ST Is the force created by a McGuffin?

So I just listened to the bookreview of Chuck Wendig's novel "Star Wars Aftermath". The review was done by RedTeamReview by the way. Apparently it is revealed in the book that "Palpatine felt his power coming from somewhere outside the galaxy". I was always under the impression that the force is this mysterious energy, that is everywhere in the universe.
I have heard somewhere that in the early drafts of Star Wars the force was supposed to be generated by some object (a crystal I think), and I am glad they didn't go with the idea. But this sounds like they are reconsidering it. If the force is generated by some object, can it be destroyed by destroying the object. Even if that object is big, maybe as big even as a planet there are probably ways to destroy it.
I don't like the idea of the force being that fragile.
Has anyone here read the book already, and if yes, did you come to the same conclusion?

 

That doesn't necessarily relate specifically to TFA or the ST, but it can be discussed in this forum if it's discussed in this related thread:
http://boards.theforce.net/threads/the-force-the-chosen-one-the-sith-and-the-st.50014664/page-103

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