Darth Vader's Return

Star Wars Missions #17

by Ryder Windham

Darth Vadar has returned to Coruscant after the destruction of the first Death Star.He discovers his next mission to retrieve a missing holotape

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Fiction

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Ryder Windham is an American sci-fi author who has written over sixty Star Wars books, including novels, comics, reference books, and so on. He has also written junior novelizations for Indiana Jones movies. Since 1993, he has been working on Star Wars projects either by himself or with other authors. His reference book Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide had been on the New York Times Best Seller list for three weeks in 2005. Although he has written lots of books, accepted interviews, and appeared at several fan-conventions, little is known about his personal life.

Reviews

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 3 out of 5]

If I was still a kid, this gamebook would have frustrated me to the point of hurling it out a window, but for advanced players it would have been a welcome challenge (your character can actually DIE!). It was a passable instalment... except I'm so over droids being so integral to the series' story arcs.

[Gary Varga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perhaps shorter than #1-#4, this carries on from the first story arc. Unlike the first four where you play a rebel, you play an imperial character. Fun.

[Hazel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The gaming element in this book is so much better than that in the first for books of the series. In this one you play as an imperial and you can actually die. There are consequences to your actions if you get a bad roll. The story is also really fun and interesting. I'd love to know what happens but I believe this is the last book that I can get for this story line.