> That's a pretty big stretch. I mean sure you've got the whole evil Empire and rebels thing, but it's vastly different otherwise.
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<br>I highly suspect that the main character is actually the son of the big bad guy, ala Luke and Darth Vader.
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<br>Also, you've got the guy who finds him and gives him his first bit of training (Obi Wan), who then takes him to the wizened old elf dude (Yoda) for further training.
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<br>> I dunno. I enjoyed it, and it is one of the few decent books I could think of that was about a nobody becoming a some body.
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<br>That's a pretty common theme for fantasy books. The whole Shanarra series by Terry Brooks comes to mind.