Star Wars Shadows of the Empire, Steve Perry
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire, Steve Perry
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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Author: Steve Perry

Narrator: Anthony Heald

Abridged: 3 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/20/2007

Synopsis

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.

About The Author

Steve Perry is an author and television writer. A native of the Deep South, he is the author of more than 50 novels and numerous short stories, including The Forever Drug, Spindoc, The Trinity Vector, and the Matador series. He also penned books for the Alien, Conan, and Star Wars franchises. A practitioner of the martial art Silat, he is the father of science fiction author S. D. Perry.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 Ray on December 20, 2020

I recall this book perfectly connected the times between Empire and Return of the Jedi. Boba Fett versus bounty hunters, the sinister Black Sun org, and Bothan spies! At last, all the classic characters set up for the big moment at Jabba's palace. So... is this still canon? Why not? I do understand......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on February 13, 2023

3.5 Stars This was an interesting time period to read because it was set between the second and third movie in the original trilogy. It has some good character moments but it wasn't the most interesting story.......more

Goodreads review by Alberto on June 28, 2022

La creación de esta novela y todo lo que tuvo a su alrededor tiene más jugo que la novela en sí. Cuando el Universo Expandido de Star Wars empezó a tener el éxito que tuvo a comienzos de los noventa. Con la salida de todos los libros, comics y videojuegos y el juego de rol que empezaron a agrandar y......more

Goodreads review by Scott on May 04, 2025

I can easily guess why George Lucas never went on to make his planned third trilogy (Episodes 7-9)* by perusing the sci-fi section of any bookstore: he didn't need to. There are a slew of other writers who have carried on the Star Wars mythos. Probably better than Lucas's movies would have been, in......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on May 06, 2022

A Quickie Review Shadows of the Empire was probably the biggest non-movie Star Wars event up to that point. Though no film was made, a CD soundtrack was released, and there was a video/computer game for the Nintendo 64 and PC based on the book. However, even all that promotion doesn't take away from......more

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