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Reddit mentions of Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1)

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Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1)
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Found 8 comments on Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane, Book 1):

u/TheKow · 11 pointsr/NoStupidQuestions

Star Wars Darth Bane Trilogy (Written by Drew Karpshyn):

  1. Darth Bane: Path of Destruction

  2. Darth Bane: Rule of Two
  3. Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil

    This is the trilogy I recommend starting out on. It gives a lot of history and background on Sith culture and how modern Sith philosophy was (this would be Old Republic Era, just so you understand what I mean by modern) and towards the end of the trilogy brings about the creation of the rule of two and the revolutionized Sith philosophy created by Darth Bane (which would be the Sith you see in the movies and anything in the books after that).

    Then I would recommend reading this. This book takes place about a millennium after the events of the Darth Bane trilogy were set in motion and will help you see how the Sith in the movie plot are connected to the Sith in history. I think reading these four books will help anyone interested in the Sith make the transition from "Evil villian bad guys that hurl lightning at Jedi just because" to "Human beings with feelings, goals, plans, and standards who are trying to achieve universal conquest at all costs" and bring Sith from other books you might read in full circle from being labeled as "psychotic evil sadist" to "unconventional anti-hero that probably has an actual story besides being conveniently evil for dat plot".

    If you're asking about Star Wars books in general I still recommend reading the books I listed before first just because they give so much depth to a mostly uncovered concept in the Star Wars universe that many authors don't bother going into. You can read any series as long as you start at "Book One" of the series (to avoid confusion) and know where in the timeline the book you're reading is taking place (there is a timeline in the front of just about every Star Wars book that will tell you when the book takes place in relation to the movies and other series. I'll list a few series that I think everyone should read right now in preparation for the Disney Star Wars Movie (Sith help us, please let it be good).

    First off and by far my favorite series is the Darth Bane into Darth Plagueis series (the ones I listed before). There will be a lot of Sith stuff going on in the new movie so it'd be important to have an understanding of them or at least get references, and this series is where you will learn that from.

    The next series is the Han Solo Saga. These are two separate trilogies about Han Solo's adventures before the movies that were written by two different authors but one is written to follow and compliment the other trilogy, making it a full saga. This is a book of three short stories. Start out reading the first book in this trilogy: (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3) then alternate between book and trilogy story respectively.

    The last one is what the new movie will actually be based off of and it isn't a series I enjoyed too much but wasn't bad either. Here it is, The Jedi Academy Series: (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3).

    There it is, this is my list of "must reads" but you can really throw a dart at a list of all of the Star Wars books and find a good series. A lot of people really like the Republic Commando series (I have not yet read it) and a lot like the Red Squadron series, so it's really preference. The stuff they made to history-fill for SWTOR release is pretty good too and most are singles and not in a series if you don't like to read much. Enjoy! :)
u/SepticCupid · 6 pointsr/bookclub

Definitely watch the movies first.

As to books, The Thrawn Trilogy is my personal favorite Star Wars book series. It's set about 5 years after Return of the Jedi. Luke is a Jedi trying to figure out what that means and one of my favorite villains in pop fiction is the antagonist.

The Jedi Academy is another great Star Wars trilogy. Pretty much anything by Kevin J. Anderson in the old Star Wars cannon is great.

When you're tired of reading about Luke, check out the Darth Bane trilogy. It's a look at how the Sith came to be the baddies they are today.

u/MrTeffy · 2 pointsr/FallenOrder

He’s entirely different in the books from the show. The image posted is accurate (within reason) to his description and illustration from the books.

Edit: First book

u/jmilone1 · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Sorry about your rough day. I am picking my item because so many people have told me to read the Darth Bane books so I picked the first one. Maybe after I finish my CPA studying I can use this to relax. https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345477375/?coliid=I2LML4K9L96A8A&colid=3GPMK7AOMEAJ2&psc=0&ref_=lv_vv_lig_dp_it

u/boot20 · 2 pointsr/StarWars

Ah, in that case:

Clone Wars Era:

Shatterpoint

The Cestus Deception

Darth Vader (and other Darth) Flavored:

Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader

Darth Bane Trilogy

Shadow Hunter: Darth Maul

Original Trilogy Era

Han Solo Trilogy

Lando Trilogy

u/Manthyus · 1 pointr/StarWars

First: Read the Darth Bane series (http://www.amazon.com/Path-Destruction-Star-Wars-Darth/dp/0345477375/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418886909&sr=8-1&keywords=darth+bane&pebp=1418886915023).

It has a lot of the philosophy behind the dark side, the origins of the ancient conflict, and generally provides a slightly more nuanced view.

Second: I disagree with your assertion that suppressing emotions is unnatural. The extent to which jedi are supposed to, yes, they're basically ascetic monks. But in your daily life you regularly might suppress frustration with a friend, anger at traffic, lots of emotions at work, because it's part of the social glue that keeps relationships working. You're thinking too black and white, ironically.

u/Darth_Klok_PSN · -2 pointsr/swtor

According to the Star Wars Legend's Timeline Bane belongs to the "Old Republic" era.
https://www.amazon.com/Path-Destruction-Star-Wars-Darth/dp/0345477375