Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith
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Publisher Description
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Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in this essential novel set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.
The Empire is dead. Nearly two decades on from the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine's forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace.
Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of the dark side, foretelling an ominous secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol. The disturbance in the Force is undeniable...and Luke's worst fears are confirmed when his old friend, Lando Calrissian, comes to him with reports of a new Sith menace.
After his daughter was stolen from his arms, Lando searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. But every new rumor only led to dead ends and fading hopes-until he crossed paths with Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin tasked with kidnapping a young girl.
Ochi's true motives remain shrouded to Luke and Lando. For on a junkyard moon, a mysterious envoy of the Sith Eternal has bequeathed a sacred blade to the assassin, promising that it will give him answers to the questions that have haunted him since the Empire fell. In exchange, he must complete a final mission: return to Exegol with the key to the Sith's glorious rebirth-the granddaughter of Darth Sidious himself, Rey.
As Ochi hunts Rey and her parents to the edge of the galaxy, Luke and Lando race into the mystery of the Sith's lingering shadow and aid a young family running for their lives.
© Adam Christopher 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Customer Reviews
A great fix-it tale stuffed with EU lore.
Let’s not beat around the bush, this novel was clearly commissioned to help Lucasfilm smooth out the mess that JJ Abrams & Disney made with Rise Of Skywalker.
But you know what? As a long time EU fan, I think it succeeds! By treating Exogol as another Sith world like Korriban and bringing in the concept that the Sith Cultist there worship Revan & the Old Republic Sith, everything ends up fitting really nicely with previous Sith stories!
The novel also does a fantastic job giving us a glimpse at New Republic Era Luke, basically keeping him in line with his EU Jedi Academy incarnation.
But the stand-out for me is Lando, the old EU novels never really gave him much to do other than pop up to lend support once in a while. The concept that post-ROTJ Lando lost a kid (possibly to the growing First Order) and is trying to use his underworld contacts to find her but is losing hope and falling back into old habits is REALLY interesting and gives Lando layers and pathos that he doesn’t always get. (There’s also a mention of an old EU underworld location that would be fantastic to see in Mando)
If you hated Rise Of Skywalker but loved the old EU, this might help you find some semblance of peace.