long been fans of.
One of the authors I reached out to was David Farland. Under the name Dave Wolverton, he wrote the 1994 novel The Courtship of Princess Leia, as well as a handful of other shorter stories. The novel was one of the first that I'd picked up as a young Star Wars fan, purely on the cover, and read it more times than I can remember.
It's an interesting, notable entry in the franchise. Set four years after the Battle of Endor, It tackles a couple of major questions about the post-Return of the Jedi world: how did Han and Leia get married (as seen in Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire) and how did the New Republic go from being a scrappy rebel group to a actual government? There's some weirdness and elements that haven't aged well, like the part where Han essentially kidnaps Leia when he thinks that he's going to lose her to an arranged marriage to a powerful faction in the galaxy that would help support the New Republic. There's also a bit about Han winning a planet in a gambling session, and a power-hungry Imperial Warlord named Zsinj.
What's interesting about the book is that it's introduced characters and other elements that were later picked up on by other authors. While the book was rendered non-canon after Disney purchased Lucafilm, some of those elements have been brought over into canon status, such as the planet Dathomir and the Nightsisters, a civilization of Force-sensitive women, who have since been prominently featured in The Clone Wars.
On January 14th, Farland died after suffering a fall and an ensuing stroke. He was 64, and leaves behind not only a long legacy within the Star Wars universe, but as a science fiction and fantasy writer as well. His family has set up a GoFundMe to help his family with expenses, and a funeral is set for later today.
I didn't know David well, but he was gracious with his time and recollections when I reached out to him about my project. Here's the interview I conducted with him back in October and December 2015.
When were you first approached to write a Star Wars novel, and what made you decide to do it?
My editor called me shortly after I had written my second novel and asked if I was interested. I’d always been a huge fan. I went to the first movie (Episode 4) some 37 times when it came out. At first I went because I loved it, then began to study it from a storytelling point of view. So it was easy to say “yes” to an offer to write in that universe.
Your novel, The Courtship of Princess Leia, took place a couple of years after the end of Return of the Jedi: how did you come up with the specific story that you told? Was there any overarching plan that your book was slotted into?
I’d heard of course that Luke and Leia were married in Timothy Zahn’s books, and my first thought as, “Oh, it couldn’t be that easy, not with their fiery personalities.” I’ve always been a romantic, so I thought I’d come up with a storyline. I didn’t really have an overarching plot, just a strong desire to make this episode great.
Your book takes place before Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire: how did you go about positioning your story to set up the events in that novel?
Back in those days, it really wasn’t hard to coordinate with other authors. I didn’t want to foreshadow Timothy’s work, just have a fun episode there.
Did you work with any other authors while you developed your book?
I talked with Kevin J. Anderson and Kathy Tyers early on, and later with Michael Stackpole and perhaps one or two others, but not really many others.
When did you write The Courtship of Princess Leia? How was it received when it was released?
I actually wrote the book in the spring of 1994. Bantam had me write it and then released it pretty quickly. When it came out, it sold like mad. I had several friends who wrote to me and said, “I just saw a display of your books at the store,” and each time I would drive right down to the store immediately and check out the display, only to find that the books were all sold and that the display had been taken down. Seriously, one of those little displays didn’t last 20 minutes. I calculate that even though I only hit #3 on the New York Times bestseller list, my books had to have out-sold the #1 bestseller by a margin of 2 to 1. But back in those days, the NYT list wasn’t very accurate, since it didn’t actually work based on books sold.
In fact, it was so popular that one huge romance author called my editor to complain. She yelled at my editor “Who in the hell is this Princess Leia!” Apparently she thought that I was taking her spot as Bantam’s lead author.
Overall, I think that it was well received. I created the planet Dathomir so that fans could have a good source for force users for future books, games, and movies, and that worked out well, and I got a lot of people who felt grateful that I’d actually put women in a position of power in the Star Wars universe—something that I felt was lacking in the previous movies.
In the novel, you take your characters to Dathomir and brought in the Nightsisters, which was later introduced as an element in The Clone Wars series. Were you consulted on this at all? This is one of the few elements of the older EU that has remained canon, through the TV series.
Not then. I was consulted by West End Games when they put them into their gaming universe. As authors, when we create something for a major franchise, it becomes the property of the franchise. So they don’t need to consult me before they use it, and I wouldn’t expect that. I am delighted, though that they have continued to use it. In fact, I’m hoping that we can see Dathomir in one of the future films.
What informed your conception of the Night Sisters? They're certainly different from the Jedi and Sith that we'd previously seen in the franchise.
I really wanted to create something that was a tad different, perhaps more “tribal” in its orientation. In many cases, power corrupts, we know, but I wanted to show that its influence doesn’t always lead to corruption. So I wanted some Night Sisters who would be . . . more concerned with building a world that they could live in, too.
Your book takes place before Han Solo and Leia Organa get married - as seen in Zahn's book - how did you go about portraying their relationship? It certainly seemed like they were destined to be together after ROTJ.
I have to admit that I wondered about Han’s character. After all, before he met Leia, he was a drug smuggler, and that suggested to me that he had a darker side to him. He was essentially an anti-hero, someone who had given up on life, on society.
At about that time, I was raising my family, and I noticed how often my older children would regress when faced with obstacles—a ten-year-old girl suddenly acting like a four-year-old. Then I noticed adults doing the same, and I wondered, “What would have made Han act that way? Would he regress under the right circumstances?
And then what about Leia? As a princess, she would have been raised to serve her people. Would marrying a “scoundrel” like Han Solo really serve her people, what few are left of them.
It just seemed to me that with a bit of probing, there were some natural obstacles to their union, and as a writer I wanted to play with those.
I've seen some criticism recently about how Han essentially drugs and kidnaps Leia to prevent her from being married. How did that come about?
I have to admit, my wife and I had watched the old romance Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at about that time, with its wacky idea of having the male protagonists kidnap the brides, and I suspect that in the back of my mind, I was wondering, “Could you make a similar plot work in science fiction?”
Personally, I’m not a fan of the idea of drugging and kidnapping women. Or men. Or children or dogs.
But it did lead me to wonder about things like, “Could Leia ever forgive himself for that? Could Han forgive himself?” “What could bring them back together?” Ultimately, I was interested in the idea that love is based upon two peoples past history together, that it is something that builds and grows.
Ultimately, I suspect that there’s something about characters in books and movies that we don’t often take as seriously as we should. In other words, we don’t really think of characters as real people, and judge them as harshly as we should. There are other critics and writers who have pondered this idea long and hard, and this is one of the few times in my books where I wanted to play with this idea for effect.
Zinji and the remains of the Empire are later used quite closely in Aaron Allston's X-Wing novels, which precede yours: did you work with him at all to line up the chronology and characters?
No, he came a few years later as an author, and I’m not sure that I’ve even met him.
Other elements of your novel were used in future novels in the series: what relationship did you have with other authors that you came after you?
I worked with Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, mainly. You have to understand that as Star Wars authors, we were literally scattered across the world, and so we didn’t have get-togethers.
