Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars) | James Luceno

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars) | James Luceno | Good book. I'd recommend picking it up.

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	Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars) James Luceno Del Rey, 2006 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 142 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Throughout the galaxy, it was believed that Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker?the Chosen One?had died on Coruscant during the siege of the Jedi Temple. And, to some extent, that was true. Anakin was dead.

From the site of Anakin Skywalker?s last stand?on the molten surface of the planet Mustafar, where he sought to destroy his friend and former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi?a fearsome specter in black has risen. Once the most powerful Knight ever known to the Jedi Order, he is now a disciple of the dark side, a lord of the dreaded Sith, and the avenging right hand of the galaxy?s ruthless new Emperor. Seduced, deranged, and destroyed by the machinations of the Dark Lord Sidious, Anakin Skywalker is dead . . . and Darth Vader lives.

Word of the events that created him?the Jedi Council?s failed mutiny against Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the self-crowned Emperor?s retaliatory command to exterminate the Jedi Order, and Anakin?s massacre of his comrades and Masters in the Jedi Temple?has yet to reach all quarters. On the Outer Rim world of Murkhana, Jedi Masters Roan Shryne and Bol Chatak and Padawan Olee Starstone are leading a charge on a Separatist stronghold, unaware that the tide, red with Jedi blood, has turned suddenly against them.

When the three narrowly elude execution?and become the desperate prey in a hunt across space?it?s neither clone soldiers, nor the newly deployed stormtroopers, nor even the wrath of the power-hungry Emperor himself they must fear most. The deadliest threat rests in the hideously swift and lethal crimson lightsaber of Darth Vader?behind whose brooding mask lies a shattered heart, a poisoned soul, and a cunning, twisted mind hell-bent on vengeance.

For the handful of scattered Jedi, survival is imperative if the light side of the Force is to be protected and the galaxy somehow, someday reclaimed. Yet more important still is the well-being of the twin infants, Leia and Luke Skywalker, the children of Anakin and his doomed bride, Padmé Amidala. Separated after Padmé?s death, they must be made safe at all costs, lest the hope they represent for the future be turned to horror by the new Sith regime?and the unspeakable power of the dark side.

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The best Star wars book I've read so far

I loved this book it was really well done and gave me what I was longing to know about Anakin/Vader. At the end of episode three I remember wondering how Anakin dealt with his new suit and the lack for compassion he was suppose to have. I wanted to know if the good part of him continued to fight and that is explored in this book so I thought that was awesome. This book made Anakin/Vader my favorite charecter in the Star Wars universe.

Good book. I'd recommend picking it up.

Pretty good book. I was suprised that I enjoyed it to be honest. It picks up after revenge of the sith and shows anakin becoming vader in mind body and soul. The book would have been better if the characters he was fighting against were in any way interesting. They are just shallow characters to get pimped slaped by vader.

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It's an alright book, lacked content though

I was excited to read this. I wanted more stories on Darth Vader Between Episodes III and IV. This book has moments of being great, but it lacked content. I wanted more meat about VADER. Instead it went on about a group of Jedi who weren't killed by order 66. I wanted to know more what was going on in Vaders mind, and how vader was dealing with the suit.

I will give this book one big positive though. It made me want to read more Star Wars books! And the writing style was smooth.

I am still waiting to see when Darth Vader will be powerful.

Overall entertaining read, although I think any book written about a between film hallmark Lucas character has a Very Very restricted story line. I'm sure Luceno did what he could with the character, but ultimately I feel like something is missing. I was expecting to see why the galaxy feared Vader, but mostly just saw his increasing limitations. Anakin/Darth Vader a Sith creation supposedly has the most Force potential, but all he really does is throw stuff and choke? I guess I was hoping for a bit more than Vader angst. It is ingenious how Luceno tries to work with Vader's limitations, especially describing in a justifying way the limited movie props of the 70's i.e. Vader's suit and empire space craft. Worth a read.

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