An original story is set between the action of the Star Wars trilogy films, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and features Luke Skywalker in a fight against two supervillains.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
All the fun of the adult book, but for younger readers!,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars) (Paperback)
If you are a younger reader who had trouble reading the adult version of Shadows of the Empire(I know I used to!), or a kid who wants to read a great story about Star Wars, this is the book for you. It captures all the fun and excitement of the adult book, but it is easier to read and is shorter. 9Not to mention is says how to pronounce Xizor! In my opinion, this is a great buy!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hasn't aged well,
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This review is from: Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars) (Paperback)
I remember when I first read this years ago I thought it was awesome. I particularly liked how the book came out alongside the Nintendo 64 video game and Hasbro toys. However, after rereading the novel, it comes up a bit short. In retrospect, I think my memories of the novel were shaped by the video game, which I loved. The novel itself seems to have a lot packed in, but also feels empty. Xizor, the head of the Black Sun crime syndicate, plots to assassinate Luke in order to get revenge on Darth Vader. Already, based on Return of the Jedi, we know what happens. Some subplots in the novel really feel like forced, designed to explicitly explain events in Return of the Jedi, such as the capture of the Death Star II plans. Other parts seem too dramatic or unrealistic, such as how Luke essentially utilizes Rogue Squadron for personal missions (wouldn't the Alliance High Command be a bit peeved?).
None of the new characters is particularly interesting. Xizor comes across as an overconfident playboy rather than a genuine villain. As another reviewer said, it would have been more interesting if we had seen Xizor actually succeed at something before he fails. As it stands, it looks like he's just playing out of his league with Vader and the Emperor. Dash Rendar is more interesting, but at the end of the day is just too much of a stand-in for Han Solo. His character takes a few interesting turns, but at the end it's hard to care too much about him. It would have been better to explore a completely new personality. More tellingly, 15 years on, neither XIzor nor Black Sun have made much of an appearance in other Star Wars Expanded Universe works (Dash Rendar hasn't either, but he will feature in a book coming out later this year called Shadow Games). Rereading this novel really makes one wonder how Xizor and Black Sun were so powerful in Shadows of the Empire yet never mentioned elsewhere. In retrospect, this only highlights the lack of impact the Shadows of the Empire novel has had on the Star Wars universe.
5.0 out of 5 stars
All the fun of the adult book, but for younger readers!,
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars) (Paperback)
If you are a younger reader who had trouble reading the adult version of Shadows of the Empire(I know I used to!), or a kid who wants to read a great story about Star Wars, this is the book for you. It captures all the fun and excitement of the adult book, but it is easier to read and is shorter. 9Not to mention is says how to pronounce Xizor! In my opinion, this is a great buy!
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