Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars) | Steve Perry | Another Fantastic Addition to the Saga

Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars) | Steve Perry | Great Star Wars book. Fills the gaps between 5 and 6.

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	Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars) Steve Perry Spectra, 1997 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 341 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Shadows of the Empire illuminates the shadowy outlines of a criminal conspiracy that exists in the background of the events in the movies, ruled by a character new to us. Prince Xizor is a mastermind of evil who dares to oppose one of the best-known fictional villains of all time: Darth Vader. The story involves all the featured Star Wars movie characters, plus Emperor Palpatine and, of course, Lord Vader himself.

Another Fantastic Addition to the Saga

The Star Wars Saga has led to many novels based of the events of the films. This novel follows our favorite characters as the prepare to save poor old Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt. The novel shows the happenings between the Episode V and VI. To me, the novel shows Luke's transformation to a full-fledged Jedi.

This novel is a great book for fans of the films and fans of epic stories.

PARTY ON, DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great Star Wars book. Fills the gaps between 5 and 6.

Great Star Wars book. I had read this when it first came out, and I recently revisited it. Lots of fun. Quick read. Awesome.

Best Stand Alone Star Wars Book

This is by far the best stand alone Star Wars book ever written. The reader does not have to have read any of the other books to understand the story behind "Shadows". This book captures the feel of the original movies and fills in a great deal of missing plot from the films. Highly recommended title!

A MUST HAVE FOR STAR WARS FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where to begin? Not only does this book have your favorite classic characters(minus Han, who is frozen in carbonite at the time), but it introduces new characters like Prince Xizor and Dash Rendar. Steve Perry did an excellent job writing this book. You feel like you're right in the middle of the action. It has an interesting storyline, including the construction of Luke's green-colored lightsaber in Return of the Jedi, and the Bothans helping the Rebel Alliance find the plans for the second Death Star. If you are a Star Wars fan, this book is a must-read!

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A title worthy of the Star Wars name

Shadows of the Empire is a work of genius, plain and simple. Unknown to many, this novel was the elaborate plan of Lucasfilm's marketing department. Lucas had originally intended to release his Special Edition of the original Star Wars Trilogy in theaters in 1996, but when his scheduling fell behind, all of his plans for that year had to be altered. So deciding that this Special Edition would be released in 1997, and also a way to celebrate the original film's 20th anniversary, Lucas' team had to come up with some way to fill in the gap for fans during the year preceding the theatrical release. Shadows of the Empire was not just a novel, but part of an in-genius campaign that was coined "everything but the movie." It included the novel, toys, trading cards, video games, models, and all kinds of merchandise, including an original "film" score. (This soundtrack is also a great addition for any fan of Star Wars scores, by the way.) The Star Wars marketing camp even made a trailer for the novel that aired on television. Set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, it would answer many fan's questions about how everything fell into place for the final installment of the saga.

As a novel it had a great plot and was well written. With familiar characters and a new exciting villain who was a great foil to Darth Vader (Prince Xizor), this story was exciting and highly entertaining. Two key scenes that stand out are Vader trying to heal himself with the Dark Side of the Force (which gives readers a great sense of his character and his whole obsession with Luke and the Force), and the seduction of Princess Leia by Prince Xizor. This is a fantastic read and the only Expanded Universe book that has been recognized by George Lucas himself as being the only novel to be considered official canon.

Highly recommended and while you're at it you might as well get the soundtrack if you can get your hands on it. This only compliments the novel and is a fantastic piece of musical scoring in and of itself.

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