Babylon 5: The Shadow Within

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The Shadow Within is a Babylon 5 novel written by Jeanne Cavelos, onetime editor of Dell Books and author of the Babylon 5 Technomage trilogy. According to Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, the book is "90% canonical," though he has not clarified which parts are not canonical.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The events of the novel detail two nearly unrelated plotlines early in 2257, just prior to Babylon 5: The Gathering, the series pilot. 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 plotline deals with John Sheridan's command of an Earthforce ship and a Homeguard plot to destroy Babylon 5.

Because of the plot details revealed this novel is best read after season 3 of the series.

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