Discover everything there is to know about the dark side of the Force with LEGO Star Wars. Step into the LEGO Star Wars galaxy and discover everything there is to know about the dark side of the Force. The book comes with a new and exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure that you won’t want to miss! LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side is created in collaboration with the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm. Lively photography shows the evil Sith Lords in action, battling the Jedi and terrorizing the galaxy. Learn all about Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and evil Emperor Palpatine and all their allies, plus discover the history, legends and deadly secrets of the dark side.
“Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” – Grand Jedi Master Yoda
The Dark Side, a power long practised by the Sith. The darker balance to the Force. It can grant superhuman capabilities such as Force lightning and even as far as resurrection. Some fall into its midst through power and greed while others minds are twisted until they fall into its clenched, pulling and everlasting grasp. You may not understand the potential of the Dark Side, but you soon will as the Lego Star Wars Dark Side book pulls you into a world of sheer darkness. And by all means, don’t underestimate the power of the Dark Side!
The actual cover and pages of the book have a beautiful gloss finish giving a heavy feel of quality for the reader. Specific sentences on the cover have been finished as a reflective foil almost reflecting that of a glow from a dark users red Lightsaber. It hasn’t been crowded with as many pictures as possible creating this very simple and balanced feeling yet with an essence of the darkness waiting within, almost like a dark mind trick. The pictures themselves on the cover and consistently throughout the book are of the highest resolution showing the reader what pure quality Lego Star Wars really is.
Entering into the book there are already the humorous comments that the reader recognises from the Lego films. The writing gives a perfect amount of information for readers on the topic and carries on the funny little annotations throughout. The information pages themselves have a fresh mix of pictures from the animations and the actual Lego sets. With small bite size paragraphs complimenting the images every page has a healthy balance of text and visuals. Small data files are given on each character which gives the reader that unique twist on their Star Wars knowledge such as ages, home worlds and weapons. A good old film quote is set aside each character to almost bring it to life.
Every couple of pages features an awesome double page spread full of even more in depth knowledge such as a look at both sides of the Force, a Lightsaber blueprint and even a Darth Vader blueprint. Overall this book really is for kids and adults alike. While it includes funny references and simple explanations of parts of Star Wars for kids it also has tons of Original Trilogy quotes and a professional collector like finish for adults. A truly magnificent piece of work for all fans to enjoy and learn from!
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