I am working my way into my
Christmas book stack.
Santa Kris was very kind to
me,as usual.
Two books have dominated my
free time over the holidays.
The first book was a bit of
science fiction.
It has been a while since I
have delved into the Star Wars saga. There was a time in which I followed the
Dark Horse Comic Series and the companion books.
Somewhere after the Thrawn Trilogy and the Jedi Academy Trilogy, I grew bored of the
re-cycle formula offered by the expanded universe.
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
tantalized me. It recounts the story
of Darth Plagueis the Wise, a Sith Lord “so powerful and so wise that he was
able to use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life.”
Plagueis created Chancellor
Palpatine who became Darth Sidious.
Star Wars: Darth Plagueis
is one of the best Star Wars
stories I have ever read. It would have made a much better movie than Phantom
Menace.
There are tons of references
to other events in the Star Wars mythology. The book drew me in to the history
of Sith and unveiled the carefully orchestrated conspiracy of Sidious and
Plagueis to bring an end to the republic.
All of the prelude to the original three movies in the saga is explained.
In particular, I enjoyed the
back story of the Jedi (light) and Sith (dark) approach to bringing balance to
the force.
The endless politics, machinations
and conspiracies make this an engaging read for fans of the Star Wars mythos.
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