He was a child without a past, a Corellian street urchin, abandoned, foraging for scraps of food, when the cruel Garris Shrike whisked him away to a nomadic band or spacefaring criminals. Now, years later, chafing under Shrike's sadistic tyranny, driven by dreams of adventure and glory, Han fights his way free. His goal: to become an Imperial Navy pilot. But first he needs hands-on experience flying spacecraft, and for that he takes a jib on the planet Ylesia-a steaming world of religious fanaticism, illicit drugs, and alluring sensuality... where dreams are destroyed and escape is impossible.
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This takes place between ANH and ESB. Luke Skywalker expected trouble when he volunteered to follow Princess Leia on her mission to Circarpous to enlist their Rebel underground in the battle against the Empire. But the farm boy from Tatooine hadn't counted on an unscheduled landed in thes wamplandsof Mimban...Hadn't Counted on any of the things they would find on that strange planet.
Hidden on this planet was the Kaiburr Chrystal, a mysterious gem that would give the one who possessed it such powers over the force that he would be all but invincible. in the wrong hands, the crystal could be deadly. So Luke had to find this treasure and find it fast.
Accompanied by Artoo-Detoo and See-Threepio--His two faithful droids--Luke and the Princess set out for the Temple of Pomojema... and a confrontation deep beneath the surface of the alien world with the most fearsome villian in the Galaxy!
Really, if you need a summary, you need to figure out what you are doing here.
This Story takes place between ESB and ROTJ. It is a time of crisis. Han Solo, frozen in Carbonite, is being taken to the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. As Princess Leia mounts a rescue mission including Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, and a brilliant young pilot, Darth Vader pits himself against a cunning and ruthless rival. Xizor is the leader of a powerful crime syndicate who seeks to supplant Vader for the faver of their mutual master, the dreaded Emperor. Their target: Luke Skywalker. Suddenly Luke finds himself the potential prize of the the two most evil entitles in the galaxy--one who wants him alive...and one who wants him dead.
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Setting:immediatly after ROTJ. No Sooner has Darth Vader's funeral pyre burned to ashes on Endor than the Alliance intercepts a call for help from a far-flung Imperial outpost. Bakura is on the edge of known space and the first to meet the Ssi-ruuk, cold-blooded reptilian invaders who, once allied with the now dead Emperor, are approaching Imperial space with only one goal: total denomination. Princess Leia sees the mission as an opportunity to achieve a diplomatic victory for the Alliance. But it assumes even greater Importance when a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to Luke Skywalker with the messiage that he must go to Bakura--or risk losing everything the Rebels have fought so desperatly to achieve.
Even as the Alliance arrives, the aliens have almost overcome the Bakura Imperial garrison, whose desperate commander will accept help from any quarter--even Rebel--against an insidious foe that enslaves human minds to pilot their invincible machines of war and destruction.
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the tattered Imperial forces, Luke, Han Solo, and Princess Leia must win the trust and cooperation of the Bakurans. For although Imperial Governor Nereus has granted the Rebels temporary amnesty there is the posiblility of treachery among those who first allegiance lies with the Empire.
On the eve of the final explosive onslaught, Rebel and Imperial forces must finally come to terms with each other... or lose the entire galaxy to the hideous servitude promised by a victorious alien enemy.
This story takes place 4 years after ROTJ. 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, skking 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 consortius, 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 nuptuals, 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 untaimed planet Dathomir, where he hopes to win her heart.
Fearing the imperious queen's reaction to Han's rash move, Luke Skywalker formes an unlikely alliance with Prince Isolder to track down the runaways. Luke has been travelling 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.
It's five years after ROTJ: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distan corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.
But thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor's warlords has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. For this dark warrior has made two vital discoveries that could destroy everyting the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build. The explosive confrontation that results is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale-in short,a story worthy of the name Star Wars.
