Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia

By: Dave Wolverton

Narrated by: Anthony Heald

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.© and (P)1994 Lucasfilm Ltd. and TM.

Great story, but narrator ruins it for me

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would recommend that they listen to this book if they need to fill story gaps, but not if they can't ignore bad narration with multiple mispronunciations. Coruscant is pronounced "CorusKant", Han Solo sounds like a 1940's gangster, and Wedge Antilles sounds like Scotty from Star Trek. Very distracting after hearing the amazing Mark Thompson in so many great readings!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Luke Skywalker

How could the performance have been better?

Pronounce the words in the Star Wars universe correctly since most of the people who listen to these books are big Start Wars fans.

Did Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia inspire you to do anything?

Listen to the next story

Any additional comments?

Please have Mark Thompson narrate any book previously narrated by Anthony Heald!

Courtship of Preincess Leia

This is a story of Han and Leia's wedding.
And how she was also courted by a prince from a different system. It is a short 2 hour an about 30mins. Check it out when you can.

Courtship Review

Above Average:
Written very well, encompases humor and action with a well thought through plot. Need to read/listen to this book in order to understand future Star Wars novels. A very small percentage of the book actually pertains to courting Leai.

I loved it.

While there was a few cringey moments I thought it was very well structured. My only complaint is about the pronunciation choices made by narrator were a bit grating.

Nice listening

Kept my attention and was able to focus on book without rewinds from being lost