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Star Wars: Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader
Star Wars: Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader
Nov 15, 2025 3:48 PM

Author:James Luceno

Star Wars: Dark Lord - The Rise of Darth Vader

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.

To the galaxy at large, Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker - the Chosen One - died on Coruscant during the siege of the Jedi Temple. And, to some extent, the was true - Anakin was dead.

But from the site of Anakin Skywalker's last stand - on the molten surface of the planet Mustafa, where he sought to destroy his friend and former master, Obi-Wan Kanobi - a fearsome spectre in black has risen.

Once the most powerful Knight ever known to the Jedi order he is not 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 ...

Reviews

A Star Wars adventure to chill and thrill

—— Northern Echo

The satire comes closer than ever before to home, both in terms of Heller's own background and the state of his nation

—— Independent

Nearly every writer of my generation in England has wanted, at some point, to be Bruce Chatwin; wanted, like him, to talk of Fez and Firdausi, Nigeria and Nuristan, with equal authority; wanted to be talked about, as he is, with raucous envy; wanted above all to have written his books…(he was) a writer no one who cares for literature can afford not to read.

—— Andrew Harvey , New York Times

A quiet, low-key novel, notable for its vignettes...[which] are so sharp, so rich in detail, that the book packs a real polemic punch...Fasting Feasting is a fine showcase for the delicate, distinctive skills of Anita Desai

—— Sunday Telegraph

Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny . . . proof not just that Huberman can write, but that she can do so with wit, insight and charm

—— Irish Times

Spirited and sisterly . . . like Jane Austen on ecstasy

—— Sunday Independent on Hello, Heartbreak

A funny romantic comedy - a bit like Bridget Jones on Viagra

—— Irish Daily Mail on Hello, Heartbreak

She can really write . . . a deserved No 1

—— Irish Independent on Hello, Heartbreak

The Thirteenth Sacrifice is suspenseful and creepy - I enjoyed it.

—— Michellesramblins.com

A terrific thriller.

—— Alternativeworlds.com

The characters are well-rounded and interesting…the imagery beautifully describedI enjoyed The 13th Sacrifice immensely, and will definitely be following the Witch Hunt saga with interest.

—— Verity Hayter , Geek Planet Online

For Christmas, I will give to dinner party conversationalists:... Tom Wolfe’s Back to Blood.

—— Fay Weldon , Daily Telegraph

What really drives all this is Wolfe’s extraordinary style.

—— Robert Murphy , Metro

As broad and panoramic as ever.

—— Craig Brown , Mail on Sunday

There are some dazzling satirical riffs and politically incorrect laughs.

—— Jake Kerridge , Sunday Express

Wolfe’s prose is as punchy as ever.

—— Time Out

Energetically set against the deco licentiousness of Florida’s steamiest party capital.

—— Vogue

Class, family, wealth and corruption are all themes in this examination of life in Miami.

—— Sunday Business Post

[Tells] us about the way we live now... enjoyable.

—— Wynn Wheldon , Spectator

Classic Wolfe. A delight

—— William Leith , Evening Standard

Epic, hectic, satirical… It’s scathing, funny, and has great set-piece scenes

—— Brandon Robshaw , Independent on Sunday

Contemporary Miami gets the Wolfe treatment in a grand, sweeping satire on race, class, lust and immigration

—— Sunday Telegraph
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