Customer Reviews
Pleasantly fresh and chillingly sinister storytelling - By: Grunde A. Grepstad Thorheim, 24 Jun 2008 
Quite a few months after finishing the excellent Path of Destruction, I had my fair share of scepticism to Karpyshyn's follow-up & conclusion of the tale of Darth Bane.
Going by the ridiculous cover art, & my having too much experience & awareness of lackluster second partsin storytelling, I feared Karpyshyn could not top or even equal the chilling anti-hero we grew up within Path of Destruction. Oh, was I wrong.
Without going into the specifics, I'll be safe to say that Darth Bane - the novel & the character - never lets go. One of very few Star Wars novels centered around one of the Great Ancient Sith Lords, it continues the stream of insight into the cold-blooded ways of the Sith Karpyshyn beganin the first novel. But that is not this tale's only strength.
In addition to a set of well thought out & highly interesting characters, the novel boasts a certain uniqueness, something fresh. The plentiful - but absolutely nowhere near generic - well-written battles & conflicts all keep you reading the book at top speed, & you might end up holding your breath at a certain few epic heightsin the story.
While I'm certain people will find minor annoyances to nickpit at, such as the slightly different way Karpyshyn portrays combat use of the Force, my overall impression is that this is the best Star Wars novel I've read for years (out of many, after NJO's conclusion).
It might be I just have a morbid fascination of the dark side & its uses & users, but I do highly recommend this (and the first Darth Bane novel, if you for some reason skipped it) to any Star Wars fan or person interestedin dark storytelling.
Darth Bane - Rule Of Two - By: W. J. Lane, 14 Jun 2008 Brilliant, Simply Brilliant.
Path Of Destruction was Amazing, & this is an Exelent Sequal.
The Story continues from where the previous finished.
The Story is very compelling & you get a reall good indepth insight into the world of the Sith. I would recmmend this book to any Starwars fan, providing you read the First book too, otherwise there could be some confusion.
5 Stars, Brilliant read. Well Worth the buy.
Return of the Sith - By: Wizard83, 07 Mar 2008 This is Drew Karpyshyn's second bookin the Darth Bane series & the two are quite honestly the best star wars books you can buy.
I have read much of the new jedi order series & others but these books give an insightin the force that not even the films managed.
The characters are some of the best of any canon star wars material & the books are really just a joy to read & will leave you wanting more!
I would strongly urge any star wars fan especially those sick of constant infighting between jedi to buy these books & get a whole new perspective on the force - you will not be dissapointed!
Dark , powerful stuff ! - By: Mr. Mg Reynolds, 13 Feb 2008 
If you are a lover of light fluffy insubstantial sci-fi then don't read this dark , violent & at times macabre tale of how the the Sith got up & running again . It is a nice easy read as it only took me a couple of evenings to get through & ends as abruptly as it starts . This book keeps you on the edge of your seat & would be the superb basis for a cartoon type movie . The characters have real depth & the imagery that this brilliant writer constructs is pretty powerful . I already look forward to the next novelin this sinister series & won't say more for fearing of ruining the suprise factor of all the dramatic twists & turns that so impressed me when I read it a few days ago . Amazon.co.uk are doing us customers a great favour by selling this at such a superb discount . If you love great sci-fi books then this is for you !
