Darth plagueis is a evil genius mastermind that gives rise to sidious without him figuring it out. But luceno mostly concerns himself with dry accounts of political and business maneuvers, full of convoluted deals and deceptions. Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Books similar to darth plagueis goodreads share book. External links daniel davis on wikipedia, daniel davis at the internet. Darth plagueis please let this be real chasm of books. The combination of these two elements by luceno is a treat to read. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. 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. 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.
Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Sep 15, 2014 it should be noted also on the canon darth plagueis page it says that he died sometime before the clone wars. The same legends source indicates that darth plagueis was able to heal himself, although he was of course unable to save. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Darth plagueis by luceno, james from amazons fiction books store. 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 he had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. 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. Darth plagueis unabridged audiobook, by james luceno. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james.
This is a tale of the rise and fall of darth plagueis as much as it is the rise of darth sidious. Definitely the climax at the final chapter, and palpatines revelation of his intentions towards plagueis and which scene was your favorite. The darth plagueis book by james luceno is not canonical, no. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. The first part of the book, detailing plagueis efforts to harness the power of the force to grant immortality, has greater novelty, and occasional scenes later in the book hint at a more mystical story. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey.
And its interesting to think that this character, who i thought had no backstory at all, i thought he was just born in. Together, they set forth and implement one of the best stories ever told. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Dec 26, 2015 per lucas cannons answer, darth plagueis is a character in a short tale that palpatine tells anakin skywalker during their scene at the opera in episode iii. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. The point of focussing on darth plagueis is to show you the skills and behaviors that shaped the sith in that time period.
However, the book tarkin by james luceno is canon and he went to great lengths to make that book a spiritual sequel and included many references to his previous book. That being said, this book is low on action, high on exposition. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Ebook star wars darth plagueis libro electronico descargar.
New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. Kylo ren meets darth plagueis master scene original. In 2012, davis voiced the audiobook version of darth plagueis. And as we know from revenge of the sith, plagueis had equal sway over life itself. Ive already told many friends about this audio book, both for the story and the excellent performance of mister davis. Darth plagueis used venamis for experimenting with his resurrection techniques, but plagueis obviously didnt care about venamis given that plagueis subjected him to this kind of experimentation.
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. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. 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. 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 plagueis was murdered in cold blood by his apprentice, darth sidious, by the rule of two, which we all know. Who is darth plagueis, where did he come from and is. Oct 30, 2012 this book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office. Tenebrous had the warning signs yet he ignored them. Everything palpatine really did when he killed plagueis star wars. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars.
Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Him dying before the clone wars gives him the chance to give the banking clan secret funds and maybe have a new pupil to train and build up an army while he is dead. Under the guidance of his master, he secretly studies the ways of the sith, while publicly rising to power in the galactic government, first as senator, then as chancellor, and eventually as emperor.
Seven or eight years ago this book would have benefited from the momentum of the eu. The plot and the rich backstory for the star wars prequels had me loving this book. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte, target the galaxy for dominationand the jedi order for annihilation. As one would expect from the man who trained darth sidious, plagueis is a master manipulator of public figures and events. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence.
Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. Sep 15, 2014 but i did see the most recent book darth plagueis by james luceno that was written about him and his background, i was given a copy in fact when i was at the last celebration, so i read that and thats fascinating. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Darth plagueis by james luceno overdrive rakuten overdrive. Daniel davis, born on november 26, 1945 in gurdon, arkansas, is an american actor best known for portraying niles the butler on the popular sitcom the nanny. An audiobook reading of an excerpt from the original script for star wars episode ix written by colin trevorrow in which kylo ren seeks out tor valum on remnicore, a. Darth plagueis by james luceno and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. What was one of the most memorable moments of star wars.
This is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy. Plagueis was still alive by the time sidious became naboos senator, which is consistent with the legends novel darth plagueis. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. 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. But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death.
In the new canon what do we actually know about darth plagueis. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. If learning the history of emperor palpatine is not interesting to you, then you chose the wrong book.
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