The Force Unleashed is a Star Wars Legends novel written by Sean Williams that adapts the video game of the same name. It was first published in hardcover by Del Rey on August 19, 2008, and a paperback edition was published on August 25, 2009. A sequel, The Force Unleashed II, was published in 2010.
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.
Continuity[]
The 2012 reference book The Essential Reader's Companion dates the events of The Force Unleashed and The Force Unleashed II to 3 BBY–1 BBY, placing them between the novels The Hutt Gambit (1997) and Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (1983).[4]
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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]
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Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Continues the Star Wars Adventure This November on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Novel on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Force Unleashed on your Bookshelf on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- From the Desk of Sean Williams, Author of STAR WARS THE FORCE UNLEASHED and STAR WARS FATAL ALLIANCE (July 14, 2010) on Suvudu.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Sean Williams discusses The Old Republic on titanbooks.com (July 30, 2010) (archived from the original on November 29, 2010)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Force Unleashed (Star Wars) on Amazon.com (backup link) (Hardcover)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Force Unleashed: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (Paperback)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Force Unleashed: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (eBook)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Essential Reader's Companion
- ↑ The Force Unleashed: Star Wars Legends on the official Edelweiss website (content obsolete and backup link not available)
External links[]
- The Force Unleashed: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (Paperback)
- The Force Unleashed: Star Wars Legends on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link) (eBook)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Science Fiction Book Club's official website (backup link)
- Star Wars: Force Unleashed I & II on Science Fiction Book Club's official website (backup link)
- The Force Unleashed (Star Wars) on Amazon.com (backup link) (Hardcover)