Star Wars: Darth Bane - Rule of Two
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- Author：Drew Karpyshyn
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Summary
In this essential Star Wars Legends novel， the second in the Darth Bane trilogy， the fearsome Sith lord takes on a deadly new apprentice。
Darth Bane's twisted genius made him a natural leader among the Sith-until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own order 。 。 。 and create it anew from the ashes。 As the last surviving Sith， Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two。
Two there should be; no more， no less。
One to embody the power， the other to crave it。
Now Darth Bane is ready to put his policy into action and thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side。 Though she is young， Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own。 With his guidance， she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy。
Darth Bane's twisted genius made him a natural leader among the Sith-until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to destroy his own order 。 。 。 and create it anew from the ashes。 As the last surviving Sith， Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two。
Two there should be; no more， no less。
One to embody the power， the other to crave it。
Now Darth Bane is ready to put his policy into action and thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side。 Though she is young， Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own。 With his guidance， she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy。
Reviews
Luis
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Algo repetitivo， pero bueno。
Alex Schexnayder
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Didn’t think this book could come anywhere close to the greatness of the first book but I was definetely wrong。 Zannah is such an interesting and driven character and her dynamic with Bane is a classic Sith dynamic of mutual benefit。 The story here is great and the climax and ending were especially gripping。 Once you start to read it’s so hard to put this book down。 The only thing I would say I didn’t like is how short this book is。 It skips 10 years of an apprentice training with her master and Didn’t think this book could come anywhere close to the greatness of the first book but I was definetely wrong。 Zannah is such an interesting and driven character and her dynamic with Bane is a classic Sith dynamic of mutual benefit。 The story here is great and the climax and ending were especially gripping。 Once you start to read it’s so hard to put this book down。 The only thing I would say I didn’t like is how short this book is。 It skips 10 years of an apprentice training with her master and missing their initial relationship develop was slightly disappointing。 But if the only complaint I have about a book is that there isn’t enough of it， I don’t think that’s a bad problem to have。 Immediately starting the next book after posting this review。 4。8 out of 5 stars。 amazing book（rounded up to 5） 。。。more
Adrian Montanez
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Rule of Two: one Master and one Apprentice。 There will be no others。This book continues on right after the end of Path of Destruction and eventually 10 years into the future。 This book is mostly about the apprentice Zannah and her path to becoming a Darth Lord of the Sith。 Because of this you quickly start generating an idea of what the rule of two means。 A master that holds ultimate power and an apprentice to crave it。 It just so happens that in this book the master is almost completely indestr Rule of Two: one Master and one Apprentice。 There will be no others。This book continues on right after the end of Path of Destruction and eventually 10 years into the future。 This book is mostly about the apprentice Zannah and her path to becoming a Darth Lord of the Sith。 Because of this you quickly start generating an idea of what the rule of two means。 A master that holds ultimate power and an apprentice to crave it。 It just so happens that in this book the master is almost completely indestructible， so she'll have to try even harder to surpass Bane。 "When your power eclipses mine I will become expendable。 This is the Rule of Two: one Master and one apprentice。 When you are ready to claim the mantle of Dark Lord as your own， you must do so by eliminating me。"The confrontation is inevitable，" he concluded。 "It is the only way the Sith can survive。 It is the way of the dark side。" This book was fantastic， I enjoyed reading about how the Rule of Two works and about all the groundwork that Bane laid down in his plan to destroy the Jedi Order。 A plan that succeeds in the Revenge of the Sith 1，00 years later。 Bane was a visionary， able to see far into the future。 He understood how to exploit the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the Republic。 He knew how to draw the eyes of the Jedi away from the dark side， while at the same time leading them down the first steps of the long road that would end in their complete annihilation。 He could manipulate people， organizations， and governments， planting seeds that would lay dormant for years - even decades - before they burst forth。 This also helps to show that the only way for the Sith Order to survive and one day triumph， is by following three important tenets: Power， Secrecy， and Cunning。 It's only with those tools that they will bring down the Jedi。 I only took a star off of this book， because I found myself taking breaks in-between time jumps。 I couldn't see myself finishing this book in one sitting， therefore I consider this a really liked book。 I know it would be great if all of them were 5's， but sadly life isn't equal。 "Equality is a chain， like obedience。 Like fear or uncertainty or self-doubt。 The dark side will break these chains。。。。" 4 stars out of 5。 。。。more
Ursula Johnson
