Still, darth plagueis is practically required reading for any fan of the saga. From it he learned far more courtesy of the ancient sith lord than anything he. James luceno cowrote a lot of books with brian daley as jack mckinney. Apr 17, 2012 in a way this was a darth sidious book. Why darth plagueis was terrified of anakin but sidious embraced and trained him duration. Plagueis crushes kun in a force battle, no contest. The only jedi darth plaguies feared and why star wars explained duration. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend. Darth sidious hated dogooders even before he became an authentic dark lord of the sith.
The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. The sith see themselves as cutting out the dead weight of the universe. The book is split between darth plagueis and palpatine. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. 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.
The tragedy of darth plagueis the wise once, not so long ago, there was agreat sith lord called darth plagueis. 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. If anyone is interested in this, read the novel darth plagueis by. The rise of skywalker film and novel we learned that both. Prolific star wars novelist luceno millennium falcon, 2008, etc. Taking place in the years leading up to the first star wars prequel film, the phantom menace, lucenos novel mostly just engages in gapfilling, expanding on the role that sith lord darth plagueis played in training and. Did palpatine think darth plagueis was more powerful than. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. And when the time is right, he destroys his master but vows never to suffer the same fate. Darth sage sat in mediation, finding himself slightly surprised that the force had sided with him these many long years now since his master first started training, and the sith apprentice felt a sense of pride from darth plagueis. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. Darth plagueis by james luceno music credit jazz comedy by goodreads.
It turns out, however, that not even bane considered himself the most powerful sith lord. 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. 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. Having survived his apprentices attempt to kill him and in hiding for years, darth plagueis reveals himself as he plans to cleanse the sith. Fornecemos, em parceira com as maiores editoras do pais, os pdfs dos primeiros capitulos dos principais lancamentos editoriais. You can usually buy this book for less money if you get in an ebook format. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. Then i heard that disney halted production on all noncanon toysaction figures, except for darth plagueis and mara jade, which suggests that they are going to be using these characters at some. Though the story does seem to revolve around plagueis, there is no doubt the story is spiraling in toward sidious.
It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. The third video in my versus series, intended to tie into my continuing analysis of star wars. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. What if he simply appropriated a failed darth plagueis clone body. But considering he killed his master while he was in a drunken sleep he must not have been sure he was guaranteed to win. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. Darth plagueis by james luceno legends star wars minute.
The imperial handbook star wars legends posts facebook. Oct 30, 2012 this book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. He is a new york times bestselling author currently living in annapolis, maryland with his wife and youngest child. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. But luceno mostly concerns himself with dry accounts of political and business maneuvers, full of convoluted deals and deceptions. Learn about darth plagueis by james luceno, and why its a mustread for any star wars fan. Episode eighteen revenge of the sith part 3 invasion. Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of another to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction. In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office. Eventually darth plagueis became so powerful that the only thing he feared waslosing his power. Star wars novel confirms snokes true identity and purpose. So powerful and wise was darth plagueisthat he could manipulate the dark side of the force to save others from dying. The stupendous wave cites a fan speculation theory that if anakin.
In the new canon what do we actually know about darth. Its a much better novel than the typical star wars book, though it doesnt quite fulfill its promise. 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. Darth plagueiss master and his plan to rid the jedi of the force. For one, plagueis is dead long before tpm in canon, mother talzin is the true mother of maul and not a fake one like in legends, sifodyas involvement in the creation of the clones is completely different and does not involve plagueis in any way, darth maul is a true sith lord from the beginning never an assassin. What makes this even more remarkable is that much of it is information i never thought would see the light of day. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The new testament of the christian bible book of revelations chapter 6, verse 2 c.
But sidious obviously had different plans in mind and killed his master. For all the information and time devoted to developing the character of darth plagueis, you are left, as the story progresses, feeling like it was merely playing out as a setup for a. But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death. Then, as is the way of the sith, he was murdered by hisapprentice. Kun has superior duelling feats, but plagueis is faster, and by far, should be able to actually defeat kun in a duel, quite possibly. Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter, a star wars. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master.
This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. In the new canon what do we actually know about darth plagueis. From it he learned far more courtesy of the ancient sith lord than anything he ever learned from the whole of the sith academy archives combined. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master.
Jan 10, 2012 this book was the first audiobook i had ever listened to ive gone on to listen to six more star wars books. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. Books ive only really been a star wars fan for about a year now so i knew nothing of anything in legends, and this book is probably better than any of the canon books ive read so far.
The sheer intensity of reading about the discovery and training of darth sidious by darth plagueis is fascinating to read, and one that most fans will enjoy. Darth plagueis is a dark, thorough, and highly enjoyable tale of the two men who transformed a millennia old republic into an empire. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a. Snoke is a failed clone of darth plagueis the final snoke theory. I loved this book and the back stories it provided for plagueis, sidious, maul, dooku and a bit about qui gon jinn. How powerful was darth plagueis star wars explained. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As stupendous wave sets out in the video below, bane discovered a sith holocron once belonging to darth revan.
Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and elong a very enjoyable and entertaining star wars novel. Darth plagueis and darth sidious, master and acolyte, target the galaxy for domination and the jedi order for annihilation. I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. It might be nothing new for a regular reader of the in, but it was new for me. Plagueis was still alive by the time sidious became naboos senator, which is consistent with the legends novel darth plagueis.
But, i guess, the best part is getting into the head of a sith. Mar 10, 2020 what if palpatine didnt create snoke, after all. Jan 06, 2016 a lot of people truly believe that andy serkis supreme leader snoke is actually darth plagueis. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Star wars au the triumph of darth plagueis chapter 18, a star. Darth plagueis during the phantom menace star wars explained duration. 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. Our friends at stupendous wave present that theory in the video above. On a side note i liked how it talked about dookus connection to jango fett and komari vosa and the bando gora. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. Celgress behold a white horse and he that sat on him had a bow.
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