The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends

By: Dave Wolverton

Narrated by: January LaVoy

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.

Enjoyed The Adventure

The excitement of the Star Wars adventure was enhanced by the presence of my favorite characters- Cunning Han Solo, fearless Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker's unwavering determination and courage, C-3PO's intelligent and humorous insights, and R2-D2's steadfast and resourceful nature.

Had me glued page by page!

Seeing Leia’s and Hans point of view on certain situations was very frustrating but they’re lovers what do you expect. It was a great build up and shows that we are only human and will do what we feel is right when we’re not always right either. And acting out of love can be more than you can bargain for. I’ve always had a spot for Han Solo and this book was a great read for sure!

Weird Story

This whole book threw me for a loop in every aspect. I liked it, but i also wish it didn’t exist.

Just as good as i remember

It’s another great Legends story that intertwines with the future events in the Legends universe.

Captivating Story. Amazing Performance. Needed more character moments in beginning

This was a great story. I loved the atmosphere of the whole book and loved the settings. Dathomir was a great planet.

My only gripe with this book is that Leia is suddenly no longer in love with Han and is falling in love with Isolder (Hapan Prince). I could see Leia debating marrying him simply because of the benefits that would bring the New Republic, but not actually in love with him. And then there’s several other moments where she’s talking to Han saying she doesn’t love him. But that doesn’t make sense given what we’ve seen in films. It seems the book needed more time to spend with Leia experiencing troubles with Han to explain that dilemma more. The author wanted a romantic conflict and that is a good idea in general, but needed more time to be set up.

But in the end, Han and Leia get married so it works out in the end.

Again, the story and atmosphere in this book are amazing. The narrator did a wonderful job.