Books Padmé YA novel CONFIRMED (Queen’s Shadow by EK Johnston)

Spoiler: No thank you

No more space politics, please.

 

Well then you're in the wrong fictional universe

 

It's not like it was a strong presence in the OT or the ST.

 

Finished this one yesterday (sadly the UK version with the vastly inferior cover art ). I liked finding out more about the Handmaidens and Padme meeting people that will be important later on like when she visits Alderaan, which was a nice link to Leia POA.

I do wish Mina Bonteri had more of a role though. From what I remember of her Clone Wars episode she was a good friend of Padme before the war but I didn't really get that impression here. More like brief acquaintances at best, much like how I felt Han and Lando were in Solo.

I also don't get why Padme feels so unnerved around Jedi in the book. Yoda's warm greeting to her AOTC makes it seem like she's friendly with them to me.

 

Hi folks -- my apologies if this is a US-only offer (I'm in the US and just redeemed it to my Kindle app) but I hope you can enjoy this news as well:



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Looks like it might be US-only. Amazon UK doesn't even have a Kindle version of the book listed, let alone a free one.

 

I have the US hardcover so I have read it.

 

In commemoration of Star Wars Day I thought it only appropriate to read this book (which I haven't read before) about one of my favorite characters. Real excited!

 

Can you make a US account and get it that way?

 

I can't wait to start reading through this one. I ordered it online about a week ago(before it was given out for free unfortunately) and it's going to get here any day now. I'm reading through Master and Apprentice right now while I wait. I just wish prequel books would come out at a faster pace.

 

I wasn't going to get it since I already have the HC. (And I do have a US Amazon account - in the past I've ordered books from there if they aren't available on the UK site.) I was more curious if it was US only or available in the UK as well.

 

Yea, I always planned on reading it but decided now because Queen's Peril is coming out in a month. Padme is, in my opinion, one of the most underappreciated characters. This was probably due to the opinions of the PT. This is where TCW comes in though as a vital part of Canon however. You can't just discount the mother of Luke and Leia as a footnote and I think more needs to be done with her in it as Thrawn: Alliance was.

 

I just finished the book and really liked it. I thought it was cool seeing her early years & relationship w/her handmaidens. I don't think it overdid it on the fashion and don't get that criticism. I have to say seeing Mina Bonteri and her origins was also very interesting. Getting to know Sabe and her devotion to Padme and man that love scene w/her and Tonra, wow! And that epilogue? Omg that epilogue was insane! I need more Sabe!