Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith

Disney is still trying to play damage control with the ST...

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 on from 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 his daughter was stolen from his arms, Lando searched the stars for any trace of his lost child. But every new rumor only led to dead ends and fading hopes, until he crossed 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 give him answers to 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--the granddaughter of Darth Sidious himself, Rey.

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.

Of course they are, that’s kinda their main focus right now. Why do you think all the Disney plus shows they’re releasing take place between ROTJ and TFA? They’re filling in that gap, giving us more information so that we’ll look at the ST in a new light.
I’ve heard rumors that

Spoiler:
Mara Jade

Spoiler:
eventually Ben Solo will end up killing her

I'm just curious if Grogu will be mentioned in this?

IF Grogu is referenced in this novel at all, I expect it to be in a fully ambiguous context.

This story is supposed to be set ~20 years after RotJ. Revealing too much about Grogu would risk preemptively spoiling whatever Disney has planned for him in the future(namely on the live action side of things)... Which is something I doubt they'll do.

Sounds like Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. LMAO

Might explain how Leia figured who Rey was.

Just rewatched all the cut scenes for Force Unleashed. Really wish that was still canon. But still glad Filoni didnt get to do his thing of making Starkiller an Inquisitor.

Originally posted by Galan007
IF Grogu is referenced in this novel at all, I expect it to be in a fully ambiguous context.

This story is supposed to be set ~20 years after RotJ. Revealing too much about Grogu would risk preemptively spoiling whatever Disney has planned for him in the future(namely on the live action side of things)... Which is something I doubt they'll do.

lol yeah. They couldnt keep him away from Mando for even one season facepalm

The official cover:

An excerpt from the novel can be read here. In it, Luke has a sort of 'meta' battle with the nine wraiths guarding Exegol... And at the end, the Force Spirit of Anakin arrives to aid him.

Originally posted by Galan007
the nine wraiths

Originally posted by Galan007
The official cover:

An excerpt from the novel can be read here. In it, Luke has a sort of 'meta' battle with the nine wraiths guarding Exegol... And at the end, the Force Spirit of Anakin arrives to aid him.

New character. We don't know who they are yet.

Originally posted by xPRIMEx
Looks cool, who’s the guy with the red lightsaber supposed to be?

Could be one of the Exegol Wraiths described in the excerpt, or it could be an entirely different Acolyte.

Originally posted by Galan007
The official cover:

An excerpt from the novel can be read here. In it, Luke has a sort of 'meta' battle with the nine wraiths guarding Exegol... And at the end, the Force Spirit of Anakin arrives to aid him.

So Luke was aware of the fact that he had become an immensely powerful Jedi, but also knew that he still had a lot of untapped potential.

The wraiths are interesting and seem quite unbeatable to any living being. I'm curious why they never appeared to anyone else who visited exegol?

According to this, Luke absolutely knew that exegol was real, so I'm curious why he never visited the planet himself? Kylo got there without a wayfinder, as did the thousands of Rebellion ships afterward.

Ill read any Luke centric canon material. This qualifies.

Originally posted by Eli Vanto
The wraiths are interesting and seem quite unbeatable to any living being. I'm curious why they never appeared to anyone else who visited exegol?

According to this, Luke absolutely knew that exegol was real, so I'm curious why he never visited the planet himself? Kylo got there without a wayfinder, as did the thousands of Rebellion ships afterward.

Aside from that, Luke is the only living Jedi(that we yet know of) who visited Exegol in any capacity before the events of RoS. Granted, I'm still not sure if Luke himself was somehow 'ported there by his relics in a literal/physical sense(he did say that it was "real"😉, or if the whole scene was completely meta -- we'll have to wait until the novel drops to get more information on that side of things.

Yes, Luke knew that Exegol was a very real place. What he didn't know, however, is how to physically get there, which is where the Wayfinder comes in. That said, once you already know how to get to Exegol, the Wayfinder would no longer be required. That's how Kylo was able to get back to Exegol the second time -- he already knew its location, because he'd been there before. Likewise, all the other Resistance ships were led there by Rey. The Wayfinder is essentially just a map.

Shadow of the Sith, Shadow of Mordor... nine wraiths...

Looks like Adam is shamelessly copying someone else's homework 😛

Anyone read this yet? Just got my copy

Originally posted by Galan007
Disney is still trying to play damage control with the ST...

-Slated for release June 28th, 2022.

Originally posted by xPRIMEx
Anyone read this yet? Just got my copy

Very nearly done with the audiobook. I'm enjoying it so far. I'm glad they brought back a certain antagonist that was severely underutilized after the Aftermath trilogy. Though they did change a few things about their story as we know it.