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==Issue 16==
Shadowstar 16 was published in Fall 1984 and contains 121 pages. This issue did not print any letters of comment.
From the editorial: 
* A Letter from the Editor (1)
* Shady Thoughts: An Open Letter to George Lucas by Dorothy P. Freda (2)
* A Christmas Carol? by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (3)
* Cry Havoc! by Misty Lackey (Dawntreader) (11)
* "Star Lord" and "Other Times," two poems by Chris Smith (15)
* The Loremaster's Apprentice by Kathryn Sullivan (original fantasy) (16)
* Allies by Roberta Stuemke ("Not all the entries in our recent contest were winners, but, as I said, they were all good. Here we have another of Roberta s, the one that didn't win. She asked my permission to set it in the post-ROTJ universe I had devised, and I happily conceded.") (Star Wars) (18)
* word search puzzle by Lynda Vandiver (24)
* The Lykoniad, part three by Mike Winkle (original fiction) (25)
* Over the Rainbow? by Misty Lackey (Includes a bit of Tuckerism: "Once again, this submission, like its predecessor ("Worldwalker", SHADOWSTAR #14), was not in any way solicited ('cept maybe for saying "yes" when the author asked if she could send it). Although it might have been better-suited for publication in one of our other 'zines (due to its specific subject matter), we include it here in part to balance off the incredible morosity of Misty's submission "Cry Havoc!" and in part because of the editor's "oblique" inclusion within it (hey, I get a name this time!). The plot thickens.") (Diana Tregarde/Indiana Jones) (44)
* Space Lover's Puzzle by Marci Erwin (crossword puzzle) (50)
* Interlude in the Kilghard Hills by Mary Frances Zambreno (Stars Wars/Darkover) ("The following is a story set in an alternate universe -- combining versions of two different universes -- neither of which should ever have been permitted within a half-mile of each other. Still, one can't help wondering...") (52)
* Anakin, poem by Pat Molitor (Star Wars) (60)
* I am a Jedi, illo by D.L. Miller (Star Wars) (62)
* Selkie, Selkie by Misty Lackey (Diana Tregarde) (64)
* Name Game, word search by Marci Erwin (68)
* You Can Fool Some of the People... by Karen Klinck (Star Wars) (70)
* Let it Be a Tombstone by Kenneth Goltz (original science fiction) (73)
* It's Not My Fault, poem by Ann Wortham (78)
* Luke Skywalker's Response to "The Mary Sue Fan Fiction Blues" by Jacqueline Taero (A response to the "Mary Su Fan Fiction Blues," which appeared in Shadowstar #9) (Star Wars) (79)
* An Evening with a Solo by Joyce Devine (Star Wars) (80)
* Carbonized Corellian, poem by Marci Erwin (Star Wars) (83)
* The Coming of Darkness by Terry O'Brien (original science fiction) (84)
* Lost in the Shuffle, part two of a Star Wars novel by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (89)
* ads (122)
* art by Mary Jean Holmes (both covers), Wanda Lybarger, Martynn, Karen Pauli, Carol Paulson, Virginia Rogers, John Sies, Mark Wallace, Mary WOod
File:shadowstar16-1.jpg|from issue #16, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar16-2.jpg|from issue #16, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar16-3.jpg|from issue #16, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar16-10.jpg|from issue #16, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar16-4.jpg|from issue #16, Mark Wallace for "Over the Rainbow?"
File:shadowstar16-5.jpg|from issue #16, Martynn
File:shadowstar16-6.jpg|from issue #16, Mary Wood: portrays Danilo Syrtis, Luke Skywalker, and Artoo
File:shadowstar16-7.jpg|from issue #16, Virginia Rogers
File:shadowstar16-8.jpg|from issue #16, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar16-9.jpg|from issue #16, Martynn
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 16==
==Issue 17==
Shadowstar 17 was published in Winter 1985 and contains 144 pages.
The art is by Jean Danielsen, Mary Jean Holmes, Jenni Hennig, Misty Lackey, Melody Luke, Wanda Lybarger (back cover), Martynn, Karen Pauli, Carol Paulson, John Sies, and Mary Wood.
