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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (1 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099491230
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099491231
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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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.

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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


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1.0 out of 5 stars Major disappointment, 16 April 2007
By ShriDurga (Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vadar (Star Wars (Random House Hardcover)) (Hardcover)
There are several problems with this book beginning with the sad fact that there is no real story, just a loosely woven collection of vignettes featuring a collection of minor characters that are best forgotten. Vader never develops as a result of any of the events depicted between this book's covers, although the author claims that Vader makes a major breakthrough in understanding the darkside. Unfortunately, we're never shown why, how, or what that possibly means.

Secondly, the book is populated with minor characters (Vader isn't introduced until nearly page 50) that are really nothing more than fodder for the Dark Lord, characters that are stood up only so they can be knocked down. Except for their names, they are indistinguishable.

Which speaks to the major shortcoming of this book, the very poor writing. I was never once "drawn" into any of the scenes or the lives of the characters. The writing was flat, the characters d.o.a., and the story missing in action.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best..., 11 Jul 2006
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...or the worst. This book is a useful insight into - as the title suggests - the rise of darth vader. For the first time we can gauge the struggle Vader has within himself and his contempt for Sidious. However as a novel the story lacks any proper direction or plot. The end is very flat and the Jedi characters are both undeveloped and unappealing.

In short this book should (and will have already no doubt!) be read by only devout star wars fans, people who want an explosive gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope will be left unsatisfied.
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4.0 out of 5 stars High profile SF, 20 May 2006
The Star Wars series is undoubtedly one of the most popular of SF genres. The characters are brought to life by both well written stories and, in the films, good directing. The only criticism that I can find is the dependency on the ubiquitous good versus evil and it would be nice if the number of books featuring an alternative genre were to be increased. Two authors immediately spring to mind, John Wyndham and Julien Glazer both of whom cater for the intelligent reader's SF where the story endings are not so predictable.
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