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Star Wars Queen's Shadow

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  • Author：E.K. Johnston
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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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Saskia Schmitt ，

Love it！ Wish we could seen more than just padmés first year in the Senate。

lexie🌾 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved the way Padmé was written in this book as she wasn’t just a love sick woman but actually had thoughts and a soul， unlike in rots。 Although some parts were harder to read as it was a book surrounded with politics， I still enjoyed it because it gave me an insight into the politics of Star Wars while also balancing the characters and their personalities。 I enjoyed the deep relationships the handmaidens had with Padmé and how there are different forms of soulmates。 One of my favourite parts I loved the way Padmé was written in this book as she wasn’t just a love sick woman but actually had thoughts and a soul， unlike in rots。 Although some parts were harder to read as it was a book surrounded with politics， I still enjoyed it because it gave me an insight into the politics of Star Wars while also balancing the characters and their personalities。 I enjoyed the deep relationships the handmaidens had with Padmé and how there are different forms of soulmates。 One of my favourite parts of this book was the parallel from the very start of this novel and the epilogue。 Once I realised the parallel was of her death i had an emotional reaction LMAOOO。Overall， Padmé is one of my fav Star Wars characters and this book did her the justice she deserved。 。。。more

Ellen ，

The ten years between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are full of potential stories， and Queen's Shadow is no exception。 This novel depicts Padmé's transition from Queen of Naboo to its Senator and Sabé's transition from decoy to agent。 Both young women learn how to embrace their new roles and missions， and their steadfast friendship is very moving to see。 There's not much more I can say without spoiling the plot， but suffice it to say that Clone Wars fans will find much to enjoy in The ten years between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones are full of potential stories， and Queen's Shadow is no exception。 This novel depicts Padmé's transition from Queen of Naboo to its Senator and Sabé's transition from decoy to agent。 Both young women learn how to embrace their new roles and missions， and their steadfast friendship is very moving to see。 There's not much more I can say without spoiling the plot， but suffice it to say that Clone Wars fans will find much to enjoy in this book。Some housekeeping items: I started this book before listening to the prequel and then jumping back into this one。 I don't think it matters in which order you read them。 Also， I read half of it as an ebook and listened to the back half on audiobook， both of which were delightful。 The audiobook version of Queen's Shadow， like its prequel， is also narrated by Catherine Taber （the voice actress for Padmé in The Clone Wars） and has wonderful Star Wars scoring and sound effects。 。。。more

Aaron Deming ，

I enjoyed getting this glimpse into Padmes life but I just wasn't interested know the story。 I wish there was some sort of threat or long running thread that ran through her early time as a senator but I couldn't figure one out。 I enjoyed getting this glimpse into Padmes life but I just wasn't interested know the story。 I wish there was some sort of threat or long running thread that ran through her early time as a senator but I couldn't figure one out。 。。。more

hailey ，

3。5 starsi really enjoyed this and it was interesting to be able to have something canon explaining what padme did when first becoming senator。

L。 ，

So dry。 So unmitigatedly dry。 If you enjoyed The Phantom Menace， especially the parts about trade routes， taxation， and talk， talk， talk， then you may get something from this book。 If you're looking for action and adventure， good versus evil （ya know， Star Wars）， then I'm going to warn you right now to stay away from Disney。 They have absolutely no idea what they're doing。 So dry。 So unmitigatedly dry。 If you enjoyed The Phantom Menace， especially the parts about trade routes， taxation， and talk， talk， talk， then you may get something from this book。 If you're looking for action and adventure， good versus evil （ya know， Star Wars）， then I'm going to warn you right now to stay away from Disney。 They have absolutely no idea what they're doing。 。。。more

Chad Jarnigan ，

If you want history and culture of Naboo then this is the book for you。 If you want action and Jedi you won’t find it here。 This is strictly a back drop of Padme becoming a Senator and trying to help people in need， the last chapter and Epilogue serve as the most interesting parts for me。 I don’t think E。k。 Johnston does a good job with timeline work as the epilogue seems to be years later than the book itself。

Kelsey Hlavaty （readingwithkelsey） ，

3。5 stars - I am so happy to be with Padme， who is a character I feel like the canon does not focus on enough！ （Did I dress up as Padme Amidala several times in my youth？ Absolutely， but my love for her transcends the fact that I wanted to be a queen in Star Wars。） This book is set probably in the most boring time period in Star Wars （in between Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones， so it is not wonder that frankly， not a lot happens in this book）。 We are really reading a set up。 It had satis 3。5 stars - I am so happy to be with Padme， who is a character I feel like the canon does not focus on enough！ （Did I dress up as Padme Amidala several times in my youth？ Absolutely， but my love for her transcends the fact that I wanted to be a queen in Star Wars。） This book is set probably in the most boring time period in Star Wars （in between Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones， so it is not wonder that frankly， not a lot happens in this book）。 We are really reading a set up。 It had satisfactory links to other elements of the canon and I really enjoyed seeing more of Padme than we are used to。 We see her as her own person， making decisions and trying to save people - something the movies do an extreme injustice too。 Padme is only valuable in relation to Anakin， and while I love a bad boy romance， it was nice to see Padme out of that context。 Anakin is not mentioned by name at all which is extremely realistic for two people who no longer see each other。 I also loved getting to see Senator Organa and Senator Mon Mothma in their youth。 However， despite this book diving into a time we don't often see， I am not sure if E。K。 Johnston was the writer we needed。 I have read from this author before and I find her style to be extremely dry。 Naboo is a planet of art and flourish， I think it would have been a nice nod to have someone with more of a related style。 Despite this， I am still really excited to read the other Padme books， the writing style is not stopping me！ （view spoiler）[ Also I have a GRIPE to pick with Miss Johnston。 To end the book with Padme's funeral？？？？？？ Are you kidding me mam？？？？？？？？ WHY （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

kitkat ，

2。75✨

Emma DeRose ，

DNF: Not nearly as bad as Queen’s Peril， but not much better either。 I feel like people don’t talk about how poorly written this book is— the conversations were hard to follow and the writing was ambiguous。

anaya joshi ，

What I really enjoyed about this book was seeing Padme figure out her place in the galaxy through politics。 Once her term is up for Queen of Naboo， Padme's handmaidens have already figured out what they want to do with their lives whether it be fostering children， helping the elderly， moving off-world， or even becoming a part of the Galactic Republic。 While Padme struggles to figure out where her path will take her。 Until the new queen of Naboo appoints her as a senator。 She is quickly thrust in What I really enjoyed about this book was seeing Padme figure out her place in the galaxy through politics。 Once her term is up for Queen of Naboo， Padme's handmaidens have already figured out what they want to do with their lives whether it be fostering children， helping the elderly， moving off-world， or even becoming a part of the Galactic Republic。 While Padme struggles to figure out where her path will take her。 Until the new queen of Naboo appoints her as a senator。 She is quickly thrust into a world of politics and deception as she struggles to now be heard in a world that refuses to listen。 I loved seeing a pre-clone wars Padme。 She has so much to offer the world and you can really see her fight for everyone's rights。 Her relationships with her handmaidens are phenomenal， especially Sabe。 I want to see where Sabe's journey will take her now that we got that epilogue。 I wish we had a more flushed out part five but now we know the events that lead up to Attack of the Clones， with someone wanting to kill her。 I HATE FREAKING CLOVIS。 He was annoying but Padme thought so too。 Overall， I give this book a 4。25/5 and I highly recommend for any clone wars fan！ 。。。more

Sara Hursey ，

i could not tell you a single plot point of this book

Patty Franco ，

Padmé has been a favorite character of mine ever since she first appeared on screen with The Phantom Menace。 I loved her journey in the prequels and grew to admire and love her even more with my recent viewing of Clone Wars series。I read early in the year A Queen's Peril and absolutely loved it。 E。 K Johnston fleshed out Queen Amidala's early years in such an enthralling way and even gave life to the Queen's handmaidens so perfectly that I was invested in themI know Queen's Shadow was written be Padmé has been a favorite character of mine ever since she first appeared on screen with The Phantom Menace。 I loved her journey in the prequels and grew to admire and love her even more with my recent viewing of Clone Wars series。I read early in the year A Queen's Peril and absolutely loved it。 E。 K Johnston fleshed out Queen Amidala's early years in such an enthralling way and even gave life to the Queen's handmaidens so perfectly that I was invested in themI know Queen's Shadow was written before Peril， but I could never manage to get this book before。I am thoroughly in love with the way she treats Padmé。 I love that we see her as her OWN person。 I have enjoyed the look at her Senate start and I can't wait for Queen's Hope。 。。。more

Jana Kaplan ，

I'm a Star Wars fangirl， so I loved this book before I began to read it。 I'm a Star Wars fangirl， so I loved this book before I began to read it。 。。。more

Nicholas Bennett ，

Excellent Read！！This was a great read！ It was great to get a look into the intricacies of Padme’s work within the Galactic Senate。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book！

Yara ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Doesn’t seem too full of spoilers but i’ll tag anyway。 I loved the view into the handmaidens lives and how much they actually worked and helped rather than stand around for show。 They explained Naboo influences and how “interwoven” their culture is into the Senator’s daily routine。 A lot of insight into Padmé’s similarities with Leia especially their relationship to Mon Mothma and Bail Organa。 However that’s only something you pick up during their exchanges and there aren’t many so it’s not a bi Doesn’t seem too full of spoilers but i’ll tag anyway。 I loved the view into the handmaidens lives and how much they actually worked and helped rather than stand around for show。 They explained Naboo influences and how “interwoven” their culture is into the Senator’s daily routine。 A lot of insight into Padmé’s similarities with Leia especially their relationship to Mon Mothma and Bail Organa。 However that’s only something you pick up during their exchanges and there aren’t many so it’s not a big influence on the story。 You see Palpatine’s influence and apprehension of Padmé’s goals and how quickly she’ll plant and set things in motion especially in terms of aide and the slavery bills。 There’s separatist influence at every turn and Bonteri isn’t entirely innocent。 。。。more

Christa Chirico ，

Padmé is amazing， and I genuinely enjoyed learning about her initial relationships with important characters like Bail Organa （and Breha， who is incredible）。 Reading this already knowing the future of The Clone Wars and the fall of the Republic really makes the tiny moments that suggest what is to come particularly fun。 I wanted more Sabé in this one， but overall， I very much enjoyed the political machinations and small moments like R2 being perfect or Depa Billaba making an appearance。

Logan Mendivil ，

Queen's Shadow isn't like a lot of Star Wars books as you would expect。 Typically， going into a book you expect at the very least some blaster fights and epic space battles and possibly some Jedi swinging their lightsabers around。 This was not it。。 granted their was a brief space battle towards the end that included a Jedi joining the fight。 No lightsaber。 And when I say brief I mean brief。I don't mean any of this as a complaint as this author went and viewed this era from a different perspectiv Queen's Shadow isn't like a lot of Star Wars books as you would expect。 Typically， going into a book you expect at the very least some blaster fights and epic space battles and possibly some Jedi swinging their lightsabers around。 This was not it。。 granted their was a brief space battle towards the end that included a Jedi joining the fight。 No lightsaber。 And when I say brief I mean brief。I don't mean any of this as a complaint as this author went and viewed this era from a different perspective- Padame and occasionally her hand maiden's perspectives。 This story takes place between the first and second of the prequel movies and details her transition from Queen of Naboo to senator and how it effected those around her。 This story isn't about action but about the politics and the games that surround it （which actually mirror a lot from our real world）。 It was very interesting and I feel it is awesome to have a look at her struggles and victories as she established herself as a part of the senate。 We also see how she creates some of the alliances that will later become pivotal in the ongoing story during the Skywalker era。The only quibble that I find that I have about the book is that they seemed to had gave up and threw away Sabe's quest to fight against slavery on Tatooine and attempt to locate Shmi Skywalker。 I understand that she can't "solve" slavery on Tatooine nor find anything about Shmi as that will contradict with the movies that it all branches on but I feel they nonetheless missed an awesome story line there。 I personally wouldn't mind if they picked it up in another novel but I don't expect that to ever happen。 The abrupt end of that story is the only reason I didn't give this a five star。In spite of what I said above， the story was very well written and I feel that the author captured the personalities of the characters splendidly。 I also listened to it on audiobook and the voice actress was awesome and kept me interested。 This book may not be for everyone if they are looking for a specific "flavor" of Star Wars but if you can set your typical expectations aside， this is an excellent book and gives a great insight during a period that was greatly overlooked。 。。。more

