I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical. Revenge of the sith is a novelization of the film of the same name, written by matthew stover and published on april 2, 2005 by del rey books the plot of the book. 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. This is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians.
Revenge of the sith, emperor palpatine tells young anakin skywalker about a sith lord named darth plagueis. The author somehow managed to weave the befuddled and nonsensical plot of episode i into a rich and compelling narrative that gives a lot of background on the characters that did not appear in the films and more importantly, helping us better understand some of the ones that did. You will never look at the prequels in the same light again. This book gives insight to to turn an apprentice into a master.
Now as a fan of the star wars expanded universe, i consider most of the books to be canon on some level, but the above statement seems to imply. Plus, we take a look back at the 1983 national library associations reading campaign featuring yoda. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. Yodas story and conclusions are found in the recent canon comic star wars. Revenge of the sith, yoda told palpatine darth sidious. James lucenos new book, darth plagueis, largely retells the story of episode i the phantom menace but from the sith perspective of palpatines master and then of palpatine himself. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. This week in star wars, a new lego ultimate collector starfighter joins the fleet, we get our first look at the upcoming star wars. 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. The back story of darth plagueis and darth sidious was developed handinglove with the highest authorities at lucasfilm, to ensure that nothing contradicts george lucass vision of his creations. There are a few things that i really like about the book. Oct 30, 2012 the best star wars publication to date. Is this canon i think he is up until sidious kills him, from then on sidious will surpass him. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and culminating concurrently with the climax of the phantom menace.
Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd. This image is seriously cool, and if lucasfilm dose. 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 who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Star wars comics 1st appearances master list cbsi comics. Yoda recognizes darth bane and darth plagueis were correct.
Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. For a time, sidious and plagueis were like minded, maul helped change that, i think. Yoda and luke skywalker vs darth plagueis and sidious battles. Jan 10, 2012 the back story of darth plagueis and darth sidious was developed handinglove with the highest authorities at lucasfilm, to ensure that nothing contradicts george lucass vision of his creations.
A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of. Revenge of the sith, darth sidious lures anakin skywalker to the dark side with the legend of plagueis the wise, a sith lord who had discovered the power to stop death but who couldnt save himself from murder at his apprentices hand. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of. Plagueis wanted to totally control the midichlorians. Originally posted by darth venki darth plagueis prime powers vs darth sidious rotj and before according to james lucenos back cover, it says darth plagueis is the most powerful sithlord. Although diminutive in size, yoda was revered by all for his great wisdom, kindness, and adherence to the jedi code as well as his fearsome prowess on the battlefield in both lightsaber combat as well as his use of the force. A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise he. Born under the name of hego damask ii, and remembered as darth plagueis the wise, is a muun dark lord of the sith, heir to the. And at some point in the book, sidious feels he and his master are more powerful than the best.
Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Anakin skywalker darth vader luke skywalker supreme leader snoke han solo. He sought control over the actual physicality of the midichlorians and did not understand the spiritual aspect surrounding them. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and. Darth plagueis star wars legends is an excellent book. Its time for star wars to make a darth plagueis movie. Dont let the title fool you, this book is mostly about palpatine no true sith cares about another. The plot of the book corresponds with that of the film, beginning and ending at the same points.
Set a thousand years before the events of star wars. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. The mentor to many great jedi, he serves as the orders guiding light during. A film based on james lucenos novel could only be a good thing. Was darth plagueis wiser or more knowledgable than yoda. Darth tenebrous, also known as rugess nome, was a male bith dark lord of the sith of the lineage of darth bane. A star wars book, darth plagueis, detailed the story of this sith, who was palpatines master. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. The clone wars anthology book cover, and we share some of your comfiest jedi and sith looks. Darth plagueis and over 8 million other books are available for amazon.
Its a masterpiece, in my opinion, easily my favorite star wars book of all time. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. The diversity in sithideals varies greatly from each master to apprentice down the line. This actionpacked series follows the transformation o. 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.
Star wars darth vader and darth sidious cover art from the book star wars lords. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. Oct 30, 2012 9780345511287excerpt lucerno star wars darth plagueis part one. A new hope, drew karpyshyns electrifying darth bane novels take us deep into the dark side. Jan 10, 2012 darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. Darth plagueis treatment, bringing a legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its. According to george lucas, plagueis was a muun, a thin, narrowfaced species of alien with a flair for finances.
