Star Wars: Darth Plagueis

By: James Luceno

Narrated by: Daniel Davis

Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

He was the most powerful Sith lord who ever lived... but could he be the only one who never died?

“Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying." -Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith

Darth Plagueis: one of the most brilliant Sith Lords who ever lived. Possessing power is all he desires. Losing it is the only thing he fears. As an apprentice, he embraces the ruthless ways of the Sith. And when the time is right, he destroys his Master - but vows never to suffer the same fate. For like no other disciple of the dark side, Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power... over life and death.

Darth Sidious: Plagueis’s chosen apprentice. Under the guidance of his Master, he secretly studies the ways of the Sith, while publicly rising to power in the galactic government, first as Senator, then as Chancellor, and eventually as Emperor.

Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious, Master and acolyte, target the galaxy for domination - and the Jedi Order for annihilation. But can they defy the merciless Sith tradition? Or will the desire of one to rule supreme, and the dream of the other to live forever, sow the seeds of their destruction?

©2012 James Luceno (P)2012 Random House Audio

makes episode 1 worth.

worth the read, and the back story. I was excited to know the truth on Darth plagues.

Great star wars book

The narrator was spot on. Fully emersive. Book ending was just ok. I would recommend

subterfuge is the name of the game

personally I love the sith and seeing where Palatine started his decent into sithdom and plaguesis rise to discovery makes for an interesting read but there's a lot of politics involved

Great book and Background info

if you want to understand what led up to episode 1 this book is awesome. Darth Plagueis was powerful and interesting. Also understanding Sidious's rise to power makes this book worth the read. I liked it a lot and Daniel Davis voice is unbelievably good for these characters. Kinda makes you wish you had a voice like his lol

Not a bad book, just not great.

I expected a bit more out of the story. A lot of build up to a not so great reward.

Darth Sideshow Bob

Listening to the audiobook, I found it amusing that the title character sometimes sounded like, and had behaviors reminiscent of, The Simpsons character Sideshow Bob.

I do not say that in a derogatory way. It actually made the book more entertaining and enjoyable. Not to mention that the physical appearance of the title character on the cover is, also, reminiscent of the Simpsons character.

The performance was wonderful, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I loved this backstory, And how it puts the new trilogy (episodes 12 and three) in context.

The only criticism I have, is that of a few lines squeezed in here or there, that were put there in order to justify statements made in the movies. I feel that they were unnecessary, and distracting. However, there is only three or four of these throughout the story.

excellent

What made the experience of listening to Star Wars: Darth Plagueis the most enjoyable?

I liked that this book ties together pieces of missing information from the movie series. Great read for Star Wars fans.

What did you like best about this story?

Understanding how Palpatine came to power

Lead In Book

This book and Star Wars: Tarkin are great lead in stories that provide history and explain personalities. Learning about Palpatine's youth, development and apprenticeship help provide a good visual of the man and his actions in the early books. I like that it lead us right into the early moments of Episode 1.

Excellent!

Luceno employs dialogue like a master, with few redundancies in description. Daniel Davis delivered incredibly!

By far the best audiobook I've ever heard!

Would you consider the audio edition of Star Wars: Darth Plagueis to be better than the print version?

Well yes. Daniel Davis is absolutely amazing.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Darth Sidious/ Palpatine. Daniel Davis recreates his voice amazingly and its the back story on how the emperor came to be.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Darth Plagueis kills his master.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Could not stop listening. I love tv and I turned the tv off to listen to this book.