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I am a hard-core Star Wars fanatic. I don't like most of the books, but I thought I'd give Dark Lord a chance. After all, it was about my favorite character, right?
Having read the thing, here's a few questions:
Who's shown on the cover?
Who's name is in the title?
Who's the main character?
If you guessed "Darth Vader" for all three questions, well, two out of three ain't bad.
Seriously, I loved all the parts with Vader in them -- they were powerful, moving, and ultimately heartwrenching as you see him make the final evolution from Skywalker to Vader. But sadly, for a book that calls itself "The Rise of Darth Vader," this book spends less than half its pages talking about everyone's favorite villain.
Instead, we get an endless amount of gabbing by Shrynn, a whiny Jedi who's crushed that the Order has vanished and that he's suddenly met his mother (why he whines about that, I haven't a clue), and a bunch of Jedi survivors who do little more than take up space. In all honesty, the Jedi was so annoying his death came far too late for me.
I give this book a 3 for its excellent Vader scenes, and am still awaiting a novel centered entirely on my beloved Dark Lord.
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The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars: Dark Lord) by James Luceno
Mandi, June 4, 2006
Okay, here's the deal:I am a hard-core Star Wars fanatic. I don't like most of the books, but I thought I'd give Dark Lord a chance. After all, it was about my favorite character, right?
Having read the thing, here's a few questions:
Who's shown on the cover?
Who's name is in the title?
Who's the main character?
If you guessed "Darth Vader" for all three questions, well, two out of three ain't bad.
Seriously, I loved all the parts with Vader in them -- they were powerful, moving, and ultimately heartwrenching as you see him make the final evolution from Skywalker to Vader. But sadly, for a book that calls itself "The Rise of Darth Vader," this book spends less than half its pages talking about everyone's favorite villain.
Instead, we get an endless amount of gabbing by Shrynn, a whiny Jedi who's crushed that the Order has vanished and that he's suddenly met his mother (why he whines about that, I haven't a clue), and a bunch of Jedi survivors who do little more than take up space. In all honesty, the Jedi was so annoying his death came far too late for me.
I give this book a 3 for its excellent Vader scenes, and am still awaiting a novel centered entirely on my beloved Dark Lord.
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)