Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is the unabridged audio version of the Legends novel of the same name, by author Steve Perry. The audiobook was narrated by Marc Thompson and released by Random House Audio on June 3, 2025 as part of The Essential Legends Collection.[1]
Publisher's summary[]
Shadows of the Empire illuminates the shadowy outlines of a criminal conspiracy that exists in the background of the events in the movies, ruled by a character new to us. Prince Xizor is a mastermind of evil who dares to oppose one of the best-known fictional villains of all time: Darth Vader. The story involves all the featured Star Wars movie characters, plus Emperor Palpatine and, of course, Lord Vader himself.
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The audiobook was narrated by Marc Thompson and was released by Random House Audio on February 4, 2025 as part of the The Essential Legends Collection.[1] The audiobook was recorded by Corey Roberts at Pony Sound and edited by Justin Kilpatrick with post-production and sound mixing by Paul Goodrich. It was produced and directed by Kevin Thomsen with Nick Martorelli serving as executive producer and Mike Murry as the post production manager.[2]
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- ISBN 9798217021239; June 3, 2025; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook[1]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shadows of the Empire unabridged audiobook
- ↑ The Essential Reader's Companion
External links[]
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)