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OKDarth Plagueis is by far the best star wars title I've consumed to date{read 25 books including Thrawn Trilogy}. I'll be watching closely to see if James Luceno is nominated for a literary science fiction awards this year.
Finally a Star Wars book that is written for adults and hard core star wars fans! . Great pacing, plot, use of language and atmosphere. Once finished you will understand the Sith lineage all the way back to Darth Bane and beyond. This book is written in more of a classical style similar to the Count Of Monte Cristo. It's very interesting to see an entire offering from the view point of the dark side. Plagueis is well aware of the fact that Sith are being hunted by the Jedi and that he cannot afford to confront them. He does however indirectly use them to eliminate certain undesirables.
It took me an hour or so to get used to the narrator. I completely disagree with other commentator and I think Daneil Davis is a perfect fit for the novel {reader played DR Moriarty in the Star Trek Next Gen series}. Mark Thompson would not be a good fit to narrate as his cartoonish and campy style would have had a negative impact.
I've read many sci fi classics and am confident that this compares quite well. Would make a fantastic movie as long as Lucas is forbidden any sort of input.
The Sith and the supporting non jedi cast steal the show. The Sith agenda and in-fighting was very entertaining. Novel had good pacing with minimal story line jumps {unlike the Jedi Outcast series}
I've been a huge Star Wars fan since I was kid and saw the original movie for a friend's birthday party on May 29, 1977, but I don't think I'll be buying any more SW books...
A) The abridged versions are terrible. A big part of the SW universe is the description, most of which is cut out in the abridgement.
2) The current and future books are all in nine-or-ten part series. It seems like the authors and publishers are just stringing the readers along... A single story from beginning to end costs well over $100.