Drew Karpyshyn
Hardcover | Pages: 324 pages Rating: 4.28 | 19995 Users | 1044 Reviews
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| Title | : | Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1) |
| Author | : | Drew Karpyshyn |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 324 pages |
| Published | : | June 6th 2007 by Del Rey Books (first published September 26th 2006) |
| Categories | : | Media Tie In. Star Wars. Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for supremacy. Until one Dark Lord at last united the Sith in the quest to enslave the galaxy—and exterminate the Jedi. Yet it would fall to another, far more powerful than the entire Brotherhood of Darkness, to ultimately realize the full potential of the Sith and wield the awesome power of the dark side as never before.Since childhood, Dessel has known only the abuse of his hateful father and the dangerous, soul-crushing labor of a cortosis miner. Deep in the tunnels of the desolate planet Apatros, endlessly excavating the rare mineral valued throughout the galaxy, Dessel dreams of the day he can escape—a day he fears may never come. But when a high-stakes card game ends in deadly violence, Dessel suddenly finds himself a wanted man.
On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army, and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel's brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, he is destined for a far greater role in the ultimate Sith plan for the galaxy—if he can prove himself truly worthy.
As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side at the feet of its greatest masters, Dessel embraces his new Sith identity: Bane. However the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness one must fully surrender to the dark side through a trial by fire that Bane, for all his unquenchable fury and lust for power, may not be strong enough to endure . . . especially since deception, treachery, and murder run rampant among the Sith disciples, and utter ruthlessness alone is the key to survival. Only by defying the most sacred traditions, rejecting all he has been taught, and drawing upon the long-forgotten wisdom of the very first Sith can Bane hope to triumph--and forge from the ashes of that which he must destroy a new era of absolute dark power.
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| ISBN: | 0345477367 (ISBN13: 9780345477361) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Star Wars: Darth Bane #1, Star Wars Legends, Star Wars Legends Chronology #1003-1000 BBY , more |
| Characters: | Bane (Star Wars), Zannah, Skere Kaan, Valenthyne Farfalla, Caleb (Star Wars), Serra (Star Wars), Kopecz, Revan, Lucia (Star Wars) |
| Setting: | Apatros,-1003 Korriban,-1002 Ruusan,-1000 |
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Ratings: 4.28 From 19995 Users | 1044 ReviewsAssess Regarding Books Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane #1)
Only the strong will survive 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 onBane: "Those who ask for mercy are too weak to deserve it." Chills. Literally chills.I feel... pain, now that I have finished this unholy dark tome. You ever read a book that consumes you? Makes you FEEL more than words on a page? I am like an acolyte of the sith at the feet of a master when I read this book. Nay, breathe this book. The power of the dark side emanates from the very paper the words are written on, and I happen to be thirsty for that very power. Something about what Bane has said
"One to embody the power and one to crave it"A thousand years before The Phantom Menace, Anakin Skywalker, Palpatine, and the Clone Wars, the Sith and the Jedi were large forces and at war with each other. On a God-forsaken world, Apatros, better known for being a source of cortosis, a mineral used in deflecting lightsabers, Dessel mined the tunnels as his abusive father before him. His life is pretty dreary until he plays cards with some Republic soldiers and wins. The soldiers seek to show him
Even though this is the first book in the Darth Bane trilogy, it is actually the last one I listened to. I didn't really care for this one, even though I kind of liked Dez and that he had some kind of vision to carry to the end. That idea was developed and provided a solid understanding of who he was and why he was good at what he did. The problem was this: there were many other characters that weren't defined. They were like cardboard cutouts that the MC had to dodge and dance around. The
Excerpt:Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for supremacy. Until one dark lord at last united the Sith in the quest to enslave the galaxyand exterminate the Jedi. Yet it would fall to another, far more powerful than the entire Brotherhood of Darkness, to ultimately realize the full potential of the Sith, and wield the awesome power of the dark side as never before.Since childhood, Dessel has known only the abuse of his hateful father and
More like "Darth 'Meh'." I'm a huge Star Wars fan, I am. But I really just couldn't bring myself to care at all about anything going on in this book. It didn't help that there was little in the way of character development and not much of a story here to begin with. Add in the author's background as a video game writer and you get a big pile o' mediocre.
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