Shadows of the empire Steve Perry
Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, c1996.
ISBN: 0553100890
LCC: PS3566
Summary:
"His name is Xizor, Underlord of a galaxywide criminal organization
called Black Sun. He seeks to displace Darth Vader as Emperor
Palpatine's right hand. To do so, he will hatch a brilliantly evil
plan to discredit Vader in the Emperor's eyes. But in the meantime he
will join the Dark Lord in an unholy alliance whose common target is
the young Rebel hero, Luke Skywalker." "While Vader and Xizor bait
their trap for Luke, Han Solo is being held captive, flash-frozen in
a carbonite slab. Mourning the loss of the man she loves, Princess
Leia mounts a rescue mission to free Han. She enlists the aid of
Luke, who is sharpening his skill in the Force at Ben Kenobi's home
on the edge of Tatooine's Western Dune Sea. Skywalker organizes a
crack fighting force, including Wedge Antilles and his famous X-wing
squadron; Lando Calrissian; and the mercenary Dash Rendar. Yet the
fierce battle that ensues to rescue Han will not go according to
plan. For the Empire's spies are everywhere." "What's worse, though
he is cold and reptilian, Xizor has a certain predatory charisma that
not even Leia can totally resist. Against the judgment of Chewbacca,
who has promised Han to keep her from harm, Leia walks willingly into
Xizor's lair in a dangerous play of passion and willpower to get the
information she needs to defeat him. At the same time, Luke stands in
the crosshairs of a conspiracy of assassins and bounty hunters
recruited by Xizor's lieutenant, the beautiful but lethal human
replicant Guri. As the struggle between Xizor and Vader intensifies,
Luke finds himself the potential prize of the two most evil entities
in the galaxy - one who wants him alive, and one who wants him dead."
"In a final, explosive showdown, the Rebels must infiltrate Xizor's
impregnable stronghold and fight the combined forces of Black Sun and
the Empire in deep space. With death and betrayal looming on every
side, Luke, Leia, Lando, and Chewie must use every weapon and
resource at their disposal, including the Rebel fleet and some
intriguing new allies, if they are to prove victorious."--BOOK
JACKET.
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