From the editorial: 
* Letter from the Editor (1)
* Shady Thoughts: Why I Like Reading/Writing Fan Fiction by Misty Lackey (2)
* Fuzzy Thoughts, tongue-in-cheek essay by a wookiee about why fans are now more excited about the Ewoks than the Wookiees (4)
* Penumbra (6)
* Ties of Life -- and Death by Jeanine Hennig ("Sent from Yavin on a mission to scout out new base sites, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles discover things about themselves, secrets of old acquaintances, and treachery...") (chapter in the Catalyst series) (Star Wars) (12)
* Companion by Melody Luke (science fiction) (28)
* The Hearth Calleth, poem by Paula Freda (30)
* One Good Turn..., fiction by Lynda Vandiver (not listed in the table of contents) (Star Wars) (31)
* Star Wars Double Trouble Puzzle by Marci Erwin (35)
* Alien, poem by Paul Freda (reprinted from "Small Press Writers and Artists' Organization Showcase" IV, 1984) (36)
* Not for Burning by Misty Lackey ("Gifted with the Sight, befriended by animals, orphaned, and forced to flee in the face of accusations of witchcraft in Puritan England, Cassandra Tregarde is led to a fate she has only dreamed...") (science fiction, part of Lackey'sDiana Tregarde eventual pro series.) (37)
* Honor's Price, part one by Christine Jeffords and eluki bes shahar (part of the Brightstar Universe) ("Part one, from The Pirate and the Lady series by Christine Jeffords and Eluki bes Shahar. "Freed from the Emperor but unable to reach her Lord, Dolca, the Lady Vader of Vader, finds herself confronted with rebellion and mutiny, and her only hope for escape is via the pirate captain, Mari Sevenstars... " Recap from "Shadowstar" #18: "In Part One: While en route to meet with her lord, Darth Vader, Dolca, Lady Vader of Vader and Force-adept, finds herself onboard an Imperial cruiser in the midst of mutiny. While the battle rages and the ship hangs helpless in space, it is detected by the pirate ship Tusken Raider, captained by Mari Sevenstars. Intending to strip the cruiser of anything valuable, the pirate crew boards and takes control of the Imperial ship; sensing that they are her only hope for reaching Lord Vader, Dolca aids the pirates in their takeover, then hires the ship to take her to her Lord, Although she is bound by her Azaeli code of honor to protect her passenger, Mari is uncertain of her intentions; she holds Dolca in confinement as she would a hostage. For her part, Dolca is no more certain of the pirate captain than Mari is of her...") (Star Wars) (47)
* Imagine and Ride Other Wings, two poems by Chris Smith ("Imagine" was originally published in "SPWAO Newsletter" v.6 n.5, 1984) (74)
* Jedi Character Hunt by Marci Erwin (75)
* Looking Glass by Mary Frances Zambreno ("When he purchased the unusual mirror for his quarters, Luke Skywalker could never have imagined what waited on the other side...") (76)
* Flights of Fancy, poem by Paula Freda (reprinted from "Labyrinth" -- spring 1983) (83)
* The Lykoniad, part four by Mike Winkle (science fiction)(83)
* Lost in the Shuffle, part three by Mary Jean Holmes ("Wherein we learn of Han's fate at the inn, the schemes for power of an Imperial Governor, the anger of the Merchants' Guild, and Lando's plans for revenge... ") (Star Wars) (97)
* ads (157)
File:shadowstar17-1.jpg|from issue #17
File:shadowstar17-2.jpg|from issue #17, Jenni Hennig
File:shadowstar17-3.jpg|from issue #17, Jenni Hennig
File:shadowstar17-4.jpg|from issue #17, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar17-5.jpg|from issue #17, Martynn
File:shadowstar17-6.jpg|from issue #17, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar17-7.jpg|from issue #17, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar17-8.jpg|from issue #17, Wanda Lybarger
File:shadowstar17-9.jpg|from issue #17, Misty Lackey
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 17==
==References==
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