Darth Bane – Rule of Two

What is this book about?

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 he 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.

But there is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Banes hands in the last great Sith War. Though the rest of the Jedi scoff at him, Joshuas belief that there are surviving Sith on the loose is unshakeable.

As Johun continues his dogged pursuit of the man who killed his master, Zannah, faced unexpectedly with a figure from her past, begins to question her embrace of the dark side. And Darth Bane is led by Force-induced visions to a moon where he will acquire astonishing new knowledge and power, power that will alter him in ways he could never have imagined. . . .

A short review:

As in the first novel of this trilogy, Drew Karpyshyn does an amazing job at expanding Star Wars’ environmental world building as we get to experience even more interesting planets in the second book.

That being said, the book was dull compared to the first one, as there were a lot of scenes where nothing really happened, and it was a chore to get through at times. If it wasn’t the second book in a trilogy, I probably would not have finished reading it.

However, I do think the books ending was great and redeems most of the tediousness it took to get there.

What I especially liked:

Again, he characters were fun to read about and I especially enjoyed following Darth Bane as he unlocked even more secrets of the Sith.

What I didn’t particularly like:

I wished Zannah had more of a character arc and it was a little disappointing that most of her training and her way to becoming more powerful was skipped over.

Additionally, some of the fight scenes lacked tension and dragged on for too long.

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