In less than a month, LucasArts will release their much-anticipated next generation Star Wars video game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed — a bold new chapter in the expanding saga that tells a never-before-told tale of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice. (And in case you missed the news, a downloadable demo will be available this Thursday!)
For those who cannot wait to explore this story, this is the week to visit bookstores and add The Force Unleashed to your Star Wars bookshelf, as three major titles are unleashed: a novelization, a graphic novel, and a behind-the-scenes book.
The hardcover novelization by bestselling author Sean Williams (co-author of the Force Heretic trilogy of The New Jedi Order series) uses the video game story by Haden Blackman (read an interview with Haden) as a foundation for an original novel set in the dark times between Episodes III and IV. While the video game itself presents a player with myriad options and story paths, this novel can be thought of as the “true story” of the Starkiller. Here is an link to Chapter One.
Great video! Sean really gives some great insight into what it meant to him to work in the Star Wars legacy and what he brought to the project beyond the game. Awesome.
I'm gonna have to go out and buy the book I think. Episode III, aside from some minor dialog problems, was my second favorite movie of the six. I liked to see Vader's spiral and that spiral must still be happening afterward. Fun stuff!