Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

Book Details Title Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Era Empire Series Single Type Novel Hardback 03-Nov-05 Paperback 01-Jun-06 Author(s) James Luceno Avg. Rating

Synopsis

Focusing on Darth Vader, the newly created Sith Lord and epitome of evil, this exciting original "Star Wars" novel builds on the events of the movie "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" to chronicle Vader's coming into power! The newly created Darth Vader flexes his Force-muscle as the Emperor's enforcer to maintain order and obedience in a galaxy reeling from civil war and the destruction of the Jedi Order.

 

Lord Depravus Says

A Good, Well Paced Read - 20-Oct-06

I have to say that I am a big fan of James Luceno. He is probably one of my favourite authors and he once again does credit to the Expanded Universe. This has to be one of the best books I have read for a long time

I thought this book was an excellent sequal to Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. I thought it was a very well written book and I liked the way that James Luceno focused on how Darth vader struggled in the early days in the suit.

The only thing I didn't like about the book was the way that the main Jedi characters survived Order 66. Personally I think that he could have come up with a better plot than he did. I also found the Jedi characters a little week but not enough to spoil what was essentially a good read! Definately five stars for me!