''The Black Fleet Crisis'' is a trilogy set in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe. The books take place 16 years after '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. All three novels were authored by

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and published by Bantam Books under the imprint

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between March 1996 and November 1998.

Books

# ''Before the Storm'', published March 1, 1996 # ''Shield of Lies'', published August 1, 1996 # ''Tyrant's Test'', published December 1, 1996

Plot

The Black Fleet Crisis begins in a time of peace for the New Republic, and the first time a chance occurs for the

Rebel Alliance The Alliance to Restore the Republic (colloquial: Rebel Alliance; the Rebellion; the Alliance; or the Rebels) is a fictional stateless interstellar coalition of republican dissidents, imperial defectors, revolutionary factions and anti-imperi ...

to turn their attention to more personal concerns. The outbreak of the Black Fleet Crisis ends a period of relative

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

in the galaxy. Yevethan forces (former Imperial slaves who overthrew their masters) using captured Imperial ships begin a

genocidal Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Latin ...

campaign to conquer the Koornacht Cluster by killing all non-Yevethans. The New Republic is forced to fight in its own defense, as well as to rescue hostages held by the Yevethans (including

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). After obtaining an image of Han as a battered hostage, Chewbacca goes on a desperate rescue mission.

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travels with Akanah Norand Goss Pell to seek out what he's told are mother's people, the Fallanassi, to learn about them. Luke finds that the Fallanassi are a mysterious and secretive sect of Force users who are total pacifists. Luke learns new Force techniques and

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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 her fame, what others expect of her, and her sense of duty and

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, she has become a prisoner of the

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. 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, the Machiavellian

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of the Yevethan

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, sees that as an opportunity he can exploit and an opportunity to destroy the New Republic from within.

References

External links

The Black Fleet Crisis FAQ
{{DEFAULTSORT:Black Fleet Crisis Book series introduced in 1996 Star Wars Legends novels Bantam Spectra books

Books

Plot

See also

References

External links