Reddit reviews Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Star Wars - Legends)

Yes, and it’s pretty good

Hey man! I totally see where you're coming from there, there's practically a sea of Star Wars novels out there — and more than some that are just way too silly and ridiculous, haha.

You know a few that I think you would really love, though, because I'm kind of in the same mindset about them as you are? Check these out, because these are some of the most gritty, dark and awesome stories I've come across so far! And you really won't believe how incredible some of the writing style is, in a really good Star Wars book... I'm blown away every time.

• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader — ABSOLUTELY. You wanna see Vader's first weeks in the suit, getting used to being this giant, debilitated monster, and being sent out by Palpatine to kill some Jedi who evaded Order 66, while also seeing the Empire begin to take shape back on Coruscant? We do that here. And we get to see Bail Organa in his castle on Dantooine, trying to hide Leia, and we visit the smoky, rain-drenched ruins of the Jedi Temple again as well... with Vader himself. Palpatine is very cruel. You spend a lot of this book inside Darth Vader's head, too, and as you can imagine there's a lot going on in there... what an intense ride. This book has it all. You've got beheadings. You've got force choking. You've got torture. We've got Wookies. We've got lightsaber duels in the rain. James Luceno is back, and this time he's gone crazy.
  
  
• Star Wars: Darth Plagueis — now, if I were asked... I would say this is the best Star Wars book out of them all, in my opinion. Everything about it, I think, is so brilliant and well-executed. This one goes in to detail about Lord Plagueis, and his "grand plan" to completely dismantle the Republic from the inside, using political maneuverings and the mysteries of the dark side to bring the Sith into a position of absolute power. And we see everything. Young Palpatine, from ambitious boy on Naboo to the night he takes the office of Supreme Chancellor. Darth Maul, being raised and trained in the abandoned factory district of Coruscant. Count Dooku, still a master Jedi on the High Council, but growing more disillusioned by the day. Darth Plagueis' dark research, experimenting on live subjects deep underground, trying to find the secret to eternal life. Tons of lightsaber and force action, as well as explaining all the careful movements and planning that went in to setting up this whole galaxy to fall. This story spans decades and I think it's a masterpiece. Can't recommend it enough.
  
  
• Death Troopers — holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. Space-prison Star Wars horror story. And an unrelenting one, at that. You can't pass this up, haha.

You should read Plagueis by James Luceno. It goes deep into Palpatine's past and Sith apprenticeship. Also it is probably the best Star Wars EU novel I have read.

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Star Wars Darth Bane Trilogy (Written by Drew Karpshyn):

1. Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
   
   
2. Darth Bane: Rule of Two
   
3. Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil
   
   This is the trilogy I recommend starting out on. It gives a lot of history and background on Sith culture and how modern Sith philosophy was (this would be Old Republic Era, just so you understand what I mean by modern) and towards the end of the trilogy brings about the creation of the rule of two and the revolutionized Sith philosophy created by Darth Bane (which would be the Sith you see in the movies and anything in the books after that).
   
   Then I would recommend reading this. This book takes place about a millennium after the events of the Darth Bane trilogy were set in motion and will help you see how the Sith in the movie plot are connected to the Sith in history. I think reading these four books will help anyone interested in the Sith make the transition from "Evil villian bad guys that hurl lightning at Jedi just because" to "Human beings with feelings, goals, plans, and standards who are trying to achieve universal conquest at all costs" and bring Sith from other books you might read in full circle from being labeled as "psychotic evil sadist" to "unconventional anti-hero that probably has an actual story besides being conveniently evil for dat plot".
   
   If you're asking about Star Wars books in general I still recommend reading the books I listed before first just because they give so much depth to a mostly uncovered concept in the Star Wars universe that many authors don't bother going into. You can read any series as long as you start at "Book One" of the series (to avoid confusion) and know where in the timeline the book you're reading is taking place (there is a timeline in the front of just about every Star Wars book that will tell you when the book takes place in relation to the movies and other series. I'll list a few series that I think everyone should read right now in preparation for the Disney Star Wars Movie (Sith help us, please let it be good).
   
   First off and by far my favorite series is the Darth Bane into Darth Plagueis series (the ones I listed before). There will be a lot of Sith stuff going on in the new movie so it'd be important to have an understanding of them or at least get references, and this series is where you will learn that from.
   
