This is a tale of the rise and fall of darth plagueis as much as it is the rise of darth sidious. Before we get to palpatines prologue, there is a note at the beginning of the book from luke skywalker noting that this is a compilation by palpatine of fragmentary texts, and that it has now come into his possession. His apprentice darth sidious thought after he had blasted plagueis with force lightning and inspected his body that plagueis was dead. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. As a sith, darth plagueis was a devotee of the dark side of the force, which grants enormous powers to those brave enough to become living conduits for passions like hatred and anger. Feb 16, 2015 learn the story of darth plagueis the wise. Darth plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith who, at some point prior to the invasion of naboo, chose sheev palpatine, a human from naboo, as his apprentice. This is a novel part of what is known nowadays as legends in the star wars novel series, in other words, noncanonical anymore featuring the events of the life of darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a. A lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. Darth plagueis is a densely packed book with many characters spanning several decades of the star wars timeline.
Tenebrous had the warning signs yet he ignored them. The new testament of the christian bible book of revelations chapter 6, verse 2 c. Shop amongst our popular books, including 23, darth plagueis, the dark lord trilogy and more from james luceno. And as we know from revenge of the sith, plagueis had equal sway over life itself. I first heard about this book from the internet and i decided to check it out from my local library. Darth plagueis by luceno, james from amazons fiction books store. The pacing might not be up to a sevenyearolds expectations, and the political maneuvering might be over his head or just plain boring to him. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. Darth plagueis legends star wars explained youtube. Based on the novel and plagueis chapter in the book of sith i conclude that, given enough time, plagueis would have become the strongest being that ever existed, bar none. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. The history of darth plagueis from the star wars franchise. Reading darth plagueis is a crossing the threshold moment for any star wars eu fan.
Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute. For plato, wisdom is a virtue that is inextricably bound to humility and justice. I just got it from the library and im only a couple of chapters into it. Episode eighteen revenge of the sith part 3 invasion. Harry potter and the deathly hallows audio book 7 star wars millennium falcon audiobook. Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth plagueis that he told anakin about, the novel veers into new territory for the star wars series. Most of his story will probably transition into canon in the future, and is still worth the read. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me.
The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Wrath of darth maul, i saw all of what has released so far of star wars the clone wars, all of star wars rebels, read darth plagueis legends novel, the sith hunters legends comic, and darth maul. This is essentially the origin story for palpatine darth sidious and the majority of the book follows the rise of his career as a politician bolstered by his apprenticeship to darth plagueis. Bloodlust on, no prep, morals off, they are at their best, fight to the death. Darth plagueis by james luceno goodreads share book. Darth plagueis star wars by james luceno book cover, description, publication.
His experiments in the dark side with darth sidious inadvertently caused the creation of anakin. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order more about james luceno. May 25, 2015 darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. Books similar to darth plagueis goodreads share book. Heres why supreme leader snoke is not darth plagueis this rumor has been circulating for months, and it doesnt look like its going to stop anytime soon. Such a person would be the exact opposite of what plato would call wise. Witness the epic final chapter of the skywalker saga with the official novelization of star wars. Lit plagueis experimentation on venamis jedi council. Sidious and tarkin had met several years after sidious still an apprentice of darth plagueis at the time had been appointed naboos representative to the republic senate. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Seven or eight years ago this book would have benefited from the momentum of the eu.
This book fleshes out a previously enigmatic character as well as a much more famous one. Darth plagueis book chicago public library bibliocommons. Apr 28, 2015 i cant speak much for darth tenebrous, as he died in the very beginning of the book, but i do believe that much like darth plagueis, he had an obsession that clouded his judgment. Its funny how this book and dark empire shows that palpatine was pretty much a novice as far as sith lords go, not being very good or highly skilled compared to his fellow dark lords and having a crappy power to compensate for it with, yet darth plagueis and darth krayt both came up with some powers that were much better than any palpatine. Darth plagueis, a sith lord who knows the dark side so well that he has power over life and death, joins forces with his. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. For all three battles it will be to the death, bloodlust on, no morals, 1v1 with no help what so ever, and at their best. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Im already hooked, so im going to go and keep on reading. I have to say, im not a fan of putting out chapters prior to the books release, but i understand it gets some people pumped up even more although i cant imagine a book ive looked forward to more.
Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. I loved this book, buy this and after you finish with this read the darth bane after 5 chapters becomes amazing could not stop reading serieswhich is also wow. Darth plagueis is a story that has been a long time in coming. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. The dearth of fangirlfriendly novels among the recent eu releases is a broader problem of story selection, and darth plagueis, executed from lucas vision, is a book that should have been written. Although the book is titled darth plagueis, it is really about both plagueis. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. Books the official darth plagueis discussion thread. Its provides a great narrative that describes the source of plagueis power and how he wields it to manipulate the galaxy to his own ends. Sidious had to realize that he would always be a step or two behind plagueis in power, so he had to get rid of him while it was still possible, before the old muun. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord.