Given that your book was published earlier, and it takes place earlier in the series timeline, how aware of what you wrote and how it would impact future works were you?
When I wrote Courtship, I was aware that it “could” impact the future of the franchise, but you have to remember that at the time, the franchise was basically dead. Lucas hadn’t worked on a movie in years and although he had originally said that there would be a trilogy of trilogies, he never did outline them or write the screenplays.
So I think that the concepts rattled around in the back of his mind, and I was hoping that eventually the series would be resurrected. Happily, in large part because of the success of the novels, that has happened.
Though [The Force Awakens] is still two weeks away, I’ve already got my tickets.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia is a book based on a movie… so inevitably, we’d all love Dave Wolverton’s magnum opus to be made into it’s own movie. Sadly, a lot of time has elapsed, so Ford, Hamill, and Fisher are a teeny bit older than their characters are meant to be in this book.
But hey… this is the new millennium, and you now what’s trendy in film and TV right now: REBOOT. So here goes nothing. It’s our dreamcast (for a value of “dreamcast” that mostly means “hey, wouldn’t that be funny”) for Star Wars Episode VII: The Courtship of Princess Leia.
Carey Mulligan as Princess Leia Organa
Nathan Fillion as Han Solo
Tom Hiddleston as Luke Skywalker
Robert Pattinson as Chewbacca
Katee Sackhoff as C3PO
Peter Dinklage as R2D2
Chris Hemsworth as Prince Isolder
Lucy Lawless as Ta’a Chume
Zoe Saldana as Captain Astarta
Mary McDonnell as Mon Mothma
Emma Stone as Teneniel Djo
Gillian Anderson as Augwynne Djo
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Gethzerion
Gina Torres as Barukka
Freema Agyemen as Rell
Grace Park as Kirana Ti
Edward James Olmos as Warlord Zsinj
Stephen Fry as Threkin Horm
Michael Fassbender as Wedge Antilles (Note: Wedge Antilles does not appear in this book. But he should.)
Bridget Regan as Mara Jade (Note: Mara Jade also does not appear in the book.)
Additional cast: Chow Yun Fat as First Man, Keanu Reeves as Second Man, Catherine Tate as First Woman, and Eliza Dushku as Second Woman. (Yeah Chapter Six!!)
I’m not sure why C3PO is cast as the wacky sidekick in this book, but unfortunately, he is. Which means we’re all subjected to this lovely song he writes as part of his plan to help Han win back Leia.
He’s got his own planet,
Although it’s kind of wild.
Wookiees love him.
Women love him.
He’s got a winning smile.
Though he may seem cool and cocky,
He’s more sensitive than he seems.
Han Solo,
What a man! Solo.
He’s every princess’s dream!
You know what’s sadder than these lyrics? If Ke$ha or Katy Perry recorded them, they’d probably be damned catchy.
Honestly though, they could be awesome lyrics and I still wouldn’t care. I just don’t like song lyrics in books. Until such time as audio can be embedded in the book, I’d rather the author just says that somebody sang a song, and leave it at that. I find it incredibly frustrating that there is no tune and just want to skip over songs completely. Even if they are awesomely bad.
It has recently come to our attention that WordPress lets us see the search terms people have used to find this blog. I suspect the true purpose of this feature is “marketing” rather than “hilarity,” but as you can probably guess, we prefer the latter. (Also, who needs marketing? This books markets itself, dammit!)
“In which Star Wars book does Luke first visit Dathomir?”
This one.
“What does Chewbacca say phonetically?”
Um, I’m not sure those are phonemes that can be transcribed in IPA.
“When did Mara Jade have her courtship?”
In a better book than this. One written by Timothy Zahn. I think we’ve said before, but Mara should have been in this book, possibly kicking people’s asses for being such idiots.
“copl worth a read or not?”
An emphatic YES.
What is the most memorable scene in COPL?
“courtship princess leia teeth”
Yeah, I’m with you there.
“How much older is Han than Leia?”
I don’t know. What, you think I sit around memorizing the character guides?
What on “the courtship of princess leia page 375” is worthy of a search?
“ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dave Wolverton is the author of three science fiction novels: On My Way to Paradise, Serpent Catch, and Path of the Hero. His special talent is creating fully realized characters who live in worlds utterly different from our own. A grand prize winner of the Writers of the Future contest sponsored by Bridge Publications, Wolverton has worked as a computer consultant, technical writer, and editor. He lives with his family in Utah.”
In short, the most boring page of the entire book.
Is the internet really for porn?
Well, you tell me, readers. I bring you: “princess liea hoth hentai,” “mon mothma hentai,” “mon calamari hentai,” “leia hentai,” “star wars leia hentai,” “twi’lek slash,” “hentai arranged marriages,” “courtship chapter hentai,” “princess leia and chewie hentai,” “leia princess hentai,” “star wars fanfiction han naked,” “han solo princess leia hentai,” “hentai warlord conquerors princess,” “star wars hentai-princess leia,” “hapiens hentai,” “‘courtship of princess leia’ naked,” and “mon mothma naked.”
Not to mention this gem…
“chewbacca leia slash fanfiction”
Okay guys, let’s get a few things straight.
1. WTF?!
2. Though interspecies, this clearly a straight pairing, and therefore NOT slash.
3. WTF!?
Apparently Matt is to blame for all the “hentai” searches. Glad you all like Mon Mothma?
Does anyone actually look for this crappy blog?
Why yes! Two people searched for “copl blog” and one for “courtship of princess leia book club.” Congrats, you get fan club badges!
What are the actual top search terms?
1. “the courtship of princess leia” (well, obviously)
2. “courtship of princess leia” (ditto)
3. “c3po kiss” (what?)
4. “isolder fabio star wars” (*swoon*)
5. “c-3po is malfunctioning” (is that what that poem was?)
In chapter 14 I experienced my biggest “wow, something I really don’t remember from this book” moment yet. As Luke and Isolder travel to Dathomir and Luke does his skywalking thing (Star Wars buddy cop movie, anyone?), Isolder shows a curiosity about Luke’s abilities that the Jedi Master finds unusual.
Firstly, has no one ever expressed interest in what Luke can do before? If I was around, I’d probably have asked him 10,000 questions by now. Especially since the Jedi are supposed to by mythical, extinct super-beings.
Secondly, why does Luke interpret this curiosity as the Universe trying to tell him Isolder needs Jedi training?! He can clearly sense the man has no ability. Is he that desperate to find someone like him that he gets excited whenever someone expresses interest in the Force? I may have just found the answer to my first question.
I find this point funny in Star Wars novel retrospect, because by the time you get to the New Jedi Order books (and perhaps I shouldn’t be admitting I’ve read that far), the galaxy is teeming with new Jedi and potential Jedi candidates. Apparently the Empire just kind of sucked at that whole extermination bit.
I can’t remember where, if anywhere, these random musings of Luke’s go. Maybe he gets distracted by all the hot half-naked witches or chalks everything up to a bad drug drip after that whole upcoming “seeing the Force” incident.
