Darth Bane: Rule of Two (audiobook)

Darth Bane: Rule of Two is the unabridged audio version of the Legends novel of the same name, by author Drew Karpyshyn. The audiobook was narrated by Jonathan Davis and was released by Random House Audio on October 30, 2012.^[4]

Publisher's summary[]

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.

Plot summary[]

This article's plot summary may be found on the article about the original work, Darth Bane: Rule of Two.

Development[]

The audiobook was performed by Jonathan Davis and was released on October 30, 2012 by Random House Audio as a digital audiobook.^[1] It was directed by Kevin Thomsen and produced by Aaron Blank.^[2]

Media[]

Editions[]

ISBN 9780385361842; October 30, 2012; Random House Audio; Digital audiobook^[4]

Cover gallery[]

Appearances[]

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Nalia Adollu (First mentioned)
Darth Bane
Bane's Muun contact (In flashback(s)) (First appearance)
Barra-Rona-Ban (First appearance)
Bordon (First appearance)
Bordon's wife (First mentioned)
Caleb
Cyndra (First appearance)
Darovit
Belia Darzu (Appears in holocron) (First appearance)
Derrin (First appearance)
Worror Dowmat (First appearance)
Gula Dwan (First mentioned)
Valenthyne Farfalla
Raskta Fenni (Mentioned only)
Githany (Mentioned only)
Osaf Hamud (First mentioned)
Hansh (First appearance)
Hardin (Mentioned only)
Hetton (First appearance)
Hoth (Mentioned only)
Hurst (Mentioned only)
Irtanna (First appearance)
Skere Kaan (Hallucination)
Kelad'den (First appearance)
Exar Kun (Mentioned only)
Laa (Mentioned only)
Orten Ledes (First appearance)
Lergan (First appearance)
Loranda (First mentioned)

Raskta Lsu (First appearance)
Freedon Nadd (Appears in holocron)
Nalju (First mentioned)
Darth Nihilus (Indirect mention only)
Obba (First appearance)
Johun Othone (First appearance)
Paak (First appearance)
Pad (First appearance)
Petja (Mentioned only)
Qiina (First appearance)
Qordis (Hallucination)
Rell (First appearance)
Root (Mentioned only)
Darth Ruin (Bust) (Indirect mention only)
Naga Sadow (Mentioned only)
Serra (Mentioned only)
Torr Snapit (Mentioned only)
Tallo (First appearance)
Thon (Indirect mention only)
Tho'natu (First appearance)
Unidentified female mercenary (First appearance)
Unidentified male mercenary (First appearance)
Unidentified red-haired Jedi (Mentioned only)
Unidentified Supreme Chancellor (First mentioned)
Tarsus Valorum (First appearance)
Anno Wen-Chii (First mentioned)
Wend (First appearance)
Sarro Xaj (First appearance)
Yuun (First appearance)
Darth Zannah

Organisms

Bantha (Technobeast)
Blood beetle (Mentioned only)
Drexl
Gharzr
Hssiss (Mentioned only)
Kath hound (Mentioned only)
Maalraas (Indirect mention only)
Munk (Mentioned only)
Neek (Memory)
Orbalisk
Rancor (Technobeast)
Rose (flower)
Schutta (Mentioned only)
Terentatek (Mentioned only)
Venn-bug (First mentioned)
Zucca boar (Mentioned only)
Zess-fly (Mentioned only)

Droid models

Events

Force Wars (Mentioned only)
Golden Age
- Armistice Celebrations (First mentioned)
- Confrontation on Ambria (First appearance)
- Duel on Onderon (First appearance)
- Kidnap attempt on Serenno (First appearance)
- Duel on Ambria (First appearance)
- Mission to Tython (First appearance)
- Duel on Tython (First appearance)
- Ruusan Reformation (First appearance)
Jedi Trials (Mentioned only)
New Sith Wars (Mentioned only)
- Assassination of Belia Darzu (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Kashyyyk (Mentioned only)
- Ruusan campaign (Mentioned only)
  - Fourth Battle of Ruusan (Mentioned only)
  - Seventh Battle of Ruusan (Mentioned only)
- Battle of Kashyyyk (Farfalla) (Mentioned only)
Old Sith Wars (Indirect mention only)
- Conclave at Katarr (Indirect mention only)
- Devastation of Ambria (Mentioned only)
- Great Hunt (Mentioned only)
  - Cleansing of Tython (Mentioned only)

