<p><b>At long last, the <i>Star Wars</i> story of the mysterious Sith Lord Darth Plagueis and his apprentice, Darth Sidious, is revealed!</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br> <b> </b><br> <b>“The best <i>Star Wars</i> publication to date . . . [James] Luceno takes <i>Darth Plagueis</i> down the dark path and never looks back.”—<i>Newsday</i></b><br> <br> Darth Plagueis: Like all Sith Lords before him, he craves absolute power. But like no Sith Lord ever, he possesses the <i>ultimate</i> power—over life and death.<br> <br> Darth Sidious: In secret he masters the power of the dark side, while publicly climbing to the highest government office.<br> <br> One desires to rule supreme; the other dreams of living forever. Together, they will destroy the Jedi and rule the galaxy. Unless merciless Sith tradition becomes their undoing. . . .<br> <br> <b>“Luceno draws on his storytelling skill and prodigious knowledge of the [<i>Star Wars</i>] world . . . to craft a complex tale of ambition and desire.”—<i>Library Journal</i></b></p>