Star Wars: Darth Bane: Rule of Two

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**Darth Bane: Rule of Two**

Author	Drew Karpyshyn
Country	U.S.
Language	English
Era	Old Republic Era
Galactic Year	1,000 – 990 BBY
Canon	C
Subject(s)	Star Wars
Genre(s)	Science Fiction
Publisher	Del Rey
Released	December 26, 2007
Media Type	Hardcover
Pages	318
ISBN	ISBN 0-345-47748-0
Preceded by	Darth Bane: Path of Destruction
Followed by	Legacy of the Jedi

Darth Bane: Rule of Two, the sequel to the novel Darth Bane: Path of Destruction, is part of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. It was written by Drew Karpyshyn, and was released on December 26, 2007. The novel centers around the young Sith apprentice Darth Zannah, recently taken under the wing of the Sith Lord Darth Bane.

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Two there should be; no more, no less. One to embody the power, the other to crave it.

Now Darth Bane is ready to put his policy into action, and he thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. Though she is young, Zannah possesses an instinctive link to the dark side that rivals his own. With his guidance, she will become essential in his quest to destroy the Jedi and dominate the galaxy.

There is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Bane's hands in the last great Sith War. Though the rest of the Jedi scoff at him, Johun's belief that there are surviving Sith on the loose is unshakeable.

As Johun continues his dogged pursuit of the man who killed his master, Zannah, faced unexpectedly with a figure from her past, begins to question her embrace of the dark side. And Darth Bane is led by Force-induced visions to a moon where he will acquire astonishing new knowledge and power -- power that will alter him in ways he could never have imagined...