Locations

Core Worlds
- Alderaan (Mentioned only)
- Coruscant
  - Galactic City
    - Grand Convocation Chamber
    - Jedi Temple
      - Jedi Archives
Deep Core
- Tython
  - Belia Darzu's fortress
- Tython hyperspace route (Hetton) (First mentioned)
Expansion Region (Mentioned only)
- Corsin (Mentioned only)
- Sermeria (Mentioned only)
  - Addolis
- Umbara (Mentioned only)
  - Umbaran Sith academy
Inner Rim
- Ambria
  - Lake Natth
- Ambria's moon
- Japrael sector (Mentioned only)
  - Dxun
    - Tomb of Freedon Nadd
  - Onderon
    - Skelda clan landing pad
Lehon (Mentioned only)

Mid Rim
- Hoth's Brand
- Kashyyyk (Mentioned only)
- Katarr (Indirect mention only)
- Petja
- Ruusan
  - Valley of the Jedi
- Somov Rit (Mentioned only)
- Three Sisters
Outer Rim Territories
- Apatros (Mentioned only)
- Cron Drift (Indirect mention only)
- Gamorr (Mentioned only)
- Honoghr (Mentioned only)
- Korriban (Mentioned only)
  - Sith Academy on Korriban (Mentioned only)
  - Valley of the Dark Lords (Mentioned only)
- Polus (Mentioned only)
- Ryloth (Mentioned only)
- Serenno
  - Carannia
  - Fiyarro (Mentioned only)
  - Hetton's family estate (First appearance)
    - Hetton's great mansion (First appearance)
  - Saffia (Mentioned only)
- Tatoo I (Memory)
- Tatoo II (Memory)
- Tatooine (Memory)
  - Dune Sea (Memory)
Tallaan (Mentioned only)
- Tallaani Shipyards

Organizations and titles

Honor guard
Beast Riders
Cygnus Spaceworks (Mentioned only)
Galactic Republic
- Army of Light
- Galactic Senate (Mentioned only)
  - Judicial Department (Mentioned only)
- Republic Embassy guard (Mentioned only)
- Republic Navy
- Supreme Chancellor
- Chancellor's Guard
Jedi Order
- Chief Jedi librarian
- Jedi High Council (Mentioned only)
- Lost Twenty (Mentioned only)
- Jedi healer
- Jedi Master
- Jedi Knight
- Padawan
- Jedi Weapon Master
- Followers of Ashla (Mentioned only)

Great Houses of Serenno
- House Demici (Mentioned only)
- House Nalju (Mentioned only)
InterGalactic Banking Clan (Mentioned only) (Memory)
Mecrosa Order (Mentioned only)
Separatist movements
- Anti-Republic Liberation Front
Republic Sienar Systems (Mentioned only)
Sith Order
- Brotherhood of Darkness
- Dark Lord of the Sith
- Order of the Sith Lords
- Rule of Two
- Sith Master
- Sith apprentice
- Sith assassin
- Dark side marauders (Mentioned only)
- Sith spy
Umbaran Shadow Assassin
Twi'lek warrior caste
Wookiee tribal leaders (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Bouncer
Cerean
Chiss
Duros (Mentioned only)
Echani
Half-Bothan
Human
Ithorian
Jawa (Mentioned only)
Muun (Memory)
Neimoidian (Mentioned only)
Nikto (Mentioned only)
Pyn'gani
Shi'ido (Appears in holocron)
Sith (Mentioned only)
Twi'lek
- Lethan
Umbaran
Wookiee (Mentioned only)
Zabrak (Appears in holocron)

