Shadow of the Sith Cover, Excerpt Unleashed

Posted on by Head Butler Ryan

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Regardless of how you feel about Luke Skywalker’s appearances in recent TV shows, the excitement and anticipation for the upcoming novel Shadow of the Sith, which will explore his mission with Lando Calrissian to find Exegol prior to The Force Awakens, is through the stratosphere, especially for me. After the reveal of its cover and the first excerpt, doubly so! I won’t spoil anything if you want to go into the novel blind, but if you’ve been on the fence about this novel, I implore you to read the excerpt. I basically shut down at work as I read it, tuning everything out even a co-worker asked me if I was okay afterwards, so engrossed at what was unfolding for Luke Skywalker I found myself letting out a breath I didn’t know I was holding…and then tears came in the final few moments…*phew!* I’m getting overwhelmed just thinking about it again. It’s that good, you fine folks of the galaxy, and we’re in fantastic, thrilling hands with writer Adam Christopher. I can only imagine what other surprises and bombshells Shadow of the Sith will hold, as we know it’ll cover Rey’s parents story to some extent too, though thankfully we won’t have to wait too much longer, as it’s out June 28. Head below to check out the full cover and blurb, but do not miss out on this excerpt! UPDATE: Our reviews are in!

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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.

Ryan is Mynock Manor’s Head Butler. You can follow him on Twitter @BrushYourTeeth. You can follow the website on Twitter @MynockManor and Instagram @mynockmanor.

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