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Machinations of TwoThis is the second book in the Darth Bane trilogy。 It picks up after the events of the first book。 Young Zannah learns more of the dark side and Bane is infected and strengthened by parasitic organisms。 A web of intrigue is spun and some Jedi learn too late that the Sith are not dead。 A number of foolish people underestimate the Sith duo and pay the price。 Dark siders will love this story of a legendary Sith。 Jonathan Davis handles the narration beautifully。 This sets the stag Machinations of TwoThis is the second book in the Darth Bane trilogy。 It picks up after the events of the first book。 Young Zannah learns more of the dark side and Bane is infected and strengthened by parasitic organisms。 A web of intrigue is spun and some Jedi learn too late that the Sith are not dead。 A number of foolish people underestimate the Sith duo and pay the price。 Dark siders will love this story of a legendary Sith。 Jonathan Davis handles the narration beautifully。 This sets the stage for the final book in the trilogy， where Zannah must make her move and become the new Dark Lord of the Sith。 。。。more
Dexcell
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Solid sequel。 This book definitely has one of the best final duels in all of Star Wars。 I'm always sad to see Jouhan killed though， I thought he was a pretty solid Jedi。 This book felt faster then I remember as well。 Reading the Bane books makes me sad for how awful his Revan book was。 That one would've easily been on the same level as these。 Ah well。 Solid sequel。 This book definitely has one of the best final duels in all of Star Wars。 I'm always sad to see Jouhan killed though， I thought he was a pretty solid Jedi。 This book felt faster then I remember as well。 Reading the Bane books makes me sad for how awful his Revan book was。 That one would've easily been on the same level as these。 Ah well。 。。。more
Chris Wermeskerch
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I hate to admit how much I like the Bane books。
Amarjeet Singh
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Karpyshyn's meditations on the nature of the force and the conflicting ideologies of the Jedi and Sith continue in another edge of the seat Darth Bane novel: 'Rule of Two。'His body infected by parasitic force augmenting arachnids， Bane continues training Darth Zannah in the ways of the force。 Meanwhile， the Jedi are bombarded with an onslaught of intelligence from various corners of the galaxy that the Sith have survived。 The high council dismisses this information as being fanciful paranoid cla Karpyshyn's meditations on the nature of the force and the conflicting ideologies of the Jedi and Sith continue in another edge of the seat Darth Bane novel: 'Rule of Two。'His body infected by parasitic force augmenting arachnids， Bane continues training Darth Zannah in the ways of the force。 Meanwhile， the Jedi are bombarded with an onslaught of intelligence from various corners of the galaxy that the Sith have survived。 The high council dismisses this information as being fanciful paranoid claims even though veteran warrior and maverick Jedi Knight Johun Othone， Bane's nemesis， argues otherwise。In compliance with his radical doctrine of there ever being two Sith， Bane continues his hunt for ancient Sith archives in order to solidify his legacy。 He deputes Zannah to unearth any archival material on how he can rid himself of the suffocating arachnids latched thereon。While the Sith duo involve themselves in pursuing their aims， Othone comes across Zannah's cousin and failed Jedi Darovit who confirms his worst fears， the Sith are still alive。 Zannah， in the meantime， has infiltrated the Jedi temple to acquire a cure for Bane's parasitic woes and also chances upon Darovit with whom she suddenly escapes。 Darovit's escape after his testimony to the Jedi that their feared nemesis is alive convinces the Jedi High Council to dispatch two strike forces to finish off Bane。 In the first round Bane and Zannah slay all their opponents including Othone。 In the process however Bane's Sith lightning is suddenly redirected against him literally roasting him。 This also has the added advantage of weakening the parasitic armor plaguing him which falls off after inserting subatomic toxins in his bloodstream。Landing at the legendary healer Caleb's door， Zannah spins a tale of betrayal and deceit to have Bane healed while she prepares to confront the second Jedi strike force。 At the end， this Jedi strike team happens upon a heavily mutilated corpse and suddenly chance upon an enraged lightsaber wielder who they cut down after considerable effort。 They report back to the council that it seems that the Sith Lord had healed himself， slaughtered his apprentice in a fit of rage and then succumbed to whatever madness was afflicting him。 Bane and Zannah， meanwhile， shelter underneath the Jedis' very feet and watch them depart。 They hurry past Caleb's remains and Darovit's corpse lacerated with multiple lightsaber wounds。 The duo escape with Bane confessing that Zannah will indeed be the end of him。With such a bloodcurdling tale， what more could one want from Karpyshyn？ The twist at the end is worth reading the entire book。 May the Dark side of the Force be with you！ 。。。more
James Gorman
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Rule of Two was another Fantastic book by Drew Karpyshyn。 He describes the events in this book with such great detail that he takes the effort of imaging the events away and you can let your mind enjoy the movie he paints。The events in the book flow very nicely from the previous book with some great twists and turns。Overall this was a great book and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great Star Wars book！ Rule of Two was another Fantastic book by Drew Karpyshyn。 He describes the events in this book with such great detail that he takes the effort of imaging the events away and you can let your mind enjoy the movie he paints。The events in the book flow very nicely from the previous book with some great twists and turns。Overall this was a great book and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great Star Wars book！ 。。。more
