Star Wars by Sean Williams, W. Haden Blackman (2008, Hardcover)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a book written by Sean Williams & Haden Blackman. It was released in August of 2008.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed tells the story of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, code-named "Starkiller" but born Galen Marek,as he hunts down the remaining Jedi after Emperor Palpatine orders them killed.

Set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, the story explores the aftermath of the Great Jedi Purge as well as the rise of Darth Vader.

The events of The Force Unleashed are "pivotal" in Darth Vader's history and development as a character, and offer illumination into other characters from A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

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As a book, "The Force Unleashed" is competent if unspectacular. The writing itself certainly isn't bad, but it trusts the reader to be familiar with the Star Wars universe and setting in order to skip through a lot of clunky description; if you ARE a Star Wars fan, this won't be a problem, but newcomers would be totally lost.

As a Star Wars story, however, "The Force Unleashed" is pretty good. Essentially, what you're getting is a better-detailed, more closely-examined look at the story presented in the video game of the same name. If you're a fan of that, or if you're a fan of the darker era that the story takes place in, then the story definitely delivers here.

One of the things I liked best about the book, as opposed to the video game, is the attention payed to the character of Juno Eclipse. She essentially shares double-duty as protagonist along with Vader's apprentice, and getting to see more of her character and more of what makes her tick really helps the story itself, and gives it a believable, emotional core that's more satisfying than simply hacking one's way through a video game.

To avoid spoilers, I'll keep the bottom line brief: if you liked the game's story, you'll like the book; if you're into Star Wars in general, this is a pretty good story for that universe; if you're not up-to-date on your Star Wars mythos, try to become more familiar before delving into this one.

I enjoyed this book. I have played the video game so I already new 95% of the plot of this story, but the 5% that I gained was worth the read.

In that extra 5% there is more character development for Juno and Galen. I enjoyed learning more about there characters. In the extra 5% you gain a better knowledge of Juno's and Galen's relationship towards one another as well as more of what is going through Galen's mind on each of the missions.

Great Book for teen boys. My son loves all the Star Wars items. This is one to add to your collection.

It is a great and fast read. However, if you've played the game, there not much new here. Same great story and very similar dialogue. I bought it just to understand the story a little better and learned a bit more about the characters in the progress. Some action, i.e. the ending, is a bit different, but the outcome is the same. If you care to know a lot more about Juno Eclipse, or just want to know what's driving the characters, I highly recommend this book. If you don't care that much and can be content with just playing the game, save your money.

a must have for any Star Wars Fan or collector...great reading...Great book, very entretaining.

Liked every page, it expands the universe fully and lets you see the Force and experience it as if you were there...