Jeanna ，

There’s not enough Padme content even if you’ve watched The Clone Wars too and if you have watched CW， then you’ll recognize the audiobook voice， which made this book EVERYTHING！！ There was a review that said Padme got the short end of the stick story time wise and ain’t that the truth。 I truly appreciate this book for filling some serious details about her life between Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones。 I kept finding myself wanting a full comprehensive history There’s not enough Padme content even if you’ve watched The Clone Wars too and if you have watched CW， then you’ll recognize the audiobook voice， which made this book EVERYTHING！！ There was a review that said Padme got the short end of the stick story time wise and ain’t that the truth。 I truly appreciate this book for filling some serious details about her life between Episode I: The Phantom Menace and Episode II: Attack of the Clones。 I kept finding myself wanting a full comprehensive history of the time between the end of Eps I and her initial thoughts when seeing Anakin again 10 years later。 This book delivers to fill in the blanks。 Can’t wait until E。K。 writes number 3 so we get some more of Anakin’s and Padme’s relationship because even 7 seasons of CW， I require more。 Excuse me while I go read Queen’s Peril IMMEDIATELY to read about all of the decoy handmaidens and Padme as Queen。 So basically if you’re a prequels fan， a Star Wars book fan， and have watched CW， these are your books。 。。。more

Brit （Circus_of_Damed） ，

I really enjoy the three prequel Star Wars movies， in particular I enjoy Padma as a character。 So getting more of her story in particular learning what happened to Padma between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones。 Seeing how Padma became a Senator and became established on Coruscant。 I really enjoyed seeing the relationships formed and the interplay of characters。 However I wasn't thrilled with the time jump between the final chapter and the epilogue。 It felt little jarring and through I really enjoy the three prequel Star Wars movies， in particular I enjoy Padma as a character。 So getting more of her story in particular learning what happened to Padma between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones。 Seeing how Padma became a Senator and became established on Coruscant。 I really enjoyed seeing the relationships formed and the interplay of characters。 However I wasn't thrilled with the time jump between the final chapter and the epilogue。 It felt little jarring and through me。 However this seemed like a great starting place to enter reading the Star Wars novels， in particular this time period。 。。。more

Kaleb ，

I absolutely loved this exploration in world building for Naboo。 If， despite public pressure， you enjoy the politics of the prequels this is an excellent book to read。

Bai ，

I like this book and Queen's Peril more than I thought I would， but they just weren't my favorite。 I like this book and Queen's Peril more than I thought I would， but they just weren't my favorite。 。。。more

Tara ，

When I found another book about Padmé Amidala by E。K。 Johnston， I ran to my local library and searched for it。 When I finally found it， I could not put it down。 I wondered how this would compare to Queen's Peril （yes， I understand I read them out of publishing order， but it was still chronological！）。 It was amazing！ I do not know if was because I needed a change in my reading genre， but it was good！ The Epilogue wants me to read what E。K。 Johnston would write after it lets off。 When I found another book about Padmé Amidala by E。K。 Johnston， I ran to my local library and searched for it。 When I finally found it， I could not put it down。 I wondered how this would compare to Queen's Peril （yes， I understand I read them out of publishing order， but it was still chronological！）。 It was amazing！ I do not know if was because I needed a change in my reading genre， but it was good！ The Epilogue wants me to read what E。K。 Johnston would write after it lets off。 。。。more

