Star Wars Darth Plagueis By James Luceno Pdf

Posted By admin On 16.12.19

Wndows live messenger grauit. Installer msn messenger 2013 gratuit.

(Redirected from Star Wars: Darth Plagueis)

James Luceno is the New York Times bestselling author of the Star Wars novels Millennium Falcon, Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Cloak of Deception, Labyrinth of Evil, as well as the New Jedi Order novels Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial and Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse, The Unifying Force, and the eBook Darth Maul: Saboteur. James Luceno is the New York Times bestselling author of the Star Wars novels Millennium Falcon, Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader, Cloak of Deception, Labyrinth of Evil, as well as the New Jedi Order novels Agents of Chaos I: Hero’s Trial and Ag. At long last, the Star Wars story of the mysterious Sith Lord Darth Plagueis and his apprentice, Darth Sidious, is revealed! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The best Star Wars publication to date.. [James] Luceno takes Darth Plagueis down the dark path and never looks back.”—Newsday. Star Wars: Darth Plagueis eBook: James Luceno: Amazon.nl: Kindle Store. Kindle Store. Zoeken Winkelen per Afdeling. Aanmelden Je account. Jouw Amazon.nl Hulp. Kindle Store Kindle e-reader kopen Gratis Kindle-leesapps Engelse.

Darth Plagueis
Star Wars character
First appearance
  • Film:
  • Revenge of the Sith (2005)
  • Literature:
  • Star Wars: Darth Plagueis (2012)
Created byGeorge Lucas
Information
SpeciesMuun
GenderMale
OccupationSith Lord
AffiliationSith

Darth Plagueis is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. In the story, he is a legendary Sith lord with power over death. Star Wars Legends works establish him as the master of Sheev Palpatine, who becomes the Emperor, Darth Sidious.

  • 1Appearances

Appearances[edit]

Revenge of the Sith[edit]

Darth Plagueis is first mentioned in the 2005 Star Wars prequel film Revenge of the Sith, during the opera scene. Darth Sidious, under his alternate persona of Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, tells Anakin Skywalker about the tragedy of Darth Plagueis 'The Wise'. Palpatine explains that Plagueis could prevent people from dying and 'create life' through a special Sith power of The Force, unknown to the Jedi. Despite being able to prevent others from dying, Plagueis is killed in his sleep by his own apprentice.[1] Later in the film, Palpatine as Sidious tempts Anakin to the dark side by promising to use this power to prevent Anakin's pregnant wife Padmé Amidala from dying, as Anakin has foreseen.

Star Wars Legends[edit]

Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
AuthorJames Luceno
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesStar Wars Legends
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDel Rey
Publication date
January 10, 2012
Pages496
ISBN0-345-51128-X
Followed byStar Wars: Maul: Lockdown

The character is featured in Star Wars: Darth Plagueis, a Star Wars Legends novel written by James Luceno released on January 10, 2012. The novel covers the later life and machinations of Sith lord Darth Plagueis, over a roughly fifty-year period pre-dating The Phantom Menace. The novel details Plagueis' overthrow of his own master Darth Tenebrous; his work as head of a powerful banking consortium on the Muun homeworld; his discovery, recruitment and training of the teenaged Palpatine of Naboo; and the efforts of Plagueis to undermine the Galactic Republic and ensure the dominance of the dark side of The Force.

Daryl Thomen of Newsday called Darth Plagueis 'the best Star Wars publication to date.'[2]

Reception[edit]

Despite never appearing on screen, Darth Plagueis has remained a popular Star Wars character. The quote in which Darth Plagueis is mentioned in Revenge of the Sith has become a popular internet meme.[3]

