In this essential Star Wars Legends novel the second in the Darth Bane trilogy the fearsome
Sith lord takes on a deadly new apprentice. Darth Bane s twisted genius made him a natural
leader among the Sith until his radical embrace of an all-but-forgotten wisdom drove him to
destroy his own order . . . and create it anew from the ashes. As the last surviving Sith
Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two. 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 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.
