Dynasty of Awesome

Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (Star Wars Legends)
​by Drew Karpyshyn

Darth Bane is growing weaker and his apprentice, Darth Zannah, still has not challenged him - will his dynasty of evil (badumtsh!) end with her? Or must he take drastic action and betray his philosophy by discovering the secret to living forever? Zannah knows she needs to challenge Bane, but she yet to find a worthy successor of her own. Time is running out. Only one Sith will prevail.

The previous instalment in the Darth Bane series was good, but it was rushed out as a replacement for another book and suffered because of this. Dynasty of Evil benefits from a longer publication timeline. The characters are better developed this time and they all contributed to an absolutely fascinating plot. Master vs master...apprentice vs apprentice...I honestly didn't know who was going to come out ahead until the end - and what an ending it was! It seems that my understanding of the outcome of Zannah and Bane's final battle matches what the author intended, though I will admit that it is a bit vague.

Put simply, this is the sequel we've been looking for. It's a pity there wasn't another.

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