The Shadow Within
From The Babylon Project
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The Shadow Within is the seventh book in the series of original Babylon 5 novels. It was written by Jeanne Cavelos, author of the The Passing of the Techno-Mages trilogy.
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[edit] Synopsis
The events of the novel detail two nearly unrelated plotlines early in 2257, just prior to The Gathering. The main plot deals with the voyage of the Icarus to Z'ha'dum and the fate of Anna Sheridan, wife of future Babylon 5 commander John Sheridan. The secondary plot line deals with John Sheridan's command of an Earthforce ship and a Homeguard plot to destroy Babylon 5.
This novel details how Anna became involved with the IPX expedition to Z'ha'dum, how she met Morden and how she became the Shadow-infested shell of who she had once been who turned up in the final episode of season three of Babylon 5.
It also details how and why Morden chose to become an agent of the Shadows. He was a widower whose wife and daughter were killed in a terrorist attack on a jumpgate. The Shadows were able to tap into his guilt and terror that the people he had loved most were somehow still suffering still, and he thus promised to serve them in return for their promise that they could end their suffering and the guilt that tormented him. It is an interesting subversion of one of the series' most enigmatic villains into a man who is essentially suffering in purgatory for those he loves most. This is particularly interesting given how the series portrayed not dissimilar changes of character and perspective on other main characters.
These details are referenced in Jeanne Cavelos's Technomage Trilogy, which is considered 100% canon.
[edit] Canonicity
According to Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski: "The story of the Icarus as presented in this book is considered canon."[1]
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- Black Star
- EAS Agamemnon
- EAS Athena - A survivor of the Battle of the Line, destroyer
- EAS Curie - A survivor of the Battle of the Line, destroyer
- EAS De Soto - Explorer class ship
- EAS Galatea - heavy cruiser
- EAS Hyperion
- EAS Lexington
- Icarus
[edit] References
| Babylon 5 franchise | ||
| Babylon 5: | Signs and Portents • The Coming of Shadows • Point of No Return • No Surrender, No Retreat • Wheel of Fire | |
| Crusade: | Season 1 • Scripted/Unfilmed Episodes | |
| Movies: | The Gathering • In the Beginning • Thirdspace • River of Souls • A Call to Arms • The Legend of the Rangers • Voices in the Dark • The Memory of Shadows | |
| Printed Media: | Novels • Comic Books • Short Stories • Reference books • Magazines | |
| Other Media: | DVD Releases • VHS Home Video • The Official Guide to Babylon 5 • Babylon 5: Into the Fire | |
| Babylon 5 Novels | ||
| Stand-alone Novels: | Voices • "Accusations" • "Blood Oath" • "Clark's Law" • "The Touch of Your Shadow, the Whisper of Your Name" • "Betrayals" • "The Shadow Within" • "Personal Agendas" • "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" | |
| The Psi Corps Trilogy: | "Dark Genesis - The Birth of the Psi Corps" • "Deadly Relations - Bester Ascendant" • "Final Reckoning - The Fate of Bester" | |
| Legions of Fire: | "The Long Night of Centauri Prime" • "Armies of Light and Dark" • "Out of the Darkness" | |
| The Passing of the Techno-Mages: | "Casting Shadows" • "Summoning Light" • "Invoking Darkness" | |
| Novelizations: | "In the Beginning" • "Thirdspace" • "A Call to Arms" | |
