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- Sales Rank: #1695170 in Books
- Published on: 2012-01-10
- Number of items: 2
- Binding: Hardcover
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
PLEASE, READ THIS.
By Primarch
I have a few things to say about this book before I start my review, I hope it helps someone.
First off, I grew up reading star wars. Started with the kids books obi wan kenobi adventures, when he starts off not even getting picked as an apprentice to falling in love with Siri and almost leaving the jedi order. I've read all the Old republic books. The Bane Trilogy (which is a great precursor book to this one) all of Timothy Zahn's works, and the New Jedi Order Series, and pretty much everything in between. A good 60+ books I would say with confidence.
Secondly. I abhor the decision made to turn the Expanded Universe into....the....legends.........It physically angers me. That all those works done to make Star Wars into My star wars, the star wars I know and love, are turned into stories merely so Disney can have creative f***ing insight to make their new movies--......... It was a poor and crap decision. Bc now everything I know is out the window to pave the way for the crap they're wanting to do now. The movies could have been great if they did the yhuuzhang vong invasion....but I digress.....
Thirdly. This is the best book about the force I have ever read. Those 60+ books I've read don't include the omnibus's, comics, or the guide books they've created to explain the star wars universe. Yet, this book talks about the force in a way that the matrix animated movie explains what the matrix was really about.
The author goes so in depth with the force, what it is, what its capable of, that some chapters you'll read twice just to be sure you gathered all the info correctly. So either he had Lucas on speed-dial to ask him about what the force really is, or he has a better understanding than even Lucas himself has. Bc he does a great job explaining the capability of the force and its uses that can be implemented if merely looked at a different way. Things the jedi could never do bc of their almost religious way of using it and seeing it as something given, instead of something that exists to be used. As always, its about point of view in how you perceive it.
The book starts off amazingly with the death of the main character. Entices you into wondering "what just happened?" and then delving into the...I believe 50-75 year journey of this barely aging, very mysterious, almost mad Dr. like Sith who delves into the science and experimentation of what the force can do, and he does it well. Almost beautifully. As mentioned before, the Bane Trilogy is a good pre-book series to read, as those set up everything that this book continues. The bane trilogy is one of my favorites, and is the beginning of the Rule of 2 sith. This book, is basically the culmination of of a thousand years of building, planning, and gaining knowledge to bring about the downfall of the jedi and the coming of the sith. They go into detail about the secret contacts, meetings, almost illuminati like gatherings of the galaxies most powerful people, and how they are all being manipulated to do the sith's bidding. Eventually finding palpatine, and delving into his previously unknown backstory and even the intro of Darth Maul and how he came to be in an almost "slap on the knee I can't believe that just happened they had no idea they were giving maul to a sith instead of a jedi" moment.
The story follows Plagueis's experiments into solving the biggest thing the Sith have looked for, immortality, and he FINDS it. It follows the story of Palpatines training and involvement into becoming the President of the Republic Galaxy basically.
AND....in a sith ritual to put a veil over the jedi.......basically tells you what happened that brought Anakin into the world.
And in one part, IF IT WERE CANON, places Plagueis being present during the time of episode I. Literally in the background of when the ship first lands on Coruscant when they're looking at Anakin knowing that this is the child they basically created and knew he would be the future.
Which just goes to upset me more that this is just....legends.......grrrrrrr.......
But anyway, I've downvoted all the 1 star reviews about "lack of character development bc of a pretentiousness of the authors inability to blah blah blah I'm probably an art history major and am filled with years of culture that make me better than you and use big words bc I'm smart blah blah blah"
The story starts out with Plagueis being old, almost if not over 100, for a good reason it starts here. and Palpatine wasn't trained as a child, bc sith apprentices are different from jedi, they don't come as babies all the time, look at Dooku. Its more of someones ideals than it is them just being young, and they explain Palpatines desires to join and the "how it happened" very well. So character development is good. Action isn't everywhere, but this is more about learning about previously unknown origins and new facts about things we've never thought of than a book of Sith going on a killing rampage.
All in all, I bought this a while ago on paper back, and wanted it on my kindle. So I BOUGHT IT AGAIN. Bc I'm that happy with it.
May the force be with you.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A necessary story... but could have been better
By Kyle
I really wanted to like this book. I had just finished the Darth Bane trilogy and was excited to dive into the next part of the story.
*Spoilers*
This book is very different than the Darth Bane books. The writing style is a bit pretentious at times, and requires a bit more from the reader than I'd want from a star wars book. There is very little action, and the Sith spend the entire time plotting and scheming. I know the Sith evolve to the point, and this is a very necessary part of the story, but it could have been more engaging.
The last 3rd of the book started to redeem itself, and then the ending... was terrible. The final showdown between Plageuis and Sidious was pathetic. You can't even call it a showdown. There was no fight, no grand confrontation. You never hear anything from Plageuis, he doens't fight back, and the story ends. The book should really be called "The political career of Darth Sidious"
I give the book 3 stars because there are good moments in the story, and it's very important for setting up the prequel movies.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Great insight into one of the most enigmatic figures from the prequel trilogy
By Amazon Customer
One of the more interesting portions of the prequel trilogy of Star Wars films came in Episode III, where Palpatine relates the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise to Anakin Skywalker. According to the legend, Plagueis learned to use the Force to achieve immortality, only to have his apprentice murder him. "Ironic," Palpatine concludes, a self-satisfied smirk on his face. "He could save others from death, but not himself." After reading James Luceno's novelization of Darth Plagueis' life and exploits, that smirk takes on much greater meaning.
The novel covers most of Plagueis' career as a Sith master, starting from the time that he himself killed his own master. Because of this, it covers a lot of territory already established in Star Wars canon. This is both a blessing and a curse, as this gives the book the chance to provide a unique alternative perspective to previously visited events but requires some familiarity with other prequel-era Expanded Universe lore. This is compounded by the fact that Plagueis himself is very much a behind-the-scenes manipulator rather than a warrior, which means that he is usually shown reacting to an event occurring outside of the novel's scope. As this was the first EU book I'd picked up in a while, and given my lack of exposure to the EU comics, I had to run to the internet every so often to familiarize myself with some of the backstory. This is an unavoidable flaw given the context and characters, but I still feel that is a flaw nonetheless.
Aside from this drawback, I found the book excellent. The writing and characterization are key strengths here. Palpatine in particular, who has always been one of my favorite Star Wars characters, is especially well-done, and it's fascinating to see him evolve as a Sith Lord growing into his own mastery. The danger here was that Palpatine as an apprentice risked undercutting the confident, powerful figure we see in the movies, but the Palpatine in this book melds nicely with the Palpatine we see later on.
Luceno also handles the pacing quite well. As the novel covers a large portion of Plagueis' life, there was a definite risk of speeding through decades of material. While chapters do tend to leap ahead years or decades, especially in the beginning, it manages to avoid feeling disjointed or rushed. It's just long enough to hit the essential points while not getting overly caught up in itself.
All things considered, this is a worthy addition to the EU canon and to any Star Wars fan's library. For those seeking greater insight into the Dark Side of the Force and the Sith Order, look no further than Darth Plagueis.
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