SuperHeroBooks - Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic (Star Wars: Darth Bane)
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Manufacturer: Del Rey
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780345477361
ISBN: 0345477367
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 324
Publication Date: 2007-06-06
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: 2006-09-26
Studio: Del Rey
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Summary: A very enjoyable continuation of the Star Wars experience.
Comment: A have just recently started reading more of the Star Wars books and this was a great starting place. It does not require much knowledge of the series to be enjoyable. I highly recommend this book for any fan of sci-fi.
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Summary: Enjoyed reading about the Old Republic
Comment: I did enjoy reading about the Old Republic. I hope some of the other Star Wars writers do more with this era. That being said I could not get into the book as much as I would have liked. I did not like the fact that the book was "all" about the Syth. The Syth are evil and it is just not my thing. I want to read about the Jedi of that ara, but the book was 90% Syth. If you enjoy the Dark Side of the Force this will be right up your ally.
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Summary: Mstly good
Comment: I think the book was rather well done, but there are some flaws. I enjoy seeing that the book has you caught up enough in the character that you feel for him and you root for him even knowing if is really a 'bad guy'. The beginning depicting the origin of his hatred and how the 'other side' see's the Jedi and the Republic is refreshing and is a good antithesis to the usual books which are from the 'good' point-of-view. There are however, several parts that are kind of disappointing and the ending of the epilogue is so deus-ex-machina as to be completely unbelievable and ridiculous. Overall a good read, but I have read better star wars books.
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Summary: The One That Started It All
Comment: In the next installment of the ever-growing franchise of 'Star Wars' takes the reader back into time, to an era of the Brotherhood of Darkness, founded by Sith Master Kaan. The old Sith ways were considered arrogant, since by claiming oneself the one and only Sith, brought nothing but betrayal and deception. By disbanding what the Sith once were, Kaan formulated an organization much like the Jedi Order, shaping young apprentices in the ways of darkness.
Until Darth Bane came to change all that.
Dessel, a young man, has spent his entire life mining in the brutal planet of Cortosis. He has faced abuse from his father, and more so from his father's friends. After a fight that left a man without a thumb, he was forced to retire for the rest of the day in the cantina, owned by Des' only friend, named Groshik. Even there, Des causes trouble, when a card game goes awry that leads to the death of a Republic soldier. Groshik, who considers Des to be a good friend, gives Des a choice to either be turned in, or join the ranks of the Sith army as a way of protection. Having no other choice, Des joins with the Sith, and from there he works up on his way to greatness. To becoming Darth Bane, and destroying the Brotherhood, to return to the old ways of the Sith.
In some ways, Bane's life almost foreshadows that of Vader. Like Vader, Bane has the gift of predicting things beforehand, having quick reflexes, all of these things that make someone talented in the ways of the Force. Bane uses his talent to be noticed in the Brotherhood, to finally be taken on as an apprentice. Bane's life, like that of Vader, was being little more than a slave. And like Vader, Bane turns his back on his teachers, his students, all that he's been taught, to shape things into his own will. The similarities of Vader and Bane might throw some readers off if they were to look for something new. As for this reader, it wasn't such a problem because of how well-written the story was. It is a real page-turner, and although it is pretty straightforward and predictable, one just can't stop turning the pages. This is a rare Star Wars book that is actually worth reading.
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Summary: Why to Buy (I am Holly's son Gabe Jonas)
Comment: I am Gabe, Holly's son. I think that the book is everything you would expect is star wars, but more. I used to not like to read. I would keep dozing off. In the end I would only finish two 300 word pages in 20 minutes, then I would never pick up the book if I was not forced to read. When I pick up this book I coulden't keep my eyes off of it. Now I read 50 to 200 pages of this book almost everyday when i have the chance. I love how the story play out you are always suprised. I think that Bane's relationsip with Githany is very stange, but very interesting. Like in one scene Bane was sitting on a shore of a beach. Then Githany's ship shows up and they have kind of an argument. The argument seems like Bane was kind of flirting with her in a way. Once in the scene Githanys says "You don't seem particularly devoted to the cause." Then it says the "Bane reaches out and grabs her by the waist and pulls her close for another savage kiss." I just think it is an interesting love. I like the charater Kas'im. He is one of the sith lords. He was kind of like Bane's mentor. For some time in the book he is the only master that still beleved in Bane. He show that sith are not always mean. He has kind of a soft side. Over all the balance between the action and everything else is very well done. The book to me shows me the the dark side has love, happyness and the feedom of love. This would make One mabey even the best star wars movie. I hope you like the book.
Gabe Jonas
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Editorial Reviews:
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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.
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