Some fan theories have suggested that Darth Sidious / Palpatine is Darth Plagueis in disguise.[4] One theory regarding the origins and identity of the sequel trilogy's Supreme Leader Snoke is that he is Darth Plagueis.[5][6][7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^'The Legend of Darth Plagueis - Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith'. StarWars.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^Thomen, Daryl (January 19, 2012). 'Latest Star Wars novel worth the wait'. Newsday. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. ^Hathaway, Jay (January 27, 2017). 'Star Wars' Chancellor Palpatine Has Conquered the Meme Landscape'. The Daily Dot. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. ^'Star Wars 9 Theory: Palpatine Never Existed, It Was Always Darth Plagueis'. Screen Rant. April 13, 2019.
  5. ^Trumbore, Dave (December 21, 2015). 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Theories on Supreme Leader Snoke'. Collider. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ^Tremeer, Eleanor (December 28, 2015). 'Supreme Leader Snoke's Role In Star Wars Episode 8 Revealed By John Williams?!'. Moviepilot. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  7. ^Maharana, Kabita (December 29, 2015). 'Star Wars 8: Fan theories about Rey's origin and Supreme Leader Snoke's identity'. International Business Times. New York City: Newsweek Media Group. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  8. ^'Theory: Snoke Could Still Be Darth Plagueis After All, And Return as Star Wars 9's Real Villain'. ScreenRant. November 8, 2018.

External links[edit]

  • Darth Plagueis on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darth_Plagueis&oldid=911716928#Star_Wars_Legends'
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “Darth Plagueis” as Want to Read:
Rate this book

See a Problem?

We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Darth Plagueis by James Luceno.
Not the book you’re looking for?

Preview — Darth Plagueis by James Luceno

(Star Wars Legends)

“Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.”
—Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Star Wars: Episode I..more
Published January 10th 2012 by Del Rey
To see what your friends thought of this book,please sign up.
To ask other readers questions aboutDarth Plagueis,please sign up.
Popular Answered Questions
AdenThe book is not canon because the purchase of lucasfilm by Disney, and they said everything except the clone wars TV show, is no longer canon. It's a…moreThe book is not canon because the purchase of lucasfilm by Disney, and they said everything except the clone wars TV show, is no longer canon. It's a shame though I really wish most things in legends were canon.(less)
Chad JosimarThis book is one that should be apart of the new canon but unfortunately it did not make the cut because of the time set forth by the LucasFilm Story…moreThis book is one that should be apart of the new canon but unfortunately it did not make the cut because of the time set forth by the LucasFilm Story Group. (less)
Best Star Wars Books
406 books — 1,146 voters
Best Sith Books
16 books — 27 voters

