At the front of this book one we get the first look at The Story of Star Wars, a visual timeline of the movies and where the books fit in to canon. This book takes place after Revenge of the Sith, before James Luceno’s, Tarkin novel. Lords of the Sith is written by New York Times bestselling author, Paul S. Kemp.
OVERALL THOUGHTS:
Boy oh boy this book starts of with a bang, from page one I was sucked in with left hanging on to the edge of my seat. Kemp does an outstanding job voicing our lords of the sith, Vader and the Emperor. Kemp provides great character development and gets us in the mindset of the Free Ryloth movement led by the Twi’lek, Cham Syndulla.
One of my favorite scenes from Revenge of the Sith is that conversation between Anakin and Palpatine at the opera. It was dark, mysterious, and tense. Kemp delivers that same intensity in the dialogue between Vader and the Emperor in this book.
This book displays the true birth of the rebellion and their first blow against the Empire. Each character is written and handled with respect. All these characters were believable, well developed and original.
I have to say, this book contains the best 5 pages I’ve read in any form of Star Wars literature, be it Legends and new canon. Buy this book. If you’re not interested, go to the book store grab this book and turn to page 193 in the hardback edition.
The last chapter is intense! We see Vader in a way we’ve never seen him.
RATING:
I give this book 5 out of 5