Star Wars The Black Fleet Crisis Sh..., Michael P. KubeMcdowell
Star Wars The Black Fleet Crisis Sh..., Michael P. KubeMcdowell
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Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis: Shield of Lies
Book 2

Author: Michael P. Kube-Mcdowell

Narrator: Anthony Heald

Abridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/20/2007

Synopsis

As Leia must deal with a new threat to the  fragile alliance that binds the New Republic, Lando  becomes a prisoner aboard a runaway spacecraft of  unknown origin. The ship is following an unstoppable  path to its homeworld, destroyed by Imperial  forces. Luke continues his quest to learn more about  his mother among the Fallanassi, where his every  belief about the use of the Force is about to be  challenged. And while Leia ponders a diplomatic  solution to the aggression of the fierce Yevetha race,  Han pilots a spy ship into the heart of Yevethan  space and finds himself a hostage on one of the  vast fleet of warships under the command of a  ruthless leader.

About The Author

Michael P. Kube-McDowell is the New York Times bestselling author of Before the Storm, the Hugo Award nominee The Quiet Pools, and the Philip K. Dick Award nominee Emprise. His acclaimed near-future, human-centered novels have been praised as "a heady mix of political intrigue and hard science" (Julian May) and "the work of an alert intellect" (Locus).Anthony Heald is a well-known film actor whose work includes The Client, Searching for Bobby Fisher, and The Silence of the Lambs. He is also a prolific narrator for audiobooks, such as The Lost World and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ian on April 24, 2017

I don't know what the other reviewers are thinking, this is one of the best trilogies in the entire series. A major complaint seems to be that these books are "all talk and no action," well my little friends, I am sorry that your limited intellect cannot stand plot development and intricate story li......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on January 08, 2025

This was definitely an improvement over its predecessor, but also still very weird. The biggest weird thing about this book is that it is essentially three novellas by different POV characters bound into one cover. This is a different take for a Star Wars novel (and not one the same author takes in......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on May 29, 2021

A game of thirds...which I liked, as it concentrated the 3 plots strands into stand alone sections that didn't require any back and forth. That said, the opening third featuring Lando & the droids was the least interesting part of the story...it rather bored me. However, the middle third involving L......more

Goodreads review by Meggie on July 26, 2020

For 2020, I decided to reread (in publication order) all the Bantam-era Star Wars books that were released between 1991 and 1999; that shakes out to 38 adult novels and 5 anthologies of short stories & novellas. This week’s focus: the second book in the Black Fleet Crisis trilogy, Shield of Lies by M......more

Goodreads review by TheGeeksAttic on March 26, 2025

I'm a fan of what McDowell did with this book/series. He took the characters we enjoy and puts them in uncomfortable, unpredictable situations. While we all know are we aren't going to see the death of any major characters, putting the characters in high stakes situations that could alter the outcom......more

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