Legends
Adult Novel

Darth Plagueis

By
James Luceno
Released
Jan 10, 2012
Artwork by
Narrated by
Daniel Davis
Takes place in
67 BBY - 32 BBY
In the
Rise of the Sith
era
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A complex, dense story that provides an abundant amount of lore to the Star Wars mythos and delivers a more than satisfying payoff.
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Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It's a sprawling tale that establishes several important origin stories for characters fans know well. Readers learn how Plagueis seduced Palpatine to the dark side and how their alliance led to the Sith apprentice’s ultimate betrayal of his master. This is how darkness truly began to rise.

Publisher's Summary

Darth Plagueis: Like all Sith Lords before him, he craves absolute power. But like no Sith Lord ever, he possesses the ultimate power—over life and death.

Darth Sidious: In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office.

One desires to rule supreme; the other dreams of living forever. Together, they will destroy the Jedi and rule the galaxy. Unless merciless Sith tradition becomes their undoing. . . .

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A complex, dense story that provides an abundant amount of lore to the Star Wars mythos and delivers a more than satisfying payoff.

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