Star Wars: The Force Unleashed(novelization)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Publisher's summary[]

"The Sith always betray one another....I'm sure you'll learn that soon enough."

The overthrow of the Republic is complete. The Separatist forces have been smashed, the Jedi Council nearly decimated, and the rest of the Order all but destroyed. Now absolute power rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious—the cunning Sith Lord better known as the former Senator, now Emperor, Palpatine. But more remains to be done. Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for…and dealt with. These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor's ruthless enforcer, Darth Vader. In turn, the Dark Lord has groomed a lethal apprentice entrusted with a top-secret mission: to comb the galaxy and dispatch the last of his masters' enemies, thereby punctuating the dark side's victory with the Jedi's doom.

Since childhood, Vader's nameless agent has known only the cold, mercenary creed of the Sith. His past is a void; his present, the carrying out of his deadly orders. But his future beckons like a glistening black jewel with the ultimate promise: to stand beside the only father he has ever known, with the galaxy at their feet. It is a destiny he can realize only by rising to the greatest challenge of his discipleship: destroying Emperor Palpatine.

The apprentice's journeys will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy, from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to the junkyard planet of Raxus Prime. On these missions, the young Sith acolyte will forge an unlikely alliance with a ruined Jedi Master seeking redemption and wrestle with forbidden feelings for his beautiful comrade, Juno Eclipse. And he will be tested as never before—by shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes and stir within him long-forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name…and changing his destiny.

Plot summary[]

Continuity[]

The2012 reference bookThe Essential Reader's Companion dates the events ofThe Force Unleashed andThe Force Unleashed II to3 BBY–1 BBY, placing them between the novelsThe Hutt Gambit (1997) andLando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983).^[4]

Media[]

Editions[]

• ISBN 9780345499028;August 19,2008;Del Rey; US hardcover^[1]
• ISBN 9780345502858;August 25,2009; Del Rey; US paperback^[2]
• ISBN 9780307795953;June 28,2011; Del Rey; US eBook^[3]
• ISBN 9780593726136;November 5,2024;Random House Worlds; Trade Paperback^[5]

Cover gallery[]

Unused cover

US hardcover

US paperback(2009)

US paperback(2015)

Polish-language edition

The Essential Legends Collection cover

Appearances[]

This media's Appearances list is incomplete. You can help Wookieepedia byexpanding it.

Sources[]

• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Continues theStar Wars Adventure onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Novel onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• The Force Unleashed on your Bookshelf onStarWars.com(original site is defunct)
• From the Desk of Sean Williams, Author of STAR WARS THE FORCE UNLEASHED and STAR WARS FATAL ALLIANCE onSuvudu.com(original site is defunct)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• The Force Unleashed: Star Wars Legends onPenguin Random House'sofficial website(backup link)
• Sean Williams discusses The Old Republic onTitan Books'official website (July 30,2010)(backup link)

Video games The Force Unleashed ·Ultimate Sith Edition ·The Force Unleashed II Novels The Force Unleashed(abridged audiobook ·unabridged audiobook) The Force Unleashed II(unabridged audiobook) Novels Art and Making Of ·Campaign Guide ·Game Guide ·Game Guide II Comics Comic ·Webstrip ·Comic II Other Miniatures
[edit]