Most people know the Star Wars saga from the movies. There were six films that tell of the story of an epic struggle between good and evil – light and dark – love and hate.
There are also books, dozens of books, that expand the story and tell more of that epic story.
Darth Plagueis is a Dark Lord of the Sith mentioned in the movie Revenge of the Sith. Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor and soon to be Emperor, gives us a brief look at his teacher and mentor, Darth Plagueis the Wise. James Luceno takes up the story and fills in many more details giving us a broad, well drawn picture of Plagueis’ rise to Dark Lord up to his death at the hands of his Apprentice, Palpatine.
James Luceno had written other Star Wars novels prior to this one. He is known for writing in-depth stories fleshed out with details that many writers would not include. This style of writing can be either good or bad. If you like to know the whole story and what’s happening behind the scenes, James Luceno is the writer for you. If you’re looking for a quick, easy read, go somewhere else. Luceno is not the author for you.
He takes writing this story as the opportunity to tie together several events and characters from the movies and other books and fits them into the mosaic that is the whole story of Star Wars. Many familiar characters who are glimpsed quickly in passing or who are presented full blown to us are described and we see where they come from and what their origins are.
If you want to know more about the events leading up to the Clone Wars and how the Sith came to arrange them, here is your chance. Grab a copy of Darth Plagueis and find a comfortable seat. You’ll want to keep reading and keep reading to see what’s coming next for Darth Plagueis the Wise and his eager Apprentice, the future Emperor Palpatine.
Stephen Cram
