The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader is a young adult novel set in the Star Wars universe.[1] It tells the complete story of Anakin Skywalker from his introduction in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to his death in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, chronicling his early life as a slave on Tatooine to his transformation to the Sith Lord Darth Vader to his ultimate redemption. The hard cover book, which is 211 pages, was written by Ryder Windham and published in October 2007.
Anakin's story begins when he is taken with his mother to be a slave to Gardulla the Hutt, mother of Jabba the Hutt, on Tatooine. The story continues from there through the rest of the Star Wars films. In 2008, a sequel was published by Windham titled The Life and Legacy of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which follows the complete story of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the complete saga. In 2009, another sequel followed titled A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker, telling the story of the titular character throughout the Star Wars films.