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In Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader James Luceno tells an excellent story that I very much enjoyed reading. He takes us from immediately after Revenge of the Sith through Darth Vader's formative stages in his new role as the enforcer for Darth Sidious. Along the way Vader deals with some Jedi who escaped Order 66, and he establishes himself as an extremely powerful force in the Empire.

All of that is well and good, but Mr. Luceno also delves into some extremely interesting questions, many of which had not occurred to me before reading this book. How much trouble does Anakin Skywalker have in adapting to his new role as Darth Vader? What does he need to do in order to make an impression in the various realms of the Empire and how will he be accepted? How difficult is it for Vader to function as an instrument of terror within the confines of the black suit and all of the artificial body parts? Can he overcome the death of Padme, especially after Sidious pins the blame for her death squarely on Vader? How long will it be before he becomes proficient in the Sith dark arts and use of the Force? Can he trust Sidious? Does he even want to trust Sidious or should he just bide his time, improve his skills, and then kill his master as Sidious once did to Darth Plagieus? Fascinating stuff.

We also are treated to a wonderful look at Bail Organa's moment of near-terror when Vader shows up on Alderaan and decides he wants to meet Bail's wife Breha. The main problem is that at that moment Breha is walking around the palace holding baby Leia. Would Vader sense that his child was nearby? R2-D2 has a great sequence in the palace at the same time. R2 is one of the very few entities that understand who all the players actually are and what has happened in the recent past. He is such a good character throughout the Star Wars saga, and this episode only enhances my opinion of him.

Finally we get to the time when Obi-Wan on Tatooine learns from watching HoloNet that Darth Vader exists, that Anakin somehow survived the fight on Mustafar, and that Luke may not be as safe on the desert planet as he thought. He relies on the sudden voice of our old friend Qui-Gon for counseling and reassurance as the book ends. Also near the end of the book we have one of my very favorite pieces of advice in Star Wars. A stranger says to Obi-Wan:

"Take care of yourself. These desert wastes aren't as remote as you may think they are."

Good advice for the rest of the saga.


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Dark Lord The Rise of Darth Vader Star Wars James Luceno Books Reviews

This was the first book I had read from James Luceno. I picked it up instead of moving on to the next set of books in the New Jedi Order which he also wrote. I was very impressed. His writing style is familiar and expected, a good thing in my opinion, and the story was well thought out even if the main hero, if there was one, wasn't very well defined. This is definitely about Vader and anything beyond him felt a bit like filler but necessary filler and definitely didn't detract from the story. Throwing in a few characters from the movies, besides Vader, was a nice idea but don't expect their story lines to really be fleshed out here. All in all I am glad I picked this book up and enjoyed the story. I'm feeling better about continuing the New Jedi Order series knowing what to expect from Luceno now and am looking forward to reading his others as well. One issue for me, and this is not the author's fault, I started playing Star Wars The Force Unleashed right after I finished reading Dark Lord and the origin story of the main character steps all over Vader's visit to a certain planet in this book. Someone at Lucas dropped the ball.
Really great read. Darth Vader fans will appreciate the detailed looks into Anakin and Vader's mindset, the deep thoughts and inner battle he has within himself. However I do feel that Vader us often pulled out of the spotlight and seems as he's playing second seat to the other characters in this book. You'll like the characters for the most part, (at least I did) but crave more Vader, like any star wars fan would
I thought this boil did a great job getting into the inner mind of Vader and begin to explain and show how powerful he is! A must read for any Vader fan.
THE RISE OF DARTH VADER by James Lucerno.
This novel is set immediately after the events of Episode III Revenge of the Sith and from the outset to me it is a pity that Matthew Stover did not write both books. I say this because reading the novelisation of REVENGE OF THE SITH was one of the literary highlights of 2012 and it would have enhanced this story by the length of the Kessel run if it was written in the same style. In one sense the story of Anakin Skywalker ends on Mustafar and yet George Lucas himself has said that episodes 1 through 6 complete the story of his rise fall and eventual redemption (if such a thing is possible). So what I am saying from the outset is that the novelisation of ROTS and this one is really a two part story which would have been a better read if written by the same author.

(NOTE I have come to realise that ROTS and this book are actually the final two thirds of THE DARK LORD TRILOGY so this criticism is clearly invalid. But I would like to leave this in my review as I refer to this paragraph later on. -))

That out of the way, I can say that there are moments of pure star wars magic to be found in this book. This first one left me breathless early on in the novel when we entered the tormented mind of Vader as he begins to comprehend what has happened, what he is and what he has become. Regrets begin to form in his soul and rise to the surface of his consciousness when he remembers what he was and what he could have been. Little facts are raised in the book which are fascinating to some readers (me!) but possibly pointless trivia to others.

Part one of the book is compelling to say the least. We are on Murkhana when Order 66 is implemented and this is a well written but terrifying description of the mass murder of innocents under the guise of war. Part two - subtitled THE EMPEROR'S EMISSARY is when we are introduced to Vader for the first time in the book and this is where the heart of the reader really starts to pump. The story itself too jumps up a notch but in an attempt to humanise Vader it gets stuck in first gear for 50 pages or so. Anyway the heroes of this story become obvious given the context of what has gone before and it is easy to become attached emotionally to what is going on.

Part three begins on Imperial Centre and obviously is used to set the scene for what happens in the tumultuous and apocalyptic (for some) climax to this tale. Palpatine (Sidious) is still manipulating his new apprentice but at least we signs of development and independent thought processes begin to rise from Vader. Part four is based on KASHYYYK and is the highlight of the book in an emotional sense as well as from the storytelling perspective. A group of renegade Jedi and their support crew decide to use Kashyyyk as a temporary base and when Vader turns up with his support crew they refuse to surrender. A fantastic battle ensues with lots of action, fight scenes and truly moving events and dialogue to entertain and educate the reader. This part of the book is also significant in terms of Vader's development in the dark side and it is easy to close your eyes and see the book "happen" in front of you as you read each page.

With a deeply satisfying and equally emotional ending this book turned out to be one of the all time great EU novels. As I stated at the start of my review, the writing style is definitely different from that used by Stover in REVENGE OF THE SITH but looking back, that was definitely a good thing. I am not criticising Stover by saying this but even though the two books form the bulk of the same trilogy, they have to be sufficiently different in order to entertain and to give each writer his due. What Lucerno has achieved here is a classic star wars novel for the "new" star wars if you know what i mean. So in summary I give this book four stars out of five. The ending was awesome as I have said but held back by a minor lull in proceedings in part two. But definitely worth reading. The hard part now is to decide which SW book to read next!

Greggorio (LR)
In Dark Lord The Rise of Darth Vader James Luceno tells an excellent story that I very much enjoyed reading. He takes us from immediately after Revenge of the Sith through Darth Vader's formative stages in his new role as the enforcer for Darth Sidious. Along the way Vader deals with some Jedi who escaped Order 66, and he establishes himself as an extremely powerful force in the Empire.

All of that is well and good, but Mr. Luceno also delves into some extremely interesting questions, many of which had not occurred to me before reading this book. How much trouble does Anakin Skywalker have in adapting to his new role as Darth Vader? What does he need to do in order to make an impression in the various realms of the Empire and how will he be accepted? How difficult is it for Vader to function as an instrument of terror within the confines of the black suit and all of the artificial body parts? Can he overcome the death of Padme, especially after Sidious pins the blame for her death squarely on Vader? How long will it be before he becomes proficient in the Sith dark arts and use of the Force? Can he trust Sidious? Does he even want to trust Sidious or should he just bide his time, improve his skills, and then kill his master as Sidious once did to Darth Plagieus? Fascinating stuff.

We also are treated to a wonderful look at Bail Organa's moment of near-terror when Vader shows up on Alderaan and decides he wants to meet Bail's wife Breha. The main problem is that at that moment Breha is walking around the palace holding baby Leia. Would Vader sense that his child was nearby? R2-D2 has a great sequence in the palace at the same time. R2 is one of the very few entities that understand who all the players actually are and what has happened in the recent past. He is such a good character throughout the Star Wars saga, and this episode only enhances my opinion of him.

Finally we get to the time when Obi-Wan on Tatooine learns from watching HoloNet that Darth Vader exists, that Anakin somehow survived the fight on Mustafar, and that Luke may not be as safe on the desert planet as he thought. He relies on the sudden voice of our old friend Qui-Gon for counseling and reassurance as the book ends. Also near the end of the book we have one of my very favorite pieces of advice in Star Wars. A stranger says to Obi-Wan

"Take care of yourself. These desert wastes aren't as remote as you may think they are."

Good advice for the rest of the saga.