An alien muun, who might resemble a somber and a very enjoyable and entertaining. Hego damask ii transformed the gatherings from the elite secret club it had been under his father into a sith tool to influence the most influential beings of the. Darth plagueisborn under the name of hego damask and. Darth plagueis was a dark lord of the sith so powerful and so wise, he could use the force to influence.
I had never really been that curious about palpatine or his master. This book gives insight to to turn an apprentice into a master. Tenebrouss apprentice, darth plagueis, assisted his master in these efforts in his public persona as hego damask, a wealthy financier who eventually set up his own financial lobbying group, damask holdings. So you know there arent many pictures of darth plagueis around. Apr 15, 2014 darth plagueisborn under the name of hego damask and remembered as darth plagueis the wise. Gatherings were clandestine annual meetings of politicians, the leaders of various trade organizations and cartels, and even gangsters, hosted by damask holdings on the moon of sojourn. One such story was the unexpected death of reclusive muun financier hego damask.
See more ideas about darth bane, star wars sith, sith lord. Darth plagueis, a star wars legends novel written by james luceno released on january 10, 2012. Star wars legends star wars legends book 19 kindle edition by luceno, james. Did you ever hear the tragedy of darth plagueis the wise. Darth plagueis, born hego damask, was a male muun sith lord and magister of the intergalactic banking clan. Who is still talking about the darth plagueis novel. Darth plagueismagister hego damask respect thread by silver2467 august 4, 2012 5 comments plagueis is a very obscure character and a favorite one of mine. The novel follows the life of darth plagueis as he kills his own master, darth tenebrous, and begins his quest for immortality through the manipulation of the midichlorians. His rise to power and wealth and financial dealings gives you a good tour of many of the groups and organizations that make the galaxy run. We travel back in time to learn the story of hego damask, secretly darth plagueis, beginning with.
I mean this is probably just because the book is still pretty new but for now. This book focuses on two sith lords namely darth plagueis and his apprentice darth sidious aka palpatine. A masterpiece of intrigue, republic politics and finance, and most of all, an insight into the workings of the sith. Plagueis was great at keeping too identities, the sith lord and hego damask the second i believe.
Taking place in the years leading up to the first star wars prequel film, the phantom menace, lucenos novel mostly just engages in gapfilling, expanding on the role that sith lord darth plagueis played in training and. The first half of the book begins around 40 years before the battle of yavin, and focuses on hego damask. You will never look at the prequels in the same light again. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading darth plagueis. Detailing palpatines apprenticeship, and revealing more about his master, darth plagueis that he told anakin about, the novel veers into new territory for the star wars series.
Goodreads members who liked darth plagueis also liked. Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the. Darth plagueis, a sith lord who knows the dark side so well that he has power over life and death, joins forces with his apprentice, oneday emperor darth sidious, to try to dominate the whole galaxy. Darth plagueis is supreme leader snoke in this next. Darth plagueis was darth sidious emperor senator palpatines sith master. Several years before hego damask iis birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun named caar damask, who worked as a middleranking banking clan agent, met renowned starship. Darth plagueis is a novel by james luceno that tells the backstory of the dark lord of the sith, darth plagueis.
We travel back in time to learn the story of hego damask, secretly darth plagueis, beginning with the death of his master darth tenebrous. However, sue rostoni later stated that the book had been reinstated, and the novel was to be released on january 10, 2012. To be honest, when a darth plagueis novel was announced back in 2007 it didnt really excite me. Darth plagueis is arguably one of the finest star wars novels ever written. Stormtrooper xmas is correct this is san hill, a muun from the banking clan who was trained by hego damask darth plagueis but not as a sith just a puppet in the ultimate plan.
James luceno, darth plagueis thank you for reading books on. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and culminating concurrently with the climax of the phantom. For this part of the discussion mark hurliman of the star wars report and star wars beyond the films podcasts joins me. I found it to be a really rich expansion to the star wars universe. Born hego damask, darth plagueis the wise was one of the most powerful sith lord ever, master to the equally great and powerful sith lord, darth sidious. Darth plagueis is one of the best star wars books that ive read. The only major mistake plaguies ever did was trust palpatone too much. Born hego damask, darth plagueis the wise was one of the most powerful sith.
Hego and the ibc would hold meetings on many influencial planets such as their own muunilist and neighbouring serreno. As the son of the former head of the intergalactic banking clan, plagueis also inherited the remote moon. 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. It was originally scheduled for release in october of 2008, but its release was canceled. Plagueisdamask holding helped negotiate a compromise that allowed the trade federation and others to arm themselves to defend against pirates and the hutt cartels in the outer rim because the republic wasnt doing jackshit too stop it and the jedi had better things to do then help gigantic corporations. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The rise of darth vader, cloak of deception, labyrinth of evil, as well as the new jedi order novels agents of chaos i.
He also was smart with palpatine, let him rise to power and live off of his power. Hego damask aka darth plagueis pretty well controlled the muun intergalactic banking clan. The history of darth plagueis from the star wars franchise. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of. 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. See more ideas about star wars sith, sith and star wars. Is the novel darth plagueis by james luceno considered canon in the star wars universe no. Hego damask darth plagueis works archive of our own. At long last, the star wars story of the mysterious sith lord darth plagueis and his apprentice, darth sidious, is revealed. Although an excellent book widely considered a fan favorite, darth plagueis now falls under the banner of legends tiein fiction from the vast star wars expanded universe conceived before disney bought lucasfilm and essentially hit the reset button on all those novels, comics and. Find books like darth plagueis from the worlds largest community of readers.
Darth plagueis is a star wars legends novel by james luceno set during the final decades of the old republic beginning approximately 67 years before the battle of yavin in a new hope. I just finished darth plagueis by james luceno, published by del rey. Hego damask darth plagueis summary jedi knight yan dooku and his padawan quigon jinn were assigned to protect a star witness for a republic vs black sun vigo xan delverso trial, but when that witness is murdered on the way to the courts and leading to a mistrial, dooku is determined to find out who had betrayed them and salvage both his. When the book was then cancelled it didnt bother me. You may be looking for the novel darth plagueis or his grandfather, after. Without his efforts in the background, there may not be a galactic empire with palpatine on the throne. Books the official darth plagueis discussion thread.
I chose to redesign the illustration for the star wars novel, darth plagueis. The novel takes the phantom menace menace and adds a second layer to the film it didnt have until i read this novel. Before emperor palpatine, darth vader, or even darth maul, there was darth plagueis. Jedi eclipse, the unifying force, and the ebook darth maul. Several years before hego damask iis birth, his father, a forcesensitive muun. As hego damask, the ceo of damask holdings, he goes about. Damask is a wealthy banker, a member of the interstellar banking clan and wealthy, behindthescenes political manipulator. The novel covers the later life and machinations of sith lord darth plagueis real name hego damask ii, over a roughly fiftyyear period predating and. Darth plagueis by author james luceno, describes the rise of darth plagueis, the master to darth sidiouspalpatine. He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
There is a novel called darth plagueis, a great book to see the rise. Muuns are tall and thin humanoids with elongated bald heads. At one point a group of disgruntled associates to hego damask take. It was originally scheduled for release in october of. In my opinion, it does what a star wars novel can do at its best, augment the films for the better. You may be looking for the legends novel darth plagueis.
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