James Luceno’s Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader begins immediately after the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The story follows Darth Vader as he acclimates to his life in the black suit and breathing mask. We learned that Vader has to change his fighting style because of the suit’s regulator, the box on his chest. Vader is tracking down the last surviving Jedi, per the Emperor’s orders. His mission takes him to several planets and back to Coruscant for repairs at least once. He finally ends up on Kashyyyk tracking down Roan Shryne, a surviving Jedi Master. As he delivers the death blow to Shryne, Vader reveals that he is Anakin Skywalker.
As the novel comes to a close Obi-Wan Kenobi, now living in exile on Tatooine, learns that Darth Vader is alive. Previously he had thought Anakin had died on Mustafar.
This is one of Luceno’s weaker outing in the Star Wars universe. He wrote the finale to the New Jedi Order series, The Unifying Force, and he wrote the prequel to Revenge of the Sith, a novel called Labyrinth of Evil.
Re-readability: 7.9
Final Grade: C
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