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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
So because I'm not sleeping well anyways. I thought I'd put a quick book recommendation down here for anyone that wants to read some Star Wars to fill in the blanks. Here's my recommendations, and they're in order of dates
EU Legends
Darth Bane Trilogy - I would put this up as the best series of Star Wars books. It is a biography of the life of Darth Bane who was a miner on a distant planet who eventually found himself as the creator of the Rule of Two. The first novel is outstanding. The other two novels add his apprentice Darth Zannah and really shows the master apprentice dynamic and how the rule of two really works. Bane is the ultimate anti-hero here. He's not truly the villain here, but he's not good at all. Takes place 1000 years before the Battle of Yavin
Darth Plageuis This takes place starting about 70 years before the battle of Yavin and ends at the end of Phantom Menace. Again it focuses on a villain that was mentioned in passing in the movies. But he's the latest in a long line of Sith Lords. Shortly after killing his own master he searches for an Apprentice and finds a young, ambitious but directionless noble named Palpatine who is powerful in the Force and takes him on as his apprentice. Palpatine is a scene stealer and makes this book facinating as we see him play the political game and use guile and deception to rise to power.
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Darth Bane trilogy is my favorite of all the Legends EU. Darth Plageuis follows right behind.
I'm trying to finish the Legends EU, and reading a few duds so I'm taking a long time to get through them. I thought I was going to enjoy Scoundrels, and I am, but I'm not drawn to keep reading it as quickly as possible. When I read Bane's books, I just couldn't put them down and then I was disappointed that I was finished.