Steve Perry
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Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
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.
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LucasBooks/Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
“THAT'S NO MOON.”
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Death Star's name says it all, with bone-chilling accuracy. It is a virtual world unto itself - equipped with uncanny power for a singularly brutal purpose: to obliterate entire planets in the blink of an eye. Its annihilation of the planet Alderaan, at the merciless command of Grand Moff Tarkin, lives in infamy. And its own ultimate destruction, at the hands of Luke Skywalker, is the stuff of legend. But...