While darth plagueis can stand on its own, several short stories were published concurrently in novel reprints and the star wars insider matthew stovers the tenebrous way and lucenos own restraint and endgame. Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter 3, a star wars. Jonathan davies shows his immense talent as a narrator by subtly changing the tone and pace of his voice to indicate different characters speaking, instead of trying to come up with distinct individual voices. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. This audio book is expertly read, the sound assists used bring a real sense of the star wars universe to forefront of the listeners mind. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. Purchased in revenge of the sith, while attending a ballet, supreme chancellor. 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. Dark lord of the sith 14 mentioned only in aurebesh text. Owing to darth plagueis teachings, darth sidious returned after his first death. Written by james luceno, audiobook narrated by daniel davis. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. The plot and the rich backstory for the star wars prequels had me loving this book. 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.
Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Though the story does seem to revolve around plagueis, there is no doubt the story is spiraling in toward sidious. The book of sith was a collection of sith historical writings assembled into a single book by darth sidious. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. It was bound sometime around 1918 bby, shortly after the sith grand plan succeeded at dismantling the galactic republic, exterminating the jedi order, and in placing sidious in undisputed control of the known galaxy the book assembled a group of philosophical and journalistic writings. Why darth plagueis knew about force ghosts but refused learning the ability for himself. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. If you have any questions about the star wars universe that you would want answered in a video, please. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for. I am however very into the new star wars canon, but would still like to read dp ive heard its very good and ties into the phantom menace quite a bit. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe.
It was bound sometime around 1918 bby, shortly after the sith grand plan succeeded at dismantling the galactic republic, exterminating the jedi order, and in placing sidious in undisputed control of the known galaxy. Darth plagueis by james luceno overdrive rakuten overdrive. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. The character of darth plagueis simply did not exist until his creation for the episode iii script, and even then the mention was merely a plot device with which. 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. 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. 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. Darth plagueis unabridged audiobook, by james luceno. Path of destruction, drew karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young mans journey from innocence to evil. Darth plagueis is a sith lord, but he is also a businessman, and the way he is trying to interfere with the republic is through business, trade and politics. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the. 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 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. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord.
Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. This video contains his words and excerpts from the audiobook darth plagueis, by james luceno i am not the creator of any of the art, music. The woebegone had just reverted to realspace when 114ds audio sensors registered unusual sounds from aft. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the. The blonde uzumaki sith lord had seen it through the force at last. So ive been wanting to read darth plagueis for awhile now but i had never really got into the older eu books. Martin from the journal of xavier desmond audiobook warhammer 40k prophets of waaagh audiobook george r. Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master.
Perhaps thats the only thing that really intrigues us all about darth plagueis. Darth maul, darth tyrannus, the boonta eves pod races, the clone army on. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. The old republic ramps up the action and brings listeners facetoface for the first time with a sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the orders dark lords. Anakin is very receptive to the myth, as nightmares of padmes death have haunted him relentlessly. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. This is a tale of the rise and fall of darth plagueis as much as it is the rise of darth sidious.
Darth malgus, the mysterious, masked sith of the wildly popular deceived and hope game trailers. Apr 17, 2012 in a way this was a darth sidious book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is the third installment in the star wars prequel. 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. The pieces were in place and the fall of the leaf was at hand. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord. Twentythree years later, during the battle of endor, sidious came to be killed by a redeemed anakin skywalker, who turned back to the light side of the force and threw sidious down a reactor shaft to save his son luke. And i thought it was very cool that the main character was a weird looking creature with long head and 3 hearts instead of your standard human. That man was darth bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the force made him a natural leader among the sith until his radical embrace of an allbutforgotten wisdom drove him to. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Apr 28, 2015 this is a tale of the rise and fall of darth plagueis as much as it is the rise of darth sidious. 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.
He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. Zetsu had been slain from what the blonde felt through the force, no doubt by konan, or peins own hands. 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. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. It is the sixth episode released in the star wars film series and stars ewan mcgregor, natalie portman, hayden christensen, ian mcdiarmid, samuel l. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Darth plagueis, a sith lord, was known for his unique ability to manipulate midichlorians. Jackson, christopher lee, anthony daniels, kenny baker, and frank oz. Darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook audiobooks free. May 25, 2015 darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. Darth sage saw this world was chaotic, divided by all the petty squabbles, and indifferences that made humans fight one another for power.
A third chapter is intended, and i might have an idea for a fourth. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Darth plagueis please let this be real chasm of books. 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. Despite the powers of the jedi and the military prowess of their clone army, the sheer. Palpatine could lure anakin towards the dark side of the force, knowing full well of his concerns over losing padme. Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter 14, a star wars. I was left giddy after finding out the answers to mysteries i, as a fan, had pondered for over a decade.
The book assembled a group of philosophical and journalistic writings. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Path of destruction, a novel of the old republic part three del rey. Unlike palpatine, he developed galacticlevel power through a vast business enterprise spanning all.
As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. And when the time is right, he destroys his masterbut vows never to suffer the same fate. As master and disciple, plagueis and palpatinewho took the sith moniker darth sidiousworked together for years, trying to unlock the secrets of immortality as plagueis. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library. Darth plagueis star wars legends is an excellent book. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he. Is darth plagueis seen on screen in the phantom menace. You may be looking for the legends novel darth plagueis. At long last, the story of the mysterious sith lord, darth plagueis, and his apprentice, darth sidious. I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical. Jedi is alone, surrounded only by whatever clone troops he, she, or it commands.
This book shows readers how the sith lord rose to power, how he groomed palpatine as his apprentice, the introduction of darth maul, the creation of anakin skywalker by the force, and how the two dark siders. 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. Episode iii revenge of the sith is a 2005 american epic spaceopera film written and directed by george lucas. Its fitting though as it shows just how outoftouch the sith lord becomes in his quest to live forever. What makes this even more remarkable is that much of it is information i never thought would see the light of day. In fact, the novel focuses on palpatine more than i expected. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so. He was obsessed with the notion of eternal life, causing him to experiment with the force. An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and a very enjoyable and entertaining star wars novel. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis.
Darth plagueis is a dark, thorough, and highly enjoyable tale of the two men who transformed a millennia old republic into an empire. Darth plagueis downloadable audiobook east lansing public. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence. Here we really see the mechanations of the palpatines.
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. The plot concerns itself with the life and times of the titular character, darth plagueis, and his dual efforts to conquer the galaxy and achieve immortality through manipulation of the midichlorians that. The second novel set in the old republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game star wars. 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. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created. The first two chapters second coming soon are a belated birthday present for the wonderful pileofsith. 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 vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i.
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