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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (novel)
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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is a 1996 novel written by Steve Perry. It describes the events between the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It was part of the Shadows of the Empire multimedia project.
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Facts
- Title
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Author
- Steve Perry
- Cover artist
- Drew Struzan
- Publisher
- Bantam Spectra
- Released
- May 1996
- Media type
- Hardcover
- Paperback
- eBook
- Pages
- 385
- Isbn
- 9780553574135
- Audiobook
- Abridged
- Unabridged
- Timeline
- 3–4 ABY
- Series
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- Preceded by
- Tales of the Bounty Hunters
- Followed by
- Tales from the Empire
Who turns up here
Characters: 89
- Wedge Antilles
- Axeman (first appearance)
- Boushh (mentioned only)
- C-3PO
- Lando Calrissian
- Tycho Celchu
- Viera Cheran (first appearance)
- Chewbacca
- Clezo (first appearance)
- Daiv (first mentioned)
- Mayth Duvel (first appearance)
- Boba Fett (mentioned only)
- Gray (first appearance)
- Greedo (mentioned only)
- Green (first appearance)
- Green (first appearance)
- Guri (first appearance)
- Haxim (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Hoff (first appearance)
- Colby Hoff (first mentioned)
- Howzmin (first appearance)
- Wes Janson
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
- Kintaro (first mentioned)
- Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian
- Kreet'ah (first appearance)
- Beru Whitesun Lars (mentioned only)
- Owen Lars (mentioned only)
- LE-BO2D9 (first appearance)
- Z. Limmer (first appearance)
- Lonay (first appearance)
- Koth Melan (first appearance)
- Ledre Okins (first appearance)
- Leia Organa
- Palpatine
- Palpatine's gardener (first mentioned)
- Perit (first appearance)
- Zan Pike (first appearance, as a hologram)
- Zu Pike (first appearance, as a hologram)
- R2-D2
- Dash Rendar (first appearance)
- Stanton Rendar (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Dix Rivan (first appearance)
- R0-4 (first appearance)
- Will Scotian (first appearance)
- Evet Scy'rrep (first mentioned)
- Harrid Sendo (first appearance)
- Sivar (first appearance, voice only)
- Skahtul (first appearance)
- Luke Skywalker
- Snoova (first mentioned)
- Han Solo (in a flashback)
- Avaro Sookcool (first appearance)
- Spero (first appearance)
- Spiker (first mentioned)
- Sprax (first appearance)
- Durga Besadii Tai
- Bentu Pall Tarlen (first appearance)
- TIE operations officer (first appearance)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure
- Tuyay (first appearance)
- Unidentified alien cardplayer (first appearance)
- Unidentified bald man (first appearance)
- Unidentified Barabel bounty hunter (first appearance)
- Unidentified Barabel guard (first appearance)
- Unidentified Devaronian (cantina) (first appearance)
- Unidentified ex-mistress (first mentioned)
- Unidentified graysuit swooper (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial captain (Executor, Kothlis) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial commander (Executor, Coruscant) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial junior officer (first appearance)
- Unidentified little man (first appearance)
- Unidentified R2 unit (Wes Janson) (first appearance)
- Unidentified TIE pilot (first appearance)
- Darth Vader
- Vekker (first appearance)
- Benedict Vidkun (first appearance)
- Mayli Weng (first appearance)
- Wendell Wright-Sims (first appearance)
- Wumdi (first appearance)
- Xizor (first appearance)
- Xizor's mother (first mentioned)
- Xizor's second sister (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Xizor's sister (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Yoda (mentioned only)
- Dellis Yuls (first appearance)
- House of Organa
- House Sizhran
- Rendar family (first mentioned)
