Authors: James Luceno
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
is a work of fiction. Names, places,
and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or
are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2012 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated.
All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Shadow Games
by Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn
Bohnhoff copyright © 2011 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or ™ where indicated.
All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.
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Cover art: Torstein Nordstrand
v3.1
For Howard Roffman, whose intelligence, critical acumen,
and stalwart direction helped shape this story
Contents
Prologue
Part One: Enlistment - 67–65 Years Before the Battle of Yavin
1: The Underworld
2: The Inner Landscape
3:
Woebegone
4: The Meaning of Death
5: Homecoming
6: The Hunters’ Moon
7: There Where They Used to Stand
8: Victims of Their Own Device
9: Untapped Reserves
10: The Cycle of Violence
11: Avatar of Mortality
12: Seduced by the Dark Side of the Force
Part Two: Apprenticed to Power - 54–52
BBY
13: Riders on the Storm
14: The Shape of His Shadow
15: Quantum Being
16: Bold as Love
17: Days of Wine and Impropriety
18: Artful Dodging
19: The Trials
20: The Canted Circle
21: Investiture
Part Three: Mastery - 34–32
BBY
22: Ordinary Beings
23: Under the Midnight Sun
24: Sith’ari
25: The Discreet Charm of the Meritocracy
26: Their Baser Nature
27: Calibrations
28: Chain of Command
29: The Force Strikes Back
30: Taking the Future from the Now
Epilogue
Introduction to the
Star Wars
Expanded Universe
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
Introduction to the Old Republic Era
Excerpt from
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived
Introduction to the Rise of the Empire Era
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
Introduction to the Rebellion Era
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Death Star
Introduction to the New Republic Era
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire
Introduction to the New Jedi Order Era
Excerpt from
Star Wars: New Jedi Order: Vector Prime
Introduction to the Legacy Era
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
Excerpt from
Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Outcast