Shadows of the empire

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Location	Collection	Call #
Brentwood Library	Fiction	FICTION Starwars
Location	Brentwood Library
Collection	Fiction
Call Number	FICTION Starwars
Jefferson Hills Public Library	Fiction	FIC STARWARS PER
Location	Jefferson Hills Public Library
Collection	Fiction
Call Number	FIC STARWARS PER
Monroeville Public Library	Fiction	Perry
Location	Monroeville Public Library
Collection	Fiction
Call Number	Perry
Penn Hills Library	Science Fiction	PER SF
Location	Penn Hills Library
Collection	Science Fiction
Call Number	PER SF
Shaler North Hills Library	Science Fiction	SCI-FAN STAR WARS
Location	Shaler North Hills Library
Collection	Science Fiction
Call Number	SCI-FAN STAR WARS

 

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Location	Collection	Status
Springdale Free Public Library	Young Adult Fiction	REPAIR
Location	Springdale Free Public Library
Collection	Young Adult Fiction
Status	REPAIR

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Summary

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Yet another prolific action-sf writer has been recruited to labor on the Star Wars series, George Lucas' stupendous mingled-media creation. The results are something of a mixed bag but, on the whole, more agreeable than not. The story takes place between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and those of Return of the Jedi, with Luke continuing his self-training as a Jedi knight and everybody else trying to track down and unfreeze Han Solo before Boba Fett delivers him to Jabba the Hutt. Unfortunately, Darth Vader is looking for his son (Luke--remember?), to turn him to the dark side of the Force, and a nonhuman criminal mastermind who makes Jabba look like a shoplifter--Prince Xizor of the Black Sun--is also after Luke, to take vengeance on Darth Vader for killing his family. We see a good deal of Vader's ambivalence toward both his son and his emperor, which led to the conclusion of Return, and Perry handles the multitudinous details of the increasingly complex Star Wars universe as competently as he deals with characters and pacing. A solid rather than an outstanding effort in the reliably popular SW canon. (Reviewed Feb. 15, 1996)0553100890Roland Green"
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Publisher's Weekly Review: "Laser fire and swashbuckling abound in this new addition to the Star Wars saga, though other things are sadly lacking. Covering the time between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Perry gives us a failed attempt to rescue Han Solo from his carbonite block, a convoluted plot to leak plans for the new Death Star to the Alliance and a major new villain, Xizor, Underlord of the Black Sun, who pretends loyalty to the Empire while plotting Darth Vader's death. Perry, the author of dozens of SF adventure novels, including Spindoc (1994), is not at his best here. His style is often clumsy and his characterization is, if anything, less complex than that of the films. The novel is full of the standard Star Wars clichés, but the action scenes lack the ususal punch. This book should appeal only to confirmed Star Wars fans. Major ad/promo; simultaneous BDD Audio release. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information

Series	Star wars (Bantam Books (Firm) : Unnumbered)
Subjects	Solo, Han -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Skywalker, Luke -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction. Organa, Leia -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Publisher	New York :Bantam Books,1996
Language	English
Description	340 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN	0553100890
Other	Classic View