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The Death Star is destroyed. Darth Vader is dead. The Empire is desolated. But on the forest moon of Endor, amongst the chaos of a changing galaxy, time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel. After being frozen in carbonite, then risking everything for the Rebellion, Han is eager to stop living his life for other people. He and Leia have earned their future together, a thousand times over. And when he proposes to Leia, it’s the first time in a long time he’s had a good feeling about this. For Leia, a lifetime of fighting doesn’t truly seem over. There is work still to do, penance to pay for the dark secret she now knows runs through her veins. Her brother, Luke, is offering her that chance—one that comes with family and the promise of the Force. But when Han asks her to marry him, Leia finds her answer immediately on her lips . . . Yes. But happily ever after doesn’t come easily. As soon as Han and Leia depart their idyllic ceremony on Endor for their honeymoon, they find themselves on the grandest and most glamorous stage of all: the Halcyon, a luxury vessel on a very public journey to the most wondrous worlds in the galaxy. Their marriage, and the peace and prosperity it represents, is a lightning rod for everyone in the galaxy—including Imperial remnants still clinging to power. Facing their most desperate hour, the soldiers of the Empire have dispersed across the galaxy, retrenching on isolated worlds vulnerable to their influence. As the Halcyon travels from world to world, one thing becomes abundantly clear: The war is not over. But as danger draws closer, Han and Leia find that they fight their best battles not alone but as husband and wife.
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That was a delight! Beth Revis has cemented herself as one of my favorite writers. It’s clear she knows and loves these characters and the Leia that Claudia Gray portrays chronologically before and after this (in Leia, Princess of Alderaan and Bloodline) matches up perfectly with this Leia fresh out of RoTJ.
This is more than just a wedding book. TPATS touches on the effects the war had on Han and Leia. From how the year Han was in carbonite after Leia professed her feelings effected her, to how he feels with that chunk of his life missing. Leia also grapples with the Force and the aftermath of Vader’s torture and how that made the reveal of her parentage sink in for her.
A note on the Halcyon and the Disney tie-in: for some, it will be too much. But Revis blended it into the story well. I like overly descriptive stories, so having the food or drink explained in a little extra detail didn’t bother me.
Leia continues to be my favorite character and this book is going on my top 5 canon Star Wars books list.