The Black Fleet Crisis

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Before The Storm

Author	Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Cover artist	Drew Struzan
Language	English
Series	Bantam Spectra Canon S
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Bantam Spectra
Publication date	April 1, 1996
Publication place	United States
Media type	Paperback
Pages	309 pp
ISBN	0-553-57273-3
Preceded by	The Crystal Star
Followed by	Shield of Lies

Shield of Lies

Author	Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Cover artist	Drew Struzan
Language	English
Series	Bantam Spectra Canon S
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Bantam Spectra
Publication date	September 1, 1996
Publication place	United States
Media type	Paperback
Pages	338
ISBN	0-553-57277-6
Preceded by	Before the Storm
Followed by	Tyrant's Test

Tyrant's Test

Author	Michael P. Kube-McDowell
Cover artist	Drew Struzan
Language	English
Series	Canon S
Subject	Star Wars
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Bantam Spectra
Publication date	January 1, 1997
Publication place	United States
Media type	Paperback
Pages	310
ISBN	0-553-57275-X
Preceded by	Shield of Lies
Followed by	The New Rebellion

The Black Fleet Crisis is a trilogy set in the Star Wars expanded universe.^[1] The books take place 16 years after Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. All three novels were authored by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and published by Bantam Books under the imprint Bantam Spectra between March 1996 and November 1998.

1. Before the Storm, published April 1, 1996
2. Shield of Lies, published September 1, 1996
3. Tyrant's Test, published January 1, 1997

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 to turn their attention to more personal concerns.

The outbreak of the Black Fleet Crisis ends a period of relative peace in the galaxy. Yevethan forces (former Imperial slaves who overthrew their masters) using captured Imperial ships begin a genocidal 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 Han 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 of Force users who are total pacifists. Luke learns new Force techniques and philosophies 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 obligation, she has become a prisoner of the Presidency. 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 Viceroy of the Yevethan Protectorate, sees that as an opportunity he can exploit and an opportunity to destroy the New Republic from within.

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