Darth plagueis at long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. Darth sidious im going to refer to him as palpatine planned to kill his master in his quest for supreme power, as all sith desire. And when the time is right, he destroys his masterbut vows never to suffer the same fate. I think it spanned too many years, sometimes taking 10 standard year jumps between chapters. Plagueis was still alive by the time sidious became naboos senator, which is consistent with the legends novel darth plagueis. Anakin is very receptive to the myth, as nightmares of padmes death have haunted him relentlessly.
The combination of these two elements by luceno is a treat to read. New darth plagueis plot summary posted by mike on august 24, 2011 while initially revealed the cover art and the first miniplot description for james lucenos upcoming darth plagueis novel, random house now presents the following new summary. Hes the reason people would buy this book and i was kind of disappointed that after the first chapter. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte, target the galaxy for dominationand the jedi order for annihilation. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. Dont know about strengthwas a trippy chapter in the book with those. Luceno manages to juggle the numerous character voices well with a strong command. Especially plagueis who for years had learned midichlorian manipulation. Several years before hego damask iis birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun named caar damask, who worked as a middleranking banking clan agent, met renowned starship designer rugess nome by chance on high port space center.
Who is still talking about the darth plagueis novel. I think the issue would more likely be that it may bore him. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be. Oct 30, 2012 it also explains what darth plagueis was doing to becoming immortal messing around with medichlorins etc. Only a couple chapters in but it seems like a good one. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. It was one of the reasons why plagueis had been proud to be a muun and always looked at sidious with a sense of displeasure even when teaching him. When darth plagueis becomes infected with it as well, the sith order spins into disarray.
He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. It is an absolutely astonishing story that weaves elements from all across the saga together, answering questions you never realized you had. Although an excellent book widely considered a fan favorite, darth plagueis now falls under the banner of legends tiein fiction from the vast star wars expanded universe conceived before disney bought lucasfilm and essentially hit the reset button on all those novels, comics and. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. The nice thing about darth plagueis legends novel is it is one of the books that shows the legend of darth plagueis, but at the same time keeps him mysterious, because we dont really know what happened. Darth plagueis was murdered in cold blood by his apprentice, darth sidious, by the rule of two, which we all know. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. Nome, in his capacity as reigning dark lord of the sith darth. Read darth plagueis chapter one online by johng december 9, 2011 3. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis. In the new canon what do we actually know about darth plagueis. George lucas to craft a complex tale of ambition and desire. As they flew through the empty space between their.
It also reveals that when darth vader tossed palpatine down into the death star, the emperor used the techniques of his master darth plagueis to transfer. Read chapter 8 from the story star wars darth plagueis by laundergan with 40 reads. Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. Star wars needs a palpatine movie or tv series comic book. Celgress behold a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. It is my favorite star wars book, but really tied with the bane trilogy and revan depending on the day. Darth sage saw this world was chaotic, divided by all the petty squabbles, and indifferences that made humans fight one another for power. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force.
Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. Man, the first chapter of this book tells you exactly how important the rule. Darth plagueis by james luceno and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Darth plagueis is the type of star wars expanded universe book that begs a deeper look. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the force to. Book of sith, a supplementary text on all things sith released not long after darth plagueis, goes one step further by implying that plagueis was never the big bad at all, being played like a violin by sidious even prior to his apprenticeship. In addition, i read some of the short stories of maul, and the. Darth plagueis please let this be real chasm of books. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook audiobooks free. As one would expect from the man who trained darth sidious, plagueis is a master manipulator of public figures and events. Theres a 20 chapter fanfiction story that focuses on specifically on vader. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midi.
At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. I also love the fact that throughout the book there are references to tpm where darth p is watching palps talk to maul off in the distance. Darth plagueis this one has so many good moments, with darth plagueis, darth sidious, and teeny tiny amount of darth maul. Palpatine tells anakin of the legend of darth plagueis, a sith lord who was said to be so powerful he could both create life and prevent people from dying. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. The power of the dark side is an illness no true sith would wish to be cured of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Oct 15, 2015 star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory the stupendous wave.
There was a plan, plagueis was no fool he knew the sith tradition and prepared for it. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels tarkin, darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. The darth plagueis novel is one of the best star wars books ever written. Dont pick this book up for some light reading on the beach. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise.
Darth plagueis star wars by james luceno fantastic fiction. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i and ii. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter 3, a star wars. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Over the next month or so we will be taking the book in parts and doing an indepth commentary. Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. But sith do not give up easily, even if their grand plan may require somerecalibration. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis.
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