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Darth Bane

Dynasty of Evil : a Novel of the Old Republic
Dec 30, 2013Chinderixx rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Rereading this, I see that much like "Path Of Destruction" and "Rule Of Two", Drew Karpshyn manages to write a story that is understandable and straight to the point. He also very nicely remembered to not include any swear words, which do not need to be added in anything anyways. But this is not to say that the story itself is likable. Much like the past two books, the characters bring themselves to the lowest beings they can be and do not realize, or accept the fact that they have some serious anger management issues. (This is mostly Bane). All of these silly characters believe that anger is something they must rely on and that this anger and revenge is going to make them feel better being in their small minds, justice will be served on a silver platter. Goodness, they do not realize that it is that same anger and revenge that is eating them up, destroying them, making them monsters of human beings, or in some cases, aliens. They all had a potential to do something good but threw that opportunity away, only craving their own selfish, shortsighted desires. It is unfortunate that neither Bane or Zannah decided to redeem themselves from the Dark side, which only ended in Bane's final destruction after a mad attempt to overtake Zannah's body. Isn't it interesting to see what a person will do to save themselves from dying? Lessons to take away from this book might include that you should not be angry or stick to revenge. It clearly will destroy you as what happened to most of the characters in this book. Seeing this book on the self, I suggest that you admire the cover, then continue on. Find something else more uplifting, not so depressing to read.