Dynasty of Evil, published in 2009, is the final novel in the Darth Bane trilogy by Drew Karpyshyn. The story in the book jumps years in the future after where Rule of Two ended. The crux of the story is that Bane, who has become disappointed that Darth Zannah has not yet challenged him for the title of master, starts looking for a way to extend his life (which has been shortened by the obelisks in the second book) so he can take on a new apprentice if she is not up to the challenge. Zannah, however, has begun to plot his overthrow, and the book moves toward their eventual confrontation.
The hardcover version of the book is just under 300 pages. The story is mostly about setting the stage for the showdown between Bane and Zannah. However, intertwined is a story that is a consequence of Bane and Zannah's past actions, the introduction of a Dark Jedi, and a force-powered assassin. All in all, the story moves along very well, and Karpyshyn really has a good feel for how to write the characters now. I will not spoil the ending of the book, but it concluded well, with a little bit of uncertainty.
The hardcover version of the book is just under 300 pages. The story is mostly about setting the stage for the showdown between Bane and Zannah. However, intertwined is a story that is a consequence of Bane and Zannah's past actions, the introduction of a Dark Jedi, and a force-powered assassin. All in all, the story moves along very well, and Karpyshyn really has a good feel for how to write the characters now. I will not spoil the ending of the book, but it concluded well, with a little bit of uncertainty.
The entire trilogy is, of course, considered non-canon, like all the expanded universe novels, but it is not likely to affect the movie universe or any part of the main Skywalker storylines, given when it was set. It is still a generation before the prequel trilogy with no hint of Darth Plagueis or Palpatine in this book. Hopefully, Disney will one day give the go-ahead for pre-Palpatine novels telling the story of the Sith that will incorporate this story into the canon and flesh out the Sith line from Bane to Sidious. If that happens this definitely laid a good starting point for that kind of story.
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