Star Wars: Darth Bane. Path of Destruction Darth Bane

Once, the Sith Order had thousands of followers. But constant rivalry and battles for supremacy divided and nearly destroyed them. Until one Dark Lord finally united the Sith in a bid to enslave the Galaxy — and to destroy their... eternal enemies, the Jedi. Dessel, a former miner wanted by the Republic's police forces, is recruited into the Brotherhood of Darkness's army. He wants to join the Sith in their bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi Knights. Brutality, treachery, cunning, and exceptional mastery of the Force quickly earned Dessel a reputation as a warrior. Taking on a new name, Bane, and undergoing training at the Dark Academy, he is ready to quench his rage and thirst for power. He challenges centuries-old sacred traditions, rejecting everything he was taught. And, drawing on the forgotten wisdom of the very first Sith, creates a new era of absolute darkness. “A brilliant story of the evolution of an anti-hero, as frightening as Darth Vader.” — Publishers Weekly “Against the backdrop of war unfolds the story of Darth Bane — the most powerful of the Sith of his time, who disagrees with the notion that the followers of the dark side have abandoned the teachings of their ancient masters and are trying to follow the path of cooperation and unity — the path of the Jedi. The character of Bane is one of the author's great successes in the book; another success is that the plot is deeply intertwined with the entire philosophical system of the Sith — when else can you truly tell about it, if not while describing the training of one of them? After all, neither in other books nor, even more so, in films is this topic given much attention.” — Fantlab