Banking clan darth plagueis book

Nome, in his capacity as reigning dark lord of the sith darth tenebrous, had been searching for the right. In his public guise as magister hego damask ii of the intergalactic banking clan, darth plagueis backed the rise and fall of certain star systems, businesses, and crime lords, earning him many enemies and putting the galactic republic into turmoil. San hill is a male muun from the planet of munnilist who served as the chairman of the intergalactic banking clan during the clone wars. It is my will to join my destiny forever with the order of the sith lords. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. Darth plagueis star wars legends mass market paperback october 30, 2012. Makes me also remember gary kurtz said once that he left star wars because, he had disagreements with george on. Obviously the book in its entirety cant be recanonized because darth mauls origin in the book contradicts his new origin story. Very interesting because, i remember reading that plagueis was created by george lucas some time before episode iii. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many may think that a star wars book may not be very intense, but be warned. On the merits, i find myself happily recommending it to anyone who cares at all about the films. About halfway through, the story increasingly moves to his apprentice, palpatine.

Darth plagueis, born hego damask, was a male muun sith lord and magister of the intergalactic banking clan. Then kneel before me and pledge that it is your will to join your destiny forever with the order of the sith lords. There is a novel called darth plagueis, a great book to see the rise and fall of plagueis and how sidious began. Star wars legends book online at best prices in india on. 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. And when the time is right, he destroys his masterbut vows never to suffer the same fate.

The founders of the intergalactic banking clan, the largest banking organization in the galaxy, muuns were known throughout the galaxy for their. An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and a very enjoyable and entertaining star wars novel. This book is so much about the secret schemes of the two sith lords and so very little about open fights using the force that it feels, even for a made. The first half of the book begins around 40 years before the battle of yavin, and focuses on hego damask. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Books the official darth plagueis discussion thread. This book follows the journey of darth plagueis a muun sith master from the banking clan. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. New york times bestseller the best star wars publication to date. Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master. The character was created by george lucas as early as the first draft of revenge of the sith dated april 2003 and possibly earlier than that. Darth plagueis the james luceno treatment on the palpatine aka darth sidious background.

As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the sith. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels millennium falcon, dark lord. Members of the intergalactic banking clan were refusing to release any information about the funeral or about the disposition of damasks substantial holdings on muunilinst and dozens of other worlds. Muuns are tall and thin humanoids with elongated bald heads. Tragedy of darth plagueis is a part of the star wars browse ign. Several years before hego damask iis birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun named caar damask, who worked as a middleranking banking clan agent, met renowned starship designer rugess nome by chance on high port space center. This book gives insight to to turn an apprentice into a master. Labyrinth of evil the audiobook leaves too many holes to be fantastic. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that.

Hego and the ibc would hold meetings on many influencial planets such as their own muunilist and neighbouring serreno. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Off the record, beings remarked that the intricacies of the muuns business concerns might take decades to. Muuns were a thin, tall humanoid species from the frozen world of scipio, though they also had a large colony on the mineralrich planet of muunilinst. He drank alchol and when he retired for bed palpatine unleashed waves upon waves of force lighting on his body killing him. Like all sith lords before him, he craves absolute power. Yes he was gaining too much power for palpatine to handle and he was weak enough so that palpatine could easily betray him. Middle ranking member of the clan, later administrator of mygeeto, director of the treasury branch on muunilinst and later chairman. It was governed by the core five from the main vault located on the outer rim world scipio.

Hego damask aka darth plagueis pretty well controlled the muun intergalactic banking clan. He pledged the monetary aid and support for the confederacy of independent systems, and became a powerful and influential figure in the confederacy as he was responsible for the creation of its military leader, general grievous, who became the supreme. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Excellent book telling about the rule of two, of a sith master and apprentice, that also provides details of for how long the fall of the jedi has been in the works, leading up to episode 1.

Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i. The history of darth plagueis from the star wars franchise. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. I referenced earlier how the darth plagueis book is listed under legends, but it should be noted that according to wookieepedia the episodes of the clone wars that reference the banking clans secret account are listed under the legends banking clan page as well even though disney said they were canon. For those of you who dont know who he is, plagueis who masqueraded as hugo damask of the intergalactic banking clan or ibc was the sith master to darth sidious sidious speaks of him to anakin during the opera house scene in revenge of the sith which while i may be in a minority absolutely love it to death telling him he had to the.

No i think its just another mune in the banking clan. One of the best books i have ever read, lucenos darth plagueis is a epic tale of the main sparks that lead to the clone army, the invation of naboo, and palpatines rise to power. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. However the disney story group had allowed jl to recanonize elements of his old novel like plagueiss droid 114d and the fact that palpatine had connections to the banking clan in his new canon novel tarkin. Yes indeed darth plagueis the powerful sith scholar of the midichlorians. You will never look at the prequels in the same light again. The new tcw episodes dont mention plagueis at all even when youd think at least a mention of one hego damask might have come up, in the ones about the banking clan. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will.

Damask is a wealthy banker, a member of the interstellar banking clan and wealthy, behindthescenes political manipulator. Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. James luceno takes darth plagueis down the dark path and never looks back. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Member of the intergalactic banking clan and sith lord known as darth plagueis who was the sith master of emperor palpatine darth sidious caar damask. From this day forward, the truth of you, now and forever more, will be sidious. Darth plagueis wore a dark cloak and a mechanical breathing apparatus after he was injured in an assasination attempt. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis. He is also the author of the fantasy novel hunt for the. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. This is a better book than labyrinth of evil, better in many ways than the thrawn books especially the later volumes, and has me thinking luceno is a genuinely strong writer overall. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine.

Darth tenebrous, the sith lord behind the birth of darth plagueis. My son received this audiobook as a gift but i cant find if it would be an age appropriate book for him or not. Its a good chance to read a little more about the characters we see in the movies. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Tragedy of darth plagueis star wars wiki guide ign. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled.

Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. The intergalactic banking clan igbc, also known simply as the galactic banking clan or as the banking clan, was one of the most influential commerce guilds during the waning days of the galactic republic and the most important organization in the outer rim. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. The book darth plagueis ties in to the events of episode 1, which is nice. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. This is the leader of the intergalactic banking clan, san hill, who was a muun, just like plagueis. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor palpatine, a. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey.