Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor

Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is a standalone novel that chronicles the Battle of Mindor. It was originally scheduled to be released in Hardcover in February 2008 by Del Rey, but has since been pushed back to October.

Announcement
The Battle of Mindor is one of the great conflicts of the Galactic Civil War that has yet to be documented in a novel, but best-selling author Matthew Stover is tackling this conflict as the subject matter of his new Star Wars novel. Due out in February 2008, Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor'' tells the tale of the Alliance's efforts to stop Lord Shadowspawn and his black-clad legions of shadow stormtroopers shortly after the destruction of the second Death Star. All the classic heroes return -- Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Lando, Threepio, Artoo and the pilots of Rogue Squadron -- in a thrilling adventure of good versus evil, with the fledgling New Republic battling the stubborn remains of a splintering Galactic Empire.''

Matthew Stover is best-known for his acclaimed novelization of Revenge of the Sith, and his psychologically charged and challenging Star Wars novels Traitor and Shatterpoint''. Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is due out in hardcover in February 2008 from Del Rey Books.''

Droid models

 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * R2-series astromech droid

Events

 * Galactic Civil War
 * Battle of Mindor

Individuals

 * C-3PO
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Chewbacca
 * Leia Organa
 * R2-D2
 * Shadowspawn
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Han Solo

Locations

 * Mindor

Organizations and titles

 * Galactic Empire
 * Shadow stormtroopers
 * New Republic
 * Rogue Squadron

Behind the scenes

 * Matthew Stover stated on his blog that "Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor is my attempt to get the EU back to its pre-Zahn roots -- specifically, to evoke memories of my all-time favorite Star Wars books, Brian Daley's Han Solo novels."