Jack
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My favorite of the trilogy， but it seems I'm in the minority。 I enjoy the different characters and how they intertwine。 My favorite of the trilogy， but it seems I'm in the minority。 I enjoy the different characters and how they intertwine。 。。。more
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Gabrielle
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Amazing！ I love Zannah’s progression in this novel。 Drew definitely focuses more on her story arc than Bane’s this time。 It was slow in some areas， when he focuses more on the Jedi knights and Johun， but overall a great sequel。
Hang Mangpahang
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the rule of two。。。。Was an interesting read， i thought it was just like any other star wars books。。。Drew karpyshyn nailed it。 👌👌
Gadi Zaig
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A spectacular continuation of Path of Destruction。 Darth Zannah is one my favorite dark side users after reading this。 Can’t wait to finish Dynasty of Evil。Rating: 5/5 stars
Joe Langdale
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I THINK I liked this one better than the first， although I did like Bane's origin story in the first book。 Bane now has an apprentice， he's been training her for a while， some of his plotting and plans start to take shape， he learns some stuff， his apprentice learns some stuff and then we are left heading into the third book with a wide open story。 I THINK I liked this one better than the first， although I did like Bane's origin story in the first book。 Bane now has an apprentice， he's been training her for a while， some of his plotting and plans start to take shape， he learns some stuff， his apprentice learns some stuff and then we are left heading into the third book with a wide open story。 。。。more
Margaretta
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This plot deserves the extra star for originality both in plot and envisioning the new dimensions。
Pomiform
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I'm not that interested in sciencefictions – but here I was at one o'clock in the morning， unable to put this book down。 I'm not that interested in sciencefictions – but here I was at one o'clock in the morning， unable to put this book down。 。。。more
Jim Ousley
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Enjoyed book 2。 Bane is a badass！ Can't wait for book 3 Enjoyed book 2。 Bane is a badass！ Can't wait for book 3 。。。more
Monique
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Good read， hot story。
Mark Samples
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Drew has a way to draw you in。 The second book is just as good as the first book couldn't put it down Drew has a way to draw you in。 The second book is just as good as the first book couldn't put it down 。。。more
Andrea
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Bane and his apprentice Rain are the last of the Sith。 One to have the power and one to want it。 While Bane tries to help his understanding of the force grow through ancient Sith tomes， he continues to try to destabilize the Jedi and eventually bring them down。 Unfortunately one young Padawan finds rumors that a Sith Lord escaped the thought bomb and now he cannot let it go。 He wants to find the Sith。 While this story has a lot of Jedi lore， it is not my favorite story。 It moves much slower than Bane and his apprentice Rain are the last of the Sith。 One to have the power and one to want it。 While Bane tries to help his understanding of the force grow through ancient Sith tomes， he continues to try to destabilize the Jedi and eventually bring them down。 Unfortunately one young Padawan finds rumors that a Sith Lord escaped the thought bomb and now he cannot let it go。 He wants to find the Sith。 While this story has a lot of Jedi lore， it is not my favorite story。 It moves much slower than other Bane stories。 I am also very torn on the apparent wishy-washiness of his apprentice。 She is always fighting against her nature to be a good person。 Bane continues to be one of the more terrifying Siths to date。 His size and sheer power are overwhelming。 But when you add in his cunningness and battle smarts he is a deadly foe。 PG- 13 - Violence- There is a lot of lightsaber battles。 Descriptions of horrific dismemberment and torture of people。 It is a fairly graphic and violent book。 No swearing。 。。。more
Grace Elaine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Jumping from the fast pace of the last book to the slow， archaic pace of this book is shocking。 While the ending of Path of Destruction moved too quickly， the first half of this book is much too slow。 I found myself constantly asking， "Why are we still here？"。 It felt as though the first half of this book was simply wrapping up the loose ends of the first one。 Though is it painfully slow， it does obviously seed the conflict for much later in the book and describes Zannah's clear fall into darkne Jumping from the fast pace of the last book to the slow， archaic pace of this book is shocking。 While the ending of Path of Destruction moved too quickly， the first half of this book is much too slow。 I found myself constantly asking， "Why are we still here？"。 It felt as though the first half of this book was simply wrapping up the loose ends of the first one。 Though is it painfully slow， it does obviously seed the conflict for much later in the book and describes Zannah's clear fall into darkness。Once the book takes a time jump halfway through， things immediately pick up。 The book shifts from Bane being the main character to Zannah。 Zannah's personality is introduced as much more mature than the nine year old girl we met with last and the skills she has learned from Bane are clear。 