FROM AMAZON: The full story of Anakin Skywalker, from his birth in slavery to his death as the powerful Darth Vader ... told for the first time in its entirety by NYT bestselling Star Wars author Ryder Windham. Spanning all six Star Wars movie and including the pieces of the story that fill in the gaps, this novel will be a must-have for any Star Wars fan.

I feel that this book was true was to the Star Wars canon, but also included some "Legends" themes. Most of the book was, I feel, for children, but don't let that make you think it isn't a good read for older audiences.

The book was very entertaining and drew me in with each word. The book starts off with Anakin as a slave on Tatooine, including his journey to Tatooine, and his life there, It includes his thoughts and feelings that we could never see on screen. It shows his relationship with Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Padme. I particularly enjoyed the parts when C-3P0 was there. His journey with the Emperor and Luke are also represented within the book, including Vader's true feelings about the Emperor.

It brings Anakin to life in ways we could have never imagined. I also recommend the book "Jedi Vs Sith: A guide to the force", Also by Ryder Windham, for further interpretation and onlook of the stories within this book.

I am also proud to say that I own the (Oct) 2007 First Printing of this book. ( )

Ryder Windham brings a faithful representation of the prequel canon that takes you through the life of Anakin Skywalker. You get to relive Episode(s) 1-3, albeit in a summarized form as the book is barely over 200 pages. The story starts off with a prelude where we see the Sith Lord Darth Vader contemplating. Throughout this book, the normal linear time of events are mixed with interludes of Darth Vader considering things in his future state. It is almost as if Vader is remembering his childhood and key events in his life.

The story is rather fast-paced and again, the space is limited and this book seems to be written with a younger audience in mind. Key events are told from the perspective of Anakin throughout his life. We get stories such as Anakin’s work with Watto and his podracing, the time he saw Qui-Gon engage with Darth Maul and his inner feelings for Padme. Since the story is told from the perspective of Anakin, there is a lot of the Star Wars story itself that is not present in this story. An addition to the normal Star Wars story, Anakin has an inner dialogue throughout the story so you get an idea of what he was thinking while the iconic scenes from the movies are retold. I found myself picturing the movie scenes while reading.

If you’re a Star Wars Legends fan, you will probably be disappointed. The writing in comparison is shallow and doesn’t really provide any new information. That being said, we should not really hold that against the book, it is still in my view a faithful representation of the canon and a fairly entertaining read. (And as I mentioned, the book seems to be written for a younger audience.)

While there isn’t really anything new, the writing does paint an interesting picture. If you recall after Obi-Wan battles Darth Vader on Mustafar and defeats him, Vader is left to burn alive. Darth Sidious finds him and takes him to a hospital. We see in Episode 3 that Vader is clearly in pain and who can blame him? The descriptions in the book however make it even more clear. In order to preserve as many midichlorians as they could, they did not use any anesthesia. This means that on top of Vader having his legs and left arm cut off and his body burned by lava, he felt every little cut and metal prosthetic being inserted into his charred flesh. When you put it that way, it certainly brings a bigger picture to the pain his fall and suit represents.

Overall, a decent retelling of the story of Darth Vader that was very nostalgic of my childhood memories of watching Star Wars and reading various novels related to the Star Wars Universe. ( )

Ryder Wingham brings a faithful representation of the prequel canon that takes you through the life of Anakin Skywalker. You get to relive Episode(s) 1-3, albeit in a summarized form as the book is barely over 200 pages. The story starts off with a prelude where we see the Sith Lord Darth Vader contemplating. Throughout this book, the normal linear time of events are mixed with interludes of Darth Vader considering things in his future state. It is almost as if Vader is remembering his childhood and key events in his life.

The story is rather fast-paced and again, the space is limited and this book seems to be written with a younger audience in mind. Key events are told from the perspective of Anakin throughout his life. We get stories such as Anakin’s work with Watto and his podracing, the time he saw Qui-Gon engage with Darth Maul and his inner feelings for Padme. Since the story is told from the perspective of Anakin, there is a lot of the Star Wars story itself that is not present in this story. An addition to the normal Star Wars story, Anakin has an inner dialogue throughout the story so you get an idea of what he was thinking while the iconic scenes from the movies are retold. I found myself picturing the movie scenes while reading.

If you’re a Star Wars Legends fan, you will probably be disappointed. The writing in comparison is shallow and doesn’t really provide any new information. That being said, we should not really hold that against the book, it is still in my view a faithful representation of the canon and a fairly entertaining read. (And as I mentioned, the book seems to be written for a younger audience.)

While there isn’t really anything new, the writing does paint an interesting picture. If you recall after Obi-Wan battles Darth Vader on Mustafar and defeats him, Vader is left to burn alive. Darth Sidious finds him and takes him to a hospital. We see in Episode 3 that Vader is clearly in pain and who can blame him? The descriptions in the book however make it even more clear. In order to preserve as many midichlorians as they could, they did not use any anesthesia. This means that on top of Vader having his legs and left arm cut off and his body burned by lava, he felt every little cut and metal prosthetic being inserted into his charred flesh. When you put it that way, it certainly brings a bigger picture to the pain his fall and suit represents.

Overall, a decent retelling of the story of Darth Vader that was very nostalgic of my childhood memories of watching Star Wars and reading various novels related to the Star Wars Universe. ( )

This book is about anikin skywalker when he was a kid to when he had died. it starts when he was a kid who lived in tatoonei(which was a slave as a kid) then he joined the rebulic as a jedi. then he became darth vader after a fight with oba wan kenobi because anikin joined the sith(dark side). ( )