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Events that occur from the Battle of Yavin to 1 year after the Battle of Endor.

		Title:		Shadows of the Empire
		Author:		Steve Perry, John Wagner et al.
		Formats:		Hardback Novel, PAPERBACK NOVEL, Comic Book Series, Graphic Novel, Hardback Graphic Novel
		Published:		1996, 1997, 1996, 1997, 1997

Synopsis:
It is a time of crisis, Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, is being taken to the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. As Princess Leia mounts a rescue mission and Darth Vader scours the galaxy for Luke Skywalker, another sinister figure emerges. His name is Xizor. Cunning and ruthless, leader of the powerful Black Sun criminal organisation, he will pit himself against Vader for the favour of their mutual master... the dreaded Emperor.
Luke, Leia, Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian face betrayal and death at every turn and must use every weapon and resource at their disposal to confront the combined forces of Black Sun and the Empire. And, of course, Vader still lives - and faces a battle of his own - against a villian every bit as evil and powerful as the Dark Lord of the Sith himself.

Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 3 years after the Battle of Yavin. It begins just before the last events of The Empire Strikes Back, when Han Solo is being frozen in carbonite on Cloud City by Darth Vader. It chronicles Luke, Leia, Lando and Chewbacca's attempts to rescue Han before their successful mission in Return of the Jedi.

Related Stories (in chronological order):

The Empire Strikes Back by Donald F. Glut (George Lucas)
Shadows of the Empire
Shadow Stalker by Ryder Windham
Return of the Jedi by James Kahn (George Lucas)
Shadows of the Empire: Evolution by Steve Perry

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Comic Book covers: Written by John Wagner et al. and published from May to October 1996 by Dark Horse Comics as a 6 part serial comic:

Cover: issue 1	Cover: issue 2	Cover: issue 3	Cover: issue 4


	Cover: issue 5	Cover: issue 6

Graphic Novel:
Published April 1997 collecting issues 1 to 6 of the comic book series.

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Cover: graphic novel

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Hardback Graphic Novel:
Collecting together issues 1 to 6 of the comic book series, first published in August 1997 by Dark Horse Comics.

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This book is out of print.

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