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Shadow Star [Hardcover]

Chris Claremont (Author), George Lucas (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)


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November 2, 1999
In Shadow Moon and Shadow Dawn, George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, and Chris Claremont, author of the bestselling X-Men adventures, created a new world of myth, magic, and legend unlike any before. Now they bring their epic trilogy to an unforgettable conclusion in a novel of blazing imaginative brilliance...

Elora Danan has done the unthinkable. She has slain the dragons that were the embodiment of the soul of Creation. It was a desperate act--the only way to save the dragons from the Deceiver, who would have used them to rule the Realms. Yet in Elora's possession are two last dragon eggs. To protect them, Elora spellbinds herself to her faithful companions Thorn Drumheller, the Nelwyn sorcerer and her sworn guardian, and Khory Bannefin, the long-dead woman warrior whose body is inhabited by a demon's offspring. It is a dire spell that ensures none of them will betray their cause...even at the cost of their lives. And if one of them dies, the magic of the eggs is lost forever.

Pursued through a land of shadow predators by the dreaded Black Rose, the Deceiver's commando assassins, Elora and her allies must reach the free city-state of Sandeni. There they will be reunited with old friends: the brownies Franjean and Rool, the eagles Anele and Bastian, and the young warrior-scribe Luc-Jon. But Sandeni is besieged by mighty armies fueled by the Deceiver's sorcery, warrior wizards, and engines of evil magic. With defeat all but certain, Elora must convince the Sandeni people to continue the fight. What she doesn't tell them is that the greatest enemy lies within her. For the Deceiver is her own dark twin from a potential future of unimaginable evil...an evil that lies dormant in Elora's soul. And the only way Elora can stop the future is to befriend an enemy whose insatiable appetite for destruction could destroy all of Creation. Or is that, too, part of the Deceiver's plan?

Seamlessly weaving together the many strands of this rich tapestry, Shadow Star is guaranteed to satisfy its many fans...and leave them breathless.


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To prevent the great dragons from falling into the hands of the Deceiver, Elora DananAwarrior, mage, and savior of the Twelve KingdomsAcommitted a desperate act, slaying the great creatures over the objections of her trusted companions. Spellbound to her friends in order to preserve the two remaining dragon eggs and guarantee their future survival, Elora discovers that she has opened herself to an unexpected evil and placed herself in danger of becoming that which she most fears. The conclusion to Claremont and Lucas's fantasy epic, based on the events first popularized in Lucas's film Willow, serves up a wealth of sword and sorcery as well as a host of memorable, larger-than-life characters. Along with its predecessors (Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn), this grand-scale saga belongs in most fantasy collections.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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In Shadow Moon and Shadow Dawn, George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, and Chris Claremont, author of the bestselling X-Men adventures, created a new world of myth, magic, and legend unlike any before. Now they bring their epic trilogy to an unforgettable conclusion in a novel of blazing imaginative brilliance...

Elora Danan has done the unthinkable. She has slain the dragons that were the embodiment of the soul of Creation. It was a desperate act--the only way to save the dragons from the Deceiver, who would have used them to rule the Realms. Yet in Elora's possession are two last dragon eggs. To protect them, Elora spellbinds herself to her faithful companions Thorn Drumheller, the Nelwyn sorcerer and her sworn guardian, and Khory Bannefin, the long-dead woman warrior whose body is inhabited by a demon's offspring. It is a dire spell that ensures none of them will betray their cause...even at the cost of their lives. And if one of them dies, the magic of the eggs is lost forever.

Pursued through a land of shadow predators by the dreaded Black Rose, the Deceiver's commando assassins, Elora and her allies must reach the free city-state of Sandeni. There they will be reunited with old friends: the brownies Franjean and Rool, the eagles Anele and Bastian, and the young warrior-scribe Luc-Jon. But Sandeni is besieged by mighty armies fueled by the Deceiver's sorcery, warrior wizards, and engines of evil magic. With defeat all but certain, Elora must convince the Sandeni people to continue the fight. What she doesn't tell them is that the greatest enemy lies within her. For the Deceiver is her own dark twin from a potential future of unimaginable evil...an evil that lies dormant in Elora's soul. And the only way Elora can stop the future is to befriend an enemy whose insatiable appetite for destruction could destroy all of Creation. Or is that, too, part of the Deceiver's plan?

Seamlessly weaving together the many strands of this rich tapestry, Shadow Star is guaranteed to satisfy its many fans...and leave them breathless.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Spectra; 1st edition (November 2, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553095986
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553095982
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,002,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A few problems, but a very worthy ending, November 22, 1999
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The scope and breadth of this work outshines even its predecessors. Picking up right where Shadow Dawn left off, it continues the adventures of Elora Danan and her protectors and friends.

All the rising questions of the first two books are answered in the end, tying together all three books and the movie in a way that only George Lucas could achieve. More questions are raised, and then their answers revealed. The actions the characters take are shocking, but fitting.

A few technical problems do mar the book, though. Claremont's writing is good, but still leaves much to be desired. Typos riddle the book, as well as a few very vaguely defined scenes. These, combined with scattered contradictions of the first two books, tend to break the immersion.

Overall, though, I'd say the plot more than makes up for it. The ending is simply amazing, and so very far from what I had expected. And best of all, I think, is that in the end, it's really only just beginning.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but lacking, September 13, 2003
Overall the entire series is wonderful, it explains much of the why of the movie Willow.
The problem lies in the writing style, although both George Lucas and Chris Claremont are both wonderful at what they do they stumbled at some points in the novel, being overtly descriptive and having the characters jump into unexpected actions to cover the transition into the next plot point.
The books cannot stand on their own, you have to read one to understand the others.
Despite my complaints about the books, I loved reading every word. It was hard to follow at times, but it was still a wonderful series.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, January 13, 2000
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I have been waiting with bated breath for Shadow Star and I was really disappointed. Not in the story, per se, but in the writing style itself. The writing was rough and this detracted from the magic of the story. I didn't have the same connection with the characters that I had experienced previously. However, it's still worth the read.
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