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Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader Audible Audiobook – Abridged

James Luceno (Author), Jonathan Davis (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)

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Throughout the galaxy, it was believed that Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One, had died on Coruscant during the siege of the Jedi Temple. And, to some extent, that was true. Anakin was dead.

From the site of Anakin Skywalker's last stand, on the molten surface of the planet Mustafar, where he sought to destroy his friend and former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, a fearsome specter in black has risen. Once the most powerful Knight ever known to the Jedi Order, he is now a disciple of the dark side, a lord of the dreaded Sith, and the avenging right hand of the galaxy's ruthless new Emperor. Seduced, deranged, and destroyed by the machinations of the Dark Lord Sidious, Anakin Skywalker is dead, and Darth Vader lives.

Word of the events that created him, the Jedi Council's failed mutiny against Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, the self-crowned Emperor's retaliatory command to exterminate the Jedi Order, and Anakin's massacre of his comrades and Masters in the Jedi Temple, has yet to reach all quarters. On the Outer Rim world of Murkhana, Jedi Masters Roan Shryne and Bol Chatak and Padawan Olee Starstone are leading a charge on a Separatist stronghold, unaware that the tide, red with Jedi blood, has turned suddenly against them.

For the handful of scattered Jedi, survival is imperative if the light side of the Force is to be protected and the galaxy somehow, someday reclaimed. Yet more important still is the well-being of the twin infants, Leia and Luke Skywalker, the children of Anakin and his doomed bride, Padme Amidala. Separated after Padme's death, they must be made safe at all costs, lest the hope they represent for the future be turned to horror by the new Sith regime, and the unspeakable power of the dark side.

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Listening Length	6 hours and 17 minutes
Author	James Luceno
Narrator	Jonathan Davis
Audible.com.au Release Date	01 December 2005
Publisher	Random House Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Abridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NPBJUXE
Best Sellers Rank	10,218 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 74 in Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-In Fiction 254 in TV, Film & Game Tie-In Fiction 278 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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Daz

Great read for Star Wars fans

Reviewed in Australia on 14 July 2019

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I found this book great to fill in what went on after the fall of the Jedi. Great read for all Star Wars fans.

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Susan Bell

Four Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 21 December 2014

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Entertaining. Well thought out.

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ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT SW EU NOVELS

Reviewed in Australia on 24 November 2013

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 but even though the two books formed the bulk of the same trilogy, they have to be sufficiently different in order to entertain and to give each writer his due. 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)

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Bakes1003

A great instalment to the starwars series that revitalises Darth Vader to his former glory, after the first two prequel films...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2017

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A top class starwars novel that has helped revitalise, my interest and enthusiasm for the starwars universe (or galaxy far, far away etc) Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly disliked the first two prequel films, but I did like revenge of the sith, and this novel picks up, literally a few days after the events of emperor Palpatine's order 66 to destroy all the jedi, and to start with - follows a Jedi: Shryne, and a small group of padawans trying to escape from the new order... That of which is being led by the mysterious colossal figure known as Darth Vader, of whom, no one currently knows anything about... It takes up to about page 50 or more to introduce Vader, and Palpatine as main characters, and I have to state that the characterisation of Vader and Palpatine is excellent, as they are two characters that make compulsive reading, as much as they are great to watch in the films... I particularly liked how Vader makes the transition to evil, from the once prophesized, and noble Anakin Skywalker who was supposed to save the Jedi order, not destroy it, as he sets out to do with the tuition of emperor Palpatine, who has his doubts about Vader's loyalty to himself, and the dark side and always will... There are some really great moments in this book, where you feel sympathy for Vader and the injuries that he lives with, and how he struggles adapting to life in his new infamous suit... And also you feel a deep sad feeling towards Shryne and his group who cannot contend with the sheer power and presence of this formidable foe, who they find more about, as the story unfolds... My only issue with it, is although the novel is a fantastic read, it did lack a descriptive approach to many minor characters in it, in regards to how they appeared, and what they looked and sounded like, but then again, writing about alien creatures etc, is no easy task...

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ROBERT MILLAR

Great read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2019

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A great story of the untold stories of the times between the films three & four. Well written with characters that you care about. Ties up a lot of loose ends for many questions I had, I would recommend this to anyone that has watched the films or read the books.

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Robert

Yes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2019

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As a short star wars story very good. The characters didn't change at all from what we know. So I was very pleased

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Rise of Vader

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2017

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Good parts: how Vader is characterised, relationship with palpatine, how the empire is perceived in the early days.
Not so good: the generic Jedi being hunted, more time spent on them than Vader who you will pick up the book for, ending drags out

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Buyer beware.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2020

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Product was not as described by seller, World of Books . Condition far from as described or expected . Wonder if it was assessed at all. Was a present. Have no idea about the story.

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