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. Shop amongst our popular books, including 23, darth plagueis, the dark lord trilogy and more from james luceno. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. 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.
It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Darth plagueis is a story that has been a long time in coming. Only a couple chapters in but it seems like a good one. His apprentice darth sidious thought after he had blasted plagueis with force lightning and inspected his body that plagueis was dead. Darth sage saw this world was chaotic, divided by all the petty squabbles, and indifferences that made humans fight one another for power. Dont pick this book up for some light reading on the beach.
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. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. And as we know from revenge of the sith, plagueis had equal sway over life itself. 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. 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. Darth plagueis by james luceno goodreads share book. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. Tenebrous had the warning signs yet he ignored them. Darth plagueis, a sith lord who knows the dark side so well that he has power over life and death, joins forces with his. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midi. 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.
In addition, i read some of the short stories of maul, and the. Luceno manages to juggle the numerous character voices well with a strong command. It is my favorite star wars book, but really tied with the bane trilogy and revan depending on the day. For plato, wisdom is a virtue that is inextricably bound to humility and justice. Celgress behold a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow. The darth plagueis novel is one of the best star wars books ever written. Reading darth plagueis is a crossing the threshold moment for any star wars eu fan. 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. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. This is a tale of the rise and fall of darth plagueis as much as it is the rise of darth sidious. 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.
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. Darth plagueis at long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. May 25, 2015 darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. 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. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. I think the issue would more likely be that it may bore him. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. I think it spanned too many years, sometimes taking 10 standard year jumps between chapters. Episode eighteen revenge of the sith part 3 invasion. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. Man, the first chapter of this book tells you exactly how important the rule.
Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Especially plagueis who for years had learned midichlorian manipulation. Hes the reason people would buy this book and i was kind of disappointed that after the first chapter.
Books the official darth plagueis discussion thread. Im already hooked, so im going to go and keep on reading. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Harry potter and the deathly hallows audio book 7 star wars millennium falcon audiobook. Witness the epic final chapter of the skywalker saga with the official novelization of star wars.
Star wars darth plagueis audiobook audiobooks free. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Lit plagueis experimentation on venamis jedi council. 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. Darth plagueis was murdered in cold blood by his apprentice, darth sidious, by the rule of two, which we all know. Darth plagueis is the type of star wars expanded universe book that begs a deeper look. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis. 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.
Read darth plagueis chapter one online by johng december 9, 2011 3. This book fleshes out a previously enigmatic character as well as a much more famous one. 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. Seven or eight years ago this book would have benefited from the momentum of the eu. Dont know about strengthwas a trippy chapter in the book with those. Darth plagueis this one has so many good moments, with darth plagueis, darth sidious, and teeny tiny amount of darth maul. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back.
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. The combination of these two elements by luceno is a treat to read. Most of his story will probably transition into canon in the future, and is still worth the read. 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.
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. 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. Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. 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 is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels tarkin, darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. 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. As they flew through the empty space between their.
He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. His experiments in the dark side with darth sidious inadvertently caused the creation of anakin. Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live. 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. Plagueis was still alive by the time sidious became naboos senator, which is consistent with the legends novel darth plagueis. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. There was a plan, plagueis was no fool he knew the sith tradition and prepared for it. It is an absolutely astonishing story that weaves elements from all across the saga together, answering questions you never realized you had. Darth plagueis by james luceno and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark lord of the sith and heir to the lineage of darth bane.
In the new canon what do we actually know about darth plagueis. 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. A lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is. Darth plagueis star wars by james luceno book cover, description, publication. 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. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte, target the galaxy for dominationand the jedi order for annihilation. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Darth plagueis book chicago public library bibliocommons. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be. Star wars needs a palpatine movie or tv series comic book. Oct 30, 2012 it also explains what darth plagueis was doing to becoming immortal messing around with medichlorins etc. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master.
Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. The power of the dark side is an illness no true sith would wish to be cured of. 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. 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.
When darth plagueis becomes infected with it as well, the sith order spins into disarray. Anakin is very receptive to the myth, as nightmares of padmes death have haunted him relentlessly. I first heard about this book from the internet and i decided to check it out from my local library. 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. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat. And when the time is right, he destroys his masterbut vows never to suffer the same fate. As one would expect from the man who trained darth sidious, plagueis is a master manipulator of public figures and events. Read chapter 8 from the story star wars darth plagueis by laundergan with 40 reads. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute. George lucas to craft a complex tale of ambition and desire.
Theres a 20 chapter fanfiction story that focuses on specifically on vader. 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. Darth plagueis by luceno, james from amazons fiction books store. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me. 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 star wars by james luceno fantastic fiction. 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 is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Oct 15, 2015 star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory the stupendous wave. The new testament of the christian bible book of revelations chapter 6, verse 2 c. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. 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. Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter 3, a star wars. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better.
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. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Darth plagueis please let this be real chasm of books. I just got it from the library and im only a couple of chapters into it. Although the book is titled darth plagueis, it is really about both plagueis. Feb 16, 2015 learn the story of darth plagueis the wise. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. 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. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order more about james luceno. 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. 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 lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i and ii. But sith do not give up easily, even if their grand plan may require somerecalibration.
Darth plagueis is a densely packed book with many characters spanning several decades of the star wars timeline. Darth plagueis legends star wars explained youtube. Over the next month or so we will be taking the book in parts and doing an indepth commentary. Such a person would be the exact opposite of what plato would call wise. 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. Books similar to darth plagueis goodreads share book. The history of darth plagueis from the star wars franchise. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the force to. Bloodlust on, no prep, morals off, they are at their best, fight to the death. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe.
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