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The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the galaxy was plunged into the shadows . . .
STAR WARS(c) : SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE v
The minds behind the Star Wars galaxy have created a phenomenon of epic proportions, designed to unfold in nearly every medium at their disposal. This intensely researched volume guides you through this Star Wars event--as its creators reveal the secrets behind the multimedia release of the year. The tendrils of this dark drama will reach throughout the Star Wars galaxy:
--The evil crimelord Xizor challenges the power of Darth Vader in an exciting new novel of Imperial intrigue.
--Leia, Lando, and Dash Rendar launch an all-out attempt to rescue Han Solo in a state-of-the-art Nintendo video game.
--Xizor's agents search the galaxy for Luke Skywalker in the taut comic book mini-series. Their mission: kill the son of Vader.
--The secrets of the Imperial homeworld are revealed in brilliantly painted trading cards.
--A fully orchestrated soundtrack and exciting new Star Wars action figures embellish the adventure.
STAR WARS: THE SECRETS OF SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE provides the official guide to the heroes, the villains, and all the major combatants.
When this war is over, only one will control the Empire's violent
underworld. . . .
STAR WARS(c) : SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE v
The minds behind the Star Wars galaxy have created a phenomenon of epic proportions, designed to unfold in nearly every medium at their disposal. This intensely researched volume guides you through this Star Wars event--as its creators reveal the secrets behind the multimedia release of the year. The tendrils of this dark drama will reach throughout the Star Wars galaxy:
--The evil crimelord Xizor challenges the power of Darth Vader in an exciting new novel of Imperial intrigue.
--Leia, Lando, and Dash Rendar launch an all-out attempt to rescue Han Solo in a state-of-the-art Nintendo video game.
--Xizor's agents search the galaxy for Luke Skywalker in the taut comic book mini-series. Their mission: kill the son of Vader.
--The secrets of the Imperial homeworld are revealed in brilliantly painted trading cards.
--A fully orchestrated soundtrack and exciting new Star Wars action figures embellish the adventure.
STAR WARS: THE SECRETS OF SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE provides the official guide to the heroes, the villains, and all the major combatants.
When this war is over, only one will control the Empire's violent
underworld. . . .
299 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 1996
About the author
Mark Cotta Vaz
71 books172 followersMark Cotta Vaz is the author of over twenty-one books, including four New York Times bestsellers. His recent works include Mythic Vision: The Making of Eragon, The Spirit: The Movie Visual Companion, and the biography Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller.
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August 7, 2022
This is a pretty interesting book for a very niche audience. You pretty much have to be interested in at least two of the three parts of the project: The Nintendo 64 video game, the novel, or the comic book series. The concept behind the movie without a movie of Shadows of the Empire is really cool. I remember playing the game repeatedly growing up, and I still think it holds up. I recently read the novel, which was decent. The comic book series isn't great.
Reading about all of the work behind the scenes to keep every aspect of the story consistent was interesting. There was one major difference that surprised me.
Reading about all of the work behind the scenes to keep every aspect of the story consistent was interesting. There was one major difference that surprised me.
June 3, 2023
Behind the scenes look at the creation of the "movie without a movie" that in some ways is more interesting than any of the projects it covers. Still, probably only really worth a look for fans of the Shadows book, comic, or game.
July 20, 2017
I LOVE the whole phenomenon of this story from the book and comic books to the toys and video game. Since i know Disney is going to muck up the continuum of the universe Lucas created, I am trying to revisit as many of these stories as I can, so I might maintain the proper version of the saga. The book gave me some interesting insight into behind the scenes of how different mediums were used to fully tell this story. However, i should have known that there wouldn't be any more secrets or backstory to explore about the actual story or characters. Im glad I read this, as I am a huge Shadows fan, but I wished there were more to it.
August 2, 2015
Reading this twenty years after the Shadows of the Empire event is an interesting trip down memory lane. Of course, the biggest time gap between then and now is the discussion about the creation of the N64 game. But it is also interesting to hear about how Lucasfilm was managing the canon of the SW universe in light of the fact that Disney has abandoned the previous canon so they can create their own.
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