New STAR WARS Novel SHADOW OF THE SITH Explores Luke Skywalker's Journey 17 Years After RETURN OF THE JEDI
A new Star Wars novel has been announced titled Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith, and it is giving us a whole new Luke Skywalker adventure! The story is 17 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, which is the same year that Rey shows up on Jakku, and 12 years after Luke takes Grogu under his wing to attempt to start his Jedi training.
On his new journey, Luke will also receive some help from his father, Anakin Skywalker, obviously in Force ghost form, and he finds himself going up against the Sith Eternal on the planet Exegol. Lando also joins him on his journey, which is pretty cool! The book was written by Adam Christopher and the synopsis reads:
"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."
If you want, you can read an excerpt from the book on StarWars.com. I’m looking forward to reading this! It sounds like it’ll tell a good story! Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith goes on sale on June 28th.