While Zannah is the hand of Bane's will， manipulating separatists and inflicting Sith magic on the weak， Bane's story falls flat。 We find that in the last several years Bane has found failure is his construction of a Holocron and has not left isolation due to his deformities。 He has been working behind the scenes of the galaxy to slightly alter things in his favor， but the unchained warrior seen in Path of Destruction has retired。 The book lacks excitement and thrill for all but the last few chapters。 This book includes the greatest lightsaber battle I have ever had the pleasure of reading。 Unable to continue sitting idly by， Bane once again unleashes his full fury on a group of Jedi hunting him and Zannah。 I am finally reminded of the unstoppable warrior introduced in Path of Destruction as Karpyshyn once again proves Bane's intelligence， cunning and mastery of the Force。 The book ends highlighting what Zannah has learned from her master。 Zannah saves herself and Bane from a seemingly unsolvable puzzle， protecting her master and the Sith legacy from ultimate destruction。 。。。more
Katarina
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I loved reading Rule of Two （Star Wars: Darth Bane， #2） ， it served as the story's solid foundation。 I loved reading Rule of Two （Star Wars: Darth Bane， #2） ， it served as the story's solid foundation。 。。。more
Connor McKenna
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3。5 Stars
Chris Grant
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This was a great follow up book to Path of Destruction。 The pacing is well done and I enjoy reading about the Sith。 m starting to figure out that Bane is basically nothing more than a glorified tomb raider and id bet a million bucks he ends up in a tomb looking for another holocron in the next book。 He doesn't want riches but knowledge and will travel the galaxy to get it。 Zannah is a great character and her development has been wonderful in this book。 These are the Sith we all wanted but didn't This was a great follow up book to Path of Destruction。 The pacing is well done and I enjoy reading about the Sith。 m starting to figure out that Bane is basically nothing more than a glorified tomb raider and id bet a million bucks he ends up in a tomb looking for another holocron in the next book。 He doesn't want riches but knowledge and will travel the galaxy to get it。 Zannah is a great character and her development has been wonderful in this book。 These are the Sith we all wanted but didn't know it yet。 I am looking forward to the next book and will attempt to read it slowly so I can savor it before I read another book。 It has taken me awhile to get to this series and I feel like a fool。 I should have started here！ 。。。more
Jacob Whiting
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Not a fan of this one。 As many reviews have said the story feels rushed and not very gripping。 And we get introduced to a load of random shit that made me cringe: sith spells， ‘technobeasts’， invincible crustacean armor。 Snore。The author mentions that this was written in 6 months and gosh can you tell。I enjoyed the first book a lot but I won’t be reading the third。
Dylan McDonough
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3。5 stars
Domien
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According to Goodreads， two stars means "it was OK" and that's how I feel about this book。 As I wrote in my review for the first Darth Bane novel， villains as protagonists tend to fall flat for me because frankly I don't care what happens to them。 I can't sympathize with a truly irredeemably wicked character， and that's what Bane and Zannah are， all the way。Rule of Two is a very strange story full of bizarre turns， very dark and twisted but it did entertain me for most of the ride。 Towards the e According to Goodreads， two stars means "it was OK" and that's how I feel about this book。 As I wrote in my review for the first Darth Bane novel， villains as protagonists tend to fall flat for me because frankly I don't care what happens to them。 I can't sympathize with a truly irredeemably wicked character， and that's what Bane and Zannah are， all the way。Rule of Two is a very strange story full of bizarre turns， very dark and twisted but it did entertain me for most of the ride。 Towards the end I got burned out on it， though， and I can't really express why that is without spoiling it。 It is somewhat interesting to see the inner workings of the Sith， and how the rule of two came to be， but for all the philosophizing that goes on， in the end the Dark Side is just really boring。 I guess that's fitting。 Evil is banal， in the end。 。。。more
Matheus Dias
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3，5
Aygen
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Rule of Two is the sequel to Path of Destruction in the Darth Bane series and the second installment in the trilogy。 It takes place after Kaan's Dark Brotherhood was wiped out by the Thought Bomb on Ruusan and illustrates the complex relationship between Bane and Zannah as the master and the apprentice。 It has one of the best duel scenes I have read in any Star Wars novel， the four vs two duel towards the end。 But apart from this excellent section， this second installment did not offer much in t Rule of Two is the sequel to Path of Destruction in the Darth Bane series and the second installment in the trilogy。 It takes place after Kaan's Dark Brotherhood was wiped out by the Thought Bomb on Ruusan and illustrates the complex relationship between Bane and Zannah as the master and the apprentice。 It has one of the best duel scenes I have read in any Star Wars novel， the four vs two duel towards the end。 But apart from this excellent section， this second installment did not offer much in terms of story or substance。 。。。more
Luke Shaffer
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