Perhaps the most important part of this section, though, is the appearance of the Chu’unthor! I really want to know if the idea of a spaceship academy is consistent AT ALL with anything from the prequel extended universe novels. I’m sure it isn’t, but it’s actually kind of a neat concept. With a really stupid name. All of this Jedi teaching and history stuff leads me to at least mentioning something that I think plagues all of these early extended universe novels: NONE of the authors seemed to know what to do with Luke. He is constantly running back and forth across the galaxy, chasing rumors of bums on the street who know “magic tricks” who might turn out to actually be Force users. Even when he finds ancient artifacts, Massassi temples and ghost Jedi women, he doesn’t seem to learn anything concrete from any of them. It’s actually not a bad idea for his continuing journey, it just wasn’t coordinated at all. They should just go one step further with the books and do a Star Trek-esque alternate reality timeline side-step, so we can get back to reading books that take place before all the main movie characters are 50.
Chapter 13 brings a new and exciting subplot, in which Luke tries to teach Isolder the ways of the force. Why? Basically because he’s there. First Isolder is amazed that Luke can float his way down from his crashing X Wing (maybe that’s why he’s called Skywalker, har har), then they have a convo that goes sort of like this:
Isolder: I’m just here to kill Han Solo and steal back your sister. Yes, steal, because I need to make the objectification quota for this chapter.
Luke: Whatevs, I can read your mind and know that your destiny is to follow me and learn about the force.
Isolder: …
Obi-Wan always came across as wise; in comparison Luke seems oddly pretentious and, well, creepy. Maybe this is because the author feels the need to keep hammering it into the readers head that Luke is a Very Powerful Jedi. To help with this, he sometime refers to Luke as “the Jedi,” just in case we forgot, during the last few sentences, who this Luke Skywalker character is. (Pro-tip: Anyone reading a Star Wars novel [i.e. nerds] knows about Jedi, and probably wanted to be one at some point.) Luke is not always pretentious and creepy, though, sometimes he is kind to droids, blue aliens, and Ts’a Chume, and he doesn’t sweat:
Luke made light of the journey, sometimes jumping ten meters into a crevice where Isolder had to climb tediously down. Isolder soon found himself drenched with sweat, but the Jedi did not sweat much, did not pant, showed no signs of being remotely human. Instead, the Jedi’s face was locked in concentration.
Unfortunately for Luke, he’s too busy examining the “neat wreck” of the Chu’unthor, the Jedi academy on a spaceship (quick, somebody call the continuity police!) to notice that he’s about to get hit by some force lightning and be captured to be a slave to a young witch. Tenenial Djo apparently has a lot of emptiness inside her… and proposes to remedy this by mating with Luke. (Because she has also noticed that Luke does not sweat. Seriously, it’s pointed out more than once as evidence of Luke’s power. Whatever happened to a good Jedi mind trick?
Anyway, Luke’s solution? Try to educate her about the force to. And so the pretentious tool tries to tame the savage woman and lead her away from the dark side. Hurrah!
Meanwhile, Han wrestles with a giant worm.
I’ve come to the next section of The Courtship of Princess Leia that’s up for review—that’s chapter 10 through 12—and for once I’m at a loss for what to say about it. Thus far, I’ve been ridiculing the terrible characterization, ridiculous plot devices, and, re, unique, writing style of the book. But here’s the thing about this section: it’s really not that bad.
I was a bit of relief to arrive here. I remember honestly enjoying COPL when I read it the first time, not just laughing at it, so it’s good to know that my middle school self hasn’t completely failed me. (Or maybe that’s part of a larger discussion. Middle school self probably didn’t realize she was establishing herself, for a lifetime, as a certain sort of geek. I mean, really, Star Wars novels?) Anyway, my point is, at this point we kind of settle into the action and things get a little bit more normal (for a Star Wars novel, that is.)
At this point, Han is crashing the Millennium Falcon into Dathomir in a reckless attempt to hide their “landing” from Zsinj and the Imperials. This is very Han-like. Leia is still pretty pissed at Han, except now it makes sense. Before she was pissed at him because he wouldn’t accept her sudden flip-flopping desire to become the next Queen Mother of Hapes. Now she’s pissed because Han kidnapped her and then crash-landed them on a planet full of rancors. Can you blame her? Luckily, when Leia is acting like Leia, and not a pod person, she eventually forgives Han’s shenanigans when he eventually gets them out of trouble.
So here we are. Everybody’s on a bit of an adventure. C-3PO gets to put on some battle fatigues, which don’t disguise his shiny gold head from some nasty Imperial walkers. Luke and Isolder, the odd couple, are off on a rescue mission, and meanwhile, there are Force witches riding rancors. And, most importantly, I finally realize why the paperback cover basically comes right out of Return of the Jedi. How long can this normalcy last, I wonder?
We all know that six is a pretty auspicious number, so it makes sense that chapter six of The Courtship of Princess Leia is pretty much the best chapter of any book ever.
The scene opens at the Star Wars Cantina where Han is inexplicably pouring out his soul to C-3PO. Because Han respects C-3PO’s opinion so much. Have you always wanted to better understand the thought process of a protocol droid? YOU ARE IN LUCK!
Han downed a mug of Corellian rum. Since it was his second in the past few minutes, Threepio quickly calculated Han’s body mass and the alcohol content of the rum and decided that Han was more than mildly inebriated.
This is after he’s just told Han that the average distance between Leia and Isolder is 0.562 decimeters and closing. (Yes, in a galaxy far, far away, they actually give a shit about decimeters. For us Earthbound folk, that’s 5.62 cm or approximately 2.2 in.) Let’s think about that for a second. 2.2 inches!?! They’ve just met, and already they’re the clingiest of obnoxious, clingy couples.
But I shouldn’t get distracted, because Chapter Six has much more in store for us. C-3PO helpfully recites an epic alien courtship poem, then provides us with the transcript of a very stilted conversation between galactic busybodies First Woman, Second Woman, First Man, and Second Man. You know, if these characters had been named, by now they would appear in Star Wars character guides with extensive back stories. True story.
By this point, I was pretty sure that Wolverton really couldn’t throw anything else into this chapter to make it more ridiculous than it already was. The Alderaanian Council, who are still kind of bummed about not having a planet and all, gather to vote on whether or not Leia and Isolder make a beautiful couple. Democracy at work! But then OMG! C-3PO interrupts this important proceeding to propose that Leia marries General Han Solo instead because HAN IS THE FRAKKING KING OF CORELLIA.
Han Solo. Is a king. a;lsdgjk;aslkdf;aksjdf;lkajsd;lkfjasl;dkjfasef
THIS SHIT IS BANANAS! WHY DO I REMEMBER NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT IT?!?!
So Han, you’ve just been revealed as the King of Corellia. What’re you going to do now? Oh, I think in Chapter Seven I’ll steal the Gun of Command™ that the Hapans dropped off in Chapter Two and use it to kidnap Leia!
Chekhov would be proud.
If you’ve obsessively seen the original Star Wars trilogy as much as some of us have, you probably have your own favorite moments and scenes you can quote line for line. So, when these lines pop up in other places, they are instantly recognizable.
