Darth plagueis book

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The book starwars. To me it justified a lot of the problems the prequels had by fleshing them out and giving them great explanations. It is very unfortunate that the story is part of Legends instead of canon, however, a lot of it has indeed made it back into canon thanks to people like the original author starwars. Like my Darth Bane Trilogy post, I will do this by listing things from the novel that have been made canon. A lot of this information came from starwars. It's clear that he wanted his magnum opus to be as canon as possible, and I'm glad he did this.

Darth plagueis book

In Darth Plagueis , those questions are finally answered. For fans interested in learning more about the Sith and their intricate Grand Plan to bring down the Republic and the Jedi, Darth Plagueis adds some intriguing and disturbing depth to the backstory of the Prequel Trilogy. The front cover art sets the tone for the book: a younger Palpatine kneeling in subservience to the looming visage of an alien. Unlike the movies, or the Expanded Universe books and comics before now, this is not a tale of Darth Sidious as puppetmaster pulling the strings of galactic events or terrifying autocrat. Instead, we see the first real glimpses of Palpatine as a pupil or cautious low-level politician — someone who is even, on occasion, vulnerable. At the same time the seeds of the machinations and domination to come are thoroughly sown, and the diabolical personage we associate with Palpatine is very much in evidence. Luceno writes Darth Plagueis in the same clear, direct style of his previous Star Wars novels. Brief passages of intense introspection or chilling Sith Force philosophy serve the story in the right moments, but most of the book relies on dialogue and internal monologue to advance the plot. The first quarter of the book, though, gets bogged down in the Lucenopedia — an overwhelming cache of facts and minutiae that gives the story depth but a little too much density. From the cover, dust jacket blurb, and marketing material, fans might have taken the impression that Darth Plagueis would be essentially a Sith apprenticeship book, filled with unsettling training methods and dark deeds.

ALL of these books are referenced at some point in darth plagueis book novel, some more than others. I heard that the author worked really closely with LucasFilms to get it just right.

Written by James Luceno, Darth Plagueis was first published in after years of delays. He has his mind set on manipulating midi-chlorians to do his bidding, with the ultimate aim of creating new life out of nothing. Even an unknown Sith acolyte sent by his former Master becomes the subject of years of experimentation. As the years pass, Plagueis and Palpatine become quite the duo as the galaxy moves closer and closer to war. Ultimately, we know what becomes of Palpatine, but the novel plays out in a way that makes his rise to power much more interesting and rich. The legend of Darth Plagueis and his ultimate demise is revealed, and the true Master of the Sith rises.

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Darth plagueis book

Star Wars has undergone many changes since Disney acquired Lucasfilm in The Expanded Universe soldiered on for over thirty years and was the only source of new Star Wars content until when The Phantom Menace premiered. These novels, comic books, and video games developed a rabid fanbase, one that, to this day, feels like its content is worthwhile. Lucasfilm de-canonized a lot of stories to create a new canon. This was a prudent move - no one could expect casual Star Wars fans to experience all the post- Return Of The Jedi content to understand what was happening. Lucasfilm has used many concepts and ideas from Legends, but they could easily go further. There are plenty of great Star Wars stories that aren't canon but easily could be canonized, introducing a whole new audience to their brilliance.

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He later attributes this to the supposed death of Darth Maul, though, as he initially suspected, it may very well have been Plagueis himself reaching out to him from beyond the Force. Darth Pelagueis seeks immortality. In that respect, Darth Plagueis offers nothing new. I suspect some of that is because the author had to reference events depicted in other books most of which I have not read. However, Tenebrous dies before Plagueis is even able to at least prolong his Master's life for the sake of his experimentation. Fortunately, the Star Wars universe is so large that I was able to research the book almost in the same way I would have a more traditional historical novel. It could be argued that Darth Plagueis is not even the main character. Author 17 books followers. This is an excellent book for the discerning Star Wars fan. Learn to destabilize governments, amass massive wealth through exploitation of planetary resources and people, slaughter many in training exercises and research, coerce, manipulate and assassinate your way to the top, only to be murdered by your apprentice. One of my least favorite things about "Darth Plagueis" was the amount of typos and errors I found in the text. Every Sith novel that comes out offers a tiny snippet of ritual but never actually answers the key questions definitively. It's great to see how everything becomes connected between the prequel movies and the original trilogy. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith.

Possessing power is all he desires; losing it is the only thing he fears. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. When the time is right, he destroys his Master-and vows never to suffer the same fate.

It started off really strongly. Another advantage is that this novel is clearly geared toward adults. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Case in point is Palpatine. The Force Unleashed I. For one thing, I was surprised at the quality of the writing, especially for a Star Wars novel. Sidious complemented Plagueis on his part of the plan and told him he would endeavor to live up to Plagueis' expectations and fulfill his responsibility. True, it indeed raises itself above the morass of churned out, pages-in-hardback, simply forgettable novels that were really plaguing the EU towards the end. 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 the ones he cared about from dying. The novel lacks of action, and even in the few times that you have some action is told in such way that you don't feel any thrilled about it. Sidious observed the planets and stars, aligned in different configurations long before both of them had been born, however, they had changed. I agree with that assessment, but only a little. As the novel comes to a close during the events of The Phantom Menace , Sidious and Plagueis learn that a young boy named Anakin Skywalker , a former slave found by Qui-Gon Jinn on Tatooine , had been born of the Force.