▁Dark ▁Force ▁R ising . ▁ ▁Dark ▁Force ▁R ising ▁Source book ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 4 4 - page ▁soft cover ▁book ▁written ▁by ▁Bill ▁S lav ic se k , ▁with ▁graphics ▁and ▁illustr ations ▁by ▁Stephen ▁C rane , ▁Mike ▁N iel sen , ▁D ana ▁Kn ut son , ▁Rob ▁Cas well , ▁John ▁Paul ▁L ona , ▁and ▁Mike ▁Vil ardi , ▁with ▁cover ▁art ▁by ▁Tom ▁Jung . ▁The ▁source book ▁gives ▁bi ographical ▁profiles ▁of ▁notable ▁personal ities ▁from ▁Z ahn ' s ▁novel , ▁and ▁brief ▁profiles ▁of ▁plan ets ▁and ▁al iens ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁edition ▁of ▁Dragon ▁( I ss ue ▁# 1 9 9 ), ▁Rick ▁Sw an ▁found ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁bi ographical ▁" background ▁summar ies ▁are ▁inform ative ▁and ▁en light ening ," ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁otherwise ▁remark ably ▁light ▁on ▁substant ive ▁content . ▁Sw an ▁thought ▁the ▁book ▁" fe els ▁tent ative ▁and ▁inclus ive ; ▁there ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁enough ▁material ▁to ▁justify ▁a ▁ 1 4 4 - page ▁book ." ▁Sw an ▁gave ▁Dark ▁Force ▁R ising ▁Source book ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 3 . 5 ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 , ▁saying ▁that ▁" play ers ▁on ▁a ▁budget " ▁could ▁probably ▁get ▁along ▁without ▁it . ▁ ▁Re views ▁White ▁Wolf ▁# 3 5 ▁( M arch / A pril , ▁ 1 9