Tyrant's Test

Tyrant's Test, the third novel in The Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, was written by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and published by Bantam Spectra in December 1996. The audio version was narrated by Anthony Heald.

American

 * ISBN 055357275X; December 1996, Bantam Spectra, 366-page paperback
 * ISBN 055357275X; January 1997, Bantam Spectra, 366-page paperback

Foreign

 * ISBN 3802524918; Heyne-Verlag, German hardcover (Die Schwarze Flotte, Bd.3, Entscheidung bei Koornacht)
 * ISBN 3453147219; 1999, Heyne-Verlag, German paperback
 * ISBN 837245146X; September 1999, Amber, 352-page Polish book (Kryzys Czarnej Floty, Tom III - Próba Tyrana)
 * Spanish (La Flota Negra 3: La Prueba del Tirano)
 * ISBN 9545285869; Trud, 2006, 304-page Bulgarian paperback ( Изпитанието на тиранина)

Publisher's summary
In the wake of a shattered alliance, the New Republic fights a relentless new enemy in an all-new adventure in the bestselling Star Wars saga&hellip;

''Faced with an alarming image of Han as a battered hostage of the Yevetha, Chewbacca takes on an urgent mission. Meanwhile, Leia calls upon the Senate to take a stand and eliminate the Yevetha threat—even at the cost of Han's life. As a former Imperial governor takes his battle to the runaway Qella spaceship, Luke's continuing search for his mother brings him dangerously close to Nil Spaar's deadly forces. And as the Yevetha close in on the forces of the New Republic, Luke takes a desperate gamble with an invisible weapon&hellip;.''

Plot summary
Chewbacca is trying to train his son to be a warrior when the son's test is interrupted by news of Han Solo's capture by the Yevetha. With his son and several other Wookiees, they mount a rescue operation in the Millennium Falcon.

Meanwhile, a petition to recall Princess Leia as president has been issued, causing some issues with the coming war with the Yevetha. Some feel Leia is going to war for selfish reasons (to rescue Han Solo).

Lando Calrissian and the cyborg Lobot unravel truths about the Teljkon Vagabond as it roams the galaxy, with a former Imperial governor in Lando's luxury yacht in pursuit.

Luke Skywalker and Akanah Pell wake in hyperspace to find themselves in an embrace. Their search leads them directly into the coming war with the Yevetha.

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