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| Events that occur between 1,000 and 0
years before the Battle of Yavin. |
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![[cover]](images/dark-lord.jpg)
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Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader |
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Author: |
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James Luceno |
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Hardback Novel, PAPERBACK NOVEL |
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2005, 2006 |
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Synopsis:
The Republic has become the Empire, ruled by the wicked Palpatine
with order enforced by his new right hand agent, Darth Vader. The
galaxy is reeling from civil war and the shocking elimination of the
Jedi Knights. Some worlds are resistant to the New Order, and are
determined to make a stand against these sweeping new changes. One
of Darth Vader's first tasks is to snuff out these early embers of
resistance, and it is this mission that will lead him to discover
his true strength and come into his own as the Emperor's iron fist. |
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Chronology:
This storyline occurs approximately one month after the events
in Revenge of the Sith. |
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Related Stories (in
chronological order):
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| Story Reviews: |
Review by Ozmon, UK, 2006:
"Extending the Star Wars prequels storyline directly from when
Revenge of the Sith left off, James Luceno serves up a bitty but
serviceable book that’s strong on Vader but doesn’t put him as
centre-stage as fans might have hoped.
"As it is, the book juggles too many planets and characters,
including an excess number of “star” cameos, though at least
these are handled well enough. And the Darth stuff is cracking: you
get a real sense of his torture, shock, devastation and above all
humiliation following his mutilation by Kenobi and Frankenstein
rebirth, as well as his newfound bitterness towards his master
Palpatine, who hasn’t exactly survived unscathed himself. “Look
at us… Are these the faces of victory?” Darth asks angrily at
one point, a turn of phrase it’s hard to imagine coming from
Hayden Christensen.
"It’s a shame that the plot, which concerns a small group of
Jedi survivors, is on the insubstantial side, as are the Jedi
themselves, though they raise an interesting question about whether
heroes can ever accept that they have lost the day. There are many
bombastic set-pieces, including more carnage on the Wookiee
homeworld Kashyyyk, although Luceno’s efforts to describe the
action are sometimes awkward. The end sets up any number of
prequel-sequel books to come."
Rating: 3 / 5 |
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