Star Wars: Darth Bane - Path of Destruction
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Publisher Description
Thousands of years before the rise of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader, the Old Republic was rife with the evil Sith, who were a constant thorn in the side of the Jedi. But greed and hunger for power were eating away at the Sith Order, destroying it from within. In the midst of this rose a new Sith, Darth Bane, who recognized that the Sith Order would fall if nothing was done. Thus it was he who, learning to cultivate patience and cunning, hid from the strife until it was over, and then rose to become the most powerful Sith Lord ever.
This is the story of the transformation of Des, a young miner, into the legendary Sith Lord Darth Bane. Des - like many of the disenfranchised who live on the Outer Rim - is disillusioned with the stagnancy of the Old Republic. When the Sith unite to bring the Republic down, Des is one of many to join their cause. His heroism and skill in battle - along with his remarkable connection to the Force - draw the notice of the Sith Masters, and Des eventually finds himself studying at the Sith Academy on Korriban. He takes the name of Bane and, amidst the deception and back-stabbing of the other students, he learns to unlock his latent dark-side talents. As his power grows, Bane realizes the Sith have lost their way. Under the leadership of Lord Kaan and his Brotherhood of Darkness, the Sith have turned their back on the true nature of the dark side. Through manipulation, cunning and strength, Bane destroys Kaan's Brotherhood and wipes out all the other Sith so he can found a new Order based on the rule of two: one Master, one apprentice.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the latest Star Wars novel, Karpyshyn (Temple Hill) charts the evolution of an antihero almost as chilling as Darth Vader. "A thousand years before the Republic's collapse and Emperor Palpatine's rise to power," Des, the young "Force"-gifted son of an abusive miner, wins big in a high stakes game with some Republic soldiers, but kills a sore loser. To avoid imprisonment, Des joins the Sith's Brotherhood of Darkness that's battling the Jedi's Army of Light. Des becomes Lord Bane after his abilities earn him a place at the Sith Academy on the planet Korriban. Determined to excel, Bane secretly trains with the devious Githany, former Jedi turned Sith, but after she betrays him, he decides to fly solo and delve deeper into the Sith past. The intensity lets up on occasion, but on the whole the author delivers a solid space adventure sure to satisfy the Star Wars faithful.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding read and a great addition to star was lore
This whole series is outstanding, even tho it’s no longer considered canon to the current Star Wars timeline it could still easily fit in. The book is about a miner who has a pretty tough and miserable life working in the mines and who eventually goes off to train to become a sith lord. During his training he realises the flaws of the current sith and sees where they need to be as to where they currently are. As you’d expect with sith there’s plenty of betrayals and scheming in here with plenty of twists and turns. I couldn’t put this book down, along with the heir to the empire trilogy this stands as some of the very best books in all of Star Wars that any fan owes to themselves to read, just wish current Star Wars books could give us depth that you see in this book instead of a day in the life of (insert character name)
Great read
I never read, but I couldn’t put this book down. If youve a fan of Star Wars, either the films, TV series or Games this is agreat insight to the path of the Sith. However i would still recommend this to anyone. I hope he writes more soon.
Truly awesome!
First Star Wars book I’ve ever read. Can safely say that this rocks. A true insight to the Dark Side and Bane himself. Could not put it down.