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The Courtship of Princess Leia (Star Wars) Hardcover – April 1, 1994
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- Print length327 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSpectra
- Publication dateApril 1, 1994
- Dimensions6.5 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN-100553089285
- ISBN-13978-0553089288
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Product details
- Publisher : Spectra; 1st edition (April 1, 1994)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 327 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0553089285
- ISBN-13 : 978-0553089288
- Item Weight : 1.35 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #412,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10,053 in Science Fiction Adventures
- #22,472 in Literary Fiction (Books)
- #24,731 in American Literature (Books)
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David Farland, aka Dave Wolverton is an award-winning, international best-selling author with over 60 novels in print. Published in over 20 languages. He has won the Phillip K. Dick Memorial Special Award for "Best Novel in the English Language", the Whitney award for "Best Novel of the Year", the Hollywood Book Festival, Grand Prize and several others. He has been a repeat writer for major franchises such as Star Wars and The Mummy. However, He is best known for his New York Times best-selling fantasy series The Runelords, which will soon be made into a graphic novel and, likely, a movie.
"Nightingale has got superb world-building, strong characters, and Farland's characteristic excellent prose. It was a quick read, fast moving, very fun!"
- Brandon Sanderson
"The Runelords is a first-rate tale, an epic fantasy that more than delivers on its promise. Read it soon and treat yourself to an adventure you won't forget."
- Terry Brooks
"When I reached the end of this first volume, The Runelords, and saw grace arise from a devastating battlefield where too many great hearts lay dead, Farland had earned the tears that came to my eyes. It was not sentiment but epiphany."
- Orson Scott Card
As a writing instructor, Farland has mentored dozens who have gone on to staggering literary success, including such #1 New York Times Bestsellers as Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), James Dashner (The Maze Runner) and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)
Farland judges L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future, perhaps the largest worldwide writing competition for new fantasy and science fiction authors. He has worked in Hollywood greenlighting movies and doctoring scripts. He set the Guinness World Record for the largest single-author, single-book signing.
David Farland has been hailed as "The Wizard of Storytelling" and his work has been called "compelling", "engrossing", "powerful", "profound" and "ultimately life-changing".
"I still use the writing techniques he discussed, and constantly reference him and his instruction when I teach creative writing myself. . . His explanations led me directly to getting an agent, and subsequently, my first book deal."
Brandon Sanderson, #1 Bestselling Author of Way of Kings
"He understands storytelling and writing on a freaky level. All of us feel like we owe a huge debt to him."
James Dashner, #1 Bestselling Author of The Maze Runner
"Aside from being a talented writer, David Farland is an excellent writing teacher. Hearing him teach live and reading his written advice has helped me focus many of my own thoughts about the writing process. Those who would like to learn more about the craft of writing would be wise to pay attention."
Brandon Mull, New York Times Bestselling Author of Fablehaven
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What a pleasant surprise. Not mushy at all. I was hooked from the very first pages. Dave Wolverton is genius. The plot line absolutely works. There was a natural progression for why Leia might entertain marrying Prince Isodor, why Han gets desperate, why he does what he does, and how it all ends -- and I could actually believe there were witches on Dathomir.
Wolverton is expert with interplay between the characters. It's like watching the movies all over again. It wasn't all about battles and fight scenes. It was the interaction between Han and Isolder, Han and Leia, Luke and Han, Luke and the witches. All our original trio were completely in character, even as they did things we didn't think they could do (like contemplate marrying Prince Isolder). I left this book feeling like I knew them better than I have for a long time.
I am so glad I did read "Courtship of Princess Leia." It's one of those books that was so good I didn't want to put it down, but it was so good I didn't want it to end. What a quandary! I had to try to slow down and savor every moment. This is one of my favorite Star Wars novels so far, right up there with Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn: Vision of the Future .
The only thing I did not like about the story (and mainly because it didn't make sense to me) is that Leia becomes attracted to another man, which makes her think that she no longer loves Han. Having seen all 3 movies from the original trilogy and read The Truce at Bakura, it gave me the impression that they when through a lot for them to officially initiate a relationship. So, it made no sense when Leia wants to end their relationship after one minute of having met a “handsome prince." But, I guess this had to be the main dilemma of story in order for it to exist.
Without any spoilers, this was an excellent story, among the best set in this time period. It starts and ends with some solid action, introduces some great characters, and serves as a solid bridge to later stories.
My only complaint, and it's minor, are a few anachronistic references that don't sound like they belong in the SW universe. Phrases like "bug out" "weightlifter" and "spoon bender" and a few others, sound more like modern America. That said, it's a minor gripe for a otherwise great novel.
And Han Solo was totally unlike the character we remember from the movies. Come on, who ever heard of using a Gun of Command just to get someone to go on a space flight to a planet with them?
On the other hand, the plot line does have some interesting points, and Teneniel Djo is an interesting character.
Nice try, Wolverton. Try to make the characters a little more realistic next time.