Path of Destruction Path of Destruction
Book 1 - Star Wars: Darth Bane Trilogy - Legends

Path of Destruction

A Novel of the Old Republic

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Publisher Description

Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for supremacy. Until one dark lord at last united the Sith in the quest to enslave the galaxy–and exterminate the Jedi. Yet it would fall to another, far more powerful than the entire Brotherhood of Darkness, to ultimately realize the full potential of the Sith, and wield the awesome power of the dark side as never before.

Since childhood, Dessel has known only the abuse of his hateful father and the dangerous, soul-crushing labor of a cortosis miner. Deep in the tunnels of the desolate planet Apatros, endlessly excavating the rare mineral valued throughout the galaxy, Dessel dreams of the day he can escape–a day he fears may never come. But when a high-stakes card game ends in deadly violence, Dessel suddenly finds himself a wanted man.

On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army, and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel’s brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, he is destined for a far greater role in the ultimate Sith plan for the galaxy–if he can prove himself truly worthy.

As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side at the feet of its greatest masters, Dessel embraces his new Sith identity: Bane. However the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness one must fully surrender to the dark side through a trial by fire that Bane, for all his unquenchable fury and lust for power, may not be strong enough to endure . . . especially since deception, treachery, and murder run rampant among the Sith disciples, and utter ruthlessness alone is the key to survival. Only by defying the most sacred traditions, rejecting all he has been taught, and drawing upon the long-forgotten wisdom of the very first Sith can Bane hope to triumph–and forge from the ashes of that which he must destroy a new era of absolute dark power.

Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the Star Wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popular Star Wars books of the last thirty years!

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2006
September 26
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
336
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Worlds
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
3.6
MB

Customer Reviews

Red Five $. ,

Good Stuff!

Drew Karpyshyn grabs your attention early in this Book.
Liked how this story started out! Looking forward to reading the next book in this Series!

NobutheCreator ,

Brilliant work. Truly.

Really enjoyed. If you enjoy the sith, this is a great place to start.

Skye49th ,

Embrace the Dark Side

I’d put off reading this series (why I don’t know). Glad I finally committed the time. It’s worth the read for any Star Wars fan. Love reading stories set in the non-film timeline. Anxious to dive into the next chapter.

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