LOL. Well, at least you admit that he was whiny. ;) I might give it a go. I always loved Vader as the villain - he was *cool*. (See, this is me: I LOVE villains. All kinds of villains. Over-the-top, subtle, ridiculous, singing, Machiavellian... I sort of specialise in writing them, too. :D ) So maybe I'll check Dark Lord out, if it's a good transition from irritating "I hate sand" Anakin to Awesome Darth Vader.

LOL, thanks. Freebie? Ye gods, I deserve a medal. *snort* See, I went to get through LotF in order to get to the (seemingly) more interesting "Fate of the Jedi" series. The only reason I got through all 9 books was because of Ben Skywalker, who was the only single redeeming factor of LotF.

...AND THEN THEY RUINED HIM IN FOTJ. THEY RUINED HIM. *sobs* Damn you, EU writers. Just damn you...