Nora ，

In Queen's Shadow we follow Queen Amidala as she steps down as elected monarch and is thrust into the role of Senator by the new Queen of Naboo。 The change is a lot especially for Padme's handmaidens who often step into her shoes if needed。 This follows Padme and Sabe， played by Kiera Knightly in the movie， as they begin to traverse this new landscape。 Now no longer the handmaiden to the Queen but as her friend， she begins to figure out what she wants to do with her life and who she is。 Padme is In Queen's Shadow we follow Queen Amidala as she steps down as elected monarch and is thrust into the role of Senator by the new Queen of Naboo。 The change is a lot especially for Padme's handmaidens who often step into her shoes if needed。 This follows Padme and Sabe， played by Kiera Knightly in the movie， as they begin to traverse this new landscape。 Now no longer the handmaiden to the Queen but as her friend， she begins to figure out what she wants to do with her life and who she is。 Padme is one of my favorite Star Wars characters of the Prequel Trilogy and it was really interesting to see her role expanded and the time between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones as she hands Naboo on to the next Queen。 We got to see each of her handmaidens and their own personalities， but it did focus a little more on Sabe。There are so many familiar faces in the book from Chancellor Palpatine and Senator Bail Organa along with a number of potentially new characters that I didn't recognize。 There's a lot of talk of the Trade Federation and the trial of Nute Gunray。I will say that this book is focused more on the politics side of Star Wars since Padme is a Senator， with a small sub plot follow Sabe。 It does move a little slow at times and might be a little dry but it does offer some insight into democracy in general and how many deals are struck out of sight and there are clear lines drawn in the sand on the senate floor。I can't wait to read more about Padme and follow Sabe's character after the events of the book。 I gotta say this is probably the second time that a Star Wars book has made me cry。 It was really enjoyable and filled in a much needed backstory。 。。。more

Sophia ，

BEST。 STAR WARS。 BOOK。 EVER。 Now I can tell you from the start that this book won’t be for everyone， but I absolutely loved it。 In terms of plot， it could be better， but where it really shines is the characters。 It was SO cool to explore the characters of Padme and her handmaidens and see her transition from queen to senator。 Right from the start （iykyk）， this book pulls you in and brings you along on a beautiful journey。 As with all Star Wars books， this book deepened my love for the characters BEST。 STAR WARS。 BOOK。 EVER。 Now I can tell you from the start that this book won’t be for everyone， but I absolutely loved it。 In terms of plot， it could be better， but where it really shines is the characters。 It was SO cool to explore the characters of Padme and her handmaidens and see her transition from queen to senator。 Right from the start （iykyk）， this book pulls you in and brings you along on a beautiful journey。 As with all Star Wars books， this book deepened my love for the characters， some of which barely had any screen time in the movies！ It is such a wonderful addition to the Star Wars universe and THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS E。K JOHNSTON。 。。。more

Cynthia Nobuta ，

Creo que es de los libros que he leído de Star Wars que mas me ha aburrido， nunca conecte， ni me intereso que pasaba。 Todo se me hizo muy aburrido y de verdad quería que me gustara， pero bueno si le pongo 2 estrellas es porque no me gusta poner 1 me parece cruel。

Lisa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed this way more than I expected to。 A quick， easy， relatively light read that allows us to see Padme as a more badass， fleshed-out character than the movies allowed。 When this book was gifted to me， i feared it would be all about Padme pining for Anakin and i was so relieved that while major plot events were influenced by him， his name wasn't mentioned until the epilogue。 Great to see Padme and her handmaidens stand on their own， with their own personhood and agency。 I look forward to th I enjoyed this way more than I expected to。 A quick， easy， relatively light read that allows us to see Padme as a more badass， fleshed-out character than the movies allowed。 When this book was gifted to me， i feared it would be all about Padme pining for Anakin and i was so relieved that while major plot events were influenced by him， his name wasn't mentioned until the epilogue。 Great to see Padme and her handmaidens stand on their own， with their own personhood and agency。 I look forward to the next installment。 。。。more