Species: 38
- Bantha
- Belvarian firegnat (first mentioned)
- Dewback
- Dianoga
- Granite slug (mentioned only)
- Hawk-bat
- Raccoon (first mentioned)
- Rat (mentioned only)
- Dune rat (first mentioned)
- Saber cat (mentioned only)
- Womp rat (mentioned only)
- Barabel
- Bith
- Devaronian
- Epicanthix (first appearance, as a hologram)
- Etti (first appearance)
- Falleen (first appearance)
- Gamorrean
- Gand
- Breather Gand
- Ho'Din
- Human
- Alderaanian
- Naboo
- Hutt
- Kian'thar (first appearance)
- Mon Calamari
- Nalroni
- Nikto
- Quarren
- Rodian
- Trandoshan
- Ubese (mentioned only)
- Wookiee
- Rwook
- Yoda's species (mentioned only)
- Fleek eel (first appearance)
- Sunfruit (first mentioned)
Planets: 20
- Abbaji (first mentioned)
- Lybeya
- Vergesso Asteroids (first appearance)
- Vergesso Prime (first appearance)
- Bespin (mentioned only)
- Bothawui (first appearance)
- Bunduki (first mentioned)
- Coruscant
- Dagobah (in a flashback)
- Falleen (first mentioned)
- Hoth asteroid field (mentioned only)
- Kothlis (first appearance)
- Kothlis asteroid field (first appearance)
- Rebel rendezvous point (mentioned only)
- Tatooine
- Rodia (first appearance)
- Zhar (first appearance)
- Gall (first appearance)
- Kile (first appearance)
- Brentaal IV
Places: 30
- Drev'starn (first appearance)
- Intergalactic Trade Mission (first appearance)
- Melan's office (first appearance)
- Galactic City
- Coruscant Underworld
- Darth Vader's Palace (first appearance)
- Imperial Palace
- Imperial Throne Room (first appearance)
- Imperial Sanctum
- Monument Park
- Manarai (first appearance)
- Southern Underground (first appearance)
- Xizor's Palace (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial City house (first appearance)
- Cave of Evil (in a flashback)
- Tal'cara (first appearance)
- Bothan safe house (first appearance)
- Beggar's Canyon
- Dead Man's Turn (first appearance)
- Main Avenue (first appearance)
- Stone Needle
- Dune Sea
- Western Dune Sea
- Ben Kenobi's home
- Lars homestead
- Unidentified Mos Eisley cantina (first appearance)
- Equator City (first appearance)
- Flip of the Credit (first appearance)
- Cadavine Sector Fleet Imperial Enclave
- Rebel base (Kile) (first appearance)
Galaxy: 8
- Bajic sector (first appearance)
- Lybeya system (first appearance)
- Bulano system (first mentioned, indirect mention)
- Coruscant system
- Falleen system (first mentioned)
- Kothlis system (first appearance)
- Lurania system (first mentioned)
- Tyrius system (first appearance)
Starships: 39
- Vergesso Base (first appearance)
- Alliance Fleet
- Xizor's navy
- Death Squadron
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter
- Conqueror-class assault ship (first appearance)
- Stinger (first appearance)
- Death Star II
- Executor-class Star Dreadnought
- Executor
- Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft
- Slave I
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Devastator
- Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
- Unidentified Imperial II-class Star Destroyer (Gall, dayside) (first appearance)
- Unidentified Imperial II-class Star Destroyer (Gall, nightside) (first appearance)
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- ST 321
- MB-C1 medium transport
- Suprosa (first appearance)
- Emperor's skyhook (first appearance)
- Falleen's Fist (first appearance)
- StarViper-class attack platform (first appearance)
- Virago (first appearance)
- Super-class Star Destroyer (mentioned only)
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE Advanced x1
- Darth Vader's TIE Advanced
- TIE/IN interceptor
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- Victory II-class Star Destroyer
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
- YT-2400 light freighter (first appearance)
- Outrider
Vehicles: 3
- All Terrain Scout Transport
- Swoop
- Xizor's armored luxury coach (first appearance)
Organizations: 31
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Bothan (first appearance)
- Rebel pilot
- Rogue Squadron
- Besadii
