About the book: year / A long time ago in a distant Galaxy... Sith War. The internal struggle between the Dark Rulers allowed the Jedi to thwart their dark plans. There is one last battle left that will end the era of the Sith and they will disappear forever. But one survived. From the ashes emerged Darth Bane, a lone Sith who was able to foresee the imminent demise of the Order, but learned a costly lesson. He created a new, secretive Order of the Sith, carefully rebuilding its power, generation after generation, over many centuries until the time came for the Sith's vengeance. Who was this Dark Lord? What events will happen in that long-ago period? Read the new story - "Darth Bane: Path of Destruction".... An Old Republic-era novel written about the life of Darth Bane, from 1003 to 1000 BBY. The book was released on September 26 2006.