Jonny ，

If Claudia Grey is the Queen of Star Wars novels the E。K。 Johnston is the Princess and ready for the chance to take the throne。'Queen's Shadow' is quite possibly one of the best Star Wars books written。 Hands down。It's the book we have all been waiting for， finally learning more about Padmé between the events of 'The Phantom Menace' and 'Attack of the Clones' and not only does it give us great insight into her character， but we learn about her handmaidens and what they went through during the ev If Claudia Grey is the Queen of Star Wars novels the E。K。 Johnston is the Princess and ready for the chance to take the throne。'Queen's Shadow' is quite possibly one of the best Star Wars books written。 Hands down。It's the book we have all been waiting for， finally learning more about Padmé between the events of 'The Phantom Menace' and 'Attack of the Clones' and not only does it give us great insight into her character， but we learn about her handmaidens and what they went through during the events of 'The Phantom Menace'。 Once Padmé takes on her new role as Senator， we are introduced to the characters we meet in 'Attack of the Clones' and they are present throughout most of the book。What I loved about this book， not only for the development of Padmé's character and seeding her starting to thrive in her new role， but the way is works as a spiritual companion piece to Claudia Grey's 'Leia: Princess of Alderaan' even going so far as having Queen Breha appear unreal a minor role as well as Bail Organa playing quite a major one。 And of course some of the things mentioned in this novel tie-in to other canon materials including 'Battlefront 2'。Johnston really lets us learn more about Padmé than we have ever learned in all the years of the 'Legends' timeline and not only do we learn about Padmé but one of the other protagonists is Sabé， the Handmaiden who posed as Amidala during'The Phantom Menace' who goes on her own mission for Padmé that sends her to Tatooine to search for Shmi Skywalker。In terms of the overall story， there isn't a lot of action， it's more of a Political novel with a YA twist which is refreshing。 There is some romance but it's a character beat rather than a plot point。I love being able to understand Padmé more now than I did before reading this book。 She is one of the most important characters in the Skywalker Saga and until the last few years there hasn't been a lot of ancillary material about her， and other than 'Thrawn: Alliances' she hasn't had much development。I don't consider many of the Star Wars books/comics to be a necessary read， but this has made the list。 It adds an incredible amount of depth to Padmé and her life， including her family who was relegated to the cutting room floor of 'Attack of the Clones'。 And thanks to 'Queen's Shadow' I have a new found appreciation of her character and her roles in the films and wish that we had more of her deleted scenes， especially the 'Rebellion' sub-plot from 'Revenge of the Sith' because this novel also ties into those scenes with the formation of her alliance with Bail Organa and Mon Mothma， it even includes Rush Clovis and Mina Bonteri from 'The Clone Wars' and shows the formation of her relationships with them as well。Johnston also includes some mystery around Bonteri， in two scenes， Padmé overhears conversations where Bonteri is talking with a mysterious male character。 If Johnston returns to this era I would love to see more of this， maybe showing the early days of the beginnings of the Separatist movement in the Senate。All in all this book is amazing。 One of my favourites to far and I look forward to reading more from E。K。 Johnston in the future， I just hope it's sooner rather than later。If you have enjoyed this review， head over to http://www。mystarwarslifedebt。com for more reviews and other Star Wars content。 。。。more

Brianna Benton ，

The audiobook is EVEN BETTER than reading it in print。 The classic quote from the Phantom Menace， （view spoiler）["We are brave your highness" （hide spoiler）]， hits even harder when you hear the inflection of the narrator。 Such a great book in all it's forms， I can't wait to listen to more of E。K。 Johnston's books in audiobook form。 The audiobook is EVEN BETTER than reading it in print。 The classic quote from the Phantom Menace， （view spoiler）["We are brave your highness" （hide spoiler）]， hits even harder when you hear the inflection of the narrator。 Such a great book in all it's forms， I can't wait to listen to more of E。K。 Johnston's books in audiobook form。 。。。more

Brenna O'Hara ，

A relatively chill and diplomatic dialogue-heavy filler story that scratched my Star Wars itch and gave poor Padmé a smidge more of the character development she deserved。 There isn't a spacefight for 90% of the book， but the backstage pass on Naboo's go-to doppelganger subterfuge more than made up for it。 A relatively chill and diplomatic dialogue-heavy filler story that scratched my Star Wars itch and gave poor Padmé a smidge more of the character development she deserved。 There isn't a spacefight for 90% of the book， but the backstage pass on Naboo's go-to doppelganger subterfuge more than made up for it。 。。。more

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