- Black Sun (first appearance)
- Bothan Spynet (first identified)
- Dark Star Hellions (first mentioned)
- Galactic Empire
- Imperial Army
- Imperial Intelligence
- Bureau of Operations (first appearance)
- Destabilization (first appearance)
- Imperial Navy
- 181st Imperial Fighter Wing (retconned)
- Imperial Navy Intelligence (mentioned only)
- TIE pilot
- Stormtrooper Corps (in a flashback)
- Stormtrooper (in a flashback)
- Coruscant Guard (first appearance)
- Hutt Cartel
- Jabba's criminal empire
- Jabba's swoop gang (first appearance)
- Jedi
- Nezriti Organization (first appearance)
- Order of the Sith Lords
- Ororo Transportation (first appearance)
- Tenloss Syndicate (first mentioned)
- Xizor Transport Systems (first appearance)
- Corellian
- Teräs Käsi (first appearance, as a hologram)
Events: 14
- Bombardment of Falleen (first mentioned)
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Endor (indirect mention)
- Battle of Gall (first appearance)
- Battle of Hoth (mentioned only)
- Battle of Kothlis (first appearance)
- Battle of the Bajic Shipyards (first appearance)
- Battle over Coruscant (first appearance)
- Beggar's Canyon Incident (first appearance)
- Destruction of Xizor's Palace (first appearance)
- Duel on Cloud City (in a flashback)
- Raid on the Suprosa (first appearance)
- Rescue of Han Solo
- Starfighter combat
Technology: 34
- Unidentified serving droid (first appearance)
- R2-series astromech droid
- AS-M12-series messenger droid (first appearance)
- EVS Construction Droid
- LE-series repair droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- ASP-series labor droid (first appearance)
- Afterburner (mentioned only)
- Ubese raider armor
- Axe
- Blaster pistol
- DL-44 heavy blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- E-11 blaster rifle
- Bowcaster
- Carbon-freezing chamber (in a flashback)
- Class three carbon-freezing chamber (in a flashback)
- CN-15 camouflage netting
- Diamond boron missile (first appearance)
- MS-15 diamond boron missile (first appearance)
- Environment suit
- HoloNet transceiver
- Lightsaber
- Luke Skywalker's green lightsaber
- Darth Vader's meditation chamber
- AG-2G quad laser cannon
- Thermal detonator
- Class-A thermal detonator
- Turbothruster (mentioned only)
- Galactic Credit Standard
- Credit coin (mentioned only)
- Synthetic lightsaber crystal
- Medpac
- Tumanian pressure-ruby (first appearance)
Lore: 26
- Flesh-eating bacterium (first mentioned)
- Blue Two
- Blue Four
- Rogue Leader
- Vigo
- Crime lord
- Galactic Emperor
- Jedi Knight (mentioned only)
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Sith Lord
- Firethorn tree (first appearance)
- Greel wood
- Mounted lightsaber combat
- Boontaspice (first appearance)
- Giju stew (first appearance)
- Plicto steak (first mentioned)
- Tea
- Wine (mentioned only)
- Stikmoss (first appearance)
- Force cloak
- Force healing
- Force speed
- Mind trick
- Galactic Basic Standard
- Huttese
- Tionese (first appearance)
Media: 1
Everything else: 199
- Laughton Lewis Burdock (first mentioned)
- Commander of Xizor's navy (first appearance)
- Lair (first mentioned)
- Melanani (first mentioned)
- Thix (first appearance)
- Xizor's droid chauffeur (first appearance)
- Xizor's ex-mistress (first mentioned)
- Xizor's nest-brother (first mentioned)
- Bulano serpent (first mentioned)
- Canine
- Chirru (first mentioned)
- Corellian clam (first mentioned)
- Firecat (first mentioned)
- Flekguila (first appearance)
- Giant Ithorian snail (first appearance)
- Hopperoo (first mentioned)
- Land shrimp (first mentioned)
- Revo-worm (first mentioned)
- Saurian hornet (first mentioned)
- Snake (mentioned only)
- Spit adder (first mentioned)
- Stilepig (first mentioned)
- Wolf cat (first mentioned)
- Assassin droid
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Courier droid (first appearance)
- Labor droid
- Maintenance droid
- Protocol droid
- Spy droid (mentioned only)
- Slicer droid (mentioned only)
- Training droid
- ASP-19 battle droid (first appearance)