More lists with this book..
Rating details

Jan 30, 2014Alejandro rated it liked it
Shelves: star-wars, science-fiction, novel, politics, military, media-tie-in
Misleading, the Dark Side of the Force, is.
This is a novel (part of what is known nowadays as 'Legends' in the Star Wars novel series, in other words, non-canonical anymore) featuring the events of the life of Darth Plagueis and his apprentice Darth Sidious.
DECEITFUL TITLE
Honestly, it was odd that the book was titled Darth Plagueis since while indeed the events begin with him as 'main character', once Palpatine (eventually aka Darth Sidious) comes into the story, Plagueis got less and less r..more
Apr 07, 2018Sean Barrs the Bookdragon rated it did not like it
Darth Pelagueis is one of the most elusive characters in Star Wars. Other than this book, there’s just not much information about him to be found. So I expected so much from it and, ultimately, all my expectations were shattered. This is not the dark lord of the Sith I imagined.
The Phantom Menace is an absolutely dreadful film. I’m not speculating here, critically speaking, this is a fact. There are so many things wrong with it. Why George Lucas felt the need to quantify the force is beyond me...more
A very enjoyable and entertaining Star Wars novel.
Less solicitous reviewers might call this filler, and while that would be callous but somewhat accurate, author James Luceno has captured the essence of Lucas’ duality of the Force, between the light and the dark. When this is at its best it is an exploration of the similarities and distinctions between Jedi and Sith.
Darth Plagueis was Darth Sidious’ / Emperor / Senator Palpatine’s Sith master. An alien Muun, who might resemble a somber and elong..more
Jun 05, 2012Jake rated it it was ok
Perhaps my favorite scene in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the one where Palpatine entices Anakin toward the dark side by recounting the story of Darth Plagueis—a Sith Lord who manipulates the Force in an effort to become immortal. I love the scene in part because it focuses on personal relationships as opposed to bureaucratic procedure. It also emanates with the most spiritual strains of Jedi and Sith lore. So when I saw a new Star Wars novel titled Darth Plagueis, I snatched it..more
Oct 21, 2011Crystal Starr Light rated it really liked it · review of another edition
'sentient life is meant to evolve, not simply languish in contended stasis'
NOTE: I received this book from the Amazon Vine Program.
The time has come for the Sith to reveal themselves, to step away from the Rule of Two setup by Darth Bane many years ago. Darth Plagueis emerges and, with the assistance of his apprentice, Darth Sidious, begins the final steps to the destruction of the Republic and the Jedi.
I have some wonderful news! After SIX MONTHS of reading this book, I have finally finished it..more
Dec 12, 2011Mogsy (MMOGC) rated it really liked it
Shelves: media-tie-in, star-wars, science-fiction
Apparently this Star Wars novel had been highly anticipated since its announcement years ago, and I had no idea until after I finished it and decided to look it up. Now that I've read it, I guess I can see why. Darth Plagueis is probably worth reading simply if for no other reason other than how 'canon' it is, if you're a big Star Wars fan. I heard that the author worked really closely with LucasFilms to get it just right. And yes, I did find that it explained a lot about the events of the prequ..more
Jul 21, 2018Adam rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: story-3-star, read-2018, narration-3-star, audiobook, sci-fi
Review of the audiobook narrated by Daniel Davis.
Even though I love the movies I must not be as big a fan of Star Wars as I thought. This is the second Star Wars books I've listened to and neither one has been particularly engaging for me. This is essentially the origin story for Palpatine (Darth Sidious) and the majority of the book follows the rise of his career as a politician bolstered by his apprenticeship to Darth Plagueis. I've never had much interest in the political drama of any of the..more
May 17, 2012Samuel rated it it was amazing
A prequel to the prequels. That's the description to this book. 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. It's great to see how everything becomes connected between the prequel movies and the original trilogy. How the whole Sith plan was furnished on two of the most powerful beings in the galaxy.
I'm glad that George Lucas had approved of the backstory of Plagueis in this book. The last..more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Apr 01, 2019Andreas rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I realize that this isn't officially canon anymore but this book has given me a newfound understanding and an entirely new outlook on the prequel trilogy. I won't see those movies in the same terrible light as I did before. I'm thoroughly impressed and will definately read more Star Wars novels, canon or not.
Jan 14, 2012Doppelganger rated it it was amazing
Upon finishing this book I have read only two Star Wars novels, but can say from my limited experience in Star Wars literature that this may be the book by which many after will be judged. You definitely get the impression that James Luceno did his homework here, because his command of the universe seems seamless and nearly infinite. There are so many good descriptions and accurate references/inferences to events that add to the overall enjoyability of this book. I wanted to read this title beca..more
May 23, 2017Anthony rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I've been reading a lot of Star Wars books over the last couple of years. I've been trying to get through most of the new canon stuff from Disney. I'm failing a bit at catching up because they keep publishing new books.
But anyway
Even though this is no longer considered 'canon', I decided to read it anyway because it's one of the books you hear Star Wars fans talking about the most. And after reading and finishing it, I can see why. It's pretty fantastic.
The book is titled Darth Plagueis and whil..more
May 12, 2012John rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Darth Plaguies was one of the characters in the star wars universe that had really peaked my interest ever since his all to brief mention in Episode 3, and this book gives me all the detail I want about the character leading right up to a certain point of the Star Wars saga (I'm not saying what part so is not to spoil anything. What's interesting is that in may ways I actually found Sidious to be the far more interesting character in this book, from his introduction all the way up to the conclus..more
Dec 17, 2016Iset rated it liked it · review of another edition
