The 5 Stories Every Real Fan Must Know

First and foremost, if you are a true fan of «Star Wars,» the Darth Bane trilogy is the first you should pick up if you want to understand the world of the Jedi and the Sith. While it is technically non-canonical, the trilogy and the movies share one of the most basic concepts in the entire franchise, the Rule of Two. The structure of the Sith to have only one master and one apprentice is the building block of what makes the villainous group so effective. One Sith to hold the power, one to crave it. 

The group didn’t always believe this. The first novel of the trilogy, «Darth Bane: Path of Destruction,» sees the angry young man, Dessel, join the Sith Academy and learn the ways of the Dark Side of The Force. In his studies, he discovers they drifted far from the ancient teachings and puts a plan in action to destroy every one of his fellow Sith. Now known as Darth Bane, he takes on an apprentice, Darth Zannah, and establishes the Rule of Two. 

The trilogy then continues to focus on Bane’s perfection of as many Sith powers as he can find while training Zannah to take his place. By the end of the three novels, she challenges his authority and attempts to take the mantle of Sith master. If a team of the Emperor, Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and Count Dooku seems like an unbeatable force, this trilogy explains why it could never work. Not only is this a must-read for any «Star Wars» fan, but we need to see Darth Bane come to life.