Five years after the events of ROTJ, the fragile Republic that was born with the defeat of Darth Vader, the Emperor, and the infamous Death Star stands threatened from within and without. The dying Empire'd most cunning and ruthless warlord-Grand Admiral Thrawn-has taken command of the remnants of the Imperial fleet and launched a massive campaingn aimed at the Republic's destruction. With the aid of unimaginable weapons long hidden away by the Emperor on a backwater planet, Thrawn plans to turn the tide of the battle, overwhelm the New Republic, and impose his iron rule throughout the galaxy.
Meanwhile, dissension and personal ambition threaten to tear the Republic apart. As Princess Leia-pregnant with Jedi twins-risks her life to bring a proud and letal alien race into alliance with the Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race the against time to find proof of treason inside the highest Republic Council-only to discover instead a ghostly fleet of warships that could bring doom to their friends and victory to their enemies.
But most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, risen from the ashes of a shrouded past, consumed by bitterness...and thoroughly, utterly insane. Now he schemes to use his awesome mastery of the Force to summon Young Skywalker, allay his misgivings, cunningly enthrall him, and ultimately corrupt him to the Dark Side.
It is five years after the events of ROTJ. The fragile New Republic reels from the attacks of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who has not only rallied the remaining Imperial forces but has driven the rebels back with and abominable new technology: clone soldiers.
Hopes are dim as Thrawn mounts a final siege against the Republic. While Han and Chewbacca struggle to form a wary alliance of smugglers in a last-ditch attack against the Empire, Leia keeps the Alliance together and prepares for the birth of her Jedi twins. But the Empire has too many ships and too many clones to combat. The Republic's only hope lies in sending a small force, led by Luke, into the very stronghold that houses Thrawn's terrible cloning machines.
There is a final danger awaits. The Dark Jedi C'baoth schemes in his secret fortress, directing the battle against the rebels, nursing his insanity, and building his strength to finish what he had already started-the destruction of Luke Skywalker.
These stories take place 7 years after ROTJ. While Luke Skywalker takes the first step toward setting up an academy to train a new order of Jedi Knights, Han Solo and Chewbacca are taken prisoner on the planet Kessel and forced to work in the fathomless depths of a spice mine. But when Han and Chewie break away, they flee desperately to a secret Imperial research laboratory surrounded by a cluster of black holes-and go from one danger to a far greater one...On Kessel, Luke picks up the trail of his two friends, only to come face-to-face with a weapon so awesome, it can wipe out an entire solar system. It is a death ship called the Sun Crusher, invented by a reclusive genius and piloted by none other that Han himself....
While the New Republic struggles to decide what to do with the Deadly Sun Crusher- a new doomsday weapon stolen by the Empire by Han Solo-the renegade Imperial Admiral Daala uses her fleet of Star Destroyers to conduct guerrilla warfare on peaceful planets. And now she threatens the watery homeworld of Admiral Ackbar. But as the battle for a planet rages, an even greater danger emerges at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy. A brilliant student delves dangerously into the dark side of the Force and unleashes the spirit of an ancient master of the evil order that warped Darth Vader himself. Working together, they may become an enemy greater that anyone the New Republic has ever fought... more powerful than even a Jedi Master can face.
Suspended helplessly between life and death, Luke Skywalker lies in state at the Jedi Academy. But on the spirit plane, Luke fights desperately for survival, reaching out psychically to the Jedi Twins. At the same time, Leia is on a life-and-death mission of her own, a race against Imperial agents hoping to destroy a third Jedi child-Leia and Han's baby Anankin-hidden on the planet Anoth. Meanwhile, Luke's former protege Kyp Durron has priated the deadly Sun Crusher on an apocalyptic mission of mass distruction, convinced he is fighting for a just cause. Hunting down the rogue warrior, Han must persuade Kyp to renounce his dark crusade and regain his lost honor. To do it, Kyp must take the Sun Crusher on a suiside mission against the awesome Death Star prototype-a battle Han knows they may be unable to win...even with Luke Skywalker at theirs side!
This story takes place 8 years after ROTJ.Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewbacca set out on a mission vital to the survival of the fragile New Republic. They are searching for the long-lost children of the Jedi, a quest that takes them to the once vibrant stronghold of Belsavis-a nearly forgotten frozen world. Leia has heard tales of a Jedi exodus from the dark crypts below the planet's surface. She has also heard that since the time of the time of the exodus no one entering the crypts has returned alive.
