4/5 Rancors - Darth Bane: Rule of Two is the sequel to Darth Bane: Path of Destruction. We are still approximately a thousand years before Emperor Palpatine and the collapse of the Republic. We now have two Sith - Darth Bane and his young apprentice Zannah, previously known as Rain when he discovered her wandering around the battlefield of Ruusan after Lord Kaan triggered the thought bomb and destroyed nearly every member of both the Sith and Jedi armies.
Bane senses the power of Zannah when he first finds her, so he resolves to train her in the ways of the Sith. First she has to make her own way from Ruusan to Onderon while he goes to Dxun to find the tomb of Freedon Nadd. Once he enters the tomb, Bane discovers that the price he must pay to absorb the secrets of Freedon Nadd is that he will be covered by barnacle-like orbalisks in a permanent suit of living armor. To me these orbalisks became increasingly disgusting as the tale unfolded, and I quickly became tired of reading about them. Ten years go by and Bane and Zannah are secluded on the Outer Rim world of Serenno. Bane is continually strengthening his command of the Dark Side while his apprentice listens, learns, and serves at the beck and call of her master. On the other end of the spectrum Jedi Johun Othone continues his long pursuit of trying to find out who killed his previous master Lord Hoth during the battle on Ruusan ten years earlier. Another character who plays a major role at this point is Zannah's cousin Darovit. The two meet again after ten years, and Darovit focuses on convincing Zannah that she still has good in her. In the last part of the book the Jedi have learned where Bane is, and they come after him. I will let the readers learn the conclusion of the tale through their own efforts.
The Darth Bane books have both been entertaining tales. I prefer the first book, but a third book in the saga would be welcome.
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I must say that I was rather letdown by this entry in the series. It wasn't that there was a major moment that let me down, but a series of moments that were equally frustrating. And then you have the resolution on Ambria, one that didn't work for em at all. I liked PoD, but after RoT I'm feeling a great deal of trepidation about the third entry in the series.
Well, I found that I was somewhat amused when I went back and read my review for the first time in quite a while. I gave a sketchy plot summary and then finally said at the end that I had found both Darth Bane books to be entertaining but that I preferred the first one. So apparently I agree with your comment. I must admit that I am very much looking forward to the third book. I find Darth Bane to be a fascinating character.
Thanks for reading the blog.
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