Star Wars: Queen's Shadow

· Sold by Disney Electronic Content
4.2
70 reviews
Ebook
400
Pages
Eligible

About this ebook

Written by the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Ahsoka! When Padmé Naberrie, "Queen Amidala" of Naboo, steps down from her position, she is asked by the newly-elected queen to become Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate. Padmé is unsure about taking on the new role, but cannot turn down the request to serve her people. Together with her most loyal handmaidens, Padmé must figure out how to navigate the treacherous waters of politics and forge a new identity beyond the queen's shadow.

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4.2
70 reviews
Sean Kuehn
August 18, 2020
This book is the epitome of mediocre. It has some interesting ideas, but leaves them at the wayside in favor of far less intriguing things such as how the characters dress, which is described in vast detail every few pages. This overexplaining of minute details leaves less time for exploring the intricate ideas this book brushes aside. It is annoying how constantly the reader is told in a few sentences of an event that would have been far better if shown directly. What it feels like is the initial story overview, and E.K. Johnston said to herself "I will write the interesting parts later", and never got around to it. It is infuriating to see how close this book is to being phenominal if only the author trimmed the fat and expanded on the more interesting concepts. In the end though, what we have here is a delicious looking cake, with elaborate frosting, but with no cake underneath said frosting. Frosting is great in bursts, but it needs the cake to be truly good. 3/5
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Oculi Mortis
August 31, 2021
I expected more from this. If you want to read about space politics this book is all about space politics. At most it explains what Padmé was doing before Episode II but it honestly wasn't much. I got this book for free during Star Wars day sale. I guess you get what you pay for.
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Sarah Reddell
October 31, 2020
This is the first book I've read from E. K. Johnston, and very first thing I have to say about it is, spectacular! Every second of my time was well spent inside this world. Throughout this novel I felt the love of writing and story telling that E. K. Johnston put into this book. Her choice of words, the descriptiveness, just amazing. There's a purpose to it, and I love it! The way Padmé was presented. Her intelligence, along with seeing (reading) first hand hers and her handmaidens thought process, love and determination - it's great. Having a back story you didn't know you needed in your life, and by chance getting it? Pretty sublime. I'm ready for The Queen's Peril.
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About the author

Author Info:

E.K. Johnston had several jobs and one vocation before she became a published writer. If she’s learned anything, it’s that things turn out weird sometimes, and there’s not a lot you can do about it. Well, that and how to muscle through awkward fanfic because it’s about a pairing she likes.

You can follow Kate on Twitter (@ek_johnston) to learn more about Alderaanian political theory than you really need to know, on Tumblr (ekjohnston) if you’re just here for the pretty pictures, or online at ekjohnston.ca.

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