Halfway across the galaxy, Luke Skywalker has undertaken an equally dangerous expedition that, if it fails, it could have fatal consequences for Leia, Han, and Chewbacca. Haunted by ominous dreams and guided by a force he cannot identify, Luke journeys to a remote asteroid field over the planet Pzob. There he discovers the autormated Dreadnaught Eye of Palpantine-from the days of all out war.
Camouflaged deep withing a nebulous gas cloud and dormant for thirty years, Eye of Palpantine is governed by a supersophisticated artificial intelligence system known as the Will. Taken aboard the Dreadnaught, Luke is counseled by thespirit of Callista, a Jedi Knight who gave her life to stop the ship once before. Now Luke must learn from her how to destroy it once and for all. The Will has awakened. The Eye of Palpantine is on the move. Its mission: the total annihilation of Belsavis
This story continues Children of the Jedi. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, cloaked by the Force and riding with the hostile Sand People, have returned to the dunes of the desert planet Tatooine in hopes of finding what Luke so desperately seeks: contact with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke is hoping the old Jedi Knight's spirit will tell him how to help his love, Callista, regain her lost ability to use the Force. Tormented and haunted, Luke cannot rest until Callista is a Jedi in the fullest sence, for then wil lthe link between their minds will be restored. Yet brewing on Tatooine is news that will shake Luke and Han and threaten everything they value.
The disturbing piece of information is that the evil Hutts, criminal warlords of the galaxy, are building a secret superweapon; a reconstruction of the original Death Star, to be named Darksaber. This planet-crushing power will be in the ruthless hands of Durga the Hutt-a creature without conscience or mercy.
But there is worse news yet: the Empire Lives. The beautiful Admiral Daala, still very much alive and more driven than ever to destroy the Jedi, has joined forces with the Defeated Pellaeon, former second in command to Grand Admiral Thrawn. Together they are marshaling Imperial forces to wipe out the New Republic.
Now Luke, Han, Leia, Chewbacca, Artoo, and Threepio regroup to face these threats, they are joinded by new Jedi Knights and Callista. Together they must fight on two fronts, outshooting and outsmarting the most formidable enemies in the galaxy. In Darksaber the Jedi are heading for the ultimate test of their power-a test in which all the temptations of the dark side beckon. And Luke Skywalker must draw upon his innermost resources to fight in a world in which he can not only live, but dare to love.
This Story takes place 10 years after ROTJ. Princess Leia is dealt a crushing blow when her three children-Anakin and the twins Jaina and Jacen-are kidnapped. Leia's advisers counsel her to wait for a ransom note, but waiting is the hardest thing for a mother to do when her children are in danger-and worse than waiting is her discovery that she cannot sense her children through the Force.
Ultimately, the princess has no choice. She, Chewbacca, and Atoo-Detoo track the kidnappers, following their trailto a disabled refugee ship where the answers provided by Rillao, a mysterious fugitive, only provoke more questions. The refugees' children are missing-and Rillao thinks she knows who has them: a powerful Imperial officer named Hethrir who has his who has his own twisted plans to restore the Empire to its former glory. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are on a separate mission to the planet Crseith to investigate ar report of a lost group of Jedi. Crseih is a the mercy of strange quantum effects caused by the death of a nearby star that is slowly freezing into a uniquely prefect crystal. This crysta star causes a disruption in the force, blunting Luke's power and cutting the Millennium Falcon off from Leia nad their home base.
What Han and Luke find on the planet is even stranger than a crystalllizing sun: a charismatic alien named Waru who has attracted a following of fanatic devotees through his miraculous healinga powers. Is Waru a being of benevolence? Or do his healing arts conseal a darker purpose? As Leia, Chewbacca, and Rillao follow Hethrir's trail of treachery across space, Luke and Han draw closer to the truth behind Waru's sinister cult. Ultimately, they will face an explosive showdown that could determine not only their own fates and the fate of the New Republic but whether the universe itself will survive.