This may be controversial to those who think that Darth Plagueis heralded a glorious bright spot in the latter day of the Extended Universe… but it’s not that great. True, it indeed raises itself above the morass of churned out, 200-pages-in-hardback, simply forgettable novels that were really plaguing the EU towards the end. Darth Plagueis is fresh and interesting and stands out enough that you won’t forget which one it was. It’s a genuinely decent read. It’s just not a great read.
After all the..more
Feb 07, 2016Ron rated it really liked it
“No true Sith cares about another.”
A worthy addition to the Expanded Universe. No, not four stars on any absolute scale of literary merit. (Is such a thing possible?) But certainly better conceived and executed than most Star Wars EU books. Star Wars: Darth Plagueis joins many threads from the EU into the canon of Star War orthodoxy (the movies).
“We stalk the Force like hunters, rather than surrender like prey to its enigmatic whims.”
Don’t let the title fool you, this book is mostly about Palpat..more
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
James Luceno weaves a tale of the Dark Side of the Force from 67 years before the Battle of Yavin through the Battle of Naboo.
To be completely candid, only fairly serious fans of Star Wars will 'get this' - everyone else won't be very successful in making sense of what's going on.
I won't give away any books spoilers, but what I will say is that if you've wondered about the origins of Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, Count Dooku, Nute Gunray, and Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, as well as how..more
Jul 10, 2011Alexander Draganov rated it it was amazing
'Star Wars: Darth Plagueis' for me is the biggest event in the saga since the release of Episode III. After years of waiting, this novel finally reveals the origins of the legendary Emperor Palpatine, as well as the legend of his master, Darth Plagueis the Wise. More important, it does it well. I know that many fans dislike the truth behind the mask of Darth Vader - that he once was a lovesick emotional teenager. I am not among them, but I can tell them - relax. Palpatine is as evil as a man can..more
Oct 01, 2015Robert rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: guerre-stellari, audio-reads
Ahh, Darth Plagueis the Wise 0.00000001%er..Your book was so much more interesting over the first two thirds when the author did not have to flex and contort all plausibility in service of the bat guano crazy plotting of Dear Uncle George's prequels trilogy.
Plagueis himself made for a very intriguing, deep-scheming villain- merciless and inhumane, yes, but also intelligent and subtle. I would've been perfectly satisfied if the book had ended with the completion of his 'seduction' of young Palpa..more
Jul 29, 2016Lance Shadow rated it really liked it
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Oct 08, 2012Jeff Diamond rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith who was so wise and so powerful that he could influence the midichloreans to create life. He had such a knowledge of the Dark Side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis is one of the best Star Wars books that I've read. Period. I could stop writing now, and that's all you'd need to know. But since it's me, I'll go a little deeper.
Darth Plagueis follows the title character and his nefarious dealings througho..more
Feb 06, 2012Quinn Rollins rated it really liked it
Toward the middle of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Chancellor Palpatine and Anakin Skywalker attend the opera. Evidently “opera” in Star Wars involves giant soap bubbles and extended bass notes. As they’re sitting in Palpatine’s box seats, the old man tells Anakin a tale about Darth Plagueis. It’s a bit of bait to nudge Anakin closer to the dark side, with Palpatine telling him that Plagueis found a way to extend life and avoid death. Since this loss is what Anakin fears most, it’s..more
Jan 25, 2012Brad Wheeler rated it it was amazing
Throughout the extremely uneven history of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, certain authors have occasionally taken it upon themselves to write novels that are, at least in part, lengthy retcons of areas of the canon that have become confused or conflicting (e.g. I, Jedi, or The Death Star). Darth Plagueis does a fair bit of retconning, but beyond that, it's a Star Wars novel that's actually good as a novel, not just a Star Wars story.
The entire novel is told through the viewpoint of the eponymo..more
The problem is I read the premise, looked at the cover, and watched the scene from Revenge of the Sith where Palpatine tells the story of Darth Plagueis and I had a different story in my head than what this turned out to be. I'd imagined this book following Darth Plagueis as he traveled to ancient Sith ruins and played 'Frankenstein' on life forms and researched old dark side texts to uncover lost secrets of the force. There's some of that, but what we mostly get instead is a book about the orig..more
Sep 19, 2015Dr. Andrew Higgins rated it it was amazing
-
This is a brilliant Star Wars novel which - as some of the story line is mentioned by Palpatine in Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith is now considered canon but also has elements that have now (thanks to Disney) been shifted into the legendary category (the vexed matter of what is canon!). No matter - this is a brilliant cracking story which focuses on how Palpatine was drawn to the Dark Side of the Force by his master Darth Plagueis to become the hooded Darth Sidious and doomed Emperor. Behi..more
Pretty much everyone who knows me knows I like Star Wars, but what some of them may be surprised to hear is that The Phantom Menace was pretty much my introduction to George Lucas' space opera. Oh, sure, I'd been hearing references to it for years prior, and I even had a primitive (by today's standards, anyway) Jedi pilot game on my Commodore 64, but Episode I was what really opened my eyes to the saga. You've probably heard that TPM is coming out in 3-D next week; people will probably flock to..more
Don't misunderstand. This is a very good Star Wars book. I can't give it 4 stars because it officially crushed my personal theory of Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious' backstory.
I thought he was a thousand year old sorceror-ghoul cloaked in the guise of a middle-aged man. Now he officially was a middle-aged man with some limited magic powers. I thought the Grand Design of the Evil Sith was a plan ten centuries in the making, culminating in the creation of The Chosen One to bring down the arrogant..more
Sep 10, 2016Christian Smith rated it it was amazing
Story(Luceno): 9/10
ONE SENTENCE SYNOPSIS: 'Literally explains every single little tiny detail in between every book, comic, and short story before the Phantom Menace'