In just the first six chapters of COPL there have been an unnecessary number of cute little throwbacks to lines like these. One or two not-so-subtle allusions to well-known conversations from the movies wouldn’t bother me, and might even be kind of amusing, but I think Wolverton tries to cover up his inability to write good Han/Leia dialogue with these little twisted quotes.
Some particularly awful ones:
Han: “There’s that smile. I love you, you know.”
“I know.”
(page 38 of the hardcover)
::scream:: One of the best love confessions of all time has now turned into dumb conversation filler.
Leia glared at Han, stuck a finger in his face. “Maybe—just maybe—you should accept his offer while you can still get something out of this deal!”
(page 39 of the harcover)
While this particular one isn’t a direct quote, it definitely brings to mind that famous Hoth corridor scene in The Empire Strikes Back. This is about the point where I started to become dismayed. Once I start noticing things like this, they really bug me. Apparently Wolverton’s idea of witty banter between this two was “Ooh, sting, Leia’s going to throw Han’s actions and even words back in his face!”
In the next paragraph we have this gem:
And I’m here trying to hold on to you, and the harder I hold, the more you slip through my fingers.”
Now I know this is sort of a common saying. But really, for me, it will always evoke Leia standing on that Star Destroyer complaining about Grand Moff Tarkin’s “foul stench.”
Those are the three main offenders so far, but I will certainly be on the lookout for more as we continue through the book!
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . . Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . .
Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
About the Author
Dave Wolverton—aka, David Farland—was an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels to his credit, written for both adults and young adults. He won the Writers of the Future International Gold Award for best short story of the year, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for Best Novel in the English Language, the Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year, and many other awards. His novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his readership runs into the millions. Over the years he worked with some of the largest franchises in the world—writing novels for Star Wars and The Mummy, and designing and scripting international bestselling videogames for StarCraft and Xena.
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How do you review something that you know is terrible but that you liked anyways? The Courtship of Princess Leia is not the best Star Wars Expanded Universe novel. It's more than a little sexist, everyone acts out of character at some point, and the first third is pretty contrived. But goddamn is it fun. The…
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How do you review something that you know is terrible but that you liked anyways?
The Courtship of Princess Leia is not the best Star Wars Expanded Universe novel. It’s more than a little sexist, everyone acts out of character at some point, and the first third is pretty contrived. But goddamn is it fun. The new characters sparkle, and the old ones we all know and love have awesome moments to counterbalance the out of character stuff.
The characterization of Han Solo best illustrates my point. He starts the book by knocking Leia out, then kidnapping her so he can woo her and convince her to marry him. Great. I talked to a friend about this and we agreed that such behavior was out of character. Sure, Han would probably trick her to go on vacation, but kidnapping isn’t something he would do. But still I can’t be mad at the book for this. Towards the end of the book, Han gets all heroic and prepares sacrifices himself to save everyone (fortunately, Luke’s awesome piloting skills gets Han out of that jam) and says he knows Leia loves him and always will and oh, there go the feels…
The action and fight scenes kept me engaged. I was the edge of my seat, even though I knew everyone would come out alright. The villains do not care if the heroes live or die, and that raised the stakes considerably. They won’t spare Han and Leia to set up a trap to bait Luke. Unlike Vader, none of the villains think Luke is special enough to keep alive and don’t bother to test or toy with him.
The main villains are a group of Dark Side users called the Nightsisters. They and their lightside counterparts are by far the best part of the novel. They are awesome. They kick ass and use the Force in ways you don’t see in the original trilogy. They kick up windstorms, tame rancor beasts and one even gives another character a stroke by squeezing the blood vessels in their brain. I’m glad they’re still an official part of the Star Wars canon by way of The Clone Wars cartoon.
Perhaps I was able to accept the book’s flaws because it is no longer part of Star Wars official canon. Sure, future authors can take it as canon and use it in new Expanded Universe works. But they aren’t obligated to. I can take the Witches, I can take the book’s applications of the Force, but I can leave behind Han’s shitty behavior. The canon of what did and didn’t happen falls under my control in the context of this book. I can trim away the rotten parts and leave behind a stronger, more feminist canon for one of my favorite franchises.
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American speculative fiction writer (1957–2022)
John David Wolverton (May 28, 1957 – January 14, 2022), better known by his pen names Dave Wolverton and David Farland, was an American author, editor, and instructor of online writing workshops and groups. He wrote in several genres but was known best for his science fiction and fantasy works. Books in his Runelords series hit the New York Times bestsellers list.
In 1987, he won the Writers of the Future contest. He has been nominated for a Nebula Award and a Hugo Award. He died in the early morning hours of January 14, 2022. He lived in St. George, Utah, with his wife at the time of his death.
Wolverton was born May 28, 1957, in Springfield, Oregon to Jack and Lola Jean Wolverton.[1][2] His family moved to a farm in Monroe when he was six years old, where he grew up and graduated from Monroe High School. Following graduation, he served a volunteer mission in Illinois for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] Afterward, he attended Ricks College before transferring to Brigham Young University. He met his wife, Mary, there, and they married in the Provo Utah Temple on June 22, 1985. He and his wife had two daughters and three sons.[1]
He began writing in 1985 during college,[3] publishing the short story "The Sky Is an Open Highway" in the fall 1985 issue of The Leading Edge.[2][4] Following that, he entered short stories into various contests, eventually winning first place in the 1987 Writers of the Future contest with the novella "On My Way to Paradise".[2] The story was expanded into the novel of the same name, published in 1989 through Bantam Spectra.[2] The novel was nominated for multiple awards, including the Philip K. Dick Award for "Best Novel in the English Language".[4][5]
He became a judge for the Writers of the Future contest in 1991 and was the Coordinating Judge and Editor at the time of his death.[3][6] After co-editing volume 8 with Algis Budrys in 1992, he took over editing of the annual anthology from volume 9 until volume 14 before passing the role back to Algis Budrys.[7] Wolverton again took over editing the anthology from K. D. Wentworth, beginning with volume 29 and continuing through volume 37.[7]
His historical novel, In the Company of Angels, won the 2009 Whitney Award for best novel of the year, and was a finalist in the best historical novel category.[8][9] Wolverton also received an outstanding achievement award at the 2009 Whitneys.[10] In 2012, his young adult fantasy thriller Nightingale won the International Book Award for best Young Adult Novel of the Year,[11] the Grand Prize at the Hollywood Book Festival,[12] and the Southern California Book Festival for Best Young Adult Novel.[13] It was also a finalist in the Global Ebook Awards.[14] He has been nominated for other awards, including the Nebula Award in the Best Novelette category for his short story "After a Lean Winter".[2]