This story takes place 12 years after ROTJ. It is a time of tranquility for the New Republic. The remants of the Empire now lie in complete disarray, and the reemergence of the Jedi Knights has brought power and prestige to the fleging government on Coruscant. Yesterday's Rebels have become today's adminsitratorsand diplomats, and the factions that fought against Imperial tyranny seem united in savoring the fruits of peace.
But the peace is short lived. A restless Luke must journey to his mother's homeworld in a desperate and dangerous quest to find her people. An adventurous Lando must seize a mysterious spacecraft that has weapons of enormous destructive power and an unknown mission. And Leia, a living symbol of the New Republic's triumph, must face down the ruthless leader of the Duskhan League, and arrogant Yevetha who seems bent on a genocidal war that could shatter the fragile unity of the New Republic...And theaten its very survival.
As Leia must deal with the new threat to the fragile alliance that binds the New Republic, Lando becomes a prisoner aboard a runaway spacecraft of unknown origin. Luke continues the quest to learn about his mother among the Fallanassi, where his every belief about the use of the Force is about to be challenged. And while Leia ponders a diplomatic solution to the aggression of the fierce Yevetha race, Han pilots a spy ship into the heart of Yevethan space and faces a vast fleet of warships under the command of a ruthless leader-a fleet more than a match for the New Republic's forces....
Faced with the alarming image of Han as a bettered hostage of the Yevetha, Chewbacca takes on an urgent mission. Meanwhile, Leia calls upon the Senate to take a stand and eliminate the Yevetha threat-even at the cost of Han's life. As a former Imperial governor takes his battle to the runaway Qella spaceship, Luke's continuing search for his mother brings him dangerously close to Nil Spaar's deadly forces. And as the Yevetha close in on the forces of the New Republic, Luke takes a desperate gemble with an invisible weapon.... Star Wars: The New Rebellion-By Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Somewhere in the galaxy, millions suddenly perish in a blinding instant of pain, anguish, and despair-a disruption in the Force so shocking, it is felt by Luke at his Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 and by Leia at home on Coruscant. It is a deed that rivals the terrifying power of the Death Star, the long-destroyed weapon of the defeated Empire. But Where did it happen? And How? And Why?
Then death comes to Coruscant itself. As Leia, head of the New Republic, prepares to address the Senate, a massive explosion rocks hte meeting hall, decimating the Senate's ranks. Leia survives and recovers, only to be faced with calls to resign from office. Even worse, some of the Senators lay the blame for the attack on Han Solo.
As Leia works desperately to clear Han's name, Han and Chewbacca journey to the lawless asteroids of Smuggler's Run to track down rumors of a secret plot against the New Republic. And Luke goes in search of Brakiss, a former Jedi student who has turned his considerable talents to the dark side of the force and might well have been involved in the unexplained deaths of millions that so disturbed Luke and Leia. But Brakiss is only a small part of the carnage taking place on Coruscant and elsewhere. Luke is being stalked by a master of the dark side who is determined to rule as the next emperor. Luke, Leia, and Leia's Jedi children are targeted to die. Then billions will follow in a holocaust unequaled in galactic history.
This story takes place 14 years after ROTJ. A trade summit on Corellia brings Han Solo back to the homeworld he left many years before. Arriving on the distant planet with Leia, their children, and Chewbacca, Han finds Corellia overrun with agents of the New Republic intelligence and finds himself part of a deceptive plan whose aim not even he understands. One thing is clear: the five inhabited worlds of the sector are on the brink of civil war and the once peaceful co-existence of the three leading races-human, Selonian, and Drallan-has come to an end.
Suddenly all that Han, Leia, and the others of the Alliance have fought for is threatened. As jammerships block all communication with Luke Skywalker and the outside universe, Han and Leia find themselves trapped on a world about to explode in violence unless they can meet a fanatical Rebel leader's impossible demands....