Vehicles and vessels

Airspeeder
Cruiser
- Attack cruiser
  - Justice Crusader (First appearance)
- Consular space cruiser (Mentioned only)
- Jedi cruiser
  - Light of Truth (First appearance)
- Loranda (First appearance)
- T-class long-range personal cruiser
  - Valcyn
Gunship
- Fairwind (First identified as Fairwind)
Hoversled
Landspeeder
Medical gurney
Sail barge (Mentioned only)

Shuttle
- Air shuttle (Mentioned only)
- Emissary-class shuttle (First appearance)
  - New Dawn (First appearance)
- Envoy-class shuttle (First appearance)
  - Star-Wake (First appearance)
- Theta-class shuttle (Mentioned only)
Starfighter (Mentioned only)
- Buzzard (Mentioned only)
- Infiltrator-series long-range fighter (First appearance)
  - Mystic (First appearance)
Swoop
Torr Snapit's starship (Mentioned only)
Transport
- Bivouac transport

Weapons and technology

Miscellanea

An Examination and Exploration of a Most Dangerous and Resilient Organism
Agriworld
Ale
Chav
Code of the Sith
Food rations
Force barrier
Force bond (Mentioned only)
Force Jump
Force lightning
Force speed
Force Stun
Form III: Soresu
Form V: Shien / Djem So
Form VI: Niman
Fungal rot
Galactic Basic Standard
Gravity well
Hyperlane
Ion trail

Jedi Code
Lekku
Mechu-deru (Mentioned only)
Lord Eddels
Mind trick
Nanogene spore (First appearance) (First identified as Nanogene spore)
Orbalisk armor
Planetary capital
Schutta
Shimmersilk (Mentioned only)
Scintil vine
Sith
Tarul wine
Tass root
Telekinesis
The Force
- Dark side of the Force
- Light side of the Force
Thought bomb
Unification Policies
Wroshyr tree (Mentioned only)

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Darth Bane: Rule of Two on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Darth Bane: Rule of Two audiobook
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Darth Bane: Rule of Two
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Rule of Two: Star Wars Legends (Darth Bane) (Audible Audiobook - Unabridged) on Amazon.com (backup link)
↑ "Rule of Two FAQ - warning, very mild spoilers" — DrewK — Drew Karpyshyn's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link)

External links[]

Rule of Two: Star Wars Legends (Darth Bane) (Audible Audiobook - Unabridged) on Amazon.com (backup link)

Star Wars: Darth Bane Trilogy
Path of Destruction (audiobook)	Rule of Two (audiobook)	Dynasty of Evil (audiobook)

Other
The Old Republic:	Revan · Deceived · Fatal Alliance · Annihilation · Knight Errant
Darth Bane Trilogy:	Path of Destruction · Rule of Two · Dynasty of Evil
Clone Wars:	Shatterpoint (audiobook) · Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (audiobook)
Republic Commando:	Hard Contact · Triple Zero · True Colors · Order 66 · 501st
The Force Unleashed:	The Force Unleashed I (audiobook) · The Force Unleashed II
X-Wing:	Rogue Squadron (audiobook) · Wedge's Gamble (audiobook) · The Krytos Trap (audiobook) · The Bacta War (audiobook) Wraith Squadron (audiobook) · Iron Fist (audiobook) · Solo Command (audiobook)
The Thrawn Trilogy:	Heir to the Empire · Dark Force Rising · The Last Command · Boxed Set
Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void · Darth Plagueis · Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter (audiobook)· Rogue Planet · Outbound Flight (audiobook) Kenobi · Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (audiobook) · The Lando Calrissian Adventures · The Han Solo Adventures · Death Troopers Scoundrels · Shadows of the Empire · The Courtship of Princess Leia (audiobook) · I, Jedi (audiobook) · Survivor's Quest (audiobook)

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[Penguin-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Darth Bane: Rule of Two on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)

[Audiobook-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Darth Bane: Rule of Two audiobook

[Novel-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Darth Bane: Rule of Two

[Amazon-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Rule of Two: Star Wars Legends (Darth Bane) (Audible Audiobook - Unabridged) on Amazon.com (backup link)

[5] "Rule of Two FAQ - warning, very mild spoilers" — DrewK — Drew Karpyshyn's StarWars.com Blog (content now obsolete; backup link)

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