We sit down with author Adam Christopher to talk about his new novel, Master of Evil. What's it like writing a Darth Vader story, how to keep the Emperor and Vader's relationship interesting, and why dark side stories.We also talk about his previous Star Wars book, Shadow of the Sith. Naming Rey's parents, and putting Luke and Lando in a story together.Intro 0:00Connection issues 1:00Adam's back 2:25Emotions of release day 3:00Adam's Star Wars journey 4:55Creating Star Wars and Doctor Who stories as a kid 11:05How to write a Star Wars book? 13:55Rey's parents 15:20How Shadow of the Sith came about 16:40Writing new characters vs legacy characters 20:00General Pryde 23:55Why Darth Vader stories still matter 29:00Vader's and Palpatine's relationship change 37:10How Master of Evil came about 44:10Unofficial sequel books to the Prequel Trilogy 45:35Background characters 47:20Timelessness of the Prequels 49:00His Star Wars droids 51:50Why fans should pick up Master of Evil 55:42Outro 59:50