The Son of Suns trilogy, which consists of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4302076/1/ Into The Storm]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4344112/1/ In Shadows and Darkness]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4520729/1/ At the Brink of the Dawn and the Darkness]]'', is an AU ''Franchise/StarWars'' trilogy written by blank101, branching off from the end of Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack when the ''Millennium Falcon'' is captured while attempting to escape Bespin and Luke is taken captive and taken to Coruscant, where the Emperor tries to sway Luke to the Dark Side...[[spoiler:[[TheBadGuyWins and succeeds]]]], and the consequences that this has on the rest of the galaxy.
The author's homepage is [[http://www.alongtimeago.org/index.htm here]].

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

* AbusiveParents: Vader might mean well, but there's no denying that [[FateWorseThanDeath handing your own son over to Palpatine]] is not going to win you any 'Dad of the Year' awards.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: A standard part of Sith training: Palpatine, Vader, and [[spoiler: Luke]] all employ this during their duels.
* TheBadGuyWins: Ultimately, [[spoiler: Palpatine... albeit posthumously]].
** Depending on your perspective, [[spoiler: Luke]] also qualifies.
* BastardUnderstudy: [[spoiler: Luke]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Luke Skywalker in spades.
* BigBad: Palpatine [[spoiler: for the first two stories]].
** [[spoiler: Madine]] gets a turn during ''At the Brink of the Dawn and the Darkness''.
* BreakThemByTalking: Palpatine's weapon of choice.
** [[spoiler: Luke]] demonstrates his aptitude for this trope during his final conversation with [[spoiler: Madine]].
* TheChessmaster: Palpatine.
* ColdBloodedTorture: ''Into The Storm'', from start to finish. Makes a return in the final installment.
* TheCorrupter: Palpatine, rather more successfully than in canon.
* DownerEnding: Played straight with ''Into the Storm''.
** Played with in ''At the Brink of the Dawn and the Darkness'': Luke [[spoiler: has made peace with the Rebels and claims to eventually restore democracy... but is [[HeelFaceTurn firmly in the grip of the dark side]] and has [[TheBadGuyWins unwittingly secured Palpatine's genetic dynasty.]]]]
* TheEmperor: Palpatine, obviously. [[spoiler: Luke]], by the beginning of the third installment of the trilogy.
* EtTuBrute: This is Leia's reaction to the revelation that Luke has been spying on the Rebel Alliance from the very beginning. Subverted, as Luke is entirely innocent and was loyal to the Rebellion, but double-subverted [[spoiler: when Luke falls to the Dark Side for real.]]
* EvilGloating: Palpatine, naturally. Employed by [[spoiler: Luke]] to disturbing effect in the final chapter of ''At the Brink of the Dawn and the Darkness''.
* FaceHeelTurn: The whole first story is an extended one for [[spoiler: Luke]].
* GeniusBruiser: Palpatine, Vader, Luke.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Palpatine's motivation in a nutshell.
* HyperAwareness: ''Lots'' of characters.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Mon Mothma, Vader, Palpatine.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Emperor Palpatine. [[spoiler: Luke]] gradually becomes one himself, thanks to the Emperor's training.
* MasterSwordsman: Vader & Palpatine begin the story as such and Luke progressively becomes one.
** Averted with Mara Jade, to her chagrin.
* MindRape: Palpatine gradually employs this when Luke's resolve holds.
* TheMole: Played with. Palpatine arranges for evidence to be planted that Luke was an Imperial agent within the Rebel Alliance by using an actual mole to lay the false trail, and [[spoiler: Luke himself, once he becomes emperor]] is noted for his fondness for using moles in the third installment.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: This is Vader's reaction when he sees [[spoiler: what Palpatine's manipulations have done to his son]] towards the end of the first installment.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Frequently traded between Luke, Vader, and Palpatine. Mara and [[spoiler: Madine]] occasionally get in on the action.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Vader]], as in canon, towards the end of the second installment.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Palpatine, when [[spoiler: Luke attempts to escape during ''Into The Storm''.]]
* SelfSacrificeScheme: [[spoiler: Vader]], with some degree of [[HeroicSacrifice moral]] [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning ambiguity]].
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Luke]], through out the second installment and [[spoiler: by the end he succeeds!]]
* TheStrategist: Luke and Madine.
* TortureTechnician: [[TheSociopath Palpatine]].
* WorldOfBadass: Pretty much every major character qualifies.