The point of focussing on darth plagueis is to show you the skills and behaviors that shaped the sith in that time period. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. In fact, darth plagueis is really best described as a companion novel to cloak of deception, lucenos 2001 book elaborating on the political backstory to the phantom menace. This book was the first audiobook i had ever listened to ive gone on to listen to six more star wars books. The character is first mentioned in the 2005 film star wars. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me.
Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. Donate to help improve frequency and quality of content. A sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of palpatine darth sidious. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. That man was darth bane, a twisted genius whose iron will, fierce ambition, and strength in the dark side of the force made him a natural leader among the sith until his radical embrace of an allbutforgotten wisdom drove him to. Books the official darth plagueis discussion thread.
To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Darth sidious was the apprentice and murderer of plagueis. Darth plagueis is a novel that is part of the star wars expanded universe. The jedi seem even more bigheaded as well as out of touch than necessary with only vague insinuations made regarding why. Recently listened to the audio book darth plagueis and it really needs to be read before watching episode 1 as otherwise e1 makes very little sense. That being said, this book is low on action, high on exposition. Darth plagueis was a male dark lord of the sith who, at some point prior to the invasion of naboo, chose sheev palpatine, a human from naboo, as his apprentice.
The rise of darth vader was little more than a collage of previous phrases, characters and situations. Imagine my surprise and delight when the star wars theme started blaring through the ear phones. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Oneonefourdees audio pickups registered the snap of the zabraks spine and the bursting of pulmonary. If i rank palpatines speed a 10 and plagueis speed an 8, while a 10 and an 8 can still have a duel, the 8 could even win. As such, the only proof that plagueis actually existed was from palpatine himself. According to the official novel by james luceno, plagueis hadnt slept for years, a. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the. It really tied the whole first trilogy together, as most people dont even count the first movie as part of the series. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating star wars. Darth plagueis audiobook by james luceno try our site with free audio books.
This episode we talk about the darth plagueis theory in star wars episo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Darth malgus, the mysterious, masked sith of the wildly popular deceived and hope game trailers. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. Path of destruction, drew karpyshyn painted a gripping portrait of a young mans journey from innocence to evil. What makes this even more remarkable is that much of it is information i never thought would see the light of day. I listened to it via audible at night before bed and there were nights where i just stayed up for like 2 hours. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Yes, palpatine is responsible for the failure that is darth maul great bit for a resume there. Theres a scene where the most powerful sith lord in the galaxy rolls backwards over his office chair with all the skill of a toddler in their onesie attempting. The second novel set in the old republic era and based on the massively multiplayer online game star wars. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Essentially in the background of when the ship first arrive at when theyre looking at anakin understanding that this is the youngster they primarily created and understood he would certainly be the future. Although an excellent book widely considered a fan favorite, darth plagueis now falls under the banner of legends tiein fiction from the vast star wars expanded universe conceived before disney bought lucasfilm and essentially hit the reset button on all those novels, comics and.
If you like 1 month unlimited audiobook listening 12. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Or rather, to be more accurate, he killed plagueis when the latter was barely conscious after ingesting large amounts of alcholol. And in one part, if it were canon, puts being present while of episode i. As master and disciple, plagueis and palpatinewho took the sith moniker darth sidiousworked together for years, trying to unlock the secrets of immortality as plagueis. With regards to plagueis, it spans from the moment plagueis offs his own master to the point where sidiouspalpy is elected surpreme chancelor, so the first rd of the book doesnt have palpy in it, but the last rd is entirely centered on palpy getting manouvred into position to. Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. Episode iii revenge of the sith, in which palpatine frames his life as a legend to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. And its interesting to think that this character, who i thought had no backstory at all, i thought he was just born in. The story of palpatinedarth sidiouss master never intrigued me much but i got it as a free audio book so why not try it.
Narration for the audio version was performed by daniel davis. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. The relationship between plagueis and palpatine, how palpatine became a sith and then rose to power in the senate, is discussed in the novel darth plagueis by james luceno. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Lets read star wars darth plagueis part 10 youtube. It was written by james luceno, and released on january 10, 2012. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook full english youtube. This video contains his words and excerpts from the audiobook darth plagueis, by james luceno i am not the creator of any of the art, music, overvoice, or characters. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. The old republic ramps up the action and brings listeners facetoface for the first time with a sith warrior to rival the most sinister of the orders dark lords.
It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. Darth plagueis vs darth sidious battles comic vine. Star wars darth plagueis audiobook audiobooks free. While book s have been written that include darth plagueis in the past, theyve all passed into legends.
Who is still talking about the darth plagueis novel. The book, despite palpatines inaccurate ramblings at the end, ends up being a love letter to the brilliance of darth plagueis and the opportunism of darth sidious. Several books in the expanded universe also suffer from this syndrome, preferring to give authenticity to their story by echoing what has gone before. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date.
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