> > 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. <br>> <br>> I highly suspect that the main character is actually the son of the big bad guy, ala Luke and Darth Vader. <br>> <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. <br>> <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. <br>> <br>> That's a pretty common theme for fantasy books. The whole Shanarra series by Terry Brooks comes to mind.