The Crystal Star

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The Crystal Star is a 1994 bestselling novel written by Vonda McIntyre and published by Bantam Spectra. The novel is set ten years after the Battle of Endor in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.

Contents 1 Editions 2 Publisher's summary 3 Plot 3.1 Background 3.2 Summary 4 Appearances 4.1 Individuals 4.2 Creatures 4.3 Droids 4.4 Locations 4.5 Organizations 4.6 Species 4.7 Vehicles and vessels 4.8 Miscellaneous 5 Behind the scenes 6 Cover gallery 7 Notes and references 8 External links

[edit] Editions

• ISBN 0553089293; Bantam Spectra, December 8, 1994, 309-page hardcover
• ISBN 0553471945; Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, December 8, 1994, Abridged cassette
• ISBN 0553745719 & ISBN 0553700820; Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, December 8, 1994, Audiocassette
• ISBN 055340878X; Transworld Publishers, November 9, 1995, 352-page paperback
• ISBN 0553571745; Bantam Spectra, December 4, 1995, 413-page paperback
• ISBN 0001050826; HarperCollins Publishers, December 4, 1995, Audio book

[edit] Publisher's summary

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!

[edit] Plot

[edit] Background

Jacen Solo and Jaina Solo are now five years old, and their brother, Anakin Solo, is three. Therefore, they are at the age where they are easily manipulated and unable to make correct decisions. Furthermore, space anomalies are common in the Star Wars universe, so it is not uncommon to see a mass influence in the Force. Finally, cults in Star Wars are often associated with the Force or some other mysterious power.

[edit] Summary

On Munto Codru, Jacen, Jaina and Anakin are kidnapped by a man named Hethrir. Their mother, Leia Organa Solo, immediately dispatches a rescue operation. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker go to Crseih Station and learn of a secret cult (formed around Waru, a being from another dimension) that influences the Crystal Star, which could possibly destroy the very existence of the universe.

Hethrir continues to manipulate the children for several days. He leads the Empire Reborn, an organization looking to resurrect the Galactic Empire. Eventually, Leia and Chewbacca manage to rescue the children, but Hethrir is still connected to the events that transpire around the Crystal Star. After an intense series of events, Hethrir is killed, and the threat to the Galaxy is halted.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Individuals

• Brashaa (First appearance)
• C-3PO
• Chewbacca (Geyyahab)
• Cnorec (First appearance)
• Grake
• Head Proctor (First appearance)
• Hethrir (First appearance)
• Hyos (First appearance)
• The Indexer (First appearance)
• Chamberlain Iyon (First appearance)
• Lusa (First appearance)
• Qaqquqqu (First appearance)
• R2-D2
• Rillao (First appearance)
• Celestial Serenity
• Luke Skywalker
• Anakin Solo
• Han Solo
• Jacen Solo
• Jaina Solo
• Leia Organa Solo (Lelila)
• Tigris (First appearance)
• Ucce (First appearance)
• Vram (First appearance)
• Waru (First appearance)
• Xaverri (First appearance)

[edit] Creatures

• Myrmin (First appearance)
• Sand dragon (First appearance)
  • Mistress Dragon (First appearance)
• Wyrwulf (First appearance)

[edit] Droids

• Repair droid (First appearance)
• Service droid (First appearance)

[edit] Locations

• Chalcedon (First appearance)
• Crseih (First appearance)
• Crseih Station
• Crseih system (First appearance)
• Gbu (First appearance)
• Firrerre (First appearance)
• Munto Codru (First appearance)
• Zeffliffl (First appearance)

[edit] Organizations

• Helper (First appearance)
• Proctor (First appearance)
• Empire Reborn (First appearance)
• Empire Youth (First appearance)
• Reborn (First appearance)

[edit] Species

• Chironian (First appearance)
• Codru-Ji (First appearance)
• Firrerreo (First appearance)
• Ghostling (First appearance)
• Indexer (First appearance)
• Veubg (First appearance)
• Waterspout (First appearance)
• Whirlwind (First appearance)

[edit] Vehicles and vessels

• Alderaan (First appearance)
• Hethrir's Worldcraft (First appearance)
• Crseih Station (First appearance)
• Passenger freighter (First appearance)

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Body-wood (First appearance)
• Hold-Parent (First appearance)

[edit] Behind the scenes

The Crystal Star was a New York Times bestseller, and the sixth consecutive Star Wars novel to reach the bestseller list.

[edit] Cover gallery

This is a gallery of the different cover variations of The Crystal Star.

Hardcover	Paperback	Transworld Publishers paperback	BDD abridged cassette
HarperCollins audio book	Dutch - De kristallen ster	French hardcover - L'étoile de cristal	German hardcover - Der Kristallstern
German paperback	Japanese - Cover 1	Japanese - Cover 2	Polish - Kryształowa Gwiazda
Spanish - Estrella de Cristal	Russian - Хрустальная звезда

[edit] Notes and references

• The Crystal Star, 1st hardcover, 1994. Vonda McIntyre, ISBN 0-553-57174-5
• Blindreaders: Star Wars. URL accessed on March 5, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Abel G. Peña's Blog - Star Weird: The Crystal Star