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First, here’s something that I had the idea for while reading this book…

It could prolly also be said that Darth Bane is the galactic poster child for anyone who ever chose to read a book instead of going outside and playing football with the rest of the kids. ‘Course, Bane still worked out like crazy later on so that he’d have the physique and prowess to match, but anyhoo…

Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn came out yesterday. This newest Star Wars novel is the final chapter of an impromptu trilogy that began three years ago with Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. The unexpected success of that novel led to Karpyshyn getting tapped to write Darth Bane: Rule of Two, released a year later.

It’s good to keep these things in mind while talking about Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil because for a trilogy of ...

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Drew Karpyshyn’s Darth Bane novels have been a surprise runaway success for the Star Wars franchise. I loved the first book Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (read my review here) and I thought that Darth Bane: Rule of Two was a considerably good follow-up, particularly when you bear in mind that Karpyshyn was operating under a much tighter deadline than usual.

This December will come his third novel in the series. Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil is set to continue the chronicles of the man who re-established the Sith Order and instigated the Rule of Two that carried on down to the days of Darth Sidious and Darth Vader. StarWars.com just released the cover of the book, featuring Bane and his apprentice Darth Zannah....

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