In the summer of 1998, Dave Wolverton broke the world record for the largest single author book signing which he achieved with A Very Strange Trip, a book he wrote based on a story by L. Ron Hubbard. He wrote under his own name at the beginning of his career, changing to the pseudonym David Farland in the mid-1990s with the release of the first Runelords book. Wolverton chose the pseudonym in order to have a name more fitting for a Fantasy author and so his physical books would be shelved closer to customers' eye levels in bookstores, rather than on lower shelves as the last name Wolverton had. [1]
Wolverton worked as an English professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University from 1999 to 2002,[1] and held writing workshops for aspiring and established writers.[2] The creative writing class he taught at BYU was taken over by one of his former students, Brandon Sanderson.[15] He taught other writers such as Brandon Mull, Jessica Day George, Eric Flint, Stephenie Meyer, James Dashner, as well as others.[16][17][18]
He worked in the gaming industry and greenlit screenplays in Hollywood. In 1998, Wolverton started working part-time at Saffire Studios, helping create video games. He was responsible for the concept of "lurkers" in the well-known RTS (Real-time strategy) game Starcraft: Brood War. In 2002, he began working as a movie producer and also greenlighted movies.[17][19] He was working on a film adaptation of his Runelords series.[20]
On January 13, 2022, Wolverton suffered from a fall, resulting in a severe head injury and a hemorrhagic stroke.[2][17] He was on life support until he died early the next morning at the age of 64 in St. George, Utah.[4][18][21][22][23] He was buried in the Tonaquint Cemetery in St. George, Utah.[1] At the time of his death he was known to be working on three books: A rewrite of 2011's Nightingale, a new Runelords installment titled A Tale of Tales, and a fourth book in his Ravenspell series titled S.W.A.R.M.[24]
Main article: Dave Wolverton bibliography
The Runelords
The Sum of All Men (also released as The Runelords) (April 1998, Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-86653-4)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (May 1999, Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-86742-5)
Wizardborn (March 2001, Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-86741-7)
The Lair of Bones (November 2003, Tor Books, ISBN 0-765-30176-8)
Sons of the Oak (November 2006, Tor Books, ISBN 0-765-30177-6)
Worldbinder (September 2007, Tor Books, ISBN 0-765-31665-X)
The Wyrmling Horde (September 2008, Tor Books, ISBN 978-0-7653-1666-0)
Chaosbound (October 2009, Tor Books, ISBN 978-0-7653-2168-8)
A Tale of Tales (forthcoming)
Serpent Catch
Originally released as two books:
Serpent Catch (May 1991, Bantam Spectra, ISBN 0-553-28983-7)
Path of the Hero (April 1993, Bantam Spectra, ISBN 0-553-56129-4)
Rereleased as four books under his Farland pseudonym:
Spirit Walker (March 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-157-1)
Serpent Catch (April 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-159-5)
Blade Kin (April 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-161-8)
Path of the Crushed Heart (April 2014, WordFire Press, ISBN 978-1-61475-163-2)
The Golden Queen
Originally released as by Wolverton, later as by Farland:
The Golden Queen (August 1994, Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-85656-3)
Beyond the Gate (August 1995, Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-85770-5)
Lords of the Seventh Swarm (February 1997, Tor Books, ISBN 0-312-85771-3)
An omnibus was also released as by Farland. A related short story was also released:
Worlds of the Golden Queen (June 2005, Tor Books, ISBN 0-765-31315-4)
"Saint Orick" in Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera for a New Age edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (December 2013, Every Day Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9881257-5-9)
Ravenspell
A middle-grade fantasy series.
Of Mice and Magic (2005, Covenant, ISBN 1-57734-918-0)
The Wizard of Ooze (2007, Covenant, ISBN 978-1-59811-354-9)
Freaky Flyday (2015, David Farland Entertainment, ISBN 978-1-61475-810-5)
Star Wars
The Courtship of Princess Leia (May 1994, Bantam Spectra, ISBN 0-553-08928-5)
The Rising Force (June 1999, Scholastic, ISBN 0-590-51922-0)
The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker (February 2000, Scholastic, ISBN 0-439-10143-3)
Capture Arawynne (March 2000, Scholastic, ISBN 0-439-10144-1)
Trouble on Tatooine (April 2000, Scholastic, ISBN 0-439-10145-X)
The Ghostling Children (January 2001, Scholastic, ISBN 0-439-10142-5)
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Wolverton edited the following anthologies:
Volume VIII with Algis Budrys (1992, Bridge Publications, ISBN 0-88404-772-5)
Volume IX (1993, Bridge Publications, ISBN 0-88404-823-3)
Volume X (May 1994, Bridge Publications, ISBN 0-88404-900-0)
Volume XI (June 1995, Bridge Publications, ISBN 0-88404-999-X)
Volume XII (May 1996, Bridge Publications, ISBN 1-57318-027-0)
Volume XIII (October 1997, Bridge Publications, ISBN 1-57318-064-5)
Volume XIV (October 1998, Bridge Publications, ISBN 1-57318-154-4)
Volume XXIX (June 2013, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-200-5)
Volume 30 (February 2014, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-263-0)
Volume 31 (May 2015, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-322-4)
Volume 32 (May 2016, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-502-0)
Volume 33 (April 2017, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-529-7)
Volume 34 (April 2018, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-575-4)
Volume 35 (April 2019, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-604-1)
Volume 36 (April 2020, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-659-1)
Volume 37 (November 2021, Galaxy Press, ISBN 978-1-61986-701-7)
Wolverton has been nominated for and won multiple awards for his various works.
Year Organization Award title,
Category Work Result Refs 1987 Writers of the Future Fourth Quarter First Place "On My Way to Paradise" Won [25] Golden Pen Award Won 1990 Locus Locus Award,
Best First Novel On My Way to Paradise 3 [26] Locus Award,
Best Science Fiction Novel On My Way to Paradise 26 Philadelphia Science Fiction Society Philip K. Dick Award On My Way to Paradise Honorable mention [27] 1997 Locus Locus Award,
Best Novelette "After a Lean Winter" 14 [28] Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Award,
Best Novelette Nominated [29] 2005 Association for Mormon Letters AML Award,
Young Adult Literature Of Mice and Magic Honorable mention [30] 2008 LDStorymakers Whitney Award,
Best Speculative Fiction The Wyrmling Horde Finalist [31] 2009 LDStorymakers Whitney Award,
Best Historical Fiction In the Company of Angels Finalist [9] Whitney Award,
Best Novel of the Year Won Whitney Award,
Outstanding Achievement – Won
David Farland's Official Website
Nightingale's Official Website
Official website for the Runelords Movie
David Farland's Blog
Dave Wolverton at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Interviews
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Before the marriage of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, another suitor threatened to derail their star-crossed romance. . . . Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Dave WolvertonPublisher: Random House WorldsPublished: 10/24/2023ISBN: 9780593722190Pages: 384
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"Nightsisters" redirects here. For the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode, see Nightsisters (Star Wars: The Clone Wars).
The Courtship of Princess Leia is a 1994 science fiction novel by American writer Dave Wolverton, part of the Star Wars franchise. It continued the streak of New York Times Bestsellers, which started with 1991's Heir to the Empire. The Courtship of Princess Leia is set in the Star Wars expanded universe, and deals with the downfall of Warlord Zsinj and the circumstances leading to the marriage of Han Solo and Princess Leia, characters that originated in the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope.
