Between the films Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi

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SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE by Steve Perry   It is a time of crisis , Han Solo frozen in Carbonite , is being taken to the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt , as Princess Leia mounts a rescue mission and Darth Vader scours the Galaxy for Luke Skywalker , another sinister figurre emerges . Cunning and rutfless , lesder of a powerful crime syndicate he will pit himself against Vader for the favor of their mutual master......................................................... THE DREADED EMPEROR   RATING : 5 SEALS