Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

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Summary: Keep It In the Shadows
Review: It's a real shame when a generally interesting story gets cut down by its own author's inability to write beyond a high school student. Alright, let's be fair, an AP student.

Having been a Star Wars fan for a long time, I was eager to read this suppliment to the trilogy. Unfortunately, the mediocre at best writing style brought me out of the book like a stray asteroid might bring a starship out of hyperspace. The simplistic wording, the unimaginative language, though they will likely not bother younger readers who notice nuances of language (or a lack thereof) less, caused me to wish the story itself was less interesting so I would have a better excuse to put the book down.

My two cents: While the story itself is full of adventure, it appears that, after solidifying it, Steve Perry just got bored or rushed and wrote it down on the backs of napkins.

My two stars: They are owed entirely to the fact that, as a loyal Star Wars fan, I'll check out anything that bears the Lucasfilm Ltd. stamp, be it prequels, scratch and sniff picture books (which, incidentally I would recommend over this novel), or even a seemingly hastily written interlude to the trilogy. Thusly, it would be wrong for me to rate this anywhere below a two.

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Summary: One of the best Star Wars books Written!
Review: Steve Perry does and excellent job of bringing the Star Wars universe to life with this Novel. This novel is place inbetween Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. Perry does a great job of bridging these two movies together. As your read this book you will continually be saying to yourself, "I remember that in the movie!" Perry does a great job of showing our Favorite Star Wars characters in a deeper light and developing them more. This book is a must read for any Star Wars fan!