Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith

Adam Christopher

Jun 2022 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by William DeMeritt

About this audiobook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in this essential novel set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.

The Empire is dead. Nearly two decades after the Battle of Endor, the tattered remnants of Palpatine’s forces have fled to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. But for the heroes of the New Republic, danger and loss are ever-present companions, even in this newly forged era of peace.

Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is haunted by visions of the dark side, foretelling an ominous secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol. The disturbance in the Force is undeniable . . . and Luke’s worst fears are confirmed when his old friend Lando Calrissian comes to him with reports of a new Sith menace.

After Lando’s daughter was stolen from his arms, he searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. But every new rumor leads only to dead ends and fading hopes—until he crosses paths with Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin tasked with kidnapping a young girl.

Ochi’s true motives remain shrouded to Luke and Lando. For on a junkyard moon, a mysterious envoy of the Sith Eternal has bequeathed a sacred blade to the assassin, promising that it will answer the questions that have haunted him since the Empire fell. In exchange, he must complete a final mission: Return to Exegol with the key to the Sith’s glorious rebirth—Rey, the granddaughter of Darth Sidious himself.

As Ochi hunts Rey and her parents to the edge of the galaxy, Luke and Lando race into the mystery of the Sith’s lingering shadow and aid a young family running for their lives.

Ratings and reviews

The sheer drama in this book that doesn't make sense is killing me. Not really a spoiler, but you come to find out Lando is looking for his daughter and finds himself on the planet where Ray finds him in the movie. If you are going to add a missing person trope to your story, you should at least review the basics of it. Literally leaves this Cassanova, Center of the stage personality, waiting by a ship owned by a person who is never coming back for 8 yrs... again basics of missing persons case after 6 months of no clues, no persons of interest, and no info brokers. you aren't going to find anything. The book essentially becomes dumber than the movie by not using commonsense or placing one self in the characters' shoes to make them act accordingly.

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The very first sentence is a reference to the old books and lots more throughout. This story really made me feel for Lando and Luke's tireless fight against the Sith.

About the author

Adam Christopher is a novelist and comic writer. His debut novel, Empire State, was SciFiNow’s Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year for 2012. In 2013, he was nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent, with Empire State shortlisted for Best Novel. His other novels include The Age Atomic and The Burning Dark.