The Force Unleashed ( novel ) The Force Unleashed is the hardcover novel version of the " " multimedia project , announced in the March 2007 issue of " " . Along with the novel , there is also a graphic novel and a webstrip . All these feature Darth Vader and his secret apprentice in events between Episodes III and IV . The paperback version was released on August 25 , 2009 and contained an excerpt of " Death Troopers " . Plot summary . Along with , it features the storyline of and the fate of Darth Vader ' s apprentice at the end of the book . Although the game has multiple endings , the book and comic follow the sole canon ical ending . Along with the comic , the book ' s release was timed around the release of the game . There are differences between the novel and the game . For instance , during Starkiller ' s mission to Imperialized Raxus Prime , the plot of the novel diverges from the plot of the video game , in that a giant computer , known only as " The Core " , gains control over PROXY , and uses PROXY to attack Starkiller , making PROXY assume the form of Darth Maul ( although this plot point was included in the Nintendo DS version of the game ) . In the game , PROXY attacks Starkiller , sensing the best opportunity to fulfill his primary programming . Publisher ' s summary . Hardcover . Back cover . The Republic has fallen . The Empire is ascendant . Palpatine and Darth Vader hold sway . Jedi beware : The dark side ' s merciless assassin is at large in the galaxy . . . Internal flap . " " The Sith always betray one another . . . I ' m sure you ' ll learn that soon enough . " " The overthrow of the Republic is complete . The Separatist forces have been smashed , the Jedi Council nearly decimated , and the rest of the Order all but destroyed . Now absolute power rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious – the cunning Sith Lord better known as the former Senator , now Emperor , Palpatine . But more remains to be done . Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for . . . and dealt with . These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor ’ s ruthless enforcer , Darth Vader . In turn , the Dark Lord has groomed a lethal apprentice entrusted with a top - secret mission : to comb the galaxy and dispatch the last of his masters ’ enemies , thereby punctuating the dark side ’ s victory with the Jedi ’ s doom . Since childhood , Vader ' s nameless agent has known only the cold , mercenary creed of the Sith . His past is a void ; his present , the carrying out of his deadly orders . But his future beckons like a glistening black jewel with the ultimate promise : to stand beside the only father he has ever known , with the galaxy at their feet . It is a destiny he can realize only by rising to the greatest challenge of his discipleship : destroying Emperor Palpatine . The apprentice ’ s journeys will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy , from the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk to the junkyard planet of Raxus Prime . On these missions , the young Sith Acolyte will forge an unlikely alliance with a ruined Jedi Master seeking redemption and wrestle with forbidden feelings for his beautiful comrade , Juno Eclipse . And he will be tested as never before – by shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes and stir within him long - forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name . . . and changing his destiny . Paperback back cover . " The Sith always betray one another . . . but I ' m sure you ' ll learn that soon enough . " The overthrow of the Republic is complete . Absolute power now rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious - the cunning Sith Lord better known as Emperor Palpatine . But more remains to be done . Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for . . . and dealt with . These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor ' s ruthless enforcer , Darth Vader , who in turn has groomed a lethal , nameless Sith apprentice to secretly dispatch the last of his master ' s enemies . This acolyte ' s journey will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy and test him with shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes , stirring him with long forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name . . . and changing his destiny .