Star Wars The Crystal Star, Vonda McIntyre
Star Wars The Crystal Star, Vonda McIntyre
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Star Wars: The Crystal Star

Author: Vonda McIntyre

Narrator: Anthony Heald

Abridged: 3 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/20/2007


Synopsis

Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Vonda N. McIntyre continues the bestselling Star Wars saga as the ultimate space adventure unfolds in The Crystal Star.

Princess Leia's children have been kidnapped. Along with Chewbacca and Artoo-Detoo, she follows the kidnappers' trail to a disabled refugee ship, from which children are also missing. Here she learns of a powerful Imperial officer with a twisted plan to restore the Empire. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are cut off from Leia by the death of a nearby star, which has caused a disruption in the Force. They have gone to the planet Crseih to investigate a report of a lost group of Jedi. Instead they find a charismatic alien named Waru whose miraculous healing powers have attracted a fanatic following. As Leia follows the path of her children across space, Luke and Han draw closer to the truth behind Waru's sinister cult. Together they will face an explosive showdown that will decide the survival of the New Republic . . . and the universe itself!

About The Author

Vonda McIntyre is the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning science fiction author of the New York Times bestseller Star Wars: The Crystal Star. She lives in Seattle, Washington.Anthony Heald is a well-known film actor whose work includes The ClientSearching for Bobby Fisher, and The Silence of the Lambs. He is also a prolific narrator for audiobooks, such as The Lost World and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott on August 16, 2015

Vonda N. McIntyre's "The Crystal Star" pits the beloved characters of the original "Star Wars" films into an interesting and socially important situation. In doing so, it elevates the book out of the simple space opera genre and into the realm of socially-conscious science fiction. Not that other no......more

Goodreads review by John on September 18, 2011

Great book with the original members of the original trilogy. After reading this book, I really wanted George Lucas to make this into a movie.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on November 28, 2009

It is my opinion that the time when this book was published, was a black era for the Star Wars novels line. From the high standards set by Timothy Zahn, to the very decent Kevin J. Anderson and X-Wing novels of the time, it was most probable that the ineveitable dip in quality would happen. The book......more

Goodreads review by Alacritous13 on November 06, 2022

Ok, let's ignore that stuff that was revealed at the very end. This was a pretty good book. The characters didn't act quite how I expected them to, but Han showed growth, Luke had an excuse, and Leia was just plain awesome. The villains actually managed to be established as terrifying. And the twins......more

Goodreads review by Alanna on December 04, 2011

I love Star Wars, and am currently reading through the entire collection books, and every now and then, I read some that seem to take forever to get through. When reading a book, especially a Star Wars book, you know something is wrong. All the characters are ill written, and seem like completely dif......more