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Summary: The Greatest Star Wars Book Yet
Review: I have read almost every Star Wars book and out of all of them this is the best.
It has strong characters and lots of excting action. It takes place between Empire Strikes back and Return of the Jedi and has to do with the main charicters trying to get Han back and battling a great new foe.
If you like the video game you should read this book.
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Summary: Exciting book
Review: Now, I've almost read all Star Wars there are and I have to say that "Shadows of the Empire" is one of the best. It's tells a great story between "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" and it's very exciting. It also has the best villain -Darth Vader- in it. There is just one little flaw I find in the book. It's very exciting, but the real excitement happens in the last 20 or 30 pages, when Luke and the others try to rescue Leia and escape from Dark Sun. Having that said, I think the story is excellent and is only bettered by the trilogy of Timothy Zahn
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Summary: Praise for Shadows of the Empire
Review: I think that Shadows of the Empire was a great book because it filled in a blank space that hovered between The Empire
Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It is also a good book to read since the special edition of the Star Wars trilogy is due in cinemas next year.
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Summary: The best Star Wars book other than the original trilogy!
Review: This is a great book set in a great universe!! Shadows of the Empire is probaby one of the best Star Wars books I've ever read
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: This was my first venture into Star Wars books, and being a longtime fan of the movies I decided to read some of the books.The plot was decent, and I enjoyed reading what happened in between Empire and Jedi(and it answered some questions about things in Jedi). Well, I dont think I can say anything positive that hasnt been said before about this book, so I'll explain why I gave it 4 starts instead of 5. There are parts in the book that borrow lines from the movies, and its hard to picture Xizor there with the Emperor. Vader also seems weak in parts of this book, and like he's Xivors puppet(which ruined my vision of Vader as being powerful and only bowing to the Emperors will). After reading this book, I will most certainly continue to read Star Wars books.
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Summary: What a Good Star Wars Story Should Be
Review: This story takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi. Bobba Fett is taking Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, to Jabba's Palace, while Darth Vader keeps searching the galaxy for Luke Skywalker. Leia is staging the daring rescue that will take place in Return of The Jedi, and Luke goes back to his home planet of Tatooine for some unfinished business, like making his lightsaber. (Pretty cool stuff)
This novel was one of the first's novels written after the first Star Wars trilogy and to this date, it is one of the best ones. You will get to meet Xizor, the head of the notorious Black Sun crime organization, and one of the best Star Wars characters of all time.
Xizor is the most powerful and wealthy creature in the universe after the Emperor and Darth Vader, and the one person that did not fear them. When the Star Wars prequels came out, I tough that Xizor, being such and important and powerful person, might appear in some form in the new movies. But sadly, George Lucas instead of taking all the millions of great ideas that the people around him had, opted instead to use his own misguided judgment in making the new movies (Jar Jar anyone?). Still, this novel is a great take on the good things found in this amazing universe.
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Summary: A Fun Book That's Easy to Read
Review: This book is one of my favorite, if not my favorite star wars book. Dash Render is also a great character. This book explains a lot between the Empire Strikes Back and the Return of the Jediand is quite neccasary if you're reading them all. This book is alot of fun and not a waist of money.
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Summary: a great tie in to the original trilogy
Review: "Shadows of the Empire" is a novel that bridges the gap between the events of "The Empire Strikes Back" and the opening of "Return of the Jedi". Han Solo has been frozen in carbonite and is being transported by the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Luke, Leia, and Lando Calrissian are following Fett in the Millenium Falcon with the hopes of rescuing their friend before he ends up in the hands of the gangster Jabba the Hutt. There is quite a bit more going on in "Shadows of the Empire" than just rescuing Han Solo (besides, we know from Jedi that Han will be delivered to Jabba's palace).
Prince Xizor is the head of the Black Sun criminal organization. Think of an extremely powerful and global mafia, expand it to a galactic scale, and that is Black Sun. Xizor is positioning himself as the top leader under Emperor Palpatine and directly in opposition to Darth Vader. This is something that cannot be done directly, because to openly oppose the favorite of Palpatine is a death sentence. Xizor discovers that Vader is instructed to bring Luke Skywalker to Palpatine, and after finding out that Skywalker is Vader's son, Xizor puts a death mark on Luke. If Vader fails to bring in Luke, and Xizor is not implicated, Xizor will rise in the favor of Emperor Palpatine. It is a fine line Xizor walks, but what else can be expected from the leader of Black Sun?
Leia becomes aware of the threat to Luke's life, and she works to save him (even without him knowing). She begins to contact Black Sun, always a risky venture, to learn what is happening and why. This brings Leia and the other Star Wars regulars (Chewie, Lando, the droids) to Coruscant and the heart of Black Sun.
Steve Perry has written a very good Star Wars novel. It ties in to the films, gives explanations for events in "Return of the Jedi" (ever wonder exactly why Leia is dressed as a bounty hunter?), and tells a compelling story in its own right. Xizor's plotting against Darth Vader is fascinating. This is old school Star Wars in the model (and era) of the Original Trilogy, and if that interests you this is the book to read.
-Joe Sherry
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Summary: Great way to get into SW novels...
Review: This is the book that got me addicted to the entire series of Star Wars novels. There are so many missing years and adventures that the films can never capture, and here is a great place to begin. This book takes place between episodes 5 and 6. Lucas's vision for Shadows was to make everything but the movie, and they did. It is a good read, quick and fast-paced with lots of action. I would say it is a must have for fans of the movies. Be warned, this will get you hooked.
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Summary: Juvenile attempt at writing
Review: Written by an author who cannot stay with one character for more than a page at a time, jumping from place to place and forgetting the character development completely, Perry manages to entertain only the least demanding of audiences. For an adult, the extremely bad dialogue, cliches and complete lack of a decent plot (could not be more predictable) make this a torture to read
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