A star wars book, darth plagueis, told the story of the characters backstory but it is no longer considered star wars canon. James luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels tarkin, darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. In tarkin, there was the back and forth that broke up the flow of the book with characters that you just didnt care about. The wiki says the tarkin was about 32 years old for the battle of naboo, the same year legends puts darth plagueis death. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books. Tarkins star destroyer, the executrix, is introduced. The book is set inbetween the events of star wars episode iii. Darth plagueis and tarkin are both really good written books, theyre two of my favorites. Grand moff wilhuff tarkin, also referred to as governor tarkin or better known as grand moff tarkin, is a major antagonist in the star wars franchise.
I was going to wait until after i finished the book, but its so glaringly obvious that im doing it now. Darth plagueis this one has so many good moments, with darth plagueis, darth sidious, and teeny tiny amount of darth maul. Its important to note that plagueis was not written under a normal supertight tiein fiction schedule. This list does not include most young readers books or short novellas. James luceno enters the new star wars canon with a book about grand moff tarkin. Palpatine living in the jedi temple was a great idea. Anderson, rebecca moesta, michael stackpole, alex wheeler, jude watson, l.
I really loved the book, but while i realize its not canon, it left me wondering if any of it actually. That said, the newer novel tarkin, written by the same author. Jan 12, 2017 which star wars duo truly has the greatest combined strength, to quote darth vader. This novel from del rey helps set the stage for rogue one, introducing some of the films characters at a key period of time earlier in. Unlike most creators you see on this site, george lucas has never written a star wars novel, but instead commissioned dozens and dozens of other writers such as john jackson miller, kevin j. And its interesting to think that this character, who i thought had no backstory at all, i thought he was just born in. Bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives tarkin the star wars.
It was then, in which emperor palpatine gave tarkin the responsibility of his greatest weapon of all time the first death star. See, i was kinda bored by tarkin, but darth plagueis seemed to move along at a pretty steady pace for me. So i just got through reading the novel tarkin enjoyed it more than i thought, highly. Rinse and repeat, until eventually the surviving pirates get the idea and stop. Star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read darth plagueis. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. This is a direct repeat of what palpatine said to kylos grandfather in revenge of the sith. Groomed by the ruthless politician and sith lord who would be emperor, governor wilhuff tarkin rises through the imperial ranks.
Sep 15, 2014 but i did see the most recent book darth plagueis by james luceno that was written about him and his background, i was given a copy in fact when i was at the last celebration, so i read that and thats fascinating. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith, so powerful and so wise that he could use the force to influence the midichlorians to create life. Tarkin is a star wars expanded universe novel by james luceno which focuses on the life of grand moff wilhuff tarkin and shows the workings of the imperial court and coruscant after the rise of the galactic empire. He is well known in the star wars legends expanded universe and this is his first canon release. Trained by darth tenebrous, plagueis mastered the art and science of midichlorian manipulation.
Darth plagueis treatment, bringing the legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life. The follow up by the same author was the tarkin novel, which refers to the plaguies novel several times and actually is canon. Considering that the novel is entitled tarkin, this is a success. The tarkin biographical segments are the best thing about the book they are the best thing that has happened to tarkin since 1977. No the novel plagueis isnt part of the disney canon continuity. Obviously the book in its entirety cant be recanonized because darth mauls origin in the book contradicts his new. That wasnt really going anywhere and thats when lucasfilm pitched the tarkin idea to me. During the clone wars, tarkin served as a republic captain under jedi master even piell and was taken prisoner by the confederacy of independent systems, before escaping with the help of a jedi and. The novel was one of the first four canon novels to be released in 2014 and 2015. My favorite part of the book was tarkin coming to realize who vader actually is. Darth plagueis has a great tiein to the star wars movies and was very wide in scope and has great character detail. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Episode iii revenge of the sith, and it focuses on wilhuff tarkin and how he became a grand moff.
Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably wrong. Feb 25, 2020 bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives tarkin the star wars. Author james luceno will be helming this book that delves into the apparently rich back story of grand moff tarkin, one of star wars oldest villains. Darth plagueis by james luceno 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. May, 2019 i read this book after reading the authors previous novel darth plagueis.
