The Crystal Star (abridged audiobook)

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The Crystal Star is the abridged audiobook version of the Star Wars Legends novel of the same name, by author Vonda N. McIntyre and abridged by Trebbe Johnson. The audiobook was performed by Anthony Heald and was first released in November 1994 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing as a two cassette tape set. It was produced by David Rapkin and directed by Lars Hoel. On February 20, 2007 it was released digitally by Random House Audio.^[1]

Publisher's summary

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 Artoo-Detoo track the kidnappers, following their trail to a disabled refugee ship where the answers provided by Rillao, a mysterious fugitive, only provoke more questions. The refugees' children are also missing—and Rillao thinks she knows who has them: a powerful Imperial officer named Hethrir 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 Crseih to investigate a report of a lost group of Jedi. Crseih is at the mercy of strange quantum effects caused by the death of a nearby star that is slowly freezing into a uniquely perfect crystal. This crystal star causes a disruption in the Force, blunting Luke's power and cutting the Millennium Falcon off from Leia and their home base.

What Han and Luke find on the planet is even stranger than a crystallizing sun: a charismatic alien named Waru who has attracted a following of fanatic devotees through his miraculous healing powers. Is Waru a being of benevolence? Or do his healing arts conceal 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.^[1]

Plot summary

This article's plot summary may be found on the article about the original work, The Crystal Star.

Media

Editions

ISBN 9780553471946; November 1, 1994; Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing; Cassette tape^[4]
ISBN 9780553754650; February 20, 2007; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook^[1]