Path of Destruction: Star Wars Legends (Darth Bane): A Novel of the Old Republic: 1 (Star Wars: Darth Bane Trilogy - Legends) - Softcover

Karpyshyn, Drew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345477375 ISBN 13: 9780345477378

Publisher: Random House Inc, 2007

Synopsis

"Two there should be; no more, no less.
One to embody the power, the other to crave it."
-Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith

On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel, a cortosis miner, vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel's brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, a far greater destiny awaits him.
As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side, Dessel embraces his new identity: Bane. But the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness, he must defy the most sacred traditions and reject all he has been taught. It is a trial by fire in which he must surrender fully to the dark side-and forge from the ashes a new era of absolute power.

"A solid space adventure [that] charts the evolution of an antihero almost as chilling as Darth Vader."
-Publishers Weekly

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Review:

"It effortlessly explores the way in which the class system and worker oppression can make the dark path look attractive...a well told filling-in of Sith history" (Dreamwatch)

"A solid space adventure [that] charts the evolution of an anti-hero almost as chilling as Darth Vader" (Publishers Weekly)

Book Description:

In the blockbuster movie, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, we learned about
the "Rule of Two," which decrees that there can only ever be two Sith Lords in existence
at once--Master and Apprentice. The powerful Sith Lord who destroyed all his adversaries, killed his own Master, and invented the Rule of Two was the legendary Darth Bane. This is his story.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0345477375
• ISBN 13: 9780345477378
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 416