Darth plagueis vs darth tyranus suspect insight forums. You may be looking for the legends novel darth plagueis. Sep 15, 2014 bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. Revenge of the sith is a novelization of the film of the same name, written by matthew stover and published on april 2, 2005 by del rey books. The clone wars the lost missions unfinished season 6. But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death. I thought, yoda discovered palpatines sith name from security hologram he watched at jedi temple. The third video in my versus series, intended to tie into my continuing analysis of star wars. More than that, by the end of the book, plagueis deceived himself into believing that he could not be killed, when in fact he could. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. Darth plagueis, a star wars legends novel written by james luceno released on january 10, 2012. Interesting this is the description for the tarkin novel on amazon. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Save for sidious, no sentient being in close to five thousand years had set foot in the shr.
Yoda, count dooku, anakin and also a lot of known locations, such as tatoonie or naboo. Dashto vant arsenal mercenary the most dashing bounty hunter in the galaxy. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. Yoda and luke skywalker vs darth plagueis and sidious. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation. Sep 10, 2019 unfortunately, disneys takeover of lucasfilm rendered large swathes of star wars material noncanon, including plenty of stories involving maul, palpatine and plagueis, such as james lucenos 2012 darth plagueis novel, and the date of the assassination is far harder to place as a result. 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. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012.
Artist marco teixeira created this badass visual of yoda as a young jedi master from the star wars universe. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. Star wars takes place in a galaxy far, far, away which is trapped in the iron grip of the emperor of the galactic empire, sheev palpatine. Darth plagueis joins many threads from the eu into the canon of star war orthodoxy the movies. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date.
In his public persona as nome, he was a legendary artisanal starship designer with a galaxyspanning reputation. One of the best works in the expanded universe, darth plagueis brings a dark, sith edge to star wars. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. 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. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. This book defines the timeline, puts a few more names and places out into the eu and explains the manner in which the banites evolved.
A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Versus series ludo kressh vs darth plagueis youtube. Always star wars, jedi and sith by chris trevas yoda vs sidious, star wars. Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. Mar 29, 2014 ludo kressh vs darth plagueis jensaarai1. Mse hasa release of quarter 1 1980, mcss has a release of august 1980star wars 42 is december 1980. Not only is it more actionpacked but gives you t he context and origin of the rule of two which makes reading darth plagueis even more of a nerdgasm. Darth plagueis was more of a scientists than a mystic. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. However, this book is no longer canon, so we cannot assume that plagueis backstoryspecies are the same in the new star wars canon.
I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. There are several elements added not seen in the film lorth needa as commander of the. Yoda is the grand master of the jedi order during the waning days of the galactic republic. A rare case of being able to balance hightier star wars characters. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Darth plagueis is the posthumous overarching antagonist of the star wars franchise. Unfortunately, disneys takeover of lucasfilm rendered large swathes of star wars material noncanon, including plenty of stories involving maul, palpatine and. He serves as the posthumous overarching antagonist of the skywalker saga of films despite being mentioned once and the titular villainous protagonist of the 2012 novel darth plagueis. Dec 10, 2015 according to george lucas, plagueis was a muun, a thin, narrowfaced species of alien with a flair for finances. Enlistment 6765 years before the battle of yavin 1. 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.
The underworld fortyseven standard years before the harrowing reign of emperor palpatine, baldemnic was nothing more than an embryonic world in the outer rims auril sector, populated by reptilian sentients who expressed as little tolerance for outsiders as they. Yoda unleashed master yoda is perfectly willing to slaughter dooku the moment he senses the dark side in him during their first confrontation, and was prepared to execute a final blow against a completely exhausted count at the end of that fight. We stalk the force like hunters, rather than surrender like prey to its enigmatic whims. No the novel plagueis isnt part of the disney canon continuity. However the author who made the novel has made references to it in the canon novel tarkin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Darth plagueis in the ominous opera house scene in episode iii. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. It also adds some very interesting details about the siths grand plan for destroying the jedi and how the plan evolves based on opportunities and.
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