Pour sortir de ce carrousel, utilisez votre touche de raccourci d'en-tête pour accéder à l'en-tête suivant ou précédent.Cette fonction d'achat continuera à charger des articles lorsque la touche Entrée est enfoncée. "sentient life is meant to evolve, not simply languish in contended stasis""sentient life is meant to evolve, not simply languish in contended stasis"This is an excellent book for the discerning Star Wars fan. A Sith lord with the ability to manipulate life and death, Plagueis is the mentor and murder victim of Palpatine (Darth Sidious). Veuillez renouveler votre requête plus tard. Ce livre est très intéressant, cependant le language utilisé est assez complexe, cela est bien pour apprendre des nouveaux mots mais quand il y en a plusieurs sur une page, ça devient vite très lourd. Sélectionnez la section dans laquelle vous souhaitez faire votre recherche. I liked it, it is well written and I'm impressed by how interesting the story remained despite the main characters all being bad guys who you're not necessarily interested in seeing succeed. A storm you are, but a much needed one, to wash away the old and complacent and prune the galaxy of deadweight." James Luceno. This is one such novel. Although still present, there are not so many light sabre duels or intergalactic space battles. Of the last fifteen years or so there seems to be a Star Wars novel released almost once a month. Initially, the story explores the rise of Plagueis as a Sith Lord; and, later, it deals with the subsequent rise of his apprentice, who seeks to acquire unlimited power for himself.

A guilty pleasure for fanboys - a really good, solid, well written and well conceived STAR WARS book January 10th 2012 There is very little action here; in fact it reads almost like a historical account of the rise and fall of Darth Plagueis as told by his apprentice, Darth Sidious (known better by those unfamiliar with the SW:EU as his alter ego Emperor Palpatine).

Every so often though a Star Wars novel comes along that reminds you how fantastic the franchise is. This book focuses on two Sith lords - namely Darth Plagueis and his apprentice Darth Sidious (aka Palpatine). Jusqu'au 31 décembre, la livraison est GRATUITE sans minimum d'achats (0,01€ pour les livres, articles Panier Plus exclus). I've been trying to get through most of the new canon stuff from Disney. Toward the middle of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker attend the opera. If that doesn't tell you how good this book is, then I don't know what will! It also covers Palpatine's story, from his young adult years in the Youth political programs all the way to his election to the Supreme Chancellorship. For like no other disciple of the dark side, Darth Plagueis learns to command the ultimate power . But overall it's so damn good with the world-building. And the novel itself isn’t really written as it were a tragedy. A few Jedi do make an appearance, but they don't do much of anything. Born under the name of Hego Damask II, and remembered as Darth Plagueis the Wise, is a Muun Dark Lord of the Sith, heir to the lineage of Darth Bane and a master of midi-chlorian manipulation. There are so many good descriptions and accurate references/inferences to events that add to the overall enjoyability of this book. It goes through both Plagueis' backstory, interests, and experimentation with midichlorians, with the hope of eventually achieving immortality. I'm failing a bit at catching up because they keep publishing new books.I've been reading a lot of Star Wars books over the last couple of years. Veuillez réessayerMalheureusement, nous n'avons pas réussi à enregistrer votre vote.

It starts off with Plagueis killing his Master, Darth Tenebrous and ends with his death at the hands of Darth Sidious. 5: HOMECOMING 8. Not so much about lightsabre-y Jedi fightin’ action but more about the politics (on Naboo and in the Senate) not to mention the dirty dealings of trade federation and banking clan as they exploit outer rim worlds via their corrupt governments. La Trilogie Dark Bane - intégrale A prequel to the prequels. La commande 1-Click n'est pas disponible pour cet article. I've read a lot of Star Wars books (though, I've apparently not added many to my shelves on here) and they typically, like the movies, focus more on the actions of characters rather than their motives. Some examples: Darth Plagueis, Revan, Death Star, Tarkin, Thrawn, Phasma, Ahsoka, Millennium Falcon, etc. True, it would be fun from a meme perspective, but I kind of like it as-is.

In short James Luceno’s excellently researched and written book has turned me into a separatist - I’m with Dooku - let’s Make the Republic Great Again. Darth Plagueis is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Loading... Unsubscribe from Grand Master Yoda? The STAR ... Star Wars: Darth Plagueis 1.

James Luceno does a good job at creating the character of Darth Sidious that is in the movies through his life and how the whole entire movies started. Deep down, I feel much more like a Sith (and, hey, why not a Dark Lord of the Sith...might as well dream big) than a Jedi most of the time and this book is a chronicle of the rise of Palpatine a.k.a. over life and death. .

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