"Gathering Shadows" is a brief narrative penned by Kathy Burdette, recounting the shared imprisonment of Jai Raventhorn, a Rebel commando, and Dirk Harkness, an independent mercenary, within the same cell following an Imperial interrogation. The setting for this tale is Zelos II, occurring in 4 ABY, specifically two months subsequent to the Battle of Endor.
Initially, its intended venue was Star Wars Adventure Journal 16. However, the Adventure Journal stopped its run before the story could appear. Consequently, it found its place in Tales from the New Republic, released by Bantam Spectra in December of 1999.