Thanks to Star Wars Expanded Universethe fans were able to discover in more detail the universe initially created by george lucasand this through different works, ranging from films to comics, including novels. And precisely, while we had seen that a series of books and comics relate the facts dating from the period of the High Republica new project will also continue the adventures of luke skywalker.
a brand new novel
The book Star Wars: Shadow of the Sithwill continue to reveal the adventures of Luke Skywalker after the death of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, as well as the fall of the Galactic Empire during the events of the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).
Shadow of the Sith is a novel written by Adam Christopherwhich according to comic bookwould have already written the additional novel The Mandalorian, which was later cancelled. The story of Shadow of the Sith takes place 17 years later Return of the Jedithe same year that Rey arrived on Jakku. The novel ties together the entire Skywalker saga as Lukewith the help of his father, Anakin Skywalker, in the form of a Force ghost, confronts the Sith Eternal on the planet Exegol.
The cover of the novel was recently revealed, on which we can see Lando Calrissian accompanied by Luke, with a third character appearing as the antagonist. A short excerpt from the book published on the site StarWars.com shows a passage in which Luke travels to Tython and meditates at the Jedi Temple. He then projects his spirit towards Exegol, and finds the planet defended by nine Sith spirits. Fortunately, Anakin’s ghost will come to lend a hand to his son.
Here is the synopsis of the next novel Star Wars: Shadow of the Sithwho will be released on June 28, 2022 in its English version :
Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in this must-have novel 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 far 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, predicting a sinister secret growing somewhere in the depths of space, on a dead world called Exegol. The disruption 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 threat.
After his daughter was snatched from him, Lando searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. But each new rumor only led to dead ends and fading hopes, until he crossed paths with Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin assigned to abduct a young girl.
Ochi’s true motives remain obscure to Luke and Lando. Because on a junkyard moon, a mysterious envoy from the Sith Eternal bequeathed a sacred blade to the assassin, promising that it will bring him an answer to the questions that have haunted him since the fall of the Empire. In exchange, he must accomplish one last mission: return to Exegol with the key to the glorious rebirth of the Sith, the granddaughter of Darth Sidious himself, Rey.
As Ochi hunts Rey and her parents to the far reaches of the galaxy, Luke and Lando embark on the mystery of the lingering shadow of the Sith and help a young family save their lives.
Several other novels Star Wars are expected this yearlike Star Wars: Brotherhooddevoted to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars, as well as Star Wars: Stories of Jedi and Sithan anthology consisting of ten stories, each written by a well-known writer.
