Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire: Evolution (Paperback)

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Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire: Evolution

Authors: Steve Perry, Ron Randall, Tom Simmons

 Average Customer Rating: 4.34/5.00
Amazon Sales Rank: 155,100
Paperback Release Date: 06 March, 2000
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics

 View on Amazon (ISBN: 156971441X)
Number of Paperbacks: 1
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 List Price: $14.95, Amazon Price: $10.47

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Amazon Customer Reviews of this item: (Average Rating is 4.34/5.00)

Rating: 5 [ Continue the Thrills of STAR WARS with Shadows of the Empire ]
If you liked the STAR WARS movies, you'll love Shadows of the Empire. Han Solo has been captured and frozen in carbonite. Now Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, Lando, and their new friend Dash Rendar are on a mission to break him out. Set between Empire Strikes back and Return of the Jedi, it explains the events between the two of George Lucas's action-packed films. It will also give new meaning to the Shadows of the Empire video game for Nintendo 64. The game corresponds almost exactly with the novel.

Steve Perry perfectly captures the action that people have come to expect from the name STAR WARS. The action is amazing,the detail makes it even more thrilling, and it comes down to a climax any reader would love. Read this book to continue the non-stop action of STAR WARS.


Rating: 3 [ Good story...good characters...bad writing ]
This book was an excellent bridge between ESB and ROTJ. The new characters were original and creative. I especially liked Prince Xizor since he added a new sense of reality to the Star Wars Universe...MONEY!!! The book focused heavily on riches and the personal wealth of our favorite characters. However, based on the quality of the writing, I would have to say that Steve Perry only saw the trilogy once. Many of the scenes were unwarranted and tedious (One wiff of Xizor and Leia was under his power). Much of the dialogue was also out of place. C-3PO would NEVER call R2-D2 a "walking trash can." The same goes to Vader telling the Emperor that the enemies of the Empire had been "blown to bits." I follow the Star Wars novels with a cult passion, but this one I could only read once. I think the game does the story more justice. As for the soundtrack, that's a different story.

Rating: 5 [ You must read Shadows of the Empire! ]
Shadows of the Empire is a wonderful, fast paced , and action packed addition to the Star Wars series. Perry's representation of the characters is marvelous, and I dont think I've ever seen a better supporting villian than Xixor, head of the infamous underground crime syndicate, Black Sun. The way Perry usurps the role of transforming Luke from a young(and in some ways immature)man to a hardened Jedi Knight is done brilliantly. The plot couldnt have been written any better either. Perry does a great job of balancing out the many conflicts that seem to be occuring at one time(as seen in the Trilogy). Dash Rendar, the other new main character,is a piece of work as well. He is a smart-mouthed, arrogant, and fast talking smuggler who eventually drops the hard outer shell revealing that he is really a nice guy(kinda like Han Solo). This book, all and all, is great on many platforms. It combines the typical problem of the Star Wars Trilogy: The evil Galactic Empire, with the introduction of Xixor and his quest to be the Emperor's right hand man. And it combines them well. Fans like myself couldnt have asked for anything any better, and if you havent read it already, PLEASE DO.