Novel Fills in 'Star Wars' Blanks

With a disoriented universe as the backdrop, the novel further chronicles Anakin Skywalker's tragic turn to the dark side. In "Revenge of the Sith," scheduled for release May 19, the fall will culminate with Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader, one of popular culture's most recognizable villains. This book lets fans explore the varied relationships, choices and emotions that lead him down that dark path. Once a slave in the desert world Tatooine, Skywalker is a full-fledged Jedi knight in "Labyrinth of Evil." He fights alongside his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, in the Clone Wars, an epic battle between the long-standing Republic and the Separatists, headed by Sith lord Darth Sidious and the leaders of a group of disenchanted planets. Source: Baltimore Sun