Imprisoned on the planet Corellia, Han Solo finds himself at the mercy of his evil cousin, Thracken Sal-Solo. Thraken plans to restore the Imperial system and sieze total power, no matter what the cost. Han has one chance to stop him. But to do so he must turn his back on his human cousin and join forces with a female alien. Dracmus was arrested as a ringleader in a plot to against the corrupt Human League. Now she and Han will attempt a daring escape to Selona in time to warn Leia, Luke Skywalker, and Lando of Thracken's plan. But can Han trust the alien to keep her word?
Meanwhile, other questions threaten the New Republic-and the lives of millions. Who is behind the deadly Starbuster plot? Why is someone attempting to take possession of Corellia's powerful planetary repulsors? And what is the secret behind the mysterious Centerpoint Station, and ancient, artificial world of unknown origin that has suddenly-and inexplicably-come alive?
Star Wars: Showdown at Centerpoint-By Roger MacBride Allen Book three of the Coriellian Trilogy
When a loyalist ship approaching Selonia is blasted out of space, Han Solo quickly reaizes that rebel forces are turning planetarty repulsors into weapons of immense destruction. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian manage to discover the terrifying secret of Centerpoint Station. It is the infamous Starbuster itself, and its next programmed nova, hard-wired in, is set to annihilate a chosen star, its inhabited worlds, and millions of innocent lives. There's only one way to stop it: blow up the station. But as a massive rebel fleet closes in on Centerpoint, Han, Luke, and their friends will discover that time is running out.
The the true leaders of the rebellion reveal their identities, and issue their final ultimatum: The New Republic must withdraw all claim to power over the entire Corellian sector. With the future of Corellian freedom at stake, Han and those loyal to the Republic must somehow resist. But how can they possibly stop the deadliest weapon the galaxy has ever known?
This series takes place from 21 years after ROTJ. Kinda long, don't ya think? You will find the summaries in the series page.
Book 1-Heirs of the Force
Book 2-Shadow Academy
Book 3-the Lost Ones
Book 4-Lightsabers
Book 5-Darkest Knight
Book 6-Jedi Under Siege
Book 7-Shards of Alderaan
Book 8-Diversity Alliance
Book 9-Deluions of Grandeur-Coming Soon-
In a wild and battle-scarred galaxy, assassins, pirates, smugglesr, and cutthroats of every description roam at will, fearing only the professional bounty hunters-amoral adventurers who track down the scum of the universe...for a fee. When Darth Vader seeks to strike at the heart of the Rebellion by targeting Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon, he calls upon six of the most successful-and feared-hunters, including the merciless Boba Fet. They all have two things in common: lust for profit and contempt for life...
Featuring Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, Daniel Keys Moran, Kathy Tyers, and Dave Wolverton.
In the dusty heat of twin-sunned Tatooine lives the wealthiest gangster in a hundred worlds, master of a vast crime empire and keeper of a vicious, flesh-eating monster for entertainment (and disposal of his enemies). Bloated and sinister, Jabba the Hutt might have made a good joke-if he weren't so dangerous. A cast of soldiers, spies, assassins, scoundrels, bounty hunters, and pleasure seekers have come to his palace, and every visitor to Jabba's grand abode has a story. Some of them may even live to tell it...
Featuring Kevin J. Anderson, M. Shayne Bell, John Gregory Betancourt, Mark Budz and Marina Fitch, A.C. Crispin, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes, George Alec Effinger, Kenneth C. Flint, Esther Friesner, Barbra Hambly, Daryl F. Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Deborah Wheeler, Dave Wolverton, William F. Wu, and Timothy Zahn.
In a far corner of the universe, on the small desert planet of Tatooine, there is a dark, nic-i-tain-filled cantina where you can down your favorite intoxicant while listening to the best jizz riffs in the universe. But beware your fellow denizens of this pangalactic watering hole, for there are cutthroats and cutpurses, assassins and troopers, humans and aliens, gangsters and thieves....
Featuring Kevin J. Anderson, Doug Beason, M. Shayne Bell, David Bischoff, A.C. Crispin, Kenneth C. Flint, Barbara Hambly, Rebecca Moesta, Daniel Keys Moran, Jerry Oltion, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Tom Veitch & Martha Veitch, Dave Wolverton, and Timothy Zahn.