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| Events that occur between 5,000 to
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| Path of Destruction |
| BOOK STORY |
| Drew Karpyshyn |
| Del Rey [US]; Arrow
Books [UK] |
Story published as:
Hardback Novel (2006)
Paperback Novel (2007) |
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Reviews:
6 reviews [Average review
score: 4.2 / 5] |
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Synopsis:
The Sith were in shambles. In-fighting among their ranks
allowed the Jedi to thwart their dark plans. One last
battle to end an era resulted in the extinction of the
Sith. Or so it was believed. One Dark Lord survived.
From the ashes emerged Darth Bane, the lone Sith who was
able to foresee the inevitable doom of the misguided
order, and learn from this costly lesson. He forged a
new order of secretive Sith, plotting from the shadows,
carefully rebuilding power a generation at a time for
centuries until the revenge of the Sith could finally be
achieved.
Who was this Dark Lord? What events forged the man who
would split from the Sith ranks and entirely redefine
the order?
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Chronology:
This story occurs approximately 1003 years before the
Battle of Yavin. |
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chronological order):
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by Colton Jones, US, 2009:
"I thought that this was a great book because it explains
stuff you could not find out in the first episode and I like the
character Darth Bane a lot and it told me more about the Sith and no
I think I agree with the Sith more than the Jedi."
Rating: 5
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by Joshua Waskett, UK, 2008:
"I loved this book because it explains parts of the
Dark Side that you didn't know about and how intoxicating the Dark
Side is. And it shows you how the old Sith order was destroyed and
tells you why there are only two Sith in the movies, which I always
wondered especially in Episodes 1 - 3. It also shows you who came up
with the plan to rule the galaxy and destroy the Jedi."
Rating: 5
/ 5 |
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by Bob, US, 2008:
Rating: 4.5
/ 5 |
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by Pee-W, UK, 2008:
"Path of Destruction charts the evolution of an antihero
almost as chilling as Darth Vader. A thousand years before the
Republic's collapse and Emperor Palpatine's rise to power, Des, the
young Force-gifted son of an abusive miner, wins big in a high
stakes game with some Republic soldiers, but kills a sore loser. To
avoid imprisonment, Des joins the Sith's Brotherhood of Darkness
that's battling the Jedi's Army of Light. Des becomes Lord Bane
after his abilities earn him a place at the Sith Academy on the
planet Korriban. Determined to excel, Bane secretly trains with the
devious Githany, former Jedi turned Sith, but after she betrays him,
he decides to fly solo and delve deeper into the Sith past.
"The intensity lets up on occasion, but
on the whole the author delivers a solid space adventure sure to
satisfy the faithful."
Rating: 4
/ 5 |
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Review
by Mark, UK, 2007:
"My first Star Wars book, I thought I'd start from the
beginning. It was awesome, can't wait for the next one."
Rating: 5
/ 5 |
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by S-Ash, UK, 2006:
"When a Star Wars novel's most frequently recurring word is
'corpses' it quickly becomes apparent that you're not dealing with
the cozy continuing adventures of the family Skywalker here.
Instead, Path of Destruction treads a much darker path,
taking place in an Old Republic ruled by the
Sith, in an atmosphere of almost unrelenting gloom. Our 'hero' is
Dessel, a young labourer stuck on a desolate mining colony with his
abusive father. Des dreams of another life, but is too poor to
follow his dreams until a card game gets out of control and he finds
a way out...
"That's only the beginning for Des, though. His story works
almost as an exact inversion of Luke Skywalker's character arc. From
his humble beginnings on a desert planet, stuck with a family he
hates, a simple twist of fate takes Des across the universe,
encountering a variety of bizarre characters, and throughout it's
hard not to picture Mark Hamill on every page.
"That's not a criticism - the real strength of Path of
Destruction is seeing Luke's story played out along a similar
but more insidious path. There's a real darkness here, with passages
such as, 'He relished their suffering and despair; even now he could
sense it rising up like a stench from the broken corpses scattered
about the valley', frequently appearing.
"Reading half like a William Gibson novel - the anti-hero lead
is classic Gibson - and Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince, this is as
actively cool as Star Wars gets, making you long for a Sith
film."
Rating: 4 / 5 |
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by Mark, UK, 2006:
"To me it seemed that the authors only exposure to Star Wars
beyond the films was the game Knights of the Old Republic.
The worst example of this is Bane learning Vaapad, even though it
wasn't created by Mace Windu until centuries later [see Shatterpoint].
The character of Revan is also very different to the one which we
learn about in Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords.
Is this really the sort of writer that we want writing our novels?
Star Wars has taken on a life of it's own with a vast and detailed
history. Ignoring this is not the way forward and will lead to
further conflicting storylines.
"Don't get me wrong- the story was good and seeing the Sith
side of things is a welcome change, but glaring faults like this
affect the enjoyment of the reader. Hopefully any future novels by
Mr Karpshyn will be a little more informed."
Rating: 2 / 5
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