Darth Bane is beginning to suffer the effects of drawing heavily on the dark side of the Force for so many years. At the same time, he's beginning to doubt his apprentice, Zannah, because she hasn't yet tried to kill him and take his power. Is she weak? Unworthy of being his apprentice? When he learns of an ancient Sith artifact that might hold the secret to immortal life, he heads out in search of it alone. But Zannah is anything but weak, and now that she has glimpsed his worries, she knows that the time is ripe to take him on. The Forces of evil will clash in spectacular battle, with the future of the Sith hanging in the balance!
The saga of Darth Bane, the ancient architect of the Sith order, continues in Dynasty of Evil, the third Darth Bane novel from bestselling author Drew Karpyshyn. It is due out in hardcover from Del Rey Books in December, 2009. Here's a first look at its cover art by John Jude Palencar.