Though the Battle of Endor resulted in the destruction of the Emperor and Darth Vader, along with the best of the Imperial Starfleet, the remnants of the Empire are still a danger. One of the recently formed New Republic's most dire foes is a splinter faction of the former Empire, led by Warlord Zsinj. Zsinj is a cunning strategist whose skills have earned him the allegiance of almost a full third of the entire galaxy. Both the Imperial Remnant and the New Republic have dedicated considerable forces to end his reign. But Zsinj has possession of one of the few Super Star Destroyers left, and whenever nearly cornered, slips away to a secret stronghold where the SSD Iron Fist is repaired.
At the opening of the novel, Han Solo, who from aboard the Mon Remonda has been prosecuting the search for this hidden fastness, wearily returns to the recently captured Coruscant expecting an end to the long separation between him and his beloved, Princess Leia, head of the New Republic. To his great surprise, when his vessel drops out of hyperspace and into the Coruscant system, what appears are a number of fearsome Imperial Star Destroyers, Hapan Battle Dragons, and Hapes Nova Class battle cruiser. Eventually, Han learns that the Hapes cluster had sent a delegation of some manner to the New Republic. He lands and enters the Imperial Palace, where, with the help of C-3PO, who translates and comments on the formal diplomatic reception, he watches the Hapes delegation present to Leia a number of stunning gifts: the dozen Star Destroyers Han had seen, a Hapan gun of command, a small plant resembling a bonsai which promotes longevity and intelligence, and the hand of the Hapes cluster's ruler Ta'a Chume's son, Prince Isolder, in holy matrimony.
The effect is devastating; Leia nearly accepts, driving Han into a frenzy of fear and jealousy. Han eventually wanders into a cantina in the lower reaches of Coruscant, where he participates in a high-stakes sabacc game. One of his opponents runs out of liquid financial instruments and instead proffers real estate: a deed to an entire habitable planet, Dathomir. Han thinks he has found a gift which would prove his worthiness to Leia and compare favorably with the gifts of Isolder (and provide a place to resettle the expatriates of Alderaan). When Leia examines his gift and points out that he has been conned (since Dathomir was in the section of the galaxy controlled by Zsinj), Han is further devastated. Isolder compounds insult with injury by denigrating the Millennium Falcon and offering Han a Nova battle cruiser if he abandons his quest to win Leia's heart. Han snaps. He abducts Leia using the Gun of Command, and flees with her and Chewbacca aboard his recently refitted Millennium Falcon to Dathomir. Prince Isolder pursues him with his Hapan fleet. He arrives at Dathomir shortly after Han despite Han's headstart, as Isolder is aided by the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, who uses his Force powers to navigate a shorter (but still safe) path through hyperspace, shaving time off accepted conventional routes. There they both discovered that Zsinj had truly laid claim to Dathomir—in orbit around it was the Iron Fist, a number of other capital ships, and the complete orbital shipyard Han had hunted for so long.
The Millennium Falcon had been forced to land on Dathomir itself, where it is captured by the Imperial garrison Zsinj had marooned on the surface years ago. Isolder sets out in his Miy'til fighter accompanied by Luke's X-wing fighter while the Hapan fleet fights a covering action before it retreats into hyperspace to inform the New Republic, Imperial Remnant, and the Hapes Consortium of the whereabouts of Zsinj heretofore secret redoubt.
On the surface, Isolder and Luke discover the remnants of the star-borne Jedi training academy, the Chu'unthor. Luke had seen recordings noting how Yoda and a number of other Jedi knights had failed to retrieve the library of the Chu'unthor, due to interference by the Witches of Dathomir. The best they had been able to do was seal the vessel thoroughly, so thoroughly that only centuries later the first intruder would need a lightsaber to gain access. As they peruse the vessel, however, Isolder and Luke are captured by a Dathomiri witch, who enslaves them and takes them to her village.
Having learned about Han Solo's presence on the planet, Zsinj had dictated a combination of ultimatum and deal with the head of the Nightsisters, Gethzerion: they would give him Solo to torture and execute as he liked, and he would give them an Imperial shuttle to pilot where they like. If they did not, he would keep his "nightcloak" (an interconnected network of geostationary satellites, which reflected all solar emissions back into space) intact, which would slowly freeze Dathomir, ending all life on the planet.
Eventually, they infiltrate the Imperial garrison and steal the Falcon, piloting it out into the ongoing Battle of Dathomir. Solo allows the Iron Fist to acquire the Falcon with a tractor beam; once it is within the deflector shields, he breaks it free of the beam lock, piloting his vessel over the superstructure of the gigantic vessel. Arriving upon the main bridge, he launches two concussion missiles, destroying the bridge, killing Zsinj, and knocking out the ventral shields. With Iron Fist so exposed, the Hapan Battle Dragons move into position with their ion cannons, disabling Iron Fist. Defeated, Zsinj's empire soon crumbles. Shortly thereafter, Solo and Leia marry, having realized during their intrepid journey together that they loved each other. Isolder is consoled by the fact he has fallen in love with his captor, Teneniel Djo.
Reception for The Courtship of Princess Leia was predominantly positive and the book was a New York Times Bestseller in both its hardback and paperback formats.[1][2] Both The Hamilton Spectator and the Milwaukee Sentinel have given positive reviews for the novel and the reviewer for the Milwaukee Sentinel commented that the book continued the "stellar tradition of George Lucas' Star Wars movies".[3][4] Trade reviews were also mostly positive,[5][6][7] and Publishers Weekly opined that although parts of the book were disappointing, "the novel [raised] expectations for Wolverton's future works once he moves on to other things".[8] Tor.com included the book in a list of "Where to Begin with Star Wars Books", as they saw it as "one of the craziest Star Wars novels ever written" and that "after you read it you won’t be able to think of any other way that Han and Leia’s relationship could have progressed towards marriage".[9]
The Chu'unthor was mentioned in the 2010 reference book The Jedi Path,[10] although in 2014, following the acquisition of Lucasfilm by Disney, all spin-off works up to that point (excluding The Clone Wars) were made non-canon.[11] Dathomir became a major location in The Clone Wars, retroactively established as the homeworld of both Darth Maul and Asajj Ventress (replacing Rattatak). Dathomir, and the witches, were both referenced in The Book of Boba Fett when Fett receives a Rancor. Fett mentions wanting to ride the rancor, "Like the witches on Dathomir."
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Seeking rich, powerful allies to bring into the Rebel Alliance and a new home planet for the refugees from 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, final 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. Soon Isolder, Luke, 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.
DAVE WOLVERTON—aka, David Farland—was an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author with nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels to his credit, written for both adults and young adults. He won the Writers of the Future International Gold Award for best short story of the year, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for Best Novel in the English Language, the Whitney Award for Best Novel of the Year, and many other awards. His novels have been translated into more than twenty languages, and his readership runs into the millions. Over the years he worked with some of the largest franchises in the world—writing novels for Star Wars and The Mummy, and designing and scripting international bestselling videogames for StarCraft and Xena.
