Path of Destruction
A Novel of the Old Republic
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Davis
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By:
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Drew Karpyshyn
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Once the Sith order teemed with followers. But their rivalries divided them in endless battles for supremacy - until one dark lord at last united the Sith in the quest to enslave the galaxy and exterminate the Jedi. Yet it would fall to another, far more powerful than the entire Brotherhood of Darkness, to ultimately realize the full potential of the Sith and wield the awesome power of the dark side as never before.
Since childhood, Dessel has known only the abuse of his hateful father and the dangerous, soul-crushing labor of a cortosis miner. Deep in the tunnels of the desolate planet Apatros, endlessly excavating the rare mineral valued throughout the galaxy, Dessel dreams of the day he can escape - a day he fears may never come. But when a high-stakes card game ends in deadly violence, Dessel suddenly finds himself a wanted man.
On the run from vengeful Republic forces, Dessel vanishes into the ranks of the Sith army and ships out to join the bloody war against the Republic and its Jedi champions. There, Dessel’s brutality, cunning, and exceptional command of the Force swiftly win him renown as a warrior. But in the eyes of his watchful masters, he is destined for a far greater role in the ultimate Sith plan for the galaxy - if he can prove himself truly worthy.
As an acolyte in the Sith academy, studying the secrets and skills of the dark side at the feet of its greatest masters, Dessel embraces his new Sith identity: Bane. However the true test is yet to come. In order to gain acceptance into the Brotherhood of Darkness, one must fully surrender to the dark side through a trial by fire that Bane, for all his unquenchable fury and lust for power, may not be strong enough to endure... especially since deception, treachery, and murder run rampant among the Sith disciples, and utter ruthlessness alone is the key to survival.
Only by defying the most sacred traditions, rejecting all he has been taught, and drawing upon the long-forgotten wisdom of the very first Sith can Bane hope to triumph - and forge from the ashes of that which he must destroy a new era of absolute dark power.
©2012 Drew Karpyshyn (P)2012 Random House AudioWhat listeners say about Path of Destruction
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- Matthew
- 18-10-2016
Fantastic book. It has sound effects!!!
Would you listen to Path of Destruction again? Why?
This is a great story enhanced by the Lucas Arts production.
Follows the same genre styles and syncopation as the StarWars movies
What was one of the most memorable moments of Path of Destruction?
Darth Banes realisation threat the Dark Lords of the Sith were not travelling the true path of the Darkside.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The Apprentice lightsaber drills and challenges.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I don't know that anything moved me, however; I was not in a hurry to stop listening.
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- Ben Priestley
- 01-04-2021
exceptional
Great book, Bane Trilogy is great a great trilogy
highly reccomend this to any star wars fan
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- jason lyell
- 09-10-2017
Darth Bane
This trilogy is one of the greatest star wars tales ever written in my personal opinion & Path of destruction is the best of the three. it has an amazing story with terrific characters. it casts a new light on the lines in the Pantom Menace "Only 2 there are a master & an apprentice no more no less" as well as "the sith have been extinct for more than a millenia." This story is a must listen to for any star wars fan. Darkside forever!
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- Gabrielle Rohde
- 18-07-2018
I loved it!
I have read quite a few books from the newly established canon but I was interested to learn more about the stuff from legends. This book was amazing and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. it is catered to a more adult audience and it flows really well.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-06-2019
damn good book
dunno what to say other then it was a great book and if you like your sith lore you should def give it a whirl
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- Anonymous User
- 31-03-2020
Great book - highly recommend
Loved listening to every part of this book, great backstory and as a fan finally getting into the legends universe I was amazed at the amount of depth and backstory there was to the Sith and what led to the rule of two
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- Boyd
- 04-02-2022
Epic Read of a Star Wars classic.
Loved it. An awesome installment in one of the greatest sagas. Will replay this again soon
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- Anonymous User
- 22-04-2023
brilliant
Well I’ve put off this trilogy for a while for no particular reason, probably mainly just cause I’m reading both canon and legends and have literally everything to try catch up on and read. But man I wish I listened to this months ago. Jonathan Davis Is my favourite reader but this isn’t his best performance. But the book is brilliant and gives great insight into the sith lore. Love it
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-2023
Darth Bane
It delves really deep into the ways of the sith and makes them much more relatable and understandable than anything I've seen before :D
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- Anonymous User
- 11-06-2025
GREAT STAR WARS STORY
Learning more about the old republic Sith is awesome and always has been a fascinating concept in the Star Wars universe. I did find it difficult at times to differentiate which characters were speaking at times and who was who but that’s because there are like 4-5 main characters with names starting with K that are all too similar so it’s fair enough I suppose.
The production was really great. There would be some reverb added to the voices if characters were in tunnels, caves etc, rocks crunching beneath their feet, ship, lightsaber and blaster SFX too.
The fact that this one guy was voicing everyone was pretty neat too and for the most part did a great job voicing all these different characters but as I mentioned before there might be some times where you find it hard to differentiate who’s who.
The first 1/3rd was a bit slow paced following Bane’s origin story before he became a Sith and I definitely felt at times it was dragging on but the last 2/3rds certainly picked up in terms of interesting content.
I purchased the second book in the series “Rule Of Two” and am also enjoying that too! I personally consider this stuff Canon despite what Disney thinks lol.
Enjoy!
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