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u/Ninja_of_Athens · 19 pointsr/wallpapers

Hey man! I totally see where you're coming from there, there's practically a sea of Star Wars novels out there — and more than some that are just way too silly and ridiculous, haha.

You know a few that I think you would really love, though, because I'm kind of in the same mindset about them as you are? Check these out, because these are some of the most gritty, dark and awesome stories I've come across so far! And you really won't believe how incredible some of the writing style is, in a really good Star Wars book... I'm blown away every time.

  • Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader — ABSOLUTELY. You wanna see Vader's first weeks in the suit, getting used to being this giant, debilitated monster, and being sent out by Palpatine to kill some Jedi who evaded Order 66, while also seeing the Empire begin to take shape back on Coruscant? We do that here. And we get to see Bail Organa in his castle on Dantooine, trying to hide Leia, and we visit the smoky, rain-drenched ruins of the Jedi Temple again as well... with Vader himself. Palpatine is very cruel. You spend a lot of this book inside Darth Vader's head, too, and as you can imagine there's a lot going on in there... what an intense ride. This book has it all. You've got beheadings. You've got force choking. You've got torture. We've got Wookies. We've got lightsaber duels in the rain. James Luceno is back, and this time he's gone crazy.

  • Star Wars: Darth Plagueis — now, if I were asked... I would say this is the best Star Wars book out of them all, in my opinion. Everything about it, I think, is so brilliant and well-executed. This one goes in to detail about Lord Plagueis, and his "grand plan" to completely dismantle the Republic from the inside, using political maneuverings and the mysteries of the dark side to bring the Sith into a position of absolute power. And we see everything. Young Palpatine, from ambitious boy on Naboo to the night he takes the office of Supreme Chancellor. Darth Maul, being raised and trained in the abandoned factory district of Coruscant. Count Dooku, still a master Jedi on the High Council, but growing more disillusioned by the day. Darth Plagueis' dark research, experimenting on live subjects deep underground, trying to find the secret to eternal life. Tons of lightsaber and force action, as well as explaining all the careful movements and planning that went in to setting up this whole galaxy to fall. This story spans decades and I think it's a masterpiece. Can't recommend it enough.

  • Death Troopers — holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. Space-prison Star Wars horror story. And an unrelenting one, at that. You can't pass this up, haha.
u/contestant_baL · 18 pointsr/StarWars

You got a canon answer already, so here we go with legends:

"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."

Source: Description of Rise of Darth Vader

u/gyshall · 6 pointsr/StarWars

Two books come to mind - the Episode 3 Novelization (which is, in my opinion, a better envisioning of the Episode 3 story, as you get to see Anakin's inner turmoils far better) and then Dark Lord of the Sith: The Rise of Darth Vader -

http://www.amazon.com/Revenge-Sith-Star-Wars-Episode/dp/0439139295


http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Lord-Rise-Darth-Vader/dp/0345477332

Granted, he isn't like he is in these pictures, but still a good look at Vader before he was force chokin' bitches and choppin' off family members' hands.

u/BOBMUNZ · 6 pointsr/StarWars

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

Edit: please tell me then that you have or are reading Darth Plageus and the Darth Bane books, all fantastic, they really make you like Bane even though he's a monster.

u/Sapitoelgato · 3 pointsr/StarWars

Rise of Darth Vader

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345477332?pc_redir=1412264393&robot_redir=1

It came out in 2006 so it has some conflicts to canon, but is an interesting read to the events after episode 3.

u/CantStopTheHerc · 3 pointsr/whowouldwin

Eventually yes, but not for some time after he'd gotten into the suit. Time enough for Anakin, who had a long history of overestimating himself, to admit he needed Palpatine. and this book is my source.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Lord-Rise-Darth-Vader/dp/0345477332

u/jzoobz · 3 pointsr/StarWars

This is the book you're looking for. It will answer all those questions, pretty well written too. Starts just after RotS IIRC.

u/mking22 · 2 pointsr/StarWars

I didn't watch any Star Wars movies until like 6 or 7 years ago (I'm 24). Since, I've watched the movies through like a zillion times. I became obsessed with the psychological transformation Anakin went through to become Darth Vader. I'm reading my first novel: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader. It's fantastic....I can't wait to broaden my SW knowledge :)

u/sellers737 · 1 pointr/StarWars

I'd highly recommend this book. It's one of my favorite Star Wars books ever. This combined with Labyrinth Of Evil make you appreciate RoTS so much more. You definitely won't watch episode III the same way again - much how Rogue One changed episode IV for many people. I don't care what they say this series is still canon to me until proven otherwise
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Lord-Rise-Darth-Vader/dp/0345477332/ref=pd_sim_14_17?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=69JVPASRCBPMEM7MDYKX

u/CmdrKyle · 1 pointr/StarWars

If I remember right, there was some in Dark Lord (no longer canon). Has some scenes about him dealing with his new conditions.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Lord-Rise-Darth-Vader/dp/0345477332

u/anakinwasasaint · 1 pointr/StarWarsEU

No I've read "the rise of darth Vader" it's good as well.

I'm talking about the YA book "the Rise and Fall of Darth Vader" Easy to mix up lol

Wikia Entry http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Darth_Vader
Amazon listing https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Rise-Darth-Vader/dp/0439681324

Listing for the book you are talking about

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Lord-Rise-Darth-Vader/dp/0345477332/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4EZPXBJ0WJM6SYEMZ7ZN

u/ChemicallyCastrated · 1 pointr/wallpapers

Whoa, there's an audiobook of Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader which sounds awesome. Character actors and sound effects.

u/darthrevan · 1 pointr/movies

While I agree that most of the EU books are poorly written, I would make a few exceptions. These are ones I've read and can personally vouch for:

  • Darth Bane series by Drew Karpyshyn
  • Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
  • Deceived by Paul S. Kemp

    Deceived is optional, but Dark Lord is where you really see Anakin embrace and become Vader. Darth Bane is a cool series to see how the Sith turned from being many to just Master and apprentice.

    I'm currently reading Darth Plagueis but haven't finished, so I can't comment yet. But it's also supposed to be one of the greats, and also essential to understanding the movies from what I've read.

    Shatterpoint, Traitor, and Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Stover also seem to get rave reviews here on Reddit. I've gotten about halfway through RotS, and what I can say is that it explains things much better than the film did.