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Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, written by Drew Karpyshyn is a finer Star Wars book. It is the story of a man named Dessel that escapes a life of hardship on a mining colony to join the Sith Empire against their never-ending battle against the Republic and the Jedi Order, roughly a thousand years before the events of The Phantom Menace.
Des is recognized for his exceptional skills in the military and latent abilities in the Force and is taken to the Sith Academy on ...more
Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, written by Drew Karpyshyn is a finer Star Wars book. It is the story of a man named Dessel that escapes a life of hardship on a mining colony to join the Sith Empire against their never-ending battle against the Republic and the Jedi Order, roughly a thousand years before the events of The Phantom Menace.
Des is recognized for his exceptional skills in the military and latent abilities in the Force and is taken to the Sith Academy on ...more

*reread again in 2025, remained 5 stars*
Wow. Just, wow.
Before there were so many Sith practitioners to behold. But one Sith dared defy his superiors, into making possibly one hell of a ride to being really the epitome of "evil".
This book makes up a great origin story for Bane and how he came to be. I liked how everything is all plot twists and makes no fuss regarding its titular figure, Darth Bane. Just the sound of it chills you to the bone.
As always, this novel is particularly action-heavy and ...more
Wow. Just, wow.
Before there were so many Sith practitioners to behold. But one Sith dared defy his superiors, into making possibly one hell of a ride to being really the epitome of "evil".
This book makes up a great origin story for Bane and how he came to be. I liked how everything is all plot twists and makes no fuss regarding its titular figure, Darth Bane. Just the sound of it chills you to the bone.
As always, this novel is particularly action-heavy and ...more

Nov 25, 2016
Sander
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Holy shit this was good.


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