Initially, the story explores the rise of plagueis as a sith lord. Who is the best candidate to be snoke besides darth plagueis. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The narrator is also brilliant and does the voices of tarkin, vader, and palpatine amazingly well. Does any of the darth plagueis book go against canon.
It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. But the book were looking at today amazing enough to be read at any time of the year. Tarkin explores the title characters origins, and chronicles how he meets and aligns himself with emperor palpatine and darth vader prior to the events of a new hope. Star wars is an epic space opera franchise created by american film producer, screenwriter and director george lucas. However the author who made the novel has made references to it in the canon novel tarkin. Feb 14, 2017 for a second, i thought it could be sifodyas, but then i saw a lot of people already came up with the theory, so that cant really be it.
While that info is legends, if was in the plaguies novel. Darth plagueis the wise, dark lord of the sith by jam4077 on. The novel is set in 14 bby, five years after the events of star wars. Although the book is titled darth plagueis, it is really about both plagueis and sidious. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. So i know this is late probably too late to be referred to as summer reads, anyway. Star wars by james luceno penguin random house audio. Del rey announcement src tarkin is a canon novel written by james luceno which was published by del rey on november 4, 2014. Loyal proponent of the republic and trusted ally of the jedi. This is a compelling tale about probably the most criminally underappreciated villain in all of star wars.
It is the second novel released following the continuity reboot by disney. After being elected supreme chancellor of the republic at 32 bby, sidious killed plagueis and took the mantle of dark lord of the sith. Luke skywalkers first person thoughts, and the emperor and darth vader in what amounts to a. Before i talk about the drawing, i would like to note that some elements of the darth plagueis novels was incorporated into the novel, star wars. Nov 03, 2014 on tarkin, and the novel as reference material. Jul 15, 2017 the dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. Obsessed with eternal life, he experimented with ways to cheat death and create new life from the midichlorians. Then i thought of more simplistic theories, reducing the amount of candidates to those the audiences already. Darth plagueis is a fictional character in the star wars franchise, first mentioned in star wars. See all books by james luceno about james luceno james luceno is the new york times bestselling author of the star wars novels tarkin, darth plagueis, millennium falcon, dark lord. Simple star wars book list timeline of star wars novels. In darth plagueis, you knew about the outcome, but you could follow. The novel further explains that plagueis had attempted to create a powerful connection with palpatine known as a force dyad, a concept mentioned in the film.
Tarkin is a canon novel written by james luceno which was published by del. Giving grand moff tarkin the darth plagueis treatment which they could have done without obliterating that luceno masterpiece. Bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star wars. Tarkin quotes by james luceno goodreads share book. Tarkin is a star wars expanded universe novel by james luceno which. Here are a few of my thoughts and opinions of the novel star wars. The tarkin biographical segments are the best thing about the book they are the best thing that has happened. His voice is never boring and he reads the book like a pro. Tarkin official discussion thread general discussion. Heres why the snoke darth plagueis theories are probably. During the clone wars, tarkin served as a republic captain under jedi master even piell and was taken prisoner by the confederacy of independent systems, before escaping with the help of a jedi and clone trooper strike team. Nov, 2014 the darth plagueis novel is part of the legends continuity now these spoilers tell us that the tarkin novel is definitely making at least some aspects of that noncanon legends story officially part of the new canon, while other aspects like plagueis species, or still being alive while maul was being trained may or may not make the transition. Darth plagueis treatment, bringing a legendary character from a new hope to full, fascinating life. Loyal proponent of the republic and trusted ally of the jedi order.
