Then i heard that disney halted production on all noncanon toysaction figures, except for darth plagueis and mara jade, which suggests that they are going to be using these characters at some. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. If youre new, and want to learn more about the expanded universe, you can find a few links in the sidebar that may be helpful. Darth plagueis, a star wars legends novel written by james luceno released on january 10, 2012. The only way to bring down the dark sides most dangerous warrior may be for jedi and sith to join forces. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. This means he was still somewhat involved in the creation of a canon for his universe. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me.
The first part of the book, detailing plagueis efforts to harness the power of the force to grant immortality, has. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. Sidious and tarkin had met several years after sidious still an apprentice of darth plagueis at the time had been appointed naboos representative to the republic senate. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Darth plagueis is the most revelatory star wars novel since. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. Darth plagueis is my favorite book in the entire star wars literary library.
Who is still talking about the darth plagueis novel. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The underworld fortyseven standard years before the harrowing reign of emperor palpatine, baldemnic was nothing more than an embryonic world in the outer rims auril sector, populated by reptilian sentients who expressed as little tolerance for outsiders as they. Darth plagueis, by james luceno, is one that has the potential to do just that. But like no sith lord ever, he possesses the ultimate powerover life and death. Palpatines arc has been thoroughly explored both in the star wars films and in various supplemental works, so theres little new ground for luceno to cover once he gets to plagueis recruiting palpatine as an apprentice. On august 22, 2011, it was announced on the star wars books. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel.
Sure, darth plagueis had his own book following the release of revenge of the sith, but that story is no longer considered canon, so the character may not even exist and could have just been a lie. Enlistment 6765 years before the battle of yavin 1. Based on unproduced scripts from the blockbuster tv show star wars. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. Andy serkis denies snoke is darth plagueis in star wars. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. In the new canon what do we actually know about darth plagueis. Legacy of darth plagueis the wise chapter 3, a star wars. Episode iii revenge of the sith sets up the idea that emperor palpatine betrayed and killed plagueis.
Darth plagueis by james luceno in djvu, epub, txt download ebook. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. Books similar to darth plagueis meet your next favorite book. The rumor holds that darth plagueis, emperor plaptinedarth. Darth plagueis lays the secret history of darth sidious and darth maul bare, filling the plotholes of episode i and ii. We stalk the force like hunters, rather than surrender like prey to its enigmatic whims. Darth plagueis as snoke theory debunked screen rant. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Episode viii on december 15, 2017, the han solo star wars anthology film on may 25, 2018, star wars. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. Ebook star wars darth plagueis libro electronico descargar.
Why supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis star wars. Dont let the title fool you, this book is mostly about palpatine no true sith cares about another. Episode ix in 2019, and the third star wars anthology film in 2020. Darth plagueis star wars legends mass market paperback october 30, 2012.
Sorry, star wars fans, that snoke darth plagueis theory has. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe. The desktop icon for the pc version of the game was nihilus face. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels tarkin, darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. Darth plagueis in the ominous opera house scene in episode iii.
The force awakens, rumors had run rampant that this villain may actually be darth plagueis. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. However, darth plagueis was released in 2012, before lucas sold star wars to disney. Darth nihilus was created by obsidian entertainment as one of the main antagonists for the xbox and pc video game star wars. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. And when the time is right, he destroys his master but vows never to suffer the same fate. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and culminating concurrently with the climax of the phantom menace. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. The only problem that came afterwards was word spreading of the boys work and darth sage knew this would bring about attention of the leaf along with their. 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. Oct 15, 2015 why supreme leader snoke is darth plagueis star wars.
He actually broke the rule of two and actually had another apprentice besides plagueis, darth venamis, which plagueis defeated and conducted midichlorian experiments in him. Darth plagueis star wars by luceno, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Oct 01, 2012 this is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy. May 12, 2016 ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. This is a very good star wars novel, set before and during the events of the prequel trilogy. I was pretty disappointed that it wasnt going to be considered canonical.
Today we explain who darth plagueis is, and what he has to do with star wars. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. Ever since fans learned that andy serkis was playing a character named supreme leader snoke in star wars. Oct 30, 2012 9780345511287excerpt lucerno star wars darth plagueis part one. Revenge of the sith, darth sidious lures anakin skywalker to the dark side with the legend of plagueis the wise, a sith lord who had discovered the power to stop death but who couldnt save himself from murder at his apprentices hand.
When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth plagueis that he told anakin about, the novel veers into new territory for the star wars series. Jan 10, 2012 this book was the first audiobook i had ever listened to ive gone on to listen to six more star wars books.
James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Some 9 years before the events of episode 1 the phantom menace,plagueis and palpatine performed int. Star wars episode 7 the darth plagueis theory youtube. For like no other disciple of the dark side, darth plagueis learns to command the ultimate power. There is a rumor that has begun to pickup a rather lot of steam, as of late, regarding a villain in star wars.
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. Darth plagueis is the only dark lord of the sith that was mentioned in the movies, so it would be rational to assume that they make him the antagonist of the new trilogy in. Other than this book, theres just not much information about him to be found. This book was the first audiobook i had ever listened to ive gone on to listen to six more star wars books. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Plagueis was still alive by the time sidious became naboos senator, which is consistent with the legends novel darth plagueis. I believe that supreme leader snoke will actually turn out to be the former master of darth sidious himself, darth plagueis, in star wars.
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