In addition to writing novels and video games, Dave worked for many years as the judge for one of the world’s largest writing contests, as an educator teaching creative writing at Brigham Young University, and taught numerous writing seminars, and thus trained dozens of other New York Times bestsellers, including Brandon Sanderon, Brandon Mull, Erick Flint, and Stephenie Meyer. He also worked as a movie producer in Hollywood, and as a screenwriter. In 1999 Dave set the Guinness Record for the world’s largest book signing with the science fiction novel A Very Strange Trip.
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The Courtship of Princess Leia
by Dave Wolverton
Published by Bantam Publishing
Scott's Rating: 4 out of 4
After RETURN OF THE JEDI, it seemed for sure that Han and Leia were going to get hitched. However, at the start of this novel, we find out that thre is no such thing as a sure thing! Han returns to Coruscant after a long time of fighting Imperials in another part of the Galaxy. As he returns, he finds that a prince from a wealthy and powerful planet has offered Princess Leia an offer she can hardly refuse, marriage, wealth, and an alliance between the Rebels and his people. How can Han match that deal? With a beat up old ship and a Wookiee? So he does the only thing he can to rekindle their old flame...he kidnaps her to the obscure planet Dathomir!
Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker discovers clues of a Jedi expedition to a planet populated by Force weilding witches. The planet? Dathomir, of course. Do they still exist? He decides to go and find out!
When Luke hears of Han's little stunt, he chases off after him along with the prince to talk sense into Han. The trouble starts when the Force witches called the Nightsisters, Imperials, and rancor beasts complicate things.
Scott:
Dave Wolverton is one of the few Star Wars authors that uses one of the elements that made the films great. He uses humor, and when he does, you want to laugh out loud. He also overcame the impossible task of telling a story that you already know the ending to, and he makes it interesting. The story is also enjoyable because he not only expands the characters and aliens in the Star Wars Universe, but he doesn't do the typical 'return of the imperials' storyline. I particularly liked the comments about Yoda, 'the old flirt!' There is also a funny scene in which C-3PO writes a love ballad for Han and Princess Leia. The scene in which Luke singlehandedly flies the Millenium Falcon into battle is very impressive, as well. We see that being 'the greatist fighter pilot in the galaxy' runs in the family! This was a very enjoyable read for me.
Darin:
Cool! Nothing has beat this book yet (though Kevin Anderson's Darksaber came close--I call it a tie). This book has some excellent action scenes that are very easy to follow. The clash of cultures is quite well done. How does an author make you think "oh, buzz off" about a *perfect gentleman* in favor of a rouge like Han Solo? I don't know, maybe it's just Han's mystique. Most of this book takes place on Dathomir, and we get to romp with the Rancors. Whee! The Nightsisters are cool--wicked women Jedi. I bet they'd fit in just fine in punk rock clubs.
Scott:
Dave Wolverton tends to be very brutal with his characters. Yes, it does add a degree of realism and intensity to the story (I suppose if you can't kill 'em, you can at least make 'em hurt real bad), but it made me cringe a bit. I never did like going to the dentist, so I can truly sympathize with Han Solo (read the book to get this). I also kind of feel that he took away from the ferocity of the Rancor in RETURN OF THE JEDI by making them gentle, controllable creatures in the novel. Also, the major coincedence that Luke and Han are both interested in the same planet at the same time was a little statisticly off, but what kind of story would you have without it? It also bummed me out that Luke didn't get himself a chick, yet again. Man, so far he's only gotten to kiss his sister! (those Trekkies keep rubbing THAT in!) I still loved the book, though.
Darin:
What?!? Sacrilege! This book is as Star Wars as pulling ears off of Gundarks! Ok, there were a couple of sticky points--Luke basically dies and gets resurrected by the Force. That happened once before way back in Splinter of the Mind's Eye, so you'd figure Luke wouldn't be so surprised. The thing about the Rancors, well, we're able to tame Lions and Tigers and Bears (oh my!) aren't we? And about them winding up on the same planet at the same time...that *always* happens in Star Wars. Just like redshirts die on that inferior Sci-Fi show.
Scott:
The Nightsisters (basically female Emperors). If you think that's bad, imagine 'em nekkid. EEEEEKKKKK!!!
Darin:
And you thought I had a dirty mind! Seriously, turning the lights out on an entire planet? Maybe so, maybe no.
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Very entertaining. Star Wars was so much fun before the Disney mean girls took over.
Refreshingly great!!
January LaVoy’s best performance yet!! It also helps that the story was written during a time where they cared more about the quality of both the individual story as well as the over arching story of the star wars universe. Unlike the hot mess of garbage that is the majority of the new cannon material, they built the star wars universe from the inside out letting political struggles, ethical issues, etc. form naturally without compromising the star wars story. To many of the new stories try to force the star wars story around the current political “hot topics”. If I want to be reminded of all of the political divisions and stresses we are going through currently there are plenty of other books I can read. When I read/listen to a star wars book I want to be transported to a galaxy far far away. Which in my opinion is one of the key aspects of a good star ways story. That is why I am so glad they are coming out with the EU books as unabridged and narrated by incredible talent such as January LaVoy and Marc Thompson. Keep it up!!!
Fantastic!
I’d been stuck with the three-hour abridged version for years, so I was very excited to have this unabridged version. This is my favorite Star Wars book. The story is excellent, and the narration was very well done. I will be listening to this again in the future!
Long lost love of a story
I read this book in 1995. I’ve been waiting for it for a very, very long time on audio. I love the story, but the one thing I do not like is that they make Han a putz in this book. Han, not Dr Jones would act that way towards a woman who blew him off to immediately go jump ship to another guy. That’s just my opinion.
C-3PO should never be voiced by a woman. I don’t mean that derogatory, it just was terrible.
The story is great, I love the characters and I might have a little thing for Teneniel Djo. They truly make her a character you want to know more about
The story has always been a favorite. Luke really shows his skills in this book.
All around, and I hate saying this, because I like the narrator…. Sometimes you need a male/female narrator to make it 5 star. The gal is great, but C-3PO is annoying enough with out it being feminine in nature
Han should never be precived as a begger. That didn’t work.
Anyway, definitely worth a read. 28 years I’ve waited for this story in audio format
A REALLY strange but surprisingly entertaining romp
I ended up enjoying this book way more than I thought. I always heard that this book was kinda dumb for the relationship drama and it's weird that it led into a much more action packed plot, but the drama was well written enough and it's interesting to see the origins of the Night sisters and Dathomir from the clone wars show. I liked it :3
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The Courtship of Princess Leia — Wolverton, Dave — Han Solo confronts a new rival for Princess Leia's affections in the person of Prince Isolder, who will ally the sixty-three high-tech worlds of the Hapes Consortium with the New Republic, if Leia will marry him.
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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.
This is a post-Return of the Jedi novel from the Legends timeline. Think of it as an alternate universe from The Force Awakens and
Purchase On:
Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Kobo | Audible
Introduction
Learn more about “The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends” by Dave Wolverton, aka David Farland. In this enthralling tale set within the vast Star Wars universe, Wolverton takes readers on a captivating journey filled with love, adventure, and intrigue. As avid Star Wars enthusiasts, we are thrilled to delve into the intricate details of this novel and provide you with a rich and immersive experience. Let’s embark on this unforgettable courtship!