- Irugian Rain Forest (first mentioned)
- Drev'starn Spaceport (first appearance)
- Imperial Complex (first appearance)
- Main computer complex (first mentioned)
- Manarai Mountains
- Sewers of Coruscant (first appearance)
- Southern Enclave (first appearance)
- Hasamadhi warehouse district (first appearance)
- Unidentified Southern Underground hotel (first appearance)
- Next Chance (first appearance)
- Grand Trench (first appearance)
- Blue Six
- Captain
- Commander
- Rogue Two
- Rogue Three
- Rogue Four
- Rogue Five
- Rogue Six
- Dark Prince
- Underlord
- Tech
- Bounty hunter (mentioned only)
- Exotic Entertainers' Union (first appearance)
- Flames of Umate (first mentioned)
- Galactic Bank
- Cultural Minister (first mentioned)
- General
- Admiral
- Gangster
- Horticulturist (mentioned only)
- Princess
- Prince
- Imperial Center Construction Contracts Division (first appearance)
- Independent Ship Owners (first appearance)
- Swooper
- Jewelers' Guild (first mentioned)
- Master Gardener (first appearance)
- Nova Demons (first mentioned)
- Owners' League (first mentioned)
- Pike Sisters (first appearance, as a hologram)
- Pilot
- Slicer (mentioned only)
- Cyborg
- Socorran
- Airspeeder
- Frigate
- Cruuz (first appearance)
- Fox (first appearance)
- Hovertrain
- Skyhook (first appearance)
- Tuk Prevoz (first appearance)
- Victory-class Star Destroyer
- Wheelworld (first mentioned)
- Armor
- Hardweave (first appearance)
- Blaster
- Comlink
- Cybernetics
- Deadman's switch (first appearance)
- Doppler sensor array (first appearance)
- Electrobinoculars
- Electrodictionary (first mentioned)
- Form-chair (first appearance)
- Glowbulb (first mentioned)
- Holocamera
- Holocard
- Hologame
- Holoprojector
- Jumper bypass (first appearance)
- Meditation chamber
- Monocle ocular enhancer (first appearance)
- Myostim unit (first appearance)
- Para-wing glider (first appearance)
- Photoreceptor
- Power sat (first appearance)
- Quad laser cannon
- Rat-gate (first appearance)
- Taser stave (first appearance)
- Vibro-shiv
- Voxchip (first appearance)
- Weranian holocard (first mentioned)
- Asteroid field
- Asteroid
- Bath
- Blanket
- Boa-wood (first appearance)
- Book
- Death
- Death Star II plans
- Decicred (first mentioned)
- Dejarik
- Denscris (first mentioned)
- Durasteel
- Eukamint oil (first appearance)
- Flimsiplast
- Galactic Bandits (first mentioned)
- Hookah pipe
- Hotel
- Hyperspace
- I have a bad feeling about this
- Imperial Enclave (first appearance)
- Jade rose (first appearance)
- Jedi training
- Kilogram
- Lead (mentioned only)
- Lichen
- Lightsaber combat
- Lightsaber crystal
- Loveti moth fiber (first appearance)
- Mammal (mentioned only)
- Melloon (first appearance)
- Standard minute
- Neocel (first appearance)
- Obi-Wan's Journal (first appearance)
- Oxygen
- Ozone
- Permacrete
- The Force
- Champagne
- Green champagne (first appearance)
- Flounut (first appearance)
- Luranian brandy (first appearance)
- Moonglow (first appearance)
- Pepper oil (first mentioned)
- Soypro (first appearance)
- Spice
- Stew
- Stuffed yam (first appearance, first mentioned)
- Wormwood (first appearance)
- Yam (first mentioned)
- Planet
- Ecumenopolis
- Plankton (mentioned only)
- Plasma
- Plastex (first appearance)
- Plasticrete (first appearance)
- Plasto (first appearance)
- Plastoid
- Platinum (mentioned only)
- Question the Quarren (first appearance)
- Refresher
- Rose (flower)
- Resiplex
- Second
- Shower
- Steelcrete
- Synstone (first appearance)
- Tarp-Hard-Xenon (first appearance)
- Tattoo
- Dark side of the Force
- Disturbance in the Force
- Wound in the Force
- Floating Meditation
- Force-sensitive
- Thinskin (first appearance)
- Tooth
- Torture (mentioned only)
- Transparisteel
- Unarmed combat
- Vack-traffic-control (first appearance)
- Zeyd-cloth
- Binary
- Shyriiwook
- Ubese
Not in the archive: 4
- Skahtul's hideout (first appearance)
- Needle-head pliers (first appearance)
- Repulsor grid (mentioned only)
- Glowtile (first appearance)
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