• Star Wars: Darth Plagueis

  • By: James Luceno
  • Narrated by: Daniel Davis
  • Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (27,549 ratings)

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Star Wars: Darth Plagueis

By: James Luceno
Narrated by: Daniel Davis
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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

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Good enough to be made into a movie!

This book is as good or even better than the films. It needs to be canonized into the official Star Wars universe and made into a movie.

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star wars

listened to this multiple times as a huge star wars fan I love all the books. but this audio version has really brought the story to life

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The most interesting Star Wars novel ever

i loved this audio book! Daniel Davis should read all of them, he is fantastic! I have listened to it several times and will listen to it several more! I would have paid the times as much for this book. Thank you Audible!

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Loved it!

Well told story of the background of Plagueis and Sidiois. Flows and fits smoothly with Star Wars: Phantom Menace. Definitely worth the time and money.

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Great book

Tied together nicely - very good story and great narration! x x x x x x x x x x x

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awesome

loved it

recommended to anyone that wants to know what happened to Darth pleguse during episode 1

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Must Listen for any Star Wars fan

This sets up how Palpatine became Palpatine. The story telling is excellent and really sets up how the Empire became the empire more than even episode 1. You very much have an understanding of Emperor Palpatine's line "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plageuis the wise?"

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Great Book!
Story & Narration outstanding!!!
Tons and tons of history and background concerning characters, weapons, planets, the Jedi Order, the Sith, and much more.

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pretty good

pretty good, very politically charged star wars book. favorite part was plagueis taking on sidious

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Fantastic

Fantastic story line. Leads nicely into the series we all know. Daniel has a great narration for the book.

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