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| Author | Michael P. Kube-McDowell |
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| Cover artist | Drew Struzan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Bantam Spectra |
| Published | 1996 – 1997 |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Preceded by | The Crystal Star |
| Followed by | The New Rebellion |
The Black Fleet Crisis is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in theStar Wars expanded universe.[4] The books take place 16 years afterStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. All three novels were authored by American writerMichael P. Kube-McDowell, and published byBantam Books under the imprintBantam Spectra between March 1996 and November 1998.
The books were:
The outbreak of the Black Fleet Crisis ends a period of relativepeace in thegalaxy. While the war against the remnants of the Empire continued, the New Republic had pushed the Empire back enough to acquire some breathing room to attend to personal concerns.Yevethan forces (formerImperialslaves who overthrew their masters) using captured Imperial ships begin agenocidal campaign to conquer the Koornacht Cluster by killing all non-Yevethans. TheNew Republic is forced to fight in its own defense, as well as to rescue hostages held by the Yevethans (includingHan Solo). After obtaining an image of Han as a battered hostage,Chewbacca goes on a desperate rescue mission.
Luke Skywalker travels with Akanah Norand Goss Pell to seek out what he's told are his mother's people, the Fallanassi, to learn about them. Luke finds that the Fallanassi are a mysterious and secretive sect ofForce users who are totalpacifists. Luke learns new Force techniques andphilosophies from them, and gains their help to aid the New Republic in one battle.
Leia is the only person who doesn't have a chance to rest, who because of herfame, what others expect of her, and her sense ofduty andobligation, she has become a prisoner of thePresidency. But she is far too tired, stressed beyond her limits, and emotionally fragile, and she is only two steps away from a serious personal crisis of her confidence. Nil Spaar, theMachiavellianViceroy of the YevethanProtectorate, sees that as an opportunity he can exploit and an opportunity to destroy the New Republic from within.