James luceno is known for politically complex, atmospheric, encyclopedically knowledgable books about star wars villains like darth plagueis, and tarkin very much continues in that vein. I loved reading his back story and learning more about how he came to be the cold perfectionist who is in charge of the construction of the empires death star. Save for sidious, no sentient being in close to five thousand years had set foot in the shr. During the incident piell was killed and tarkin was later promoted to. He is a new york times bestselling author currently living in annapolis, maryland with his wife and youngest child. I propose that grand moff tarkin is darth plagueis, in my. I would encourage you all to provide your thoughts on darth plagueis. Darth plagueis goes into great details about the histories of senator palpatine, his master darth plagueis, and his protege darth maul. The book is set between episodes 3 and 4 of the star wars movies, and tells the story of wilhuff tarkin, who rises through the imperial ranks to become one of the emperors best. On sale today, catalyst is written by james luceno, new york times bestselling author of tarkin and darth plagueis. The later two focused too much on the adversaries imho. It was that genuflecting obedience, the steadfast devotion to execute whatever task the emperor assigned, that had given rise to so many rumors about vader.
However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be. Extra for experts tarkin by james luceno revealed that palpatines first name is sheev. In the book, it is revealed that palpatine had discovered plagueis s secret to immortality, using this knowledge to survive after his death in return of the jedi. Tarkin is the second novel in the new star wars canon. He is the main antagonist of the first film of the original trilogy a new hope, a cameo character in the last film of the prequel trilogy revenge of.
Darth sidious, who later frames his history and reputed ability to control natural phenomena of life and death as a legend used to lure anakin skywalker to the dark side of the force. In my opinion, this is the story groups way of saying that darth plagueis is as much canon as it is allowed to be considering it has to be called legends. Im curious about the following excerpt from the tarkin novel. Wilhuff tarkin was a human male who served the galactic republic and later the galactic empire. A prequel to disney xds new tv series hardly a new concept tieins within tieins. The mariolorian nintendo inspired concept by mauricio abril. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis.
Im posting this just to see if disney has it taken down. In the eu theres a concept called transfer essence whish is basically like. Beware spoilers for the tarkin novel, as well as some episodes of rebels and the clone wars here are 15 things you didnt know about grand moff tarkin. Are you evil, then, or are you simply stronger and more awake than others. Oct 24, 2016 thanks to his appearances in the clone wars and rebels, as well as james lucenos novel tarkin, we have gradually come to learn more about the man who served as the empires iron fist. Nov 04, 2014 james luceno is known for politically complex, atmospheric, encyclopedically knowledgable books about star wars villains like darth plagueis, and tarkin very much continues in that vein. Tarkin novel spoilers regarding the sith star wars. Sidious and tarkin had met several years after sidious still an apprentice of darth plagueis at the time had been appointed naboos representative to the republic senate. Jun 30, 2018 tarkin went off the rails on the atoans, completely wiping all its people from existence. The idea plagueis had in his book was to get rid of the rule of two. In the eu theres a concept called transfer essence whish is basically like possession.
Sometimes its more painful to know the truth than not to know it. The book will be released in both print and ebook format on september 2, 2014. On tarkin, and the novel as reference material eleven. He is the mentor and murder victim of future emperor sheev palpatine a. So, technically, the darth plagueis novel is canon. Once crossing the line to wipe out a whole planet of species, palpatine had what he wanted and needed from tarkin. Listsyour heartsexplore idea listsexplore showroomdiscovertake the home style quiz. Darth plagueis, remembered as darth plagueis the wise, was a male muun dark lord of the sith and heir to the lineage of darth bane. Bestselling star wars veteran james luceno gives grand moff tarkin the star.
He is the commander of the death star, the galactic empires dwarf planetsized doomsday weapon. James luceno cowrote a lot of books with brian daley as jack mckinney. Not only does nothing contradict the new canon, but one of the major characters in darth plagueis is in a book in the new canon. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, and labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order. If its still here tomorrow, i was clearly wrong, because i havent seen this anywhere on the internet, and theres no way im the first guy that thought of this. James luceno has 60 books on goodreads with 173342 ratings. Mar 24, 2017 star wars 8 the last jedi set photo leak. Since you read the darth bane trilogy, i suggest these books next. Nov 04, 2014 james luceno hits yet another star wars book straight out of the park. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read catalyst star wars. Tarkin by comparison is very narrow in scope and vague in details.
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