The Story Unfolds
A Galactic Love Story
“The Courtship of Princess Leia” introduces readers to an extraordinary love story amidst the backdrop of a galaxy in turmoil. Our beloved Princess Leia Organa, a resilient and courageous leader, finds herself at the center of attention as potential suitors from various factions vie for her hand in marriage. The tale beautifully captures the complexities of love and duty, as Leia must navigate political alliances and her own heart’s desires.
A Strategic Alliance
The plot takes an unexpected turn when Han Solo, the charismatic and swashbuckling scoundrel, learns of Leia’s courtship. Determined to win her heart, Han embarks on a daring mission to the planet Dathomir, home to the mysterious and powerful witches known as the Nightsisters. With the help of his loyal friends, Han hopes to convince Leia that their love is the strongest bond in the galaxy.
Ancient Rivalries and Epic Battles
As the courtship unfolds, readers are treated to a compelling narrative that weaves together ancient rivalries, epic battles, and deep-rooted secrets. The story introduces us to the Dathomirian witches, who possess formidable powers and harbor their own hidden agendas. The clash between the Sith and the Jedi Order adds a layer of tension and intrigue, further propelling the narrative forward.
Dave Wolverton’s Writing
Immerse Yourself in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
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A Balance of Action and Emotion
“The Courtship of Princess Leia” strikes a perfect balance between exhilarating action sequences and deeply emotional moments. Wolverton skillfully crafts intense lightsaber duels, daring starship chases, and strategic battles that leave readers on the edge of their seats. Yet, he also explores the internal struggles of the characters, delving into their hopes, fears, and aspirations, making the story resonate on a profound level.
Complex Characters and Their Journeys
Wolverton’s portrayal of the beloved characters from the Star Wars saga is nothing short of exceptional. He stays true to their established traits while adding depth and complexity to their personalities. From Leia’s unwavering determination to Han’s charming roguishness, each character undergoes their own journey of growth and self-discovery. Wolverton’s nuanced character development is a testament to his mastery as a writer.
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The Power of Love in a Galaxy of Conflict
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Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Kobo | Audible
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https://davidfarland.com/product/the-courtship-of-princess-leia/
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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.
This is a post-Return of the Jedi novel from the Legends timeline. Think of it as an alternate universe from The Force Awakens and
Purchase On:
Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Kobo | Audible
Introduction
Learn more about “The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends” by Dave Wolverton, aka David Farland. In this enthralling tale set within the vast Star Wars universe, Wolverton takes readers on a captivating journey filled with love, adventure, and intrigue. As avid Star Wars enthusiasts, we are thrilled to delve into the intricate details of this novel and provide you with a rich and immersive experience. Let’s embark on this unforgettable courtship!
The Story Unfolds
A Galactic Love Story
“The Courtship of Princess Leia” introduces readers to an extraordinary love story amidst the backdrop of a galaxy in turmoil. Our beloved Princess Leia Organa, a resilient and courageous leader, finds herself at the center of attention as potential suitors from various factions vie for her hand in marriage. The tale beautifully captures the complexities of love and duty, as Leia must navigate political alliances and her own heart’s desires.
A Strategic Alliance
The plot takes an unexpected turn when Han Solo, the charismatic and swashbuckling scoundrel, learns of Leia’s courtship. Determined to win her heart, Han embarks on a daring mission to the planet Dathomir, home to the mysterious and powerful witches known as the Nightsisters. With the help of his loyal friends, Han hopes to convince Leia that their love is the strongest bond in the galaxy.
Ancient Rivalries and Epic Battles
As the courtship unfolds, readers are treated to a compelling narrative that weaves together ancient rivalries, epic battles, and deep-rooted secrets. The story introduces us to the Dathomirian witches, who possess formidable powers and harbor their own hidden agendas. The clash between the Sith and the Jedi Order adds a layer of tension and intrigue, further propelling the narrative forward.
Dave Wolverton’s Writing
Immerse Yourself in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Dave Wolverton’s storytelling transports readers to a galaxy far, far away with vivid descriptions, dynamic characters, and seamless world-building. His prose paints a breathtaking picture of the Star Wars universe, allowing readers to immerse themselves in its rich tapestry of planets, species, and cultures. Wolverton’s attention to detail creates an unparalleled reading experience that keeps fans engaged from start to finish.
A Balance of Action and Emotion
“The Courtship of Princess Leia” strikes a perfect balance between exhilarating action sequences and deeply emotional moments. Wolverton skillfully crafts intense lightsaber duels, daring starship chases, and strategic battles that leave readers on the edge of their seats. Yet, he also explores the internal struggles of the characters, delving into their hopes, fears, and aspirations, making the story resonate on a profound level.
Complex Characters and Their Journeys
Wolverton’s portrayal of the beloved characters from the Star Wars saga is nothing short of exceptional. He stays true to their established traits while adding depth and complexity to their personalities. From Leia’s unwavering determination to Han’s charming roguishness, each character undergoes their own journey of growth and self-discovery. Wolverton’s nuanced character development is a testament to his mastery as a writer.
Why “The Courtship of Princess Leia” Stands Out
The Power of Love in a Galaxy of Conflict
“The Courtship of Princess Leia” stands out within the Star Wars expanded universe due to its exploration of love in the midst of galactic conflict. By placing Princess Leia at the center of a courtship dilemma, Wolverton delves into the profound impact love and relationships can have, even in the face of adversity. This exploration resonates with readers, appealing to both Star Wars.
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Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Anthony Heald. Discover the Abridged English Audiobook at Audible. Free trial available!
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Courtship Review
Above Average:
Written very well, encompases humor and action with a well thought through plot. Need to read/listen to this book in order to understand future Star Wars novels. A very small percentage of the book actually pertains to courting Leai.
Poor Abridgement
For the book being called the Courtship of Princess Leia, it was pretty sad how little it had to do with the romance of Han & Leia. The condensed version was also very confusing & hard to follow. I hope they release a full version of it, perhaps with a woman narrator, instead. Probably better to start with the actual book.
Not Your Typical Romance... Come on It's Star Wars
For those of you who saw the credits roll for Return of the Jedi and thought, "BUT are Han and Leia are going to get married?" well, this is the book for you. This isn't your typical Romance, largely because its Star Wars. But it is a blast. Those seeking romance and those seeking action can both be pleased here (perhaps akin to a Gerard Butler RomCom).
But let's talk about the true draw to this book (in my opinion). This is no longer canon, for those concerned, but this story had much to do with influencing current canon. The Nightsisters of Dathomir had a long run on The Clone Wars and Rebels, and this is where that all started. And they are the reason I keep coming back to this book. A primitive society of ladies who use the force and ride rancors. What more could you ask for?
The biggest disappointment is the abridged story. It's a nice length, but I've read the book and I wish I could've heard the whole thing. For those unfamiliar with this story, I think it will feel completed and conclusive.
Story Quality: One can find much to enjoy here. Admitedly, it can be cheesy at points, and yet much of the novelty and fun makes up for it.
Audio Quality.: Fantastic. You couldn't ask for better.
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