Darth Plagueis Race

Apr 22, 2018Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition
I enjoyed all the information about the Sith and the rise of the Empire this book revealed. I really liked how it tied in to events in The Phantom Menace. But because I wasn't emotionally connected to Darths Plagueis and Sidious, I wasn't excited to pick this back up or invested in the actual plot. This is an important book for Star Wars knowledge, but not all that fun to read.
I was greatly looking forward to this book after learning it was being written. With Plagueis' brief mention in Episode III, I was curious whether Anakin really had any hope of saving Padame'.
The story starts with Plagueis killing his master (almost as an afterthought), then takes the reader through his manipulations as part of the Intergalactic Banking Clan. He finally meets and ‘befriends’ Palpatine and then spends many pages spouting Sith doctrine. I know Luceno is doing this so the reader le..more
topics posts views last activity
2018 Beyond the C..:Book Review 1 1 1Jun 06, 2018 10:04AM
Book Review 1 1 5Jun 06, 2018 09:59AM
Star Wars #1 Fans:Question about Star Wars Book?? 22 109Dec 30, 2015 05:07PM
age appropriateness? 7 81Jan 03, 2015 10:06PM
Recommend ItStatsRecent Status Updates

Who Was Darth Plagueis Master

See similar books…
See top shelves…
646followers

Star Wars Darth Plagueis James Luceno Pdf

James Luceno co-wrote a lot of books with Brian Daley as Jack McKinney.
He is a New York Times Best-Selling author currently living in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife and youngest child.

Darth Plagueis The Wise Story

Star Wars Legends(1 - 10 of 348 books)
More quizzes & trivia..
“Evil? What is that? ..You said you were death itself. Are you evil, then, or are you simply stronger and more awake than others? Who gives more shape to sentient history: the good, who adhere to the tried and true, or those who seek to rouse beings from their stupor and lead them to glory? A storm you are, but a much needed one, to wash away the old and complacent and prune the galaxy of deadweight.'
-Plagueis” — 12 likes

Darth Plagueis Quote

“Remember why the Sith are more powerful than the Jedi, Sidious: because we are not afraid to feel. We embrace the spectrum of emotions, from the heights of transcendent joy to the depths of hatred and despair. Fearless, we welcome whatever paths the dark side sets us on, and whatever destiny it lays out for us.” — 10 likes

Star Wars Darth Plagueis By James Luceno Pdf Online

More quotes…