04/05/2026
It's here just in time for Star Wars Day... Order your copy of Turning to the Dark Side while it's still priced at just $1.66 (hehe).
Turning to the Dark Side: What Star Wars Teaches Us About How a Good Person Turns Bad
Discover a profound real-world interpretation of the saga, exploring the seminal story of how a good person can lose themselves and what it takes to bring them back. Through a close analysis of Episodes I–VI, the parallel arcs of Anakin and Luke Skywalker reveal how someone who feels too deep...
09/04/2026
My new book, Turning to the Dark Side: What Star Wars Teaches Us About How a Good Person Turns Bad, is now available for preorder in ebook and audiobook format. Paperback and hardcover will be available when it releases on May 4th (May the Fourth Be with You!)
You can read the book's introduction for free on my latest blog post: https://www.gregorydiehl.net/l/turning-to-the-dark-side/
If you were one of the book's early beta readers, I thank you for your contribution to making the book what it is today. I look forward to hearing what the rest of you think of it once you've had a chance to read the whole book.
Turning to the Dark Side
"Turning to the dark side" is an idiom derived from the pop culture success of Star Wars, referring to someone starting to act in a way that is harmful, destructive, or evil, as exemplified by Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader.