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Shadow Star

Shadow Star is the third novel in the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, published in 1999. It was written by Chris Claremont in collaboration with George Lucas. Preceded by Shadow Moon (1995) and Shadow Dawn (1996), it was the third book in the continuation of events from the 1988 motion picture Willow.

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Elora Danan has slain the dragons – who embody the soul of creation – to prevent their power being harnessed by The Deceiver, a maleficent version of herself from an alternative future . Thorn Drumheller wraps the last two dragon eggs in a spell that will prevent himself and Khory Bannefin from giving them up, even at the cost of their lives. While attempting to heal a wound inflicted by The Deceiver on Khory, Elora is transported to a vision of the latter's past. There, she reunites with Calan Dineer, learning that Khory was once a powerful weapon against The Malevoiy. During one battle, she came close to defeating them, only to be betrayed by her Commander. The world remembered this betrayal, eventually leading to The Malevoiy's banishment to the dragon realm.

As the trio leave the realm, they are pursued by The Malevoiy, who try to tempt Elora into joining them. This would enable them to once again rule the Twelve Realms, just as they did before the betrayal from Khory's Commander. Black Rose assassins arrive and mortally wound Elora with an arrow to the lung. Khory wards them off, bringing herself, Thorn and Elora to a worldgate that leads them back to the Sandeni fort of Tregare.

To heal herself from the attack, Elora forces herself into a coma where she once again faces temptation from The Malevoiy. She awakes to find herself being cared for in Tregare by Thorn, Rool and Franjean. The fort is soon attacked by the Chengwei, spurring Elora to help mount defences. The Chengwei go on to attack in four waves. Between the second and third, Elora sings a song to her troops that inspires and motivates them to fight against the coming slaughter. As the battles continue to rage, Elora hides at a scribe's library with Luc-Jon. There, she attempts to learn more about her purpose and how to rise against The Deceiver and The Caliban. The Chengwei take control of Tregare using a magic-disrupting device called "The Resonator". The Caliban also arrives and unsuccessfully attempts to seize Elora before escaping.

In the aftermath, Elora travels to the Chengwei city with Rool, Franjean and Luc-Jon in hope of finding Thorn, who is building another resonator, more powerful than the device that befell Tregare. The Deceiver arrives and the resonator is activated. Chengwei sorcerers attempt to control the device while trying to ward her off. The Caliban also enters the fray. One spell goes awry, and Elora is inadvertently killed by some dark magic The Deceiver intended for the sorcerers. Stuck between the realms of life and death, the Malevoiy once more tempt Elora to join them. This time, she accepts, seizing the chance for life by fusing herself with them, and becoming a Malevoiy. She fights The Deceiver as Thorn, Rool, Franjean and the Chengwei escape the collapsing palace. The Chengwei city is destroyed. Thorn decides to build a second resonator, sending word to other Nelwyns and Elves to rally an army of constructors.