   The next series is the Han Solo Saga. These are two separate trilogies about Han Solo's adventures before the movies that were written by two different authors but one is written to follow and compliment the other trilogy, making it a full saga. This is a book of three short stories. Start out reading the first book in this trilogy: (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3) then alternate between book and trilogy story respectively.
   
   The last one is what the new movie will actually be based off of and it isn't a series I enjoyed too much but wasn't bad either. Here it is, The Jedi Academy Series: (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3).
   
   There it is, this is my list of "must reads" but you can really throw a dart at a list of all of the Star Wars books and find a good series. A lot of people really like the Republic Commando series (I have not yet read it) and a lot like the Red Squadron series, so it's really preference. The stuff they made to history-fill for SWTOR release is pretty good too and most are singles and not in a series if you don't like to read much. Enjoy! :)

Here you go

In the book Darth Plagueis it is explained that Maul is never meant to be an apprentice. Palpatine takes him merely as an attack dog while he searches for a true apprentice.

All of the novelizations add good content to the movies. However, the best Star Wars novel doesn’t even have it’s own movie. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you...

> Is this canon/legends?

Yes.

On a more serious / practical level...

Things that are canon because they are covered in the movies:

1. Anakin has no apparent biological father. It is believed the Force caused his mother to be impregnated. How exactly that happened or what caused it are never specified.
   
2. There is a prophecy about one who will "bring balance to the Force". Yoda, Obi Wan, Mace Windu, and several other masters believe that Anakin is that person the prophecy spoke of.
   
3. Plageius was the Sith Master of Darth Sidious and experimented with the essence of life itself with the Force. He may have even discovered the secrets of immortality, though he never got to use them on himself and died before he could pass them on.
   
   The rest of it is basically gleaned from the book Darth Plageuis, which is legends. Though the book is ostensibly about Darth Plagueis, it's really more about the events that lead to the rise to power of Darth Sidious. It's definitely not one of the best Star Wars novels in terms of writing quality, but the background / behind the scenes stuff makes it well worth it.

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If you're interested in the the story behind the prequel movies, Darth Plagueis is an excellent book that fills in some of the plot holes from those movies. If you're interested in post-RotJ, I'd recommend starting with the Thrawn trilogy.

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Sidious the Lunatic?

I recently read [Darth Plagueis] (http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Plagueis-James-Luceno/dp/0345511298). If you're interested in learning more about why Dooku went dark side, it goes into that a bit, along with a lot more Palpatine backstory. And of course Palpatine's master Plagueis. Pretty good read.

So it turns out that you can just go to the bookstore if you want to know the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise

Here, this is the textbook for The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise:

Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (Star Wars - Legends) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345511298/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xES4yb4GP1ZCG

is this the one? http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Plagueis-James-Luceno/dp/0345511298

Not from a Lucas.

But as was posted above: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345511298/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xES4yb4GP1ZCG

Plaguis plan, which finally came to fruition in the prequels, was many decades in the making. The whole book is the story of Plaguis and then Plaguis and Sidious as they put everything in motion. Why does Naboo even matter? Why is Naboo's castle so weird with those giant tube of light? The author James Luceno set up a story that actually makes sense (well, as best he can), and so there's a very good reason for all sorts of minor details you see in the prequels.

Darth Plaguis is a very good book about Darths Tenebrous, Plagueis and Sidious. It's one of my favourite SW books. Not so much Jedi stuff in it, but very interesting and just plain fun.


There's also the Book of Sith and the Path of the Jedi. They read more or less like a handbook for the Jedi and (less so) the Sith. I just bought them, and they're pretty interesting. Legends, of course, but still nice. There's 'handwritten' notes in the margin by lots of movie characters.


http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-The-Jedi-Path/dp/1452102279

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Book-Daniel-Wallace/dp/1452118159

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Darth-Plagueis-Legends/dp/0345511298

No, those are just the cliff notes.

The full story

Actually...

Maybe it was just a clone that was killed.

This cover art looks like what we saw in the movie: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345511298?dpID=51WtIUAH7WL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR83%2C135_&refRID=XJGDBGTXZJFFHAN7K5GD&ref_=pd_rhf_ee_s_cp_2

Darth Plagueis

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I like this!

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edit: spelling

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Plageuis

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Yes, there is a book about him, but you can find everything